The BizPreneur

How do I close the Internet correctly on windows vista?

Everytime I close out of the window for internet explorer. A box shows up saying something about having two options of having "internet explorer search for a solution and then close" or to just close. But then it doesn't even really close when I click to just close or click the x button. It also won't let me download some stuff and that box shows up. How do I fix this?

How do connect to the internet through a local network?

I live near a public library and they provide a new public wi-fi network. I have already a pci ethernet card and I have installed it on my computer. My computer says I am connected to the network and the speed is 100mbps, but when I open Internet Explorer, a page connot be displayed appears.

Why does this happen? If it matters, I also have a dial-up connection. Even when I disconnect the dial-up, I still can't acess the internet through the network. What should I do?