what to do to change the outlet to fit a dryer plug?

If you have a 2 conductor outlet where you want the drier, you need to replace the wire, the breaker and the receptacle. For a drier, you need a 30 amp circuit at 240 volts. this should have a 8-3 wg cable. Most receptacles in a home are 15 amp 120 volt or 15/20 120 volt circuits. If you are unsure about what you have and what you are needed to do, call a qualified professional electrician to do the work. It is faster easier and safer. If a mistake is made when DIY it can burn down the house and maybe kill someone.

NO. (ignore the previous answer -- I seriously wish people who are not qualified to comment on electrical matters would stop giving incorrect information -- someone is going to get hurt or killed some day). Not only will your present outlet likely be a different ampacity, but the dryer needs both 220 volt to power the heater and 120 volt for the tumbler and accessories, meaning you need two phase wires, plus a neutral plus chassis ground. What you have now is either a 20 amp 120 volt outlet or a 30 or 50 amp 220 volt outlet. None of these can power your dryer. You will need to have a new 4 wire cable and the proper outlet extended from your panel. There is no way to avoid this.

It is MUCH easier to change the dryer cord. Lowe's, Home Depot, or just about any hdwe store should have the correct cord with the plug you need. Lightly trace the arrangement of the holes in the outlet (DO NOT LET PENCIL GET INTO OUTLET!) and take it with you to the store. The hdwe person should be able to get you the right cord. The wires are color-coded. You should be able to remove the cover on the back of the dryer using a screwdriver, disconnect the dryer cord (check the colors of the wires) attach the new cord then plug it into the outlet. Keep hands and tools away from the connection and start the dryer. If it works, stop the dryer, pull the plug, then replace the cover over the dryer wires. Plug the dryer back up. You are good to go.

Will need to add at least a thirty amp breaker and the associated wiring and an outlet for a 220 volt circuit. Call up an electrician that does free estimates.

You can't get the correct voltage or amperage out of the existing outlet, just won't work.

Regular things as you call it are 120 volt. Dryers are 240volt. 4 prong. You get an electrician to do it. they have to run a wire from the breakerbox with a seperate breaker just for the dryer. Not something you do yourself, because house insurance won't cover you if the house burns down(even if the fire starts for a different reason) They automatically go to the breakerbox for faulty wiring. just to get out of paying claims.

You are paying for time. The more it is enclosed the more work the electrician has to do to run wire behind the wallboard and they do not fix that. They have to see to estimate. Take digital pictures and show. and maybe you can get a rough idea and what you can do before hand to make the electricians job go the quickest.

if the drier is 110 volt, then the outlet should be good to go as it is, provided it is the only one on the circuit, and the breaker controlling that circuit is rated for at least the amp draw of the drier...

If the drier is 220v, then you'll need to get a PROFESSIONAL LICENSED electrician out there to runn a dedicated 220 line for that drier, and install the proper outlet in the wall and pigtail on the drier.

do NOT try this fix yourself if you dont know what you are doing, and do not trust someone that is not llicensed

You risk burning down the house, or killing someone, if the install is not done properly.

sorry but your "REGULar" SOCKET IN 120 VOLTS AND 99% OF DRYERS NEED 220 VOLTS...UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT UR DOING GET THE electrician [or someone like him] sorry 4 yelling...my pinkey finger went nuts and hir cap lock

It may not be that simple. Some use 220V not the 110V common in most homes. Ask an EXPERT.