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| depz Tl Posts: 3 United Kingdom | Posted - 5/22/2004 7:09:10 AM    Dear Sir, I was using windows 98 for 2 years now without having no trouble with the computer and the internet. Last week i decided to upgrade to Windows XP. Unfortunatly silly me didn't no that ill have to install all the drivers and stuff back. I managed to get all the Office programs which i had a Cd. Unfortunaly i dont have the Reload CD for my modem. I have lost all my Cd's when i moved my house. Now that i know i have an internal modem, i dont no which one it is. Therefore i can not connect to the internet. When i go to Control panel then modems, i tried adding the list of modems the computer has but non of them seem to work. It was working fine until i upgraded to XP. I only need to know which modem i need. Iam now stck because even if i install the windows 98 disk it still asks for the modem. plus XP is better. Can someone please help. Thanking you in advance for your kind corporation. Goran |
| fredmac124 Tl Posts: 6 United Kingdom | Posted - 5/23/2004 3:43:32 AM Hi, Go to this site; http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Reviews/r847.html download the free program Aida32; run this and it should give you the make of your modem. Then go to: http://www.driverguide.com register and look for your driver. Hope this helps.  Fred |
| depz Tl Posts: 3 United Kingdom | Posted - 5/23/2004 8:31:17 AM Dear Sir, Thank you for the quick reply. Unfortunatly when i go to the web-site to download the aida32 it does work. The download link is not working. Is there any other way i can get this program from any other site. Sorry to trouble you again. Goran |
| v.Richard Tl Posts: 6222 USA | Posted - 5/23/2004 8:59:48 AM  The PCI-ID of modem will reveal manufacturer www.modemsite.com/56k/pcitree.asp Looking at the modem - Aloha! Richard. |
| fredmac124 Tl Posts: 6 United Kingdom | Posted - 5/23/2004 9:21:13 AM Hi Goran, Download Aida32 from: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=181 Cheers, Fred |
| depz Tl Posts: 3 United Kingdom | Posted - 5/23/2004 9:29:35 AM Thanks Fred, This link is working. I will download the software and then find out the name and download the drive for it. I will let you know how i got on. I will look at the PCI too. Anywayz thanks for your help. Goran |
| mainbuss Tl Posts: 145 USA | Posted - 5/23/2004 11:05:52 PM Edited by - mainbuss on 7/10/2004 10:18:30 PM |
| mainbuss Tl Posts: 145 USA | Posted - 6/19/2004 12:44:06 AM Edited by - mainbuss on 7/10/2004 10:18:52 PM |
| charles Tl Posts: 5879 USA | Posted - 6/19/2004 11:42:57 AM If we get the pcid number we can find out here. http://www.pcidatabase.com/ http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/downloads.htm http://www.altitech.com/download.html Edited by - charles on 6/19/2004 12:14:34 PM |
| charles Tl Posts: 5879 USA | Posted - 6/19/2004 7:01:41 PM http://www.pcisig.com/membership/vid_search I have used this site some time to ID a modem. It has the FCCID# and some have the Ven #.
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| charles Tl Posts: 5879 USA | Posted - 6/20/2004 5:59:59 AM Run regedit.exe (supplied with the OS) : Windows enumerates every hardware device in or attached to the computer & stores this information in the Registry. In winXP this Hardware ID is shown in the Properties for the Modem within “Phone and Modem” (Control Panel, Classic View). In win98 use <Start>-Run-regedit (try not to change anything--no undo, scary) & it will be found at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum (winXP is at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CONTROLSET001\Enum, or CONTROLSET002 etc.). Entries for the ISA bus are stored under ..\Enum\ISAPNP, the PCI bus under ..\Enum\PCI etc. etc.. The sub-key names under each of these keys are the actual Hardware IDs found for all devices attached to the relevant bus. A little searching will reveal which device is a modem. “Copy Key Name” is under Edit. This info should come from the EEPROM.Modern, PNP-device modems have Hardware IDs which are stored by the manufacturer within an EEPROM chip in the modem. This ID is then used by the driver & other software to uniquely identify the device. The EEPROM also contains other info which can be used both internal & external to the device. Or at least, that is the theory - some manufacturers are such cheapskates that they do not include an EEPROM, and these modems can only have the chipset’s default ID. Edited by - charles on 6/20/2004 6:08:54 AM |
| charles Tl Posts: 5879 USA | Posted - 6/20/2004 6:23:13 AM Check the modem for any numbers and post. Also can ID with the babt number. Governments are addicted to control & the Telecom authorities--as agents of Government--achieved this by licensing all devices that aspired to be connected to the telephone line. In Britain this was a BABT approval & in America a FCC approval (the BABT approvals have been discontinued - EU & all that). Neither carries any weight in the other country, and neither is found in the EEPROM - they are carried on official-looking stickers on the modem itself. |
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