Be sure to read modem install manual carefully to be sure all installation procedures were followed. Click on fininsh once Windows find and install device driver.

Users of Windows XP have an updated list of device drivers which may be present.Its best to use disk when installing software.

TEST YOUR NEW MODEM

The device driver allow your modem to talk to your computer.To see if modem is working,click on Start,Settings,Control Panel,and click Modems icon.

Read description of modem to be sure it is one you have.

Windows XP users should click on Start,Control Panel,and click Phone and Modems icon. Then click Modem,Properties,and Diagnostics. Run a Query Modem check to verify your modem is up and running.

INSTALLING A CABLE OR DSL MODEM

Cable Modems are external and are connected to computer by a Cat5 Cable.This cables looks like a regular modem data cable but is larger.

One end of Cat5 Cable is inserted into rear of cable modem while other end is inserted into a Network Interface Card.

This NIC card must be installed in an empty adapter slot in system unit and transfer data between computer and modem.

With Cat5 cable connecting modem and PC together,you must provide Internet signal to modem by connecting a coail cable to modem.

This cable provides high speed internet access and may use same connection as your television. One end of coaxial cable connects to modem and other is connected cable TV connector.

If connection is being used by TV,a cable adapter will split signals and you can use one connector for both your TV and Internet.

DSL Modems also use NIC card and Cat5 cable. Some DSL modem require device drivers and either a cdrom or diskette should come with modem.

Once you connect to Internet with a cable or dsl modem,you'll most likely never go back to slower dialup version.

Onthe other hand,you just may want to keep your dialup modem once you realize just how much more you're going to invest when it comes to broadband Internet.

Since choice is yours,learn all you can about all modems,how they work,and how they connect to world wide web.Your internet experience will grow by leaps and bounds if you do.

Now open Windows folder and Inf folder Locate following files and change their extension from .inf to .old pnpwfdc.inf pnpwide.inf pnpwtape.inf pnpwppt.inf Use “Back” button and go back to Windows folder and open System folder Locate and open iosubsys folder (it is hidden and should appear “greyed-out”) Locate following files and change their extension from .vxd to .old drvwq117.vxd drvwppqt.vxd drvwcdb.vxd Close window and restart your system. The lockup should be resolved.

What this does is prevents Windows from actually seeing conflicting component (driver) and thus eliminating lockups. The necessary files are still there; only Windows won't see them.

Should you find that you indeed need files for use with your tape backup, you can open SYSTEM.INI file inside C:WINDOWS and append following to “[386Enh]” section: DMABufferSize=64

Once again, save and close SYSTEM.INI file and restart. You only need to perform this if you need these files because you have a tape drive you are going to use on system, otherwise it is recommended that you rename above files to eliminate problem.