Installing PC modem for Windows XP
To install the PC modem on your system running Windows® XP, follow these steps. If you are installing a PC modem that requires specific drivers, use the instructions that the modem manufacturer provides. Otherwise, follow these steps:
- Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Phone and Modem Options.
- If you are currently in the Modems tab of the Phone and Modem Options folder, click Add and then click Next. Otherwise, if you are at the Install New Modem window, click Next. The PC should find the new modem and report its location.
- When the window shows the modem it found, click Next to accept it. The PC will now load the driver code to support it.
- Click Finish to return you to the Phone and Modem Options folder.
- Close the Phone and Modem Options folder.
- If you get a message that indicates that restart the PC before you can use the modem, click OK. Then, perform a shutdown and restart your PC. Otherwise, you may be prompted to restart the PC. If that is the case, click Yes or OK to perform the shutdown.
If you were not prompted to restart the PC, restart the PC to force a rewrite of changed data.
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