Wednesday, December 10, 2008

installing a DSL modem

There is a mistake which people make while installing the driver for a DSL broadband modem. let me describe the entire procedure here. first the connections are set up and the modem is connected to the pc using the usb cord to the usb port of the computer. after that windows detects the new hardware and the " found new hardware wizard" opens . put the cd rom inside and ask the wizard to automatically search and install the drivers. the wizard searches the cd rom and after finding the suitable software , the installation begins.the installation takes place in two steps. the first step is quite smooth . then the 2nd step begins. when the second step is going on , the " found new hardware wizard" appears again. the mistake which people make is that htey cancel this wizard. that is not the way . again u should ask the wizard to search for the suitable software while the 2nd step of the first installation is still going on . the wizard searches and starts to install. the 2nd step of the first installation gets completed 100%. the driver is ready and the computer has to be restarted before use. if the wizard is cancelled when it prompts again ( when the installation process is already going on ) , an error message is displayed which says that windows can not install the drivers for the modem . if u are still having a problem installing the driver , then i suggest the use of the ethernet port rather than the usb port because a modem working on an ethernet port does not require the installation of a driver.

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