modem help pls

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Does the modem work?.. can you connect to the internet?..


"mj" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> i just installed xp professional and on my previous system
> (me) my modem used com 4 but now you can only select 1 or
> 2 and neither register the hardware, how do i get come 4
> to appear in the selecction?
>
> on pinter port selection a whole list of ports are
> displayed including four and i tried removing it to see if
> it would then appear in the modem options but it said if i
> removed it itt would be remove from the system so i didn't.
>
> please help, it would be greatly appreciated.

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Go to the modem manufacturer website and get XP drivers for it..


"mj" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> no the modem won't dial, (no dial tone) i simply get the
> error 692 there was a hardware faliure in the modem(or
> other modem connecting device)
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Does the modem work?.. can you connect to the internet?..
> >
> >
> >"mj" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:18ecb01c41bef$6ac5d420$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> i just installed xp professional and on my previous
> system
> >> (me) my modem used com 4 but now you can only select 1
> or
> >> 2 and neither register the hardware, how do i get come 4
> >> to appear in the selecction?
> >>
> >> on pinter port selection a whole list of ports are
> >> displayed including four and i tried removing it to see
> if
> >> it would then appear in the modem options but it said
> if i
> >> removed it itt would be remove from the system so i
> didn't.
> >>
> >> please help, it would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >.
> >