External Modem Not Available If It Is Not turned on at Startup

[Tomppa]

External Modem Not Available If It Is Not Turned On During Startup

Is there anything I can do or is this problem a "feature"?


Tomppa

 

[V Green]

External Modem Not Available If It Is Not Turned On During Startup

Is there anything I can do or is this problem a "feature"?


Tomppa

What kind?

If serial cable, you're stuck.

If USB, this should not be the case, check with the
manufacturer.

 

[John]

External Modem Not Available If It Is Not Turned On During Startup

Is there anything I can do or is this problem a "feature"?


Tomppa

It's a feature.

Do a search for new hardware and the OS will install it.

 

[Tomppa]

Serial cable,

Tomppa

What kind?

If serial cable, you're stuck.

If USB, this should not be the case, check with the
manufacturer.

 

[V Green]

Serial cable,

Tomppa

Then this is expected behavior and nothing
can be done about it. XP can't initialize what
it can't see when starting up. The only other way to
"see" it after boot is to go to Device Manager, right-click
the My Computer icon and select "Scan for Hardware Changes."