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From: kony on 5 Jun 2007 17:07
On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 21:35:31 +0100, "GT"
<ContactGT_removeme_(a)hotmail.com> wrote:


>> Thanks. It's going to be a Dell tower which doesn't have a serial port.
>> They will gladly supply a modem for about �20.
>
>I would go with the Dell option - they will install it (and drivers) and
>make sure it is all working and you won't invalidate your warranty when you
>open the case on your new PC!

Is it really worthwhile to send the system to Dell or at
least have to disconnect it and drive it to a service
center? They're not likely to send out a technician to
install a modem for �20 are they? I don't know what a
typical modem costs there, but considering it's Vista and a
modern PC has plenty of spare processing cycles, a typical
$10 USD (no ideal what it'd cost there) should suffice.

The warranty may not be worth much, not a big deal to void
if only for a short period. A modem just isn't a hard
enough part to get working that such measures should be
necessary.

Finally, to find a modem that has Vista support, pick out a
few modems and note the chipset used. Go to that chipset
manufacturer's website and when one is found that has a
Vista driver, download it. As another poster already
mentioned quite a few modems are likely to be natively
supported already. Hopefully if this is the case the
chipset manufacturer will also have a note stating this on
their driver download page.

From: Grumps on 5 Jun 2007 17:47
"kony" <spam(a)spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 21:35:31 +0100, "GT"
> <ContactGT_removeme_(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>> Thanks. It's going to be a Dell tower which doesn't have a serial port.
>>> They will gladly supply a modem for about �20.
>>
>>I would go with the Dell option - they will install it (and drivers) and
>>make sure it is all working and you won't invalidate your warranty when
>>you
>>open the case on your new PC!
>
> Is it really worthwhile to send the system to Dell or at
> least have to disconnect it and drive it to a service
> center? They're not likely to send out a technician to
> install a modem for �20 are they? I don't know what a
> typical modem costs there, but considering it's Vista and a
> modern PC has plenty of spare processing cycles, a typical
> $10 USD (no ideal what it'd cost there) should suffice.

I ended up ordering a Dell + WinXP, but not their modem (�20). I'm adding a
$10/�5 modem from another source which should work fine.

> The warranty may not be worth much, not a big deal to void
> if only for a short period. A modem just isn't a hard
> enough part to get working that such measures should be
> necessary.

I've never read the details of the Dell warranty. In the UK it's a 12 month
collect-and-return, but I'm not sure what adding cards does to this.


From: CBFalconer on 5 Jun 2007 17:06
kony wrote:
>
.... snip ...
>
> Everything? It's a beta OS with substantial bugs + DRM.
> Even deleting a few files is potentially thwarted by vista
> with several minutes wait, which is a sad joke.
>
> In the end, the choice is a Vista aeroglass UI which is less
> productive, vs XP which is more desirable in every way
> possibe besides MS deceitful advertising.
>
> Don't use Vista untill there is a clear reason to do so that
> outweighs the detriments.

Take a look at the ULs below.

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<http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit043.html>
<http://kadaitcha.cx/vista/dogsbreakfast/index.html>
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From: Plato on 14 Jun 2007 01:16
Grumps wrote:
>
> Simple question that I haven't found an answer to yet.
> I'm trying to find a simple 56k modem that has a Windows Vista driver. Every
> modem I've found so far only states Win98/SE/2000/ME/XP. Would the XP driver
> work, or is there a real Vista modem driver out there somewhere?

The XP driver may or may not work. It may even cripple Vista. Best bet
is to make sure you have the right drivers first for the new OS you want
to use.

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From: CBFalconer on 14 Jun 2007 10:21
Plato wrote:
> Grumps wrote:
>
>> Simple question that I haven't found an answer to yet. I'm
>> trying to find a simple 56k modem that has a Windows Vista
>> driver. Every modem I've found so far only states
>> Win98/SE/2000/ME/XP. Would the XP driver work, or is there a
>> real Vista modem driver out there somewhere?
>
> The XP driver may or may not work. It may even cripple Vista.
> Best bet is to make sure you have the right drivers first for
> the new OS you want to use.

Best bet - don't use Vista. Read the EULA and the following links:

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<http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/423>
<http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit043.html>
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