I am preparing to set up a temporary dual-boot with
Windows 98 SE and XP Pro (then hopefully just XP). I have
a 3Com ADSL PCI modem. 3Com provided no XP drivers and my
ISP still only has beta XP drivers. I wonder if I might
ought to try the Windows 2000 drivers on the CD before
attempting to use a beta driver.

Also, should I remove the DSL modem prior to installing
XP?

Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

To clarify, in case anyone reads this, my DSL provider
sent me the modem. On their (BellSouth's) website, they
have the beta XP driver. They mention "further testing"
and not fully supporting PCI modems in XP until the final
drivers are released. That hasn't changed since last year
some time, so I'll be lucky to get a final XP driver.

3Com's site states they won't release drivers beyond
any for Windows 2000. I do have that driver on the modem
installation CD, and simply wondered if it would be more
likely to work than an unfinished product. Once again,
thanks for any suggestions.

Murph


>-----Original Message-----
> I am preparing to set up a temporary dual-boot with
>Windows 98 SE and XP Pro (then hopefully just XP). I
have
>a 3Com ADSL PCI modem. 3Com provided no XP drivers and
my
>ISP still only has beta XP drivers. I wonder if I might
>ought to try the Windows 2000 drivers on the CD before
>attempting to use a beta driver.
>
> Also, should I remove the DSL modem prior to
installing
>XP?
>
> Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>.
>

I have SBC (southwestern bell) internet with ADSL. you can just use the
dialer built into Windows XP to connect.

"Murph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:072d01c35bda$50225010$(E-Mail Removed)...
> To clarify, in case anyone reads this, my DSL provider
> sent me the modem. On their (BellSouth's) website, they
> have the beta XP driver. They mention "further testing"
> and not fully supporting PCI modems in XP until the final
> drivers are released. That hasn't changed since last year
> some time, so I'll be lucky to get a final XP driver.
>
> 3Com's site states they won't release drivers beyond
> any for Windows 2000. I do have that driver on the modem
> installation CD, and simply wondered if it would be more
> likely to work than an unfinished product. Once again,
> thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Murph
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> > I am preparing to set up a temporary dual-boot with
> >Windows 98 SE and XP Pro (then hopefully just XP). I
> have
> >a 3Com ADSL PCI modem. 3Com provided no XP drivers and
> my
> >ISP still only has beta XP drivers. I wonder if I might
> >ought to try the Windows 2000 drivers on the CD before
> >attempting to use a beta driver.
> >
> > Also, should I remove the DSL modem prior to
> installing
> >XP?
> >
> > Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
> >.
> >

Thank you. I'll see how that works.




>-----Original Message-----
>I have SBC (southwestern bell) internet with ADSL. you
can just use the
>dialer built into Windows XP to connect.
>
>"Murph" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:072d01c35bda$50225010$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> To clarify, in case anyone reads this, my DSL
provider
>> sent me the modem. On their (BellSouth's) website, they
>> have the beta XP driver. They mention "further testing"
>> and not fully supporting PCI modems in XP until the
final
>> drivers are released. That hasn't changed since last
year
>> some time, so I'll be lucky to get a final XP driver.
>>
>> 3Com's site states they won't release drivers beyond
>> any for Windows 2000. I do have that driver on the
modem
>> installation CD, and simply wondered if it would be more
>> likely to work than an unfinished product. Once again,
>> thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>> Murph
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> > I am preparing to set up a temporary dual-boot with
>> >Windows 98 SE and XP Pro (then hopefully just XP). I
>> have
>> >a 3Com ADSL PCI modem. 3Com provided no XP drivers and
>> my
>> >ISP still only has beta XP drivers. I wonder if I
might
>> >ought to try the Windows 2000 drivers on the CD before
>> >attempting to use a beta driver.
>> >
>> > Also, should I remove the DSL modem prior to
>> installing
>> >XP?
>> >
>> > Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Thank
you.
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>