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Win 98 se - modem - com2
Name: findjulie4 Date: November 23, 2003 at 04:40:52 Pacific OS: win 98se CPU/Ram: 64mb
Comment:
We were running Win 98 SE and have an internal 56k modem. After our hard drive was partitioned (due to various problems) and Win 98SE reloaded, the computer recognizes the modem but puts it on com2 (whereas before it was on com3) When you go into the advanced section of properties there is a drop down box for the com ports but it only lists port 2. Can anyone help us as we are pretty much novices and cannot contact the person who reloaded the software for assistance. Many thanks
Name: kkk Date: November 23, 2003 at 05:14:24 Pacific
Reply:
go to add new hardware. choose ports, add communication ports there. com 3 will show up then
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Response Number 2
Name: carl Date: November 23, 2003 at 09:59:02 Pacific
Reply:
Why do you object to having it on com2?
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Response Number 3
Name: findjulie4 Date: November 23, 2003 at 11:54:52 Pacific
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Carl, I don't object to having it on com 2- it will not function on com 2.
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Response Number 4
Name: broni Date: November 23, 2003 at 12:08:39 Pacific
Reply:
Did you try to disable COM2 in BIOS?
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Response Number 5
Name: Walock Date: November 23, 2003 at 13:52:44 Pacific
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Com port 1 and 2 are physical ports on the PC. Com port 3 is a virtual port for the internal modem. Do you have the drivers for the modem? If so remove the modem from device manager and reboot the PC then use then drivers disk when it is asked for and hopefully it will put the modem on com port 3.
On my PC it is on com port 2. As I have only com port 1 as a physical port so Com port 2 on mive is a virtual port for the modem.
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