I have a mess and need some help.  I am definitely not a hardware expert so
please be detailed in your response (if you can help me).

I have an older PC that I want to set up for my husband to use for e-mail.
I used this PC for 5 years and was able to dial-up with no problems.  It has
basically just been sitting for 3 years.  I don't know if this is a factor
but we moved 2 years ago and I changed ISPs since we moved.  Here's what it
is:

Dell Dimension XPS P120c
96 mb RAM
Windows 95 4.00.950a
3Com US Robotics 56K Win Int (winmodem)

I could not get it to dial-up, messed around a bit with it, so decided to
re-install the modem (not a smart thing to do).  So when I reboot and it
says it found my modem, it asks me if I want to install drivers.  I put in
the CD for my modem.  When I say yes, none of the options are for the modem
referenced above.

When I look at my hardware list under Ports (Com & LPT) I see:

Comm Port (COM1) - has a yellow ! - device causing a resource conflict
Comm Port (COM2)
Printer Port (LPT1)

I think there was a COM3 and COM4 before I removed the modem.

Can any of you experts help me?

Debbie Grabb

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