Modem Question

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I have two PCI internal true hardware modems, a USR 2976 and an ActionTec
PM560LKI. The specs of each say they can be installed on systems running
Windows 95, 98 or NT. I'm wondering if there is any reason one or the other
couldn't be installed on a system running Windows 2000. Since they are old
designs that came out at the start of the PCI slot era, my thought was that
maybe 2000 hadn't been released yet, so the manufacturers. never bothered to
put it in the literature, but that it would have been compatible
nonetheless.
 
Roger Fink said:
I have two PCI internal true hardware modems, a USR 2976 and an ActionTec
PM560LKI. The specs of each say they can be installed on systems running
Windows 95, 98 or NT. I'm wondering if there is any reason one or the other
couldn't be installed on a system running Windows 2000. Since they are old
designs that came out at the start of the PCI slot era, my thought was that
maybe 2000 hadn't been released yet, so the manufacturers. never bothered to
put it in the literature, but that it would have been compatible
nonetheless.
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Give it a try! If Win2000 does not already have the proper
drivers, get them from www.driverguide.com. If you don't
what chip they use, run aida32.exe to find out
(http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?pid=1&lang=en&pageid=3).
 
Roger Fink said:
Will do, but I have to assemble this thing first. Hate to give up 98SE but
you've got to keep up with the times.
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If your hardware can take it then you should install WinXP.
There seems to be little point spending time and effort to move
from one legacy OS to another one that is at the end of its life
expectancy. I hasten to add that Win2000 is a fine OS, far
superior to Win98. Many of my clients still use it and are perfectly
happy with it.
 
Pegasus said:
If your hardware can take it then you should install WinXP.
There seems to be little point spending time and effort to move
from one legacy OS to another one that is at the end of its life
expectancy. I hasten to add that Win2000 is a fine OS, far
superior to Win98. Many of my clients still use it and are perfectly
happy with it.
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In the Windows 98 group I see it sometimes referred to as Xtra Problems by
some of the MVPs, but the real problem I have with it is the kind of thing
that makes me lurch haltingly towards the Penguin: activation, licensing,
and attempting to artificially tie OS life to the hardware replacement
cycle, as though computers have not become evolutionary rather than
revolutionary technology. Microsoft has the right to do this, but end users
have the right to evaluate what they are being offered in light of other
market alternatives. Besides, I've used 2000 at work and it's a solid piece
of work, as you said. So out with the old and in with the new (albeit not
the newest).
 
Will do, but I have to assemble this thing first. Hate to give up 98SE but
you've got to keep up with the times.
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And just for info, W2000 IS 'NT' (at least as far
as most hardware and software is concerned)....







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Never said:
And just for info, W2000 IS 'NT' (at least as far
as most hardware and software is concerned)....
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Ok, but in that case I've used both NT and NT, and I'll take NT over NT any
day.
 
Never Anonymous Bud said:
And just for info, W2000 IS 'NT' (at least as far
as most hardware and software is concerned)....
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I beg to disagree. While Win2000 is built on WinNT, it has
numerous improvements that make life much, much easier,
e.g. Plug and Play or the ability to modify network parameters
without rebooting each time. Saying that "Win2000 is NT" is
like saying that a motor cycle is the same as a bicyle. Yes,
both of them run on two wheels . . .
 
I beg to disagree. While Win2000 is built on WinNT,
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As I said, as far as hardware and software is concerned.

I made NO claims that it's NOT easier to set up and use.



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