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jdwagers
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Posted - 10/24/2000 10:02:11 PM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message  
I havea USR modem new and it has no jumpers to set I am using Windows ME and it installed the modem on com 5 My Fax wont find com 5 and several other programs. I have switched PCI slots ,reseting the Bios, changing the interupts in control panel and I still cannot get the modem to install on Com 1-4 I have reinstalled it 2 dozen times and still no luck still com 5 How do I force the modem to install on com 1-4 What do I change and where???????

An old Kentucky Boy!

v.Richard
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Posted - 10/28/2000 10:00:24 AM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message  v.Richards Homepage
Don't know if it's possible to install on lower COM port; Microsoft Fax and other TAPI-compliant software should work with modem set to COM5;
www.808news.com/56k/dos.htm

Aloha,
Richard

dock
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Posted - 12/24/2001 2:59:23 PM  Show Profile  Email Poster  Edit Message
You can change the com5 to com (whatever) in the registry. Do search for "portname".

dock

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