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Windows 95 Set-Up Instructions for Online Services

Contents of this page:

Basic Set-up Instructions

  1. Make sure Dial-Up Networking is installed
     
    NOTE: You may need your Windows 95 CD-ROM or diskettes to complete these steps.
     
    1. Click on Start (on your task bar)
    2. Go to "Settings"
    3. Click on "Control Panel"
    4. Double-click on your "Add/Remove Programs" icon
    5. Click on the "Windows Setup" tab
    6. Make sure you have a check mark next to "Communications" (if you don't, then put one there)
    7. Double-click on the word "Communications"
    8. Make sure you have a check mark next to "Dial-Up Networking"
    9. If you do, then just click "cancel" until you get back to your control panel and then follow the instructions below.
    10. If you don't, put a check mark in the box and click on OK button until you are back to the Control Panel

    NOTE: If you are asked to provide computer and workgroup names, just type in your first name (or any name you want) for the computer name, and the word "workgroup" for the workgroup name. If you are told you must restart your computer, you may wait to do so until you are directed to do so at the end of the next section.
     
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  2. Setting up the Network Control Panel
     
    NOTE: If your computer is connected with other computers on a local network, DO NOT change any settings below without first checking with your local network administrator.
     
    NOTE: You may need your Windows 95 CD-ROM or diskettes to complete these steps.
     
    1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel (if you are not already in your Control Panel)
    2. Double-click on the Network icon
    3. Double-click on the entry labeled just "Dial-Up Adapter"
    4. Click on the "Bindings" tab
    5. Make sure that ONLY TCP/IP is checked
       
      NOTE: If you do NOT have a TCP/IP selection here, you will have to install it. Click CANCEL on this bindings window, that you're currently in, and then go to the "Installing the TCP/IP Protocol" portion of these instructions below.
       
    6. Click OK -- (or CANCEL if you didn't change anything)
    7. Double-click on the TCP/IP entry (or, the "TCP/IP -> Dial-up Adapter" entry)
       
      NOTE: If you have two or more TCP/IP selections here that are EXACTLY the same (e.g. they are all labeled just "TCP/IP" or all labeled "TCP/IP -> Dial-up Adapter", you MUST delete the extra ones and leave only one. To delete extra ones, click once on each extra one to highlight it and then click on the "Remove" button.
       
    8. On the IP Address tab, make sure "Obtain an IP address automatically" is selected
    9. Click on the WINS Configuration tab
    10. Make sure "Disable WINS Resolution" is selected
    11. Click on the Gateway tab
    12. Make sure that the "Installed gateways" box is BLANK
    13. Click on the Bindings tab
    14. Make sure there is a check mark by "Client for Microsoft Networks"
       
      NOTE: If you have nothing in here it should still work but you probably will not be able to save your password used when you connect to the internet. If you want to be able to save your password so that you don't have to type it in every time you dial in, AFTER COMPLETELY FINISHING these "Setting up the Network Control Panel" instructions, go to the "Installing Client for Microsoft Networks" instructions below.
       
    15. Click on the DNS Configuration tab
    16. Make sure "Disable DNS" is selected
    17. Click OK -- (or CANCEL if you didn't change anything)
    18. Click OK again -- (or CANCEL if you didn't change anything)
    19. If you clicked OK, you will be prompted to restart your computer. Go ahead and do so at this time.
       
      NOTE: If you are asked to provide a name and a password after the computer starts up, just type your first name (or any name you want) for the name and do not type anything in the password box, click on OK, then on OK again to confirm your password, and you should never be prompted like this again.
       
    20. When your computer comes back up it should put you right back into the Control Panel

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  3. Setting up the Dial-Up Networking Icon
     
    1. Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel (if you are not already in your Control Panel)
    2. Double-click on the Internet icon in the Control Panel
       
      NOTE: If you do not have an Internet icon in your Control Panel, follow these steps:
       
      1. Close your Control Panel
      2. Double-click on the My Computer icon, usually in the top left corner of your desktop
      3. Double-click on the Dial-up Networking folder
      4. Depending on what you see at this point, do the following:
        • If you get put into a "setup wizard" to configure a Dial-up Networking connection, just click on the "Next" button
        • If you get put into the Dial-up Networking window, double-click on the "Make New Connection" icon
      5. Type a name for the connection (we suggest "dialoregon.net")
      6. Click on "Next"
      7. Enter your area code in the area code box and the local Online Services phone number in the phone number box
      8. Click on "Next"
      9. Click on "Finish"
      10. Find your "dialoregon.net" icon in the Dial-up Networking window
      11. Click just once on the "dialoregon.net" icon so it is highlighted
      12. Click on the File menu at the top of the Dial-up Networking window and choose Properties
      13. Continue with the configuration of your new Dial-up Networking connection icon at Step 7 below to set up the Server Type options.

