dialing and connection sounds in modem

Question

I have always heard the sounds of dialing and connections from the modem.  My friend was trying to speed up my computer and removed some running programs from msconfig.  After that no sound of dialing or connections. All sound controls are set to loud, none on mute.  Where can I make the selection to restore the sound of dialing and connections. I am running Windows XP on Dell Inspiron 2650.

Denny Denham · Answer

jbottorf,

Go to Start|Control Panel|Phone and Modem. Click on the Modem tab, click to select your modem then click Properties. On the dialog that opens click the Modem tab again and use the slider to set the Speaker Volume for the modem.

msil217 · Answer

I used to have dial-up, and I went to Network connections, right-Clicked my connection,

Chose "General" tab. Clicked on something like "modem setting" button for the model I had.

Then the modem configuation box came up. There was the the checkboxes, and one was "Enable Modem Speaker". Make sure that's checked.

Hope one of us helped.

jbottorf · Answer

Speaker volume slider is set to high and Enable Speaker Volume is checked.  Still no sound of modem working.

msil217 · Answer

Personally, I found the modem sounds too be irritating, after awhile, especially coming out of a laptop's speaker(s). I assume you can still connect to the internet?? If not, you have another problem.

How long ago did your "friend" do this?? You might be able to undo what he./she did by using system restore.

Here are the instructions:

http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_restore.htm

Denny Denham · Answer

jbottorf, Are you getting any normal PC sounds or is there a possibility that PC Speaker may be muted?

jbottorf · Answer

Dennis.  All other sounds are normal.  The only one that has changed is the modem.

jbottorf · Answer

Denny.  We removed from startup thngs that I seldom need in effort to speed up the computer.  These items were: carpserv, SNDMon, Adobe Reader, Kodak Easy Share, Kodak softwear.  I recognize Adobe and Kodak but don't know what the other two are.

jbottorf · Answer

Denny.  Also removed from startup  MSFSCui

CCrusher · Answer

There are two settings you need to check...one in phone and modem in control panel, the sliding bar. The other is a setting in network connections, right click on the dial up connection, and at the bottom is a setting to enable speaker.

jbottorf · Answer

Slide bar is on high. Enable speaker is checkd.

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