modem driver for XP?

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I have an old pc running windows XP on it.Windows XP does not supports my modem's(motorola sm56)driver.So, where can i get a modem driver for XP?
 
Try using Windows XP built in modem drivers. I have used the built in
drivers now for a long time without any problems. Most modems are hayes
compatible so drivers are quite interchangeable. Just keep trying different
drivers untill you find one that works with your modem.

Enigma


Iqbal said:
I have an old pc running windows XP on it.Windows XP does not supports my
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modem's(motorola sm56)driver.So, where can i get a modem driver for XP?
 
Modems are so cheap these days, it is as easy to install a new one that is
compatible..


Iqbal said:
I have an old pc running windows XP on it.Windows XP does not supports my
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modem's(motorola sm56)driver.So, where can i get a modem driver for XP?
 
If it is a "softmodem", which the sm in the model number suggests it
is, and the manufacturer does not provide XP divers, you are almost
certainly out of luck. As another poster has noted, new XP-compatible
modems are so cheap that it does not make sense to spend much time
trying to get an older unsupported modem working.

I have an old pc running windows XP on it.Windows XP does not supports my modem's(motorola sm56)driver.So, where can i get a modem driver for XP?
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Please respond to the Newsgroup, so that others may benefit from the exchange.
Peter R. Fletcher
 
had the same problem witth XP 2002 SP1, Motorola SM56 PCI
voice/data/fax modem that worked perfectly under W98FE. Here is my
solution

downloaded the driver from the website
www.motorola.com/softmodem/driver.htm#universal

this page lists all available motorola drivers and i had to try out
several before i found the one that worked. that one was
WXP/2K DFV universal 6.02.13

Then based on another poster's suggestion i changed the COM setting
from COM1 to Com4 in WinXP. this was via the menu choices as follows:
CONTROL PANEL>>SYSTEM>>DEVICE MANAGER>>MODEMS
(the modem icon should have a yellow alert sign on it).

i right clicked on Motorola SM56 Speakerphone Modem and chose
PROPERTIES followed by teh tab ADVANCED followed by the button
ADVANCED PORT SETTINGS. then against COM PORT NUMBER (bottom left) i
chose COM4 (COM2 and COM3 were listed as being in use). strangely
enough WinXp now has changed this to COm3. But the modem does work as
evidenced by this post.

i'm guessing both of the above cleared my problem and i hope this will
prove helpful to you too.

Cheers
Darryl
 
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