If you cannot add a modem, because no ports are avilable I think that would
indicate a problem with your mobo chipset drivers or maybe conflicts
"Alexa McLaughlin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:11853A7C-0ED1-4FB6-93EA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I can change from COM1 to 3 but to no avail.
>
> I can't add a modem, because no ports are listed.
>
> Alexa
>
> "DL" wrote:
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>> If you open Phone & Modems in Control Panel, does the Advanced tab
>> indicate
>> the port or Advanced allow you to change the port.
>> Or if you add a modem does this help with configeration?
>>
>> "Alexa McLaughlin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:54C3CE33-9BFB-4FBA-A105-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Mostly used downloaded drivers (where possible) as you suggest.
>> >
>> > I have repeatedly reset switch, to no avail.
>> >
>> > I have repeatedly tried removing it then rebooting to let win reinstall
>> > it,
>> > to no avail.
>> >
>> > Alexa
>> >
>> > "DL" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I also meant your other hardware & chipset drivers.
>> >> Does your external modem have a reset btn/switch?
>> >> In Modems tried removing it then rebooting to let win reinstall it?
>> >>
>> >> "Alexa McLaughlin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> >> in
>> >> message news:B2EE9149-BAD4-495A-8C8D-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Thanks for responding. The modem is a KTX by Edge which are out of
>> >> > business.
>> >> > The latest drivers are pre XP and don't work. But the standard XP
>> >> > drivers
>> >> > did.
>> >> >
>> >> > I think the problem may be a different program tying up the port,
>> >> > perhaps
>> >> > a
>> >> > mistaken networking configuration, so am looking for a way to find
>> >> > out
>> >> > what
>> >> > appliction is using the port.
>> >> >
>> >> > Alexa
>> >> >
>> >> > "DL" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> After the format / reinstalling winxp you installed the correct
>> >> >> drivers
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> didnt rely on win update drivers?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Alexa McLaughlin" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> >> >> wrote
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> message news:6D8A7A34-04D4-4762-B27E-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> > For lots of reasons, I recently reformatted my system disk and
>> >> >> > re-installed
>> >> >> > windows and programs. My previously working external modem
>> >> >> > installed
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > standard 56k now can't be "queried", showing "the port that the
>> >> >> > modem
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > using is currently open by another application". MS fax shows no
>> >> >> > modems
>> >> >> > installed and no port to install on. I can't find any
>> >> >> > applications
>> >> >> > which
>> >> >> > may
>> >> >> > be the culprit, using services or event logs.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any ideas?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Alexa
>> >> >> >
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