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How do I make it so that my computer connects to the internet when I first turn it on?

For Windows XP:

  1. Click Start, then Control Panel
    • If you're in Category View, Click Network and Internet Connections, then Network Connections
    • If you're in Classic View, double-click Network Connections
  2. Right-click your Pennswoods.net icon, and choose Create Shortcut, and then click Yes when asked if you would like to place the shortcut on the desktop.
  3. Close all open windows. Find the new Pennswoods.net shortcut on the desktop, right-click it, and choose Cut
  4. Click Start, then All Programs, and then right-click on the Startup folder, and choose Explore.
  5. Right-click on the right pane of the window, and choose Paste.

For Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000

  1. Double-click on My Computer, then Dial-Up Networking.
    • For Windows ME, you double click My Computer, then Control Panel, and then Dial-up Networking
    • For Windows2000, click Start, Settings, and then Network and Dial-up Connections
  2. Right-click on your Pennswoods.net icon, choose Create Shortcut, and click Yes when asked if you would like to place the shortcut on your desktop.
  3. Close all open windows, find the new pennswoods.net shortcut on your desktop, right-click on it, and choose Cut.
  4. Right-click on the Start button, and choose Explore.
  5. Click the "+" sign beside Programs, and click on the Startup folder.
  6. Right-click in the right window pane, and choose Paste.