Thanks, Dave! I'll give those a try and if all else fails, I'll just redo my system from scratch. :) I wish Dell would send the real operating system and not their version but I guess most companies are doing it this way these days. Thanks again! Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Weaver" <weaverdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:11 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows XP/Dial-up Connection > IF that doesn't work there are some other things to try. > > 1. Goto the Phone/Modem and try and select the properties of the modem. > If it is installed correctly it will let you see them, if not it will > tell you the modem isn't install correctly or the drivers are corrupt. > > 2. If #1 says that everything is okay, then try HyperTerminal to > communicate direct with the COM port that the modem is installed on. IF > everything comes back fine then my guess would be there is something > wrong with the OS installation. > > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GulfbreezeAvon > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 1:54 PM > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows XP/Dial-up Connection > > > It shows that it's there and the device manager says it's working. I'll > uninstall it and reinstall it to see if that helps. > > Thanks! > Polly > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Weaver" <weaverdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 12:38 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows XP/Dial-up Connection > > > > Check to make sure the computer sees your dial-up modem. Sounds like > > it isn't installed or the driver might be corrupt. You can go to > > Control Panel > Modems and see if it is listed in there, or System > > > Hardware > Device Manager > Modem. > > > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GulfbreezeAvon > > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 9:43 AM > > To: PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Windows XP/Dial-up Connection > > > > > > I have a Dell system and running Windows XP. > > Yesterday, the electricity went off, came on and went off again. It > > messed my system up and since I couldn't get it straightened out, I > > used the CD that came with the system and "upgraded" as it suggested. > > Now, I can't set up a dial-up connection. When I use the wizard, the > > only option I have is Broadband which I don't have. :) I've tried > > going to the Administration and starting the Remote Access Connection > > Manager but keep getting an Error 711. > > > > Can someone tell me HOW to get a dial-up connection set up? I don't > > remember having any problems when I set it up the first time. > > > > Thanks in advance for any help you can offer! > > Polly > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk