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12th April 02:24
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No COM port for internal modem
Hello
My old, borrowed, Win98SE PC will not accept an internal modem. It runs an external one OK on COM2 but when trying to install an internal, Windows does not find or 'see' a COM3. Control Panel System claims that all PCI/ISA bridges, buses etc are working normally. BIOS defaults are set. Titanium IB+ v1.5SL Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG v1.0 Any ideas please? Regards Steve |
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12th April 02:24
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No COM port for internal modem
Today's internal modems do not use a physical COM port as external modems
do. Instead they create a virtual COM port for themselves that does not appear in the hardware listing. The only proper way to install one is by using the installer package the modem manufacturer provided and following their instructions exactly. -- Richard G. Harper (MVP Win9x) rgharper@email.com * PLEASE post all messages and replies to the newsgroup so all may * benefit from the discussion. Private mail is usually not replied to. Help US help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm |
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12th April 02:24
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No COM port for internal modem
Thanks Richard
Virtual COM understood. The modem is a US Robotics Winmodem model #5683 which I have used before in older PCs of similar capabilities: I am used to installing it into an ISA slot and installing from the manufacturer's floppy. Never any problem before. With this PC the Windows install procedure never shows a COM3. That's my puzzle. If, for experimental purposes, I select COM2 and install, the install software goes through the process as if a COM3 exists, but it doesn't work as there is no COM3 to talk to. Looking forward....& tnx Steve external modems themselves that does not install one is by provided and following so all may not replied to. |
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12th April 02:24
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No COM port for internal modem
At this point I'm not sure what else to suggest. If you're sure you are
doing it exactly as you did it before ... ??? -- Richard G. Harper (MVP Win9x) rgharper@email.com * PLEASE post all messages and replies to the newsgroup so all may * benefit from the discussion. Private mail is usually not replied to. Help US help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm |
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