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my system wont /can't detect my modem
Name: Dexter Davis Date: October 8, 2000 at 17:09:18 Pacific
Comment:
I recently fdisked my parents computer and erased windows 95 and replaced it with windows 98. Now the system tells me it can't detect a modem. Its a compact presario 2257,I have the floppy that has the driver for "presario V.90 modem" but when I put that in it still doesn't work.I took the modem out and reseated it hoping the plug and play deal would kick in but nothing. The modem worked fine before I changed operating systems. Can you possibly shed a little light on me
Name: Mac Date: October 8, 2000 at 17:17:57 Pacific
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You should give the add new hardware in control panel a try. It will search for PnP devices and then legacy hardware. Is thie modem a ISA or PCI modem ? Did you check out the BIOS for that device - see if its port is not disabled ? Also I have met some cases where W98 setup.exe would not Id a device because it would bring an incorrect settings or install a device driver that can stall the system.
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Response Number 2
Name: MiKeY Date: October 8, 2000 at 17:32:36 Pacific
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you should try a new modem if that last one doesnt work, the 56ers are cheap these days
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Response Number 3
Name: Fred6008 Date: October 9, 2000 at 13:59:06 Pacific
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Go to settings. Select control panel. In control panel, select system. In system select devices(?) manager. Check there to see if you have a COMM port enabled. I had similar symptoms from no comm port in windows. The symptoms included that a communications or dialling program in DOS could dial out.
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Response Number 4
Name: Dilawar Date: October 9, 2000 at 14:40:12 Pacific
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Go to system properties/device manager. Check if any yellow exclamation marks there. Delete the device showing that, press refresh button, feed in your modem drivers when it asks. Does this solve?
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