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Old 10-06-2000, 11:24 PM   #1
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working on a desktop comput for a change..IBM aptiva with P!! 233/64 ram....modem will not activate in dial up networking but works fine in aol??? Modem diagnostics show all OK... DUN is properly installed..the comput has a NIC..hv never fooled with one of these before--cld this be the problem?? Suggestions??? thanx. Using a 56K rockwell based external modem (V90)..modem only works on COM 1..gives "open com port" on coms 2-5 inclusive...ive tried playing with irqs to no luck...

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Old 10-07-2000, 10:51 PM   #2
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AOL is taking this modem for itself. If you have the AOL Tray icon in the taskbar you should remove it from STARTUP.
START SETTINGS TASKBAR START MENU PROGRAMS REMOVE----DOUBLE CLICK STARTUP, GET RID OF TRAY ICON
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Old 10-08-2000, 07:46 AM   #3
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Get rid of Aohell and you should be fine.
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Old 10-08-2000, 07:59 AM   #4
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ALL FIXED!!!!!

installed different modem/installed IE 5.5

Unit really flies now!!..suprised to see such fast garphics!! WinMag.com Wintune benchamrks (video) are 135% over spec for a PII unit..
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