Michael Badt 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

Having an external modem is a great idea especially because one can turn
it
off. The above mentioned behavior is common to serial modems. Just buy
a serial to USB adaptor. Be sure to uninstall the serial modem first.
I usually
disable both com ports and the serial ports in the BIOS because I no
longer
use these legacy ports.
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