Yes, but it didn't work. It said, "No driver files have been backed up for
this device."
Aloha, Bev in Alabama :)
At 1/12/06 11:57 PM, David Gillett wrote:
> I recently had Windows Update offer me a driver update for my video card.
>Except it turned out that it was actually for a different model, also made
>by ATI, and was not in fact fully compatible with the hardware in my
>machine.
> When I went to the video card entry in Device Manager and checked its
>properties, I found a button (on the Driver tab, I think) that said
>something like "Revert to previous driver"; clicking it caused the name of
>the device to revert to its previous setting and I once more had a working
>display.
> Is there something similar on the modem entry?
>
>David Gillett
>
>On 12 Jan 2006 at 17:26, AlohaBev wrote:
> > I have Windows XP Home Edition, and my User Account is designated
> > "Administrator." I still have to dial up my ISP. According to Modem
> > Troubleshooting, I need to "check/enable the modem port." However, "PORTS
> > (COM & LPT)" is NOT listed in my Device Manager, nor can I figure out how
> > to fix "Modem Removed - Conexant D480 MDC v.92 Modem (COM4)" in Network
> > Connections. What do I do next? Here's how I got myself in this
> situation:
> >
> > In doing a MS Windows update last Saturday, I foolishly allowed MS to
> > update the drivers for my modem. The download/install info window
> > indicated the download was successful. and install commenced during which
> > my computer suddenly dropped carrier. When I tried to reconnect, I
> instead
> > got this error message followed by what I've done/learned so far:
> > ------------- copy starts -----------------
> > Error connecting to Earthlink
> >
> > Opening port...
> >
> > Error 797: A connection to the remote computer could not be
> > established because the modem was not found or was busy. For
> > further assistance, click More Info or search Help and Support
> > Center for this error number.
> > ----------- copy ends ------------------
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