Linda,

Your friend needs to change a setting in her dial up
configuration.

Click START -- SETTINGS -- DIAL UP NETWORKING
Then RIGHT-click the icon for her ISP and select PROPERTIES.
At the bottom of the GENERAL dialog, click the CONFIGURE... button.
Now click the OPTIONS tab of the new dialog.
Turn off all checkmarks except the last item, DISPLAY MODEM STATUS,
leave that one turned on.
Start clicking the OK buttons until she is all the way back out to the DUN
window.

(The top checkmark in that dialog is the one causing problems for her....
BRING UP TERMINAL WINDOW BEFORE DIALING.)

Jim Meagher

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rejoice !" <[log in to unmask]>


> Thanks everyone for the info on holding in the on/off switch when there is
> no reset button.  I told my friend to try that instead of unplugging the
> computer.
>
> Here is another thing I'd like to solve for her.  When she clicks to get
on
> the internet a box pops up that looks like a DOS screen, it has a border
and
> the inside is black and  it's maybe 1/4 the size of the screen.  It's
called
> 'Predial Terminal Screen' and at the bottom has two options.  Continue  F7
> or   Cancel   F3   when she clicks on the Continue option it goes ahead
and
> dials into her ISP.  How do we get rid of that so it will dial in
> automatically???
>
> This is a new HP  computer,  800MGH,  128MB RAM,  running Windows  ME.

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