Telephony in Win XP, sp2 ?

[Gaëtan]

Hi. Just got a new cable modem with touchtone teléphony. But when I
click on window's dialer ... an error message shows up saying I can't
connect " There is no modem istalled on this pc " !!! An automated
search fot my modem fails everytime telling me " no modem found " ! Why
? Any help appreciated. Thanks.
Using: win xp pro,French version, sp2. Ethernet card, etc...

P.S.: my whole house is on cable modem telephone.

[Raymond J. Johnson Jr.]

Gaëtan wrote:
> Hi. Just got a new cable modem with touchtone teléphony. But when I
> click on window's dialer ... an error message shows up saying I can't
> connect " There is no modem istalled on this pc " !!! An automated
> search fot my modem fails everytime telling me " no modem found " ! Why
> ? Any help appreciated. Thanks.
> Using: win xp pro,French version, sp2. Ethernet card, etc...
>
> P.S.: my whole house is on cable modem telephone.
>

Because Windows is looking for an analog modem, not a cable modem.

[JerryMouse]

Gaëtan wrote:
> Hi. Just got a new cable modem with touchtone teléphony. But when I
> click on window's dialer ... an error message shows up saying I can't
> connect " There is no modem istalled on this pc " !!! An automated
> search fot my modem fails everytime telling me " no modem found " !
> Why ? Any help appreciated. Thanks.
> Using: win xp pro,French version, sp2. Ethernet card, etc...
>
> P.S.: my whole house is on cable modem telephone.

A cable modem is not the same thing as an audio modem. You evidently don't
have an audio/analog modem.

Nothing, absolutely nothing, requiring the original audio modems will work
with a cable modem. You can't connect to your cable system with an audio
modem; you can't connect to the outside telephone line with a cable modem.

Since you'll only be using the telephone modem for dialing, you CAN get a
cheap (even 2400 Baud) external modem, plug it into your computer's serial
port and the other end into your telephone.

Should work.

[Bob I]

Cable modems can't be "dialed".

Gaëtan wrote:

> Hi. Just got a new cable modem with touchtone teléphony. But when I
> click on window's dialer ... an error message shows up saying I can't
> connect " There is no modem istalled on this pc " !!! An automated
> search fot my modem fails everytime telling me " no modem found " ! Why
> ? Any help appreciated. Thanks.
> Using: win xp pro,French version, sp2. Ethernet card, etc...
>
> P.S.: my whole house is on cable modem telephone.
>