    3. Depending on what you see at this point, do the following:
      • If you see a Connection tab, click on it, then if you have a box labeled "Connect to the internet using a modem", make sure the box is checked, and click on the Settings button
      • If you see a Connection tab, click on it, then if you have a box labeled "Connect to the internet as needed", make sure the box is checked
      • If you see an Auto-Dial tab, click on it, and you should have a box labeled "Use Auto-Dial", make sure the box is checked
    4. Below where it says "Use the Following Dial-Up Networking Connection" (or it might say "Choose the Dial-Up Networking connection used to dial the internet"), click on the down arrow at the end of the box there
    5. If you have already created a connection for use with dialoregon.net, click on its name in the drop-down box
       
      NOTE: If you do NOT have a dialoregon.net connection already created:
       
      1. Click on the "Add" button
      2. Type a name for the connection (we suggest "dialoregon.net")
      3. Click on "Next"
      4. Enter your area code in the area code box and the local Online Services phone number in the phone number box
      5. Click on "Next"
      6. Click on "Finish"

    6. Click on the "Properties" button
    7. Click on the "Server Type" (a tab up top or button down below)
    8. Make sure "PPP:Windows95:Windows NT 3.5:Internet" shows in the box labeled "Type of Dial-Up Server:"
    9. Make sure under "Advanced options" that ONLY "Enable software compression" is checked
    10. Make sure under "Allowed network protocols" that ONLY TCP/IP is checked
    11. Click on the TCP/IP Settings button
    12. Make sure "Server assigned IP address" is selected
    13. Make sure "Server assigned name server addresses" is selected
    14. Make sure "Use IP header compression" is NOT checked
    15. Make sure "Use default gateway on remote network" is checked
    16. Click OK
    17. Click OK again
    18. Click OK one more time, if you are NOT out of the settings window
    19. Close the Control Panel (or any other windows that are open)

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  4. Connecting to the Internet
     
    NOTE: The instructions below are for using the Internet Explorer web browser. If you do not want to use that browser and you have a different browser, such as Netscape, you should be able to start-up Netscape at this point and reach the "Connect to dialoregon.net" window as described below. If you do not reach the "Connect to dialoregon.net" window, you must first double-click on the My Computer icon, then double-click on the Dial-up Networking icon, then double-click on the "dialoregon.net" icon.
     
    1. Double click on the icon labeled "The Internet" (or "Internet Explorer") on your desktop
    2. If this is the first time you have double-clicked on the icon, it may ask you to go through a set-up wizard. Make sure that you select the option to use a "Current" connection and make sure your connection that is setup for use with dialoregon.net is the connection to be used.
    3. Click on "OK" or "next" if necessary. You should eventually see the "Connect to dialoregon.net" window
    4. Make sure your Online Services user name is entered in the "User name" box
    5. You need to enter your password in the password box
    6. You can click the save password box if you don't want to have to retype it each time. This will make it so those who do NOT have your password can dial in and use your account. If you do not have a shared account or if you do but you do not want others using your time, you may not want to select this box. If the box is grayed out so that you can not select it and you'd like to be able to select it, goto the "Installing Client for Microsoft Networks" portion of the instructions below.
    7. You may click on the "Connect" button when you are ready to dial.
    8. After you are connected, the Internet Explorer web browser will come up and bring you to some web page. If you need help using the Internet Explorer browser, please choose the Help menu and choose the help topics or tutorial options shown there.
    9. Click here if you have never used the Internet before, and need some places to go .

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  5. Disconnecting from the Internet
     
    NOTE: When you are finished using your internet connection, you must make sure to disconnect, or you will waste your online time for the month.
     
