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W2K freezes Modem problem

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Name: Cywrite
Date: November 4, 2004 at 11:41:11 Pacific
OS: W2K sp4
CPU/Ram: x86 Family 6 Model 8
Comment:

Freezes or shuts down in email on 2nd or 3rd page.

Settings - Control Panel - Admin tools - Event wiewer - Error 7026 "Boot driver or system start driver failed to load."
Vvoice
Vpctel
Vmodem

I found them in C:\WINNT\modem listed as
Vmodem.sy_
Vpctel.sy_
VModem.sy_

I have changed modems from Rockwell to
Zoom model 2925L with a Lucent chip.

C:\WINNT\compaq\modem:
Win called for MDMCHIPV (wrong driver???)
N.B. Driver not signed.



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Name: pwq
Date: November 4, 2004 at 17:03:14 Pacific
Reply:

go to the manufacturers site and download the driver
rockwell(chipset) should be a better modem
put it in a diff pci slot and install the downloaded driver
control panel/system/device manager
look to see if its installed properly

also do a manual set up isp disks can be awkward


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Response Number 2
Name: Cywrite
Date: November 7, 2004 at 18:30:12 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks.
I have been back and forth but some program keeps calling for HSK modem drivers:

C:\WINNT\compaq\modem (empty)

error message still appears in event viewer.


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