Need driver help for Win ME.....?

[Guest toonpup]

Hi all,

 

I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to help me..........

 

I'm trying to update my drivers (modem, usb, sound, COM ports). I've

been to umpteen sites, and can't figure out which drivers are the

right ones for my setup. Microsoft doesn't support my operating system

anymore, so I'm stuck looking for the drivers at various other sites.

There are a *huge* number of possibilities (or so it

seems)...........I just want whichever drivers are the latest, BUT

reliable!!

 

I'm using: Windows ME

Modem is: PCTEL Platinum V.90

Sound: ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM)

USB is: 1.something, not 2.0. Can/should/do I upgrade to 2.0? If

not, where can I get the newest drivers for USB 1.something?

 

(I probably need COM port driver(s) too)

 

My sound drivers haven't given any trouble, but I'd like the current

drivers. My USB and modem drivers, however, are causing big problems.

 

Can anyone help.......please?! I'd really appreciate it! I've been

sorting through these sites for days now...........the drivers I need

have to be out there somewhere!!

 

Remember, I'm on Win. ME........(lucky me)

 

Thanks!

 

toon

[Guest Mike M]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

If features are working such as sound you don't need to upgrade drivers.

Sound drivers for example are unlikely to have been updated since around

2000 when Win Me was released.

> I just want whichever drivers are the latest

 

Remember that whilst you may _want_ the latest in most cases you don't

_need_ the latest.

 

USB drivers. These aren't something that gets updated as such so if you

have usb and it works then all is well. USB 2.0 requires a hardware

upgrade if you currently only have usb 1.0.

> (I probably need COM port driver(s) too)

 

Unlikely as these will have been installed as part of the operating

system.

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

 

toonpup <toonpup@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to help me..........

>

> I'm trying to update my drivers (modem, usb, sound, COM ports). I've

> been to umpteen sites, and can't figure out which drivers are the

> right ones for my setup. Microsoft doesn't support my operating system

> anymore, so I'm stuck looking for the drivers at various other sites.

> There are a *huge* number of possibilities (or so it

> seems)...........I just want whichever drivers are the latest, BUT

> reliable!!

>

> I'm using: Windows ME

> Modem is: PCTEL Platinum V.90

> Sound: ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM)

> USB is: 1.something, not 2.0. Can/should/do I upgrade to 2.0? If

> not, where can I get the newest drivers for USB 1.something?

>

> (I probably need COM port driver(s) too)

>

> My sound drivers haven't given any trouble, but I'd like the current

> drivers. My USB and modem drivers, however, are causing big problems.

>

> Can anyone help.......please?! I'd really appreciate it! I've been

> sorting through these sites for days now...........the drivers I need

> have to be out there somewhere!!

>

> Remember, I'm on Win. ME........(lucky me)

>

> Thanks!

>

> toon

[Guest Heirloom]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

As Mike says.....if it is working, don't fart with it. The last time I

tried to update a video driver (and this was because I was having a video

issue and thought this might correct it), I ended up losing my video

altogether! VGA sucks, by-the-way, that's what I was left with.

Fortunately, I had a trusty backup. If you just HAVE to change something,

be sure you have the appropriate backups on hand!!

 

The manufacturer's website is usually the best place to look for appropriate

drivers. From experience, stay away from drivers of unknown origin,

regardless of the hype.

Heirloom, old and the latest ain't always the best

(take Vista for instance)

 

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

news:enyQD6jMIHA.4808@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> If features are working such as sound you don't need to upgrade drivers.

> Sound drivers for example are unlikely to have been updated since around

> 2000 when Win Me was released.

>

>> I just want whichever drivers are the latest

>

> Remember that whilst you may _want_ the latest in most cases you don't

> _need_ the latest.

>

> USB drivers. These aren't something that gets updated as such so if you

> have usb and it works then all is well. USB 2.0 requires a hardware

> upgrade if you currently only have usb 1.0.

>

>> (I probably need COM port driver(s) too)

>

> Unlikely as these will have been installed as part of the operating

> system.

> --

> Mike Maltby

> mike.maltby@gmail.com

>

>

>

> toonpup <toonpup@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to help me..........

