Microsoft KB Archive/256210

= HOW TO: Configure NetZero to Work with Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 256210

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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SUMMARY
 * Configuring NetZero



SUMMARY
This article describes how to configure NetZero (version 2.0) to work with Windows 2000. NetZero is a free Internet service provider (ISP) that requires software to be used to connect to the Internet.

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Configuring NetZero

 * 1) Install the NetZero software.
 * 2) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network and Dial-up Connections.
 * 3) Locate the NetZero connection, and then delete it.
 * 4) Start the Make New Connection Wizard, and then click Next.
 * 5) Click Dial-up to Internet, and then click Next.
 * 6) Click I want to set up my internet connection manually or I want to connect through a local area connection (LAN), and then click Next.
 * 7) Click I connect through a phone and a modem, and then click Next.
 * 8) Type 9999999 for the phone number, and then click Next.
 * 9) Type NetZero User and no password, and then click Next.
 * 10) Set the connect name to NetZero, and then click Next.
 * 11) When you are prompted to set up an e-mail account, click No, and then click Next.
 * 12) Click to clear the To connect to the Internet immediately, select this box and then finish check box, and then click Finish.
 * 13) Start the NetZero software. The program should now dial the phone number that is configured in the software.

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