• Click on the [Start] button
• Click on [All Programs]
• Click on [Accessories]
• Click on [Communications]
• Choose [New Connection Wizard] from the menu

If you have never specified a dial-up connection in Windows XP before, you will now see a window labeled "Location Information" like the one below. If you do not see this window, skip to Step 2.

• Specify the values appropriate to your location in the blanks for "country/region" and "area code"
• Click [OK] to continue.
• At the next window, labeled "Phone and Modem Options", click [OK] to continue.

STEP 2: Using the New Connection Wizard

• The New Connection Wizard will now appear.

• Click "Next".

• Choose "Connect to the Internet", then click "Next".

• Choose "Set up my connection manually", then click "Next".

• Choose "Connect using a dial up modem", then click "Next".

  Remember to verify with your local phone Operator that the number you'll be calling is local, not toll.

• Enter the phone number you've chosen to connect with, then click "Next".

• Select the appropriate use for this connection, then click "Next".