    1. When you close your web browser (such as Internet Explorer or Netscape), you may be prompted to disconnect. If so, click on the disconnect button.
    2. If you are not prompted to disconnect, follow one of the two methods below (depending on what you have) to disconnect
      • You might have an icon of two computers connected to each other located next to the time display on your Windows 95 task bar; if so, double-click on that icon and click on the Disconnect button
      • You might have an item labeled "Connected to dialoregon.net" (or whatever name you gave your dialoregon.net connection) located on your Windows 95 task bar; if so, click on that item and click on the Disconnect button

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Extra Instructions You May Need

  1. Setting up Internet Mail
    1. Click on your "Start" button
    2. Go to "Settings" and click on "Control Panel"
    3. Double-click on your "Internet" icon
    4. Click on the "Programs" tab
    5. Make sure you have "Internet Mail" in the "Mail" box If you do not have an Internet mail option, you can download it from Microsoft's web page or use another e-mail program, such as Eudora, Netscape Mail, etc.
    6. Click "OK"
    7. Exit your control panel
    8. Click on your "Start" button
    9. Go to "Programs" and click on "Internet Mail" If this is the first time going into Internet Mail it will run you through a setup wizard.
    10. If you are asked to browse for a folder, just click on "cancel"
    11. The exact order in which your set-up wizard will ask for information may vary, however, the information below WILL be needed. Enter it in the appropriate box.
      • Real Name: Put your name
      • POP server: mail.dialoregon.net
      • SMTP server: mail.dialoregon.net
      • Logon Account or Logon username or POP account: Put your username, for example: joeblow
      • Password: Put your password
      • How you access your mail: Select "I use a Modem"
      • Use the following Dial-Up Networking connection: click the down arrow and use the same connection you created in the "Setting up the Dial-Up Networking Icon" section of these instructions.

      NOTE: If you need to modify these settings, you can go to the Mail menu, choose Options, and click on the Server tab and the Connection tab.
       
    12. To check your mail, click on the "Send/Receive" button

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  2. Installing the TCP/IP Protocol in the Network Control Panel
     
    NOTE: ONLY do the following steps IF TCP/IP isNOT already installed in your Network Control Panel
     
    NOTE: You may need your Windows 95 CD-ROM or diskettes to complete these steps.
     
    1. Click on your Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel (if you are not already in your Control Panel)
    2. Double-click on the "Network" icon
    3. Click on the "Add" button
    4. Double-click on "Protocol"
    5. Click on "Microsoft" in the "Manufacturers" column
    6. Click on "TCP/IP" in the column on the right
    7. Click on OK
    8. Now go back to the "Setting up the Network Control Panel" portion of these instructions, and make sure that the TCP/IP option is checked under the Bindings tab of Dial-up Adapter.

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  3. Installing Client for Microsoft Networks
     
    NOTE: ONLY do the following steps IF Client for Microsoft Networks is NOT already installed in your Network Control Panel
     
    NOTE: You may need your Windows 95 CD-ROM or diskettes to complete these steps.
     
    1. Click on your Start button, then Settings, then Control Panel (if you are not already in your Control Panel)
    2. Double-click on the "Network" icon
    3. Click on the "Add" button
    4. Double-click on "Client"
    5. Click on "Microsoft" in the "Manufacturers" column and make sure "Client for Microsoft Networks" is highlighted
    6. Click "OK"
    7. Double-click on TCP/IP
    8. Click on the "Bindings" tab
    9. Make sure that "Client for Microsoft Networks" is the ONLY thing checked (unless your computer is on a local network). If your computer is on a local network, check with your network administrator or call Online Services support before going any further.
    10. Click "OK"
    11. Click on the "Identification" tab
    12. Type in a name for your computer (it can be anything, the easiest is to just use your first or last name)
    13. Click in the "Workgroup" box and type in a workgroup name. You can just put "workgroup" if you'd like, but again this can be anything you want.
    14. You do not need to put in the computer description unless you want to.
    15. Click "OK" and have your Win95 CD or diskettes handy
    16. Your computer will copy some files and then ask you to restart, go ahead and restart now.
    17. During the reboot process, BEFORE actually getting you back into Windows, your computer may ask you for a username and a password. Put in the username (computer name) that you used in the above step when you typed a name for your computer. Leave the password field BLANK
    18. Click "OK"
    19. Leave the password field BLANK again and click OK By leaving the password field blank, you will not be prompted for the password again. If you put something in, you will be prompted for it everytime you boot up your computer.
    20. You will see a new icon on your desktop called "Network Neighborhood," just leave it alone. :)
    21. You should now be able to click the save password box mentioned above in the "Connecting to the Internet" section of these instructions.

    If you have any questions about these set-up procedures, please contact Online Services support at (503) 378-2135.
     
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