Instructions for some older versions of Windows 95 or 98  to put a dial-up connection ICON on your Desktop.

Here are your step-by-step instructions to create an icon to dial your modem and get "on-line." These are for Windows 98 but will be similar for other operating systems.
1. Click on "my computer." (Usually on your desktop or control panel)
2. Click on "dial-up networking."
3. Click on "make new connection."
4. Fill in "mydoghouse" as the computer you are dialing.
5. Make sure the device (modem) you select is the modem in your computer (it is usually the one that is highlighted already).
6. Click NEXT.
7. Type in the area code and number you will be dialing. This number will be provided to you when you sign up. Click NEXT.
8. Click FINISH. You will now have an icon named "mydoghouse" in your dial-up networking window.
9. Put your mouse on this icon and click the right button (this is called "right mouse click").
10. Click "properties."
11. If you do not have to dial the area code to dial a local number, then unselect that button.
12. Click on the "server types" tab.
13. The only box in this window that should be checked is TCP/IP. If others are selected, then uncheck them.
14. Click "OK." (You will be back at the "dialup networking" screen.)
15. Right mouse click on the "mydoghouse" icon again and "Create Shortcut."
16. Click YES to create a shortcut icon on your desktop.
17. You are now ready to get "on-line" and surf the web! Congratulations!
18. Click the "mydoghouse" icon whenever you want to get on-line. Once you are connected, the icon will appear in your system tray on the bottom right corner of your screen. It will look like two little computer screens.
19. Be sure to hang up the modem when you are through to get "off-line." You can double-click on the two little computer screens or click on the icon "mydoghouse" and then click "disconnect."