Kim,

Have you gone into the BIOS setup and verified that the ports did not get
turned off?  Once this is done, have you tried forcing an install of the COM
ports?  Let us know if either of these have been done, or if you need
instructions.

Regards,

Kyle Elmblade
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From: "Kim Schaefer" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 3:24 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] COM Ports not recognized


> Recently when attempting to connect to the internet, I've been getting an
"Unable to initialize modem" or "Port is busy or invalid".  I've gone
through several troubleshooting steps and have come to find out that no COM
Ports are recognized on my pc.  My pc is a Compaq 4540 and all I have are
the Windows 98 disk and the QuickRestore disk that came with the computer,
what can I do?
>
> Thank you for any suggestions or help!
>
> Kim

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