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On 3/11/2014 2:06 PM, philo wrote:
On 03/11/2014 10:15 AM, BillW50 wrote: On 3/11/2014 9:56 AM, philo wrote: O. No matter what OS I used, a serial modem always worked with no problems. I too had my share of WinModems problems as well back then. Then I switched over to external RS-232 hard modems and they were solid as a rock. I suppose my Gateway M465 machines has a WinModem in them. Although those seem to work okay. I am sure not all win-modems give poor performance with Win2k/XP I heard stories some worked well while I also heard many don't worked well. My experience is like 50/50. And any trouble at all, go external RS-232 serial. Never tried those external USB ones, but they should be okay I think. but I sure ran across many that did. Back then I ran so many different operating systems, Windows, OS/2, Solaris. Linux, BSD etc that the external serial modem was the only way to go. Oh gosh yes! My memory is WinModems only work with Windows and that is it. And most of them are flaky under Windows anyway. And if you do get one working well under Windows, chances are it will only work well under that version of Windows. Change Windows version and then it probably won't work well or not at all. -- Bill Dell Latitude Slate Tablet 128GB SSD ('12 era) - Thunderbird v24.3.0 Intel Atom Z670 1.5GHz - 2GB RAM - Windows 8 Pro |
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:56:26 -0500, philo* wrote:
On 03/11/2014 08:58 AM, BillW50 wrote: On 3/9/2014 2:22 PM, philo wrote: It really does look like Partition Magic failed but I did think of one more thing. On 3/11/2014 8:43 AM, philo wrote: I already gave you the solution on your previous thread but you ignored it. Looks like Casey did follow your advice to me. As Casey didn't use Partition Magic with the next attempt. I was (not so clearly) mentioning the problem he is having with dial-up. Back when I used dial-up I had the same problem with many win-modems in that under Win2k they could not connect at anywhere near the speed as they could under Win98. The sure-fire solution was to use an external serial modem. No matter what OS I used, a serial modem always worked with no problems. I *did* connect my ext. (Serial) Creative modem (which I am using right now on W98), to the XP computer. I physically removed the internal modem, disabled it in the settings, and installed the drivers for the ext modem. The results were identical. I also mentioned that on my W98 computer, I have Win2000 installed to dual boot. Using the same computer (dual booted). same Ext. modem, same phone line, and same ISP. I have had the exact same problem. I've tried repeatedly during the last 5 years or so, to connect properly under W2K. It just has not worked, ever! I finally just gave up on it, and always rebooted to W98 to go online. I always thought it was just W2K, but it now appears that ALL NT based OSs cause the same problems. I get a damn good connection in W98, faster than most dialup systems, most of the time (except during peak usage hours). Actually, I thought that XP was supposed to be all plug-n-play and ready to go, and superior to W98 and W2K. Apparently not. Yes, this internal modem IS a winmodem, but my Ext. Creative brand is not. I only switched back to the int. modem because I am tired of swapping the cable, and I can stay online on the W98 machine, while trying to find diagnostic articles on the web, to try on the XP machine. But I've run out of ideas and things to try. I mentioned in another post, that every year i lose at least one modem from lightning. I buy another Ext. one, and they are never the same brand. I just plug them into W98, install the drivers, and I'm connected. I've never had to manually change settings or anything like that. |
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:56:26 -0500, philo wrote: On 03/11/2014 08:58 AM, BillW50 wrote: On 3/9/2014 2:22 PM, philo wrote: It really does look like Partition Magic failed but I did think of one more thing. On 3/11/2014 8:43 AM, philo wrote: I already gave you the solution on your previous thread but you ignored it. Looks like Casey did follow your advice to me. As Casey didn't use Partition Magic with the next attempt. I was (not so clearly) mentioning the problem he is having with dial-up. Back when I used dial-up I had the same problem with many win-modems in that under Win2k they could not connect at anywhere near the speed as they could under Win98. The sure-fire solution was to use an external serial modem. No matter what OS I used, a serial modem always worked with no problems. I *did* connect my ext. (Serial) Creative modem (which I am using right now on W98), to the XP computer. I physically removed the internal modem, disabled it in the settings, and installed the drivers for the ext modem. The results were identical. I also mentioned that on my W98 computer, I have Win2000 installed to dual boot. Using the same computer (dual booted). same Ext. modem, same phone line, and same ISP. I have had the exact same problem. I've tried repeatedly during the last 5 years or so, to connect properly under W2K. It just has not worked, ever! I finally just gave up on it, and always rebooted to W98 to go online. I always thought it was just W2K, but it now appears that ALL NT based OSs cause the same problems. I get a damn good connection in W98, faster than most dialup systems, most of the time (except during peak usage hours). Actually, I thought that XP was supposed to be all plug-n-play and ready to go, and superior to W98 and W2K. Apparently not. Yes, this internal modem IS a winmodem, but my Ext. Creative brand is not. I only switched back to the int. modem because I am tired of swapping the cable, and I can stay online on the W98 machine, while trying to find diagnostic articles on the web, to try on the XP machine. But I've run out of ideas and things to try. I mentioned in another post, that every year i lose at least one modem from lightning. I buy another Ext. one, and they are never the same brand. I just plug them into W98, install the drivers, and I'm connected. I've never had to manually change settings or anything like that. Since you know that lightning is eventually going to kill the PCTell and kill the Creative, why not buy another external modem and connect it to your WinXP machine ? And talk to your phone company, about lightning protection. Maybe they can suggest a device to place at the demarc. (Might even be old fashioned gas tube or carbon block, plus grounding rod.) The following is a poor substitute, but just to illustrate another way of getting MOV protection on a phone line. This would require three-prong plugs on the house wiring, and grounding of that safety ground in the wall. "Telephone surge suppressor" http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-MasterC.../dp/B0000668YX These forms of protection, are not for direct hits to a house. They're to reduce the damage from local hits (more than a couple hundred feet from the dwelling). No MOV could absorb a direct hit. I haven't lost any modems here, but if I'm around when a violent storm is passing, I disconnect at the wall jack. Paul |
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philo wrote:
On 03/12/2014 12:36 AM, wrote: On Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:56:26 -0500, philo wrote: On 03/11/2014 08:58 AM, BillW50 wrote: On 3/9/2014 2:22 PM, philo wrote: It really does look like Partition Magic failed but I did think of one more thing. On 3/11/2014 8:43 AM, philo wrote: I already gave you the solution on your previous thread but you ignored it. Looks like Casey did follow your advice to me. As Casey didn't use Partition Magic with the next attempt. I was (not so clearly) mentioning the problem he is having with dial-up. Back when I used dial-up I had the same problem with many win-modems in that under Win2k they could not connect at anywhere near the speed as they could under Win98. The sure-fire solution was to use an external serial modem. No matter what OS I used, a serial modem always worked with no problems. I *did* connect my ext. (Serial) Creative modem (which I am using right now on W98), to the XP computer. I physically removed the internal modem, disabled it in the settings, and installed the drivers for the ext modem. The only thing I see as odd here is that whenever I've used a serial modem in Win2k I just let it auto-install using the Windows drivers. I wonder if possibly, the manufacturers drivers are causing the problem... but that does seem pretty unlikely. This may be a long shot, but what about tweaking the modem init string parameters? I recall doing that at one point when I was using 98SE, to try and get a better connection speed by it not allowing the modem to connect at a low kbps (below 28kbps), but rather instead, forcing it to redial (to try again for a better landline connection (33 kbps, preferably). |
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