>>

>> I'm trying to update my drivers (modem, usb, sound, COM ports). I've

>> been to umpteen sites, and can't figure out which drivers are the

>> right ones for my setup. Microsoft doesn't support my operating system

>> anymore, so I'm stuck looking for the drivers at various other sites.

>> There are a *huge* number of possibilities (or so it

>> seems)...........I just want whichever drivers are the latest, BUT

>> reliable!!

>>

>> I'm using: Windows ME

>> Modem is: PCTEL Platinum V.90

>> Sound: ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM)

>> USB is: 1.something, not 2.0. Can/should/do I upgrade to 2.0? If

>> not, where can I get the newest drivers for USB 1.something?

>>

>> (I probably need COM port driver(s) too)

>>

>> My sound drivers haven't given any trouble, but I'd like the current

>> drivers. My USB and modem drivers, however, are causing big problems.

>>

>> Can anyone help.......please?! I'd really appreciate it! I've been

>> sorting through these sites for days now...........the drivers I need

>> have to be out there somewhere!!

>>

>> Remember, I'm on Win. ME........(lucky me)

>>

>> Thanks!

>>

>> toon

>

[Guest Ben Myers]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

"toonpup" <toonpup@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:b2730874-fee2-4efc-be5f-cbfcfea8a2eb@a39g2000pre.googlegroups.com...

> Hi all,

> I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to help me..........

> I'm trying to update my drivers (modem, usb, sound, COM ports). I've

> been to umpteen sites, and can't figure out which drivers are the

> right ones for my setup. Microsoft doesn't support my operating system

> anymore, so I'm stuck looking for the drivers at various other sites.

> There are a *huge* number of possibilities (or so it

> seems)...........I just want whichever drivers are the latest, BUT

> reliable!!

> I'm using: Windows ME

> Modem is: PCTEL Platinum V.90

> Sound: ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM)

> USB is: 1.something, not 2.0. Can/should/do I upgrade to 2.0? If

> not, where can I get the newest drivers for USB 1.something?

> (I probably need COM port driver(s) too)

> My sound drivers haven't given any trouble, but I'd like the current

> drivers. My USB and modem drivers, however, are causing big problems.

<snip>

 

Sounds like a resource conflict. Right-click "My Computer", select

"Properties", "Device Manager", then expand "Modem" and "USB

Controllers". Double-click the modem and the USB host controller,

click on the "Resource" tab and see if anything is in the "Conflicting

device list". If so, uncheck "Use Automatic Settings" and see if you

can change the resource causing the problem. If this doesn't help,

try the following for a modem driver.

 

http://www.modemsite.com/56k/pctel.asp

 

If the USB is integrated into the motherboard, you will probably

have to get the drivers from the motherboard or USB chip

manufacturer.

 

http://www.usbman.com/Drivers%20and%20Patches.htm

 

Ben

[Guest Norman]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

You have left some needed info out as you may have already understood by

other replies.

 

Is the audio onboard, which it can be and still designated PCI? Or is it an

add-in card?

 

Is the system supposed to have USB 2.0 because that is hardware dependent

and needs designing into MOBO? Or are you using an add-in card to upgrade?

 

And too, the same with the modem as some MOBO's had the modem built in. Is

this a separate card?

 

To approach the root of the issue, is this a store bought system? Or is this

a MOBO you installed yourself? Go to whichevers site and download the latest

from there. If the system manufacturer used a commonly available MOBO, and

you know the specific MOBO, you may be able to get updates from the MOBO

maker. If the system manufacturer did not do some customization that might

lead to havoc. And if you are the tinkerer type, you might be able to find

chipset specific drivers, but be warned they may not work in your system. On

the other hand they may produce a feature that was disabled by the MOBO or

system manufacturer.

"Do you feel lucky,___?"

 

And getting the latest is not always the greatest. Some manurfacturers have

drivers that cover a wide range of products. One such, VIA, had a

recommendation that you only update to a certain point, depending upon

chipset you had. Going newer might actually slow your system. (code bloat?)

 

But the reverse seems to be true for video drivers, to some degree anyway.

