Quick Start Manual

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HP Pavilion home PC
The Windows Search feature includes direct
access to the Internet Explorer Search. (If the
ISP provides the browser, you may not be able
to use Internet Explorer to search the Internet.)
To begin a search:
1
Click Start on the taskbar.
2
Click Search.
3
Click Search the Internet. (You may have
to scroll down in the list to see this option.)
4
Type a word or question into the Search box.
5
Click Search.
The computer connects to the Internet (if
needed), performs the search, and displays the
results. Click a link in the results list to display
the Web page.
There are also Web sites specifically created for
searching the Internet. These are called
search
engines.
Search engines use a number of ways
to find information.
Setting Up the Modem
The modem is used for connecting to an ISP that
provides telephone dial-up connection to the
Internet. There are other ways to connect to the
ISP that do not use the telephone modem, such
as a LAN (local area network) or DSL (Digital
Subscriber Line). See ”Setting Up the Network
Interface Adapter” on page 36 if you are
connecting through a LAN. Check with your
ISP for specifics on your connection.
Note:
Your computer may not come with a modem.
Before you can connect to the Internet and send
or receive e-mail and faxes using telephone
dial-up, you must connect the telephone line to
the modem, which is in the computer.
The setup poster shows you how to plug in a
modem/telephone cable to the computer modem
connector and to your telephone line wall jack
connector.