RE: sm56 error

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From: Jason Hall [MSFT] (v-jashal_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 17:18:23 GMT

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>Sender: "PAUL" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>Subject: sm56 error
>Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 09:42:53 -0700
>
>Upon boot-up, I get the message: "Cannot register with
>sm56 driver". I am now using my LAN connection
>exclusively and do not need the sm56 modem, in fact, I
>have removed the modem card altogether. How can I remove
>this boot-up error?
>
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If you check the Run key, do you see any entries relating to sm56? If so,
delete them
"Q137367: Definition of the RunOnce Keys in the Registry"
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=137367

Does your modem software provide an uninstall utility for it's drivers? If
so, use it. 

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