modem problem

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

I'm trying to get an old ms-dos telix program to work. In
device mgr, it shows under modem, as being on com3, under
the ports, it only list com1 as a communication port.
When i click on advanced port settings and display all
ports it says com3 (in use) I moved the modem to a
different slot and it came up in com5. But the telix
software still won't open it under com1 thru' com8. It
does dial thru' hyperterm fine. I use this old program to
do my biz, it's all I've found that works for me. The
company has out of business, so no new versions. the
modem is a u.s.r. hardware type modem. I've also tryed to
change the compatibility to win95 and win98. Help
please!