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re: HSP56 MR modem in Windows XP
Monday, December 17, 2001 at 9:24 pm
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Posted by Rex (2 messages posted)


What you have is a Host Assited Modem. AKA WinModem. I had the same problem, with the exception that the software would lockup @ shutdown. Remove the modem, XP works fine. Find you a hardware based modem (I am using a USR) and replace your current. All your problems should evaporate.


On Monday, December 17, 2001 at 3:33 pm, Derrick Ashby wrote:
>The modem works fine, except that when you log into the internet the sound card stops
>working, and you need to reboot the PC to get it back. This is an Athlon 1.5 Ghz
>PC with onboard sound and modem. I notice that the modem driver is unsigned, and
>its version number is 1.0.0.0, or something similar. I tried downloading a new driver
>(ver 2.3.x.x) from an NEC site, but XP wouldn't install it. I also notice that the
>manufacturers web site says that Windows XP is not supported for their modems. Anything
>I can do (apart from disable the modem and use an external)?


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HSP56 MR modem in Windows XP (Derrick Ashby: Monday, December 17, 2001 at 3:33 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]
-HSP56 MR modem in Windows XP (Derrick Ashby: Mon, Dec 17, 2001, 3:33 pm)
*re: HSP56 MR modem in Windows XP (Rex: Mon, Dec 17, 2001, 9:24 pm)
*re: HSP56 MR modem in Windows XP (Sohaib Yahya: Tue, Feb 5, 2002, 3:30 am)
*re: HSP56 MR modem in Windows XP (kiro: Sun, Mar 30, 2003, 4:53 am)
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