Where's Com 4 gone?
I was running Windows 98 but decided to get XP so I could do some digital video editing of footage shot on my summer flying trip. I installed XP which runs fine but doesn't support my modem. So I uninstalled XP to get back to 98 so I could use my modem to get the new drivers before I upgraded again.
Now, however, Windows 98 will not detect the modem at all. It was on Com 4 and Coms 3 and 4 have now disappeared from device manager. Following the troubleshooter, I can report that they are listed as 0000 0000 in debug and there is no dial tone from the modem when using "echo atdt>com4" on command prompt.
The driver is still there under windows/system but won't install because windows can't autodetect the modem. I tried uninstalling and removing the modem then putting it back in but that didn't work either. The modem is an internal motorola SM56 if that makes any difference.
Any ideas what to try next?
(its 98 SE by the way)