My modem is possessed.

[GPO]

I've just recently successfully installed XP on a
previously fine Windows 98 SE machine. It has an internal
winmodem. Last night I powered down my machine (turned it
off , no hibernate or standby) after being connected to
the net (can't remember whether I disconnected before
shutting down), and this morning when I picked up the
phone (the computer still off and untouched) there was no
signal, just a faint barely audible hiss, different to the
sound of a normal data transfer connection. I could only
get the phone to operate properly again by disconnecting
the modem at the back of the PC (remember it is still
switched off). How can this be?

Regards

GPO

 

[msn]

Also happened to me after installing wrong driver, Haven't gotten it to work
sense.