Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is the remote system by which you connect to the Internet. The actual computers that operate this system are far away and you will probably never see them. However, these computers store a lot of personal information about you and are responsible for your ongoing connection to the Internet. If you ever change Internet Service Providers, you will need to let Internet Explorer know by changing your connection settings.
Open Internet Explorer on your computer's desktop. If it isn't already installed, visit the Microsoft Web site to download the latest version (see Resources below).
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Click 'Tools.'
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Select 'Internet Options.'
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Choose the 'Connections' tab.
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Click the 'Setup' button.
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Follow the prompts in the Setup Wizard by clicking 'Next' on each page you see. When you get to the option to select your Internet Service Provider (ISP), select that option and click 'Next.'
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Click 'Finish.'
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Browse the list of Internet Service Providers on your computer's hard drive (your computer will automatically show you this list at this point).
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Click on the Internet Service Provider you wish to use, then follow the individual setup instructions that come with that program. Each Internet Service Provider program will have different setup instructions that you will automatically be prompted to follow.
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Use your new connection. Once you have setup your new Internet Service Provider connection, your connection settings in Internet Explorer will have been successfully changed.
Tips & Warnings
For more help with how to change your connection settings in Internet Explorer, visit Internet Explorer's FAQs page (see Resources below).
Internet Explorer 7 will run on computers using Windows XP, Vista or Server 2003 with a 233MHz processor or higher.
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