Re: xp modem sharing

• From: "Walter Clayton" <w-claytonNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 23:28:02 -0400

--
Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.

Okay okay guys,,,,,,,

so, would i be on the right track if i were to go looking for drivers
for my 'external modem' but to look for only those compatable with
xp, even though it is the same modem?
and once found, i should put them/it in a folder and then tell xp to
go fetch them from said folder,? (i guess i would do this while
letting xp do a search for drivers while in Device Manager or
similar)
seems a little odd to me that the Actual Driver that runs the modem
cannot be copied across to a different o/s, because its the Driver that
is important, isnt it?      and not the o/s that has it.
in other words, if win98 has the driver stashed somewhere, cant i
just go fetch it?

oh, i am Not using ntfs for xp.......      hence 98 can see all that xp
does and visa versa......     does this help or make a difference?

froggy
"Shaun" <snoggle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#0QHmHFOFHA.3560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

No you did not, It was meant to be for the OP, the only thread left was

your

post.

"george" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ejhyyDFOFHA.3380@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Shaun,
>
> Did I imply that somewhere in my explanation attempt??
>
> george
>
>
> "Shaun" <snoggle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23Chfv1EOFHA.2748@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > They don't, "Share", when you boot to whichever OS, your modem is > > used
by
> > that OS and not shared from the point of the OS.
> >
> > From your point of view, they do share.
> >
> > "george" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:#GGF32COFHA.2704@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >> "froggy" <frog@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:exd%23lbCOFHA.1040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >
> >> >> you cannot share your modem in 98 to be used in xp or vice versa.
> >> >> your xp installation should have recognised the hardware setup

(and

> > thus
> >> >> your modem device in your system).
> >> >> If it has not, then you need to install the driversoftware for

this

> >> > device.
> >> >> if you haven't got the driversoftware for it, hopefully you know
what
> >> >> make
> >> >> and model it is and start your quest on the net towards the
> > manufacturer
> >> >> site for dirversoftware or otherwise to one of the many other
> >> > 'independent'
> >> >> driver-software sites, like eg. www.driverguide.com
> >> >>
> >> >> george
> >> >
> >> > thanks for reply george, but you kinda lost me in your answer.
> >> > you said that 98 & xp cannot share the modem, but then you go
> >> > on to say that if the correct drivers are installed within xp then

it

> >> > can use the modem..........??????
> >> >
> >> > here is my setup:::::
> >> > i have win98 & xp on dual-boot.
> >> > i have an external modem, its being used right now as I am
> >> > in win98 at the moment.
> >> > win98 must already have the correct drivers, so if its possible > >> > for
xp
> >> > to use the modem, then could i just go and copy them from wherever
> >> > they are kept in 98?
> >> >
> >> > anyhow, i'm still confused as to whether i can have xp on the
internet
> > or
> >> > not due to your opening answer........ could you clarify it a > >> > bit
> >> > please.
> >> >
> >> > froggy
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> Trying to 'un-lose' you.
> >>
> >> In a dual-boot setup like yours there will always be only 1 os that

is

> >> actually operational.
> >> This means, that it is totally and utterly irrelevant what you have
> >> installed in say OS-1 when it comes to running OS-2.
> >> So, having your modem physically hooked up to machine makes it

possible

> >> to
> >> be used in either OS.
> >> However, for that to happen you need to install driver software in

both

> > OS-1
> >> AND OS-2.
> >> So you cannot 'share' the modem installed in win98 to be used in XP,
> > because
> >> when XP is operational, win98 is NOT and therefore cannot use any
> >> software
> >> that you might have installed for it in win98.
> >> The reverse is true as well. When win98 is operational (ie. running)

it

> >> cannot use anything you have (software-wise) installed in XP.
> >> This is all the more true because the 'device-driver-software-model'
used
> > by
> >> XP differs fundamentally from the one used in win98.
> >> I.O.W. if you have both win98 and XP with device X physically > >> present
in
> >> your machine you have to do the following:
> >> start win98 and install the win98 version of the device drivers for
> >> device
> >> X.
> >> next
> >> start xp and install the xp version of the device drivers for the

same

> >> device X.
> >> Now you can use that device X in either OS.
> >>
> >> hope this clears things up for you.
> >>
> >> george
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

.

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