ATI for one had the practice of trying to squeeze every last drop of speed

out of a chip with updated drivers. The speed was to satisfy gamers mostly,

but updates were to fix other issues as well, which you may not have.

 

And that modem. There several manufacturers that used the PC Tel chipset.

And some of them included lousy drivers on the install CD. You might find an

advantage to download a driver from PC Tel on this one. Sometimes the only

difference between a card that sold with or without speaker phone feature

was the driver. Chip that had it available had HSP as part of part number.

My experience with PCTel modems is they were some of the most trouble some

hardware to get the best driver under WME. I forget but think it might have

been VXD drivers that cause an issue with WME. That is I end up with broken

sleep/hibernate functions and computer will not come out of sleep. Unless

you specifically have need of modem it might be best to uninstall if you

have such issues.

 

Good Luck

Norman

 

 

"toonpup" <toonpup@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:b2730874-fee2-4efc-be5f-cbfcfea8a2eb@a39g2000pre.googlegroups.com...

> Hi all,

>

> I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to help me..........

>

> I'm trying to update my drivers (modem, usb, sound, COM ports). I've

> been to umpteen sites, and can't figure out which drivers are the

> right ones for my setup. Microsoft doesn't support my operating system

> anymore, so I'm stuck looking for the drivers at various other sites.

> There are a *huge* number of possibilities (or so it

> seems)...........I just want whichever drivers are the latest, BUT

> reliable!!

>

> I'm using: Windows ME

> Modem is: PCTEL Platinum V.90

> Sound: ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM)

> USB is: 1.something, not 2.0. Can/should/do I upgrade to 2.0? If

> not, where can I get the newest drivers for USB 1.something?

>

> (I probably need COM port driver(s) too)

>

> My sound drivers haven't given any trouble, but I'd like the current

> drivers. My USB and modem drivers, however, are causing big problems.

>

> Can anyone help.......please?! I'd really appreciate it! I've been

> sorting through these sites for days now...........the drivers I need

> have to be out there somewhere!!

>

> Remember, I'm on Win. ME........(lucky me)

>

> Thanks!

>

> toon

[Guest toonpup]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

Much thanks to everyone (Mike, Heirloom, Ben, Norman) for responding.

 

Norman.........on board audio.

 

USB on board, and 1.0, as far as I know.

 

Modem is separate card.

 

Store bought system.

 

Comp. is a Compaq Presario 5008US. (Windows ME)

 

 

BTW, I have already updated video drivers, when I upgraded to Direct X

9 (a year or so ago). I've had no problem at all with the vid. drivers

 

PCtel........they don't carry the drivers anymore......their, uh,

company profile has changed.......?

 

My problem with USB is that *NO* MP3 player will be

recognized......but game controllers work fine.

 

Modem............has slowed down DRASTICALLY.......can hardly use

internet anymore.............unless I have a LOT of time.

 

Does any of this help? If you have any more suggestions............

 

Thanks again, guys!!

 

 

toon

[Guest toonpup]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

Oh, and.............I'd be happy to stay with USB 1.0 if I have

to.......I just want the newest drivers for 1.0!!

 

toon

[Guest Mike M]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

toonpup <toonpup@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Oh, and.............I'd be happy to stay with USB 1.0 if I have

> to.......I just want the newest drivers for 1.0!!

 

As I mentioned previously, USB drivers are rarely if ever updated. Win Me

includes built-in USB 1.0/1.1 drivers and there was never any need for

these to be updated - they just worked! If you have a problem with a

particular usb device what does the device manager tell you about the

device? When you add the device do you see any error message about a

missing file?

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

[Guest Ben Myers]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

"toonpup" <toonpup@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dd141684-2b60-49e0-a862-e8dac9bd30ed@x69g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...

> Much thanks to everyone (Mike, Heirloom, Ben, Norman) for responding.

> Norman.........on board audio.

> USB on board, and 1.0, as far as I know.

> Modem is separate card.

> Store bought system.

> Comp. is a Compaq Presario 5008US. (Windows ME)

> BTW, I have already updated video drivers, when I upgraded to Direct X

> