56 Solving Problems
Error Messages

If the message is not listed, see the documentation for the operating system

or the program that was running when the message appeared.

VERIFY THAT THE MODEM IS COMMUNICATING WITH WINDOWS —
Windows XP:
1
Click
Start
Control Panel
Printers and Other Hardware
Phone and Modem
Options
Modems
.
2
Click the COM port for your modem
Properties
Diagnostics
Query Modem
to verify that the modem is communicating with Windows.
Windows Vista:
1
Click
Start

and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Hardware and Sound
.
3
Click
Phone and Modem Options
and click the
Modems
tab.
4
Click the COM port for your modem.
5
Click
Properties
, click the
Diagnostics
tab, and then click
Query Modem
to verify
that the modem is communicating with Windows.
If all commands receive responses, the modem is operating properly.
ENSURE THAT YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET —Ensure that you have
subscribed to an Internet provider. With the Windows Mail e-mail program open,
click File. If Work Offline has a checkmark next to it, click the checkmark to
remove it and connect to the Internet. For help, contact your Internet service provider.
A FILENAME CANNOT CONTAIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS: \ / : * ? “
< > | — Do not use these characters in filenames.
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