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JimC · 07-01-2000, 05:31 PM

I have new Pentium PC with Win 98SE. Installed a bargain basement (but supposed to work quite well!) 56K modem distributed by CompUSA: ESS ES56STH-PI Data Fax modem
(PCI). My ISP software (Netzero) cannot establish a connection, says something like "no socket found". I checked MODEM PROPERTIES/diagnostics/more info, it said "couldn't open port". Shows it installed on Com4. It also showed Com4 to be using IRQ10, 2E8, HIGHEST SPEED: NO RESPONSE.
I tried removing the ESS modem drivers, rebooting, and letting Win98 P&P reinstall the drivers. There was an error message after inserting Win98 CD as prompted: It was looking for a file called "mycat.cat" in the WIn98 folder, and not finding it. DOn't remember any such error the first time I installed it, it installed the .inf file from the Win98 dir. of the Computer Associates BitWare for Windows CD-ROM, without asking for mycat.cat. (So I skipped this and Win98 went on to re-install it. It still did not work. Com4 port apparently does not work.
I went to system info, checked IRQ assignments. It lists ESS modem on IRQ10, and it lists two more on the same IRQ: ESS modem device manager, and IRQ holder for PCI steering.
I do remember that there were THREE .inf files found by Windows in the Win98 directory, I picked the one at the top of the list....could I have installed the wrong one, and when I re-installed, Windows just re-installed the same wrong one?

07-01-2000, 05:31 PM	#1
JimC Member (7 bit) Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 100	I have new Pentium PC with Win 98SE. Installed a bargain basement (but supposed to work quite well!) 56K modem distributed by CompUSA: ESS ES56STH-PI Data Fax modem (PCI). My ISP software (Netzero) cannot establish a connection, says something like "no socket found". I checked MODEM PROPERTIES/diagnostics/more info, it said "couldn't open port". Shows it installed on Com4. It also showed Com4 to be using IRQ10, 2E8, HIGHEST SPEED: NO RESPONSE. I tried removing the ESS modem drivers, rebooting, and letting Win98 P&P reinstall the drivers. There was an error message after inserting Win98 CD as prompted: It was looking for a file called "mycat.cat" in the WIn98 folder, and not finding it. DOn't remember any such error the first time I installed it, it installed the .inf file from the Win98 dir. of the Computer Associates BitWare for Windows CD-ROM, without asking for mycat.cat. (So I skipped this and Win98 went on to re-install it. It still did not work. Com4 port apparently does not work. I went to system info, checked IRQ assignments. It lists ESS modem on IRQ10, and it lists two more on the same IRQ: ESS modem device manager, and IRQ holder for PCI steering. I do remember that there were THREE .inf files found by Windows in the Win98 directory, I picked the one at the top of the list....could I have installed the wrong one, and when I re-installed, Windows just re-installed the same wrong one?