In a perfect world, the modem hardware would be plugged in before you install the operating system. That way Windows 2000 can load the correct device drivers right out of the shoot. But, when this ...

If you're using WinME, Win2k or Windows XP you're probably just as well off installing native drivers, i.e. Standard 56000bps V.90 modem.

I've got a year old Winmodem from US Robotics that I'm trying to reinstall in my PC. However, when I boot into windows, it autodetects the modem as a PCI Serial Controller, yet won't accept the ...