Dare one suggest re-instate the backup AUTOEXEC.BAT and see if that fixes the problem,
Those 'Garbage characters' could have been control codes to set the Modem into an appropriate mode JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Holsberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 7:06 PM Subject: Win98 Modem Problem > A neighbor said that his modem stopped working. I tried it with AOL > and Hyperterm and get a "no dialtone" message. > > He says he checked the cable and it's plugged in securely at both > ends. A telephone connected to the same outlet via a splitter works. > > I cleaned up some garbage characters from his AUTOEXEC.BAT the other > day; could that have anything to do with it? I've forgotten everything > I knew about Win98! > > Thanks. > > -- > Pete Holsberg > Columbus, NJ > > Treat everyone the way you want to be treated. > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
