i installed a modem in my pc using windows xp.
defaultly it got installed in COM 3.
now when i connect to the ISP(bsnl) it shows error that device is errored.
then i troubleshooted the decive using help and found that COM 3 is not installed in my pc as according to device manager. Its showing only COM 1,COM 2 and LPT port.
plz suggest some way to enable COM 3.
thanks
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When you connected your modem in COM3, did windows detect the modem and install drivers for them?
i may be wrong, but, about 6 years ago to enable COM3, you had to enter the BIOS → Integrated Peripherals and choose between COM1 & COM3
the COM ports share resources, COM1 & 3 are shared, COM2 & 4 are shared
Edit: if i remember correctly COM1 & 2 are available by default externally & COM3 & 4 are available internally by default, so to make COM3 available externally you want to replace COM1 with COM3 in the BIOS, well, thats how it did work, but, it may have changed
Did you Query your modem to see if the right drivers our found ?