On 03/01/2006 Michael Badt <mibadt@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>I've an external faxmodem, connected via COM1 to an Windows XP.
>If I turn on the modem before booting XP, XP recognizes the modem and it
>works OK.
>However, if I boot XP with the modem turned off, and turn it on afterwards,
>XP doesn't recognize the same modem that has been working before (it does
>not appear in the device manager, and I've to reinstall it using the
>hardware wizard).
>Is there a way to retain my modem configuration even if booting with the
>modem off?
>
>TIA
>

This seems to be normal. You do not have to re-run the hardware wizard. Just
"Refresh" the Device Manager will do.

I was originally told that XP (and NT 4/2000) will only allocate system
resources if the device "exist" during boot-up. If the device is turned on
after XP has been working, you need to "refresh" the system resources.

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