Re: Lost my modem during setup
- From: "NoNoBadDog!" <mypants_bjsledgeATpixi.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 20:31:59 -1000
Are you kidding? Installing WinXP, Office et al on PII with only 128MB of
RAM and you expect the world to be rosy?
A PII with 128MB of RAM???
Windows would crawl by itself...
time to get a new computer. Carter was still in office when you bought the
one you have.
Bobby
"MustXcape" <MustXcape@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CE46B316-087A-4301-82C0-69C8C216F393@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I started with a clean, fresh install of Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> Version 5.1.2600 55274-640-0436465-23648 with all options, Service Pack 2
> Build 2600, Microsoft Office XP, communications and other various
> software,
> with all windows internet updates on a Pentium II 550 Mhz 128 MB RAM. The
> system worked fine initially except that I had problems with my sound
> card.
> The new card was properly installed with driver and shown to be working
> properly in Device Manager although no sound was produced from the
> speakers.
> I checked the obvious i.e. volume controls, wiring, connector, etc. and
> found
> no problem. I removed the card from the system and physically from the
> computer the reinstalled without effect.
> I decided to remove every device listed Under Sound, Video, And Game
> Controllers listed in device manager and pulled the sound card, TV tuner
> card, and modem card. Big Mistake! After restarting the system, shutdown,
> replacing the just the sound card and driver the same problem existed - no
> sound. After replacing all the cards and driver I had no modem either.
> Attempting to use the modem resulted in the error message "modem in use"
> or
> similar variation depending on which communication program I used. I then
> uninstalled all communication and FAX software except for the last one I
> knew
> was working thinking one of the programs might be interfering but to no
> avail. The only clue I have relates to the original problem with the sound
> card. Under Control Panel>Sounds and Audio Devices Properties>Audio the
> default devices listed for sound playback and default device are "Modem
> #2"
> and only "Modem #2" with no opportunity to select other devices from the
> drop
> down menu even though the hardware tab lists many other devices. Further,
> their is no "Modem #2" listed in device manager so it cannot be
> uninstalled.
> Repeating the removal and replacement of the modem resulted in the
> appearance
> of "Modem #3" under the >Sounds tab. All the devices refered to here and
> listed in Device Manager and Control Panel>Sounds and Audio Devices
> Properties>Hardware where shown as working properly with no IRQ conflicts.
> Frankly, I'd be happy just to have the modem working again. Checking the
> sound card on a different (windows 98) system produced the same result -
> no
> sound. I now believe the sound card to be defective but that dosn't
> account
> for the unresponsive modem I now have.
>
.
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