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Step 3: Install the Modem Driver
If you use Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0, you must install the
modem driver. (If you use Windows 3.1 or another operating system, skip this
step and go to Step 4.) The modem driver is a description of the modem, which Win-
dows uses to control the modem.
Installing the Modem in Windows
1. Make sure your modem is connected properly, and then turn on your computer.
2. In the Install New Modem wizard, select Don't detect my modem; I will select
3. Insert the MT5600DSVD2 setup disk into your floppy drive, and then click Have
4. In the Install from Disk dialog box, select the drive the installation disk is in,
5. A list of modems appears. Select your modem from the list, and then click Next.
6. Select the port the modem is connected to, and then click Next.
7. Windows installs and configures the modem.
8. Click Finish to exit.
Removing Your Old Modem from Windows
When your new modem replaces another modem, the old driver remains after you
install the new driver, and the old modem remains selected in HyperTerminal and
other Windows applications. Although you can change the application connection
descriptions one at a time, it is easier to force Windows applications to use the new
driver by removing the old one from Windows.
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Modems icon to open the Modems Properties dialog box.
3. In the list box, select the old modem.
4. Click Remove, and then click Close.
5. The next time you dial a HyperTerminal connection, it will select your new
Windows should detect your new modem and open the Install New Modem
wizard.
Note: If Windows cannot detect your modem, your modem may be unplugged,
it may be plugged into the wrong connector on your computer, or the serial cable
may be faulty. See "None of the LEDs Light When the Modem Is Turned On" and
"The Modem Does Not Respond to Commands" in Chapter 5, "Solving Problems."
it from a list, and then click Next. A dialog box with a list of manufacturers and
a list of modem models appears.
Disk.
and then click OK.
modem and ask you to confirm the selection.
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