Welcome to the Windows 98 setup tutorial. This tutorial will walk you through the steps needed to setup your Windows 98 computer to use Perigee. It assumes your modem has been setup and installed correctly, which it most likely has been (if you have any modem problems, contact your computer or modem manufacturer, or the store where you purchased your modem). The setup is quick, easy, and you will be on the Internet in minutes.

Step 1: Starting the Setup Wizard

  1. Before starting, you will need your Windows 98 CD, or your Windows 98 original diskettes to complete this Installation.
  2. Click on the START button on your taskBar.
  3. Click the SETTINGS Icon.
  4. Click on the CONTROL PANEL.
  5. DoubleClick on the INTERNET OPTIONS icon.
  6. Click on the CONNECTIONS TAB (It's along the top of the Tab Bars.)
  7. Click on SETUP BUTTON.
Click here to see the screen.

Step 2: Setting Up Your Account

  1. Select the third option, "I want to setup my internet connection manually..." Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  2. Select the first option, "I connect through a phone line and a modem." Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  3. Uncheck the box, "Dial using the area code and country code." Type in your Perigee access number, given to you when you signed up with Perigee. If you don't have an access number, call 849-8355. Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  4. Type in your Perigee username and password. Your username is one word, all lower-case, and your password is six characters and case-sensitive. Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  5. Type in "Perigee.net" for the connection name. Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  6. When it asks, "Do you want to setup an Internet mail account now?" select YES. Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  7. Select the first option, "Create a new Internet mail account." Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  8. Type in your full name for the display name - this is the name that will be displayed in the "from" section when people read email you send to them. Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  9. Type in you email address, which is in the form "username@perigee.net" Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  10. For the incoming mail server, type "pop.perigee.net" For the outgoing mail server, type "smtp.perigee.net" Leave the first option alone, where it should say "My incoming mail server is a POP3 server." Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  11. Type in your Perigee username for the account name. This should be all lowercase. Type in your Perigee password for the password, case sensitive. Make sure "Remember password" is checked. Then click on the NEXT button. Click here to see the screen.
  12. Click on the FINISH button to complete the setup. You can check the last box if you want to start the Internet immediately. Click here to see the screen.

Step 3: Using the Internet

When you want to use the Internet from now on, all you need to do is to run Internet Explorer by clicking on the blue "e" icon. This icon should appear next to the START button on the Taskbar, in the PROGRAMS menu, and possibly on the destop. A dial-up connection box should appear after running this program. Simply click on the CONNECT BUTTON and you will be connected to Perigee and ready to surf! Click on the MAIL BUTTON on the top of Internet Explorer to read and send email!




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