Re: Upgrade XP Home to Pro and lose COM ports

Sam wrote:
"GHalleck" <ghalleck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OegS3siTHHA.920@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sam wrote:

Hi,
I have a Satellite P10 which was running XP Home. I upgraded it to XP Pro (all went surprisingly smoothly) and then I tried to use the modem which terminates with "Error 633 The modem or other connecting device is already in use or not configures properly). "More info" tells me that "the COM port that the connection attempted to us is already in use by another active network connection or active processs . . . . ." but there are no other processes using the com port (that I know of) and a Virus scan comes up clean. I try pointing the modem at other COM ports but the asnwer is always the same

Then, poking around in Device Manager I find there are no COM ports listed (under Ports, COM and LPT) - which would certainly account for the modem (which claims to be hooked to COM3) finding the port occupied

I notice I have, under "other devices" a Network Controller listed. Now that is also odd because the network card is installed and running (and visible under Network Adapters) just fine as is the Belkin Wireless PCMCIA card. Anway I let Windows search for drivers and it fails miserably.

So there are two issues
1) How do I get my com ports back
2) What is this weird network controller card?
3) Are these problems related.

Thanks for any information

What type of modem is involved here --- hardware modem or a
"Winmodem". In any event, the usual way is to remove the device
entirely, reboot the computer, and re-install the device, both
physical device and any supporting software.

Thanks for the response.
1) I have already tried deleting the modem and uninstalling any software I could find (nothing actually) associated with it. Do I have to uninstall DUN and all that stuff?. When the PC reboots is identifies the modem firstly as PCI modem and then Toshiba Software Modem. Its ID from Device manager is
PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_434D&SUBSYS_0001179&REV_01\3&61AAA01&0&A6
But I dont think the modem is the problem.
Device manager reports it as working OK but if I 'query modem' in diagnostics I get
'The port that the modem is attached could not be opened.'

All of which points to a problem with the com ports


2) I think the weird controller card is a left over from wireless networking - at least it stops complaining if I give it a wireless netwrok driver. Many P10s have a built in wireless network card. This one does not .

In the BIOS, try turning off that com port.

--
Joe =o)
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Home server upgrade 4.9 -> 5.2.1, drop in hard disk ornetworkperformance?
    ... | | the box freeze with a new modem I bought which I hoped would cure ... The network card for ... | | internal side is an fxp card and the network card the modem is ... when I was copying this file and tried ...
    (freebsd-questions)
  • Re: Disconnects
    ... | soon as I installed the software for the card reader ... Select the type of connection you're using: ... | unnecessary network Components. ... Lag/Latency can be caused by your Modem or Network ...
    (microsoft.public.games)
  • Re: Disconnects
    ... soon as I installed the software for the card reader ... Select the type of connection you're using: ... unnecessary network Components. ... Lag/Latency can be caused by your Modem or Network ...
    (microsoft.public.games)
  • Re: Upgrade XP Home to Pro and lose COM ports
    ... Pro and then I tried to use the modem ... poking around in Device Manager I find there are no COM ports ... under "other devices" a Network Controller listed. ... Wireless PCMCIA card. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Home server upgrade 4.9 -> 5.2.1, drop in hard diskornetworkperformance?
    ... The network card for ... when I was copying this file and tried ...
    (freebsd-questions)
Loading