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Windows, Networking and Software

FAQ, Tips, Hints, and Wisdom for Windows 98x/XP

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• Double-click on the Add/Remove Programs icon in Control Panel, and choose the Windows Setup tab.

Highlight the Internet Tools without altering the checkbox next to it. If you check or uncheck this box,

click Cancel and try again.

• Click Details, and then put a checkmark next to the first item, Internet Connection Sharing. For now,

don't add or remove any other components - it'll just make it more complicated. If the ICS option is

already checked, you'll have to uncheck it now, click Ok, wait for the system to reboot, and then

attempt to add it again.

• Click Ok, and then Ok again. There will be some delays, some hard disk access, and some more

delays. Insert the Windows CD when prompted.

• The next thing you see should be the Internet Sharing Setup Wizard. Important: Don't click Cancel or

restart your computer before completing this Wizard. There's no way to start it again, so if it's

interrupted, you'll have to start over, which means removing and reinstalling ICS.

• Click Next at the first information screen. If the next screen tells you, "To select the connection you

want to use to access the Internet, start the Internet Connection Wizard," it means that Internet Sharing

Setup Wizard has determined (possibly in error) that you can only share a Dial-Up connection:

If this is incorrect, you probably don't have what you need.

Otherwise, if you indeed want to share a dial-up connection, just click Next again. Click

Cancel if the useless Internet Connection Wizard pops up at this point. If you see the

message, The wizard cannot detect the network, just click Advanced Settings. The Advanced

Settings window is what this whole Wizard catastrophe should've been - the options here

should be self-explanatory. When you're done, click Ok, then Next, and then Finish.

• When you're done with this proceed to Testing the Connection and Cleaning Up.

Otherwise, the next screen should look like this:

• Choose the option that best suits the way the host computer connects to the Internet. Essentially, the

first option uses Dial-Up Adapter as the adapter to be shared, and the second option lets you choose the

physical adapter that provides your connection. Click Next when you've made a choice.

• The next screen (seen only if you choose High-speed connection, above) is often the most confusing,

mostly due to its sloppy design. This is especially unfortunate, since an incorrect selection here will

cause ICS to not work at all.

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