If you have a CD containing the drivers, select the Search Removable
Media check box, and click Next to proceed to Step 5.
If you've downloaded drivers, select the Include This Location In The
Search check box and click Browse. When the Browse For Folder dialog
box opens (Figure 7-3), scroll to the location to which you extracted the
drivers, select the appropriate driver, and click OK. Back in the Found
New Hardware Wizard, click Next to proceed to Step 5.
Figure 7-3: Browse for drivers you downloaded to your computer.
5. The chances are almost 100% that a warning from Microsoft, recom-
mending that you abandon any further attempts to install this soft-
ware, now appears. Smugly and confidently ignore the warning; click
Continue Anyway.
The installation status bar, complete with flying folders, opens -- and
when it's finished, it closes. Your computer's still intact, and it appears
as though the warning was a bit overstated.
6. Click Finish. Still nothing explodes.
At this point, Windows recognizes your cellphone as a fully functional
modem. The final step is to create the connection, and for this, you need
some information from your cellular provider. (See "Configuring your connec-
tion with a kit" earlier in this chapter for the minimum list of information you
need to obtain.)
Follow these steps to create a new connection for your cellphone modem:
1. Choose StartControl PanelNetwork and Internet ConnectionsSet
Part III: Bridging the Wireless Gap
Page 138
