how can control my program to start wit the first cout when there are a lot of them?

[William Chavula]

void basic()
{

cout<<"---FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO DIAGNOSE INTERNET PROBLEMS---\n\n";
cout<<"---STEP 1---\n\n";
cout<<"Run your mobile partner software\n\n";
cout<<"---STEP 2---\n\n";
cout<<"Click on TOOLS in the menu bar\n\n";
cout<<"---STEP 3---\n\n";
cout<<"In the tools menu click on PROFILE MANAGEMENT\n\n" ;
cout<<"---STEP 4---\n\n";
cout<<"check that your APN is STATIC\n\n";
cout<<"---STEP 5---\n\n";
cout<<"Check that your APN (Access Point Name) is INTERNET for prepaid subscription\n\ n";
cout<<"OR\n\n";
cout<<"Check that your APN (Access Point Name) is INTERNET2 for postpaid subscription\n\ n";
cout<<"---STEP 6---\n\n";
cout<<"Under Authentication, Access Number should be *99#\n\n";
cout<<"---STEP 7---\n\n";
cout<<"The rest of the fields should be left blank\n\n";
cout<<"---STEP 8---\n\n";
cout<<"In the ADVANCED section\n\n";
cout<<"IP Settings should be DYNAMIC\n\n";
cout<<"Authenti cation Protocol Settings should be CHAP\n\n";
cout<<"DNS Settings should be DYNAMIC\n\n";
cout<<"WINS Settings should be DYNAMIC\n\n";
}

[whodgson]

Try changing basic to main and include a header file <iostream>