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   Vic RR Garcia to Bill Bowden   
   Re: Modem error 633   
   03 Sep 12 23:01:35   
   
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   From: VicGar007@at-gmail.dot.com   
      
   On 09/03/12 22:46, Bill Bowden wrote:   
   > I'm getting error 633 when trying to use a dial-up modem. Says the   
   > port is already in use or the modem is not configured right. The modem   
   > seems to be working and passes the query test in device manager. Port   
   > used is COM3 but com3 does not show up in the listings of ports. I   
   > tried deleting the modem and re-installing, but no help. I called   
   > customer support for my ISP and they couldn't figure it out and   
   > finally suggested buying an external modem running from the USB. Also,   
   > the modem does work with AOL installed but doesn't work either before   
   > AOL was put in or after it was removed. Seems AOL is the only one who   
   > knows how to use this modem. The computer is a P4 running Win-XP   
   >   
   > Any ideas?   
   >   
   > -Bill   
      
   The software you are using to dial-up is:   
   broken / miss-configured / do not work with Win Modems.   
      
   Since you do not said what Modem, program you have, cannot give you more   
   specific advise.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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