Netscape Does Not Recognize ICS During Setup (227150)

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, create a Dial-Up Networking connection and install a modem before you install Netscape Communicator. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Use the Add New Hardware tool to install a modem. For information about how to do this, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   142984 How to Install New Hardware in Windows

   NOTE: If you do not have a modem installed in your computer, choose to select your modem manually. When you are prompted to choose the manufacturer and model of your modem, click (Standard Modem Types) in the Manufacturers list, and then click one of the Standard modems in the Models list.
2. Install a Dial-Up Networking connection. For information about how to install Dial-Up Networking, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   181599 How to Remove and Reinstall Dial-Up Networking and TCP/IP Files

3. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
4. Double-click Internet, click the Connection tab, click Connect to the Internet using a local area network, and then click OK.

NOTE: You need to configure Netscape Communicator to use a direct connection to the Internet in the Proxies section of Preferences. For information about how to configure Netscape Communicator, please contact Netscape. For information about how to contact Netscape, query in the Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:
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