WDM, DirectX, Audio, ISA, and many many legacy drivers are NOT SUPPORTED in 2003
and disabled by default. You must re-enable and make autostart the windows audio service as this is related to the modem via WDM.
Get a modem that has XP drivers and install the XP drivers as an administrator on the local machine.
The XP drivers were installed on the 2003 server for both of the modems - one caused the blue screen of death and the other did not dial when requested to do so.
So I don't understand how enabling the audio driver addresses these problems?
The XP drivers were installed on the 2003 server for both of the modems - one caused the blue screen of death and the other did not dial when requested to do so.
So I don't understand how enabling the audio driver addresses these problems?
Not listening and refusing to try things is one reason that you may not understand.
What is required to get toy items to work is to DISABLE security so that 2003 acts like a workstation. When you enable directx and audio and other "features" then microsoft says its not a supported configuration.
MANY SOUND CARDS have CODECS and Many MODEMS use WDM AUDIO DRIVERS and codecs to decode the analog signals for modems. Just as Games and 3D dont work until you run DX DIAG and enable all directx features MODEMS need the WDM audio service enabled in order to run modems.
The security settings on 2003 also disable most installer scripts for XP drivers in such a way that files dont get copied and otherwise dont work.
You arent going to get any further help as you seem quite stubborn and have many "issues". WDM Audio service, Remote Access Service, TAPI Service and others are likely disabled or not set to AUTO start at boot and therefore no modem from ANY company on ANY port is going to work AT ALL. Directx and WDM audio are HIGHLY integrated into "modems" and Modem services due to the ability of TAPI devices to do "voicemail" and answer the phone.
The WDM Modem and USB Modem Kit package is intended to enable modem manufactures to complete the transition from traditional VxD based soft or controllerless modem drivers to WDM based drivers on the Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition platforms.
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 use the WDM Driver model for AUDIO CARDS and for Modems.
The USB MODEMS with WDM are basically just an interface between the motherboard and the phone line. Most non dos compatable USB or WINMODEMS HAVE no onboard processing power at all. For all functions, it uses the CPU's processing power. Although this provides for cheap and easy-to-make modems, this cuts about 20% of the CPU power off from the user.
Without a hardwired controlling chip, the card relies on special WDM AUDIO drivers, to make it work. This is contrary to how a normal modem works. A normal modem, also called a "Hardware Modem", has an onboard processor that does all the work and rarely needs to bother the CPU.
This also means that USB modems are NOT COMPATABLE with MSDOS.
I solved the problem by buying the internal PCI modem from Dell which is much cheaper than the external serial or USB modems. It installed easily and worked first time. Had I been involved in specifying the server it would have been ordered with the internal PCI modem.
In my defence I am open minded to all suggestions it was just a problem experimenting on a production server.
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and disabled by default. You must re-enable and make autostart the windows audio service as this is related to the modem via WDM.
Get a modem that has XP drivers and install the XP drivers as an administrator on the local machine.
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/encoder/sysreq.aspx
Audio and video files for dial-up modem , Codecs and WDM are all "involved" here.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/network/modem/WDMmodem.mspx
The WDM Modem and USB Modem Kit package is intended to enable modem manufactures to complete the transition from traditional VxD based soft or controllerless modem drivers to WDM based drivers on the Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition platforms.
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 use the WDM Driver model for AUDIO CARDS and for Modems.
The USB MODEMS with WDM are basically just an interface between the motherboard and the phone line. Most non dos compatable USB or WINMODEMS HAVE no onboard processing power at all. For all functions, it uses the CPU's processing power. Although this provides for cheap and easy-to-make modems, this cuts about 20% of the CPU power off from the user.
Without a hardwired controlling chip, the card relies on special WDM AUDIO drivers, to make it work. This is contrary to how a normal modem works. A normal modem, also called a "Hardware Modem", has an onboard processor that does all the work and rarely needs to bother the CPU.
This also means that USB modems are NOT COMPATABLE with MSDOS.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/baeca85f-4853-47a5-9e70-675d34492612.mspx
Message Edited by SpeedStep on 06-25-2005 09:26 PM
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I solved the problem by buying the internal PCI modem from Dell which is much cheaper than the external serial or USB modems. It installed easily and worked first time. Had I been involved in specifying the server it would have been ordered with the internal PCI modem.
In my defence I am open minded to all suggestions it was just a problem experimenting on a production server.
Thanks for your invaluable advice.