Jean Bourvic wrote: >Upgraded my friends computer to a 56K modem. The ISP is AT&T Worldnet. >Added the new modem and then deleted the old (generic) modem (earlier >the HD failed and everything had to be reloaded, but the driver for the >modem could not be found, so selected generic until the 56K arrived.). >Changed the settings in the AT&T connection for it to recognize the new >modem and speed. Am even dialing into the correct telephone number for >a 56Kflex. >What is happening - the system will sometimes give a "blue screen of >death" (windows exception in some type of VxD device) OR cause the >system to reset back to an initial turn-on condition without any >warning. >Never did that with the old modem, even though it wasn't the correct >driver. Everything was fine before. Now there are problems. Control >Panel/System shows no conflicts and that everything is fine for the >modem. Latest drivers are loaded (as far as I can tell). > >Win 98 OS; Modem Master 8000 series 56KFlex modem. (Its an older >computer that has Win 98 loaded on it.) >Would be interested in any ideas. Hi I noticed you said that this is an older computer. The 56K modem I purchased the other day had written on the package that the minimum requirement was at least a Pentium 133 or it might not operate correctly. Later Gordon McFarland ----- PCBUILD mailing list - http://nospin.com Bob Wright:[log in to unmask] - Drew Dunn:[log in to unmask]