Internet sharing Windows XPPRo with Windows2000

In article <0ed401c39da0$55f58db0$a001280a@phx.gbl>, "Peter Smith"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I need some help with this situation urgently.
>I have windows2000 on a PC. I have shared the Internet
>connection using an ADSL modem. I also have a laptop that
>has Windows XP PRo. I have two Internet dial-up
>connections on it. The computers are networked, when I go
>to use the Internet through my laptop by double clicking
>the IE icon, I get my default dial-up come up, and i
>cannot use the Internet through the network. I also seem
>to have a different IP address on the laptop.
>
>How do I get around this issue.
>
>Thank you
>Regards
>
>Peter

On the laptop, open Internet Explorer, click Tools | Internet Options
| Connections, and select "Never dial a connection".

When you want to connect the laptop to the Internet through a dial-up
connection, manually start the dial-up connection before running
Internet Explorer.
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