Modem error 633

[Bill Bowden]

I'm getting error 633 when trying to use a dial-up modem. Says the
port is already in use or the modem is not configured right. The modem
seems to be working and passes the query test in device manager. Port
used is COM3 but com3 does not show up in the listings of ports. I
tried deleting the modem and re-installing, but no help. I called
customer support for my ISP and they couldn't figure it out and
finally suggested buying an external modem running from the USB. Also,
the modem does work with AOL installed but doesn't work either before
AOL was put in or after it was removed. Seems AOL is the only one who
knows how to use this modem. The computer is a P4 running Win-XP

Any ideas?

-Bill

[Vic RR Garcia]

The software you are using to dial-up is:
broken / miss-configured / do not work with Win Modems.

Since you do not said what Modem, program you have, cannot give you more
specific advise.

[Bill Bowden]

There is no special software, just win-xp. The modem is a Lucent win
modem. I'm just using a dial-up connection made in Network Connections
(from control panel). It works fine in another computer (different
modem) also running win-xp. All it does is establish a connection and
then I can open whatever browser or e-mail program, and they all share
the same modem connection. But there are other problems. I was unable
to delete the modem and try to re-install. The modem was deleted but
reappears when the system is re-booted. The only way I found to delete
the modem was to remove it from the computer and then it dissappears.
However, if I again plug in the modem, it reappears (without any
installation) on the next re-boot. I can't get rid of it. My service
provider tried to help and looked for a couple files that were not
found. I think one was "telephone.exe and another was a (.ini file).
There shouldn't be any extra software needed other than what is in win-
xp.

-Bill

[Ben Myers]

"Bill Bowden" <bpe...@bowdenshobbycircuits.info> wrote in message news:24022f12-d885-4453...@io6g2000pbc.googlegroups.com...

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324760

Ben

[Vic RR Garcia]

It should work with XP dial-up, so something miss-configured.
The .inf file for Lucent modems are called 'mdml*.inf', if you remove
those files from 'C:\Windows\Inf, it will force XP to re-install the modem.
Other option will be to disable COM1: since it share the IRQ with COM3:.
If none of these work, well follow your ISP advise, use a USB or
external modem if you can get one.

[Bill Bowden]

> external modem if you can get one.- Hide quoted text -
>

Thanks, I'll try it. I just discovered that public wifi is available
where I live by just using a password. I'm wondering what sort of
modem is needed to connect my old desk top machine to the wifi
network. I have heard of security issues, but I just want to use a
dedicated machine to read the news and watch videos on the internet
using the wifi connection. I'm not worried about security. It is
possible to do this with a simple wireless modem that connects to the
USB port? Something like a flash drive to plug into the USB port
without any complicated routers and such?

What hardware do I need to connect an old PC to a public wifi network?

-Bill

[Vic RR Garcia]

I have one of those:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704045

It works with XP, Win7 and Linux.
Only cost $18, your computer need to have an USB port available.

[Bill Bowden]

> Only cost $18, your computer need to have an USB port available.-
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>

Yes, I found a TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter that works. I get a fast
connection in the morning at 10 AM, but at night the connection is
slow probably due to all the other users. My dial-up connection (56K)
is faster than WIFI at night.

-Bill