Re: problem with modem

"Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >
> > I think I would follow all suggestions of trying to solve the problem by
> > reallocating IRQs in the BIOS if not try to get the Windows install down
> to
> > bare minimum or alternatively re-install the operating system (if you
have
> > time) to clear the registry/updates and all other software and see if it
> > works then.
> >
>
> If you analyse my post you'll see that a trend that a lot of them suddenly
> stopped working and generate error 666 but query fine - one was put down
to
> driver updates in a windows update, a few were down to cannot open port
> error which usually means an conflict/installation problem, one solved
after
> rolling back the software to a certain date. I suspect in jules case he
can
> query the modem fine so its most likely to be a software problem or the
> modem is faulty. As he mentions in the uk.adverts.computer ng he didn't
buy
> it new rather 2nd hand.
>

Saying that this one here http://tinyurl.com/derbq the guy who replied
actually seems to know what he's talking about when he says its usually a
hardware conflict or a software utility that causes it. The ones that
suddenly develop a problem with apparently no change to hardware must either
be a software problem or the modem is faulty unless its a case of the
resources "magically" reassigning themselves to cause an invisable conflict.
I think the only way to get to the bottom of this is to remove all other PCI
cards so you just got the modem and then either stripping down the os to
minumum or re-installing the thing.


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