Windows 2000/XP:
1 | 2000: Open Start Settings Control Panel. |
Phone and Modem Options. Fill in the Location | |
| Information screen if it appears. |
| XP: Open Start Control Panel. |
| other Hardware then Phone and Modem Options. Fill in |
| the Location Information screen if it appears. |
2 | On the Phone and Modem Options screen, click the |
Modems tab and select your newly installed modem. Click | |
| Properties. Set the Maximum speed to the highest speed |
| available (probably 115,200). |
3 | Select the Diagnostics tab. Click Query Modem. Make a |
note of the COM port in use. | |
4 | Click OK. Click OK again. Close the Control Panel. |
Continue below. |
Installing the Communications Software
The accompanying CD describes each communication software package included with your modem and provides easy point-
Important—If Your PC Had an Existing Modem
You must redirect your application software so that it recognizes your new modem.
•America Online Users: From the AOL Welcome screen, click the Setup button; then click Expert Setup. Select the Devices tab and
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Removing an Internal Modem
You should follow these instructions if your computer already has an internal PCI modem installed, and you want to replace it with your new modem.
From the desktop, open the Control Panel, and then click
1 Add or Remove Programs. In the dialog box that opens, select the modem that you want to uninstall and click Remove.
(Depending on your operating system, some of these buttons may have slightly different labels.)
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