false modem

Windows Update would not install new updates, so I had to
completely reinstall win98se. The setup would not
function properly so I had to del the whole Windows
folder in dos. After a successful install, the problem
is that win98 falsely detects that I have a modem when it
is in fact a network card. Now I cannot connect to the
internet because windows continuously tries to setup the
modem instead of allowing me to connect to the internet.
(This is a different computer)

How is W98 detecting this--have you looked in device manager to see what is
listed? Do you even have an analog modem in your PC?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"j h" wrote in message
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Windows Update would not install new updates, so I had to
completely reinstall win98se. The setup would not
function properly so I had to del the whole Windows
folder in dos. After a successful install, the problem
is that win98 falsely detects that I have a modem when it
is in fact a network card. Now I cannot connect to the
internet because windows continuously tries to setup the
modem instead of allowing me to connect to the internet.
(This is a different computer)

I don't know how. I don't have any modem, just 1 network
card. I removed every trace of the modem profiles but
the Internet Connection Wizard still wants to set up a
modem. I'm wondering if there is some sort of registry
fix that will change it's state.
-----Original Message-----
How is W98 detecting this--have you looked in device
manager to see what is
listed? Do you even have an analog modem in your PC?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"j h" wrote in message
...
Windows Update would not install new updates, so I had
to
completely reinstall win98se. The setup would not
function properly so I had to del the whole Windows
folder in dos. After a successful install, the problem
is that win98 falsely detects that I have a modem when
it
is in fact a network card. Now I cannot connect to the
internet because windows continuously tries to setup
the
modem instead of allowing me to connect to the
internet.
(This is a different computer)


.

Control panel, system, device manager. That is how you see what hardware is
installed and if there are any problems with it.

How are you connecting to the internet--via cable or DSL modem? If so, the
IC wizard gives you a choice between a phone line connection and local area
net (LAN)--choose the LAN.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

wrote in message
...
I don't know how. I don't have any modem, just 1 network
card. I removed every trace of the modem profiles but
the Internet Connection Wizard still wants to set up a
modem. I'm wondering if there is some sort of registry
fix that will change it's state.
-----Original Message-----
How is W98 detecting this--have you looked in device
manager to see what is
listed? Do you even have an analog modem in your PC?

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"j h" wrote in message
...
Windows Update would not install new updates, so I had
to
completely reinstall win98se. The setup would not
function properly so I had to del the whole Windows
folder in dos. After a successful install, the problem
is that win98 falsely detects that I have a modem when
it
is in fact a network card. Now I cannot connect to the
internet because windows continuously tries to setup
the
modem instead of allowing me to connect to the
internet.
(This is a different computer)


.