Vista - PCI Simple Communications Controller

G'day all.

This is probably a silly question, but...

When I installed Beta2 x86 my soft modem was recognised. With RC1, both x86
and x64, it is not recognised. I simply get the message saying that I should
check the with the manufacturer for an updated driver. This isn't a big deal
at the moment because I only use it for faxing, but I would like to resolve
the problem.

The reason that I think that this will be a dumb question is that I haven't
seen a single post by anyone with this issue.

So, does anyone know how I get my modem recognised?

It's a Swann internal fax/modem with a Conexant chipset on COM port 3. I
know that there are drivers for Conexant modems in Vista, but I can not get
them to install. I also know that Vista does not see COM3 for some reason,
although I can select it in the device settings under Ports.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Graham.

Like I said, it was a stupid question.

I was trying to install it with the wrong modem driver.

"Graham" <the_bushranger@msn.com> wrote in message
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> G'day all.
>
> This is probably a silly question, but...
>
> When I installed Beta2 x86 my soft modem was recognised. With RC1, both
> x86 and x64, it is not recognised. I simply get the message saying that I
> should check the with the manufacturer for an updated driver. This isn't a
> big deal at the moment because I only use it for faxing, but I would like
> to resolve the problem.
>
> The reason that I think that this will be a dumb question is that I
> haven't seen a single post by anyone with this issue.
>
> So, does anyone know how I get my modem recognised?
>
> It's a Swann internal fax/modem with a Conexant chipset on COM port 3. I
> know that there are drivers for Conexant modems in Vista, but I can not
> get them to install. I also know that Vista does not see COM3 for some
> reason, although I can select it in the device settings under Ports.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Graham.
>

I have a Zoom modem with the same chipset, I believe. In the 5600 build, it
installed and worked fine. In the 5728 build it installs fine but when I
reboot, I get a blue screen. I tried the drivers Windows wanted to use and
the ones directly from the Zoom site, but neither one worked.

I don't really understand exactly what broke--are the drivers different and
not workable in 5728 or did they change something in Windows which causes
the problem?

Clark

"Graham" <the_bushranger@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Like I said, it was a stupid question.
>
> I was trying to install it with the wrong modem driver.
>
> "Graham" <the_bushranger@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:OZkaxiH4GHA.1608@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> G'day all.
>>
>> This is probably a silly question, but...
>>
>> When I installed Beta2 x86 my soft modem was recognised. With RC1, both
>> x86 and x64, it is not recognised. I simply get the message saying that I
>> should check the with the manufacturer for an updated driver. This isn't
>> a big deal at the moment because I only use it for faxing, but I would
>> like to resolve the problem.
>>
>> The reason that I think that this will be a dumb question is that I
>> haven't seen a single post by anyone with this issue.
>>
>> So, does anyone know how I get my modem recognised?
>>
>> It's a Swann internal fax/modem with a Conexant chipset on COM port 3. I
>> know that there are drivers for Conexant modems in Vista, but I can not
>> get them to install. I also know that Vista does not see COM3 for some
>> reason, although I can select it in the device settings under Ports.
>>
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Graham.
>>
>