I have a compaq laptop. I have a compaq laptop that I use to connect to the internet. I am on a

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I have a compaq laptop that I use to connect to the internet. I am on a dial-up connection. Yesterday morning it just quit accessing the internet. I have spoken with AT&T who is my ISP and they spent 1 1/2 hours on the phone with me. I am using Internet Explorer as my web browser. Any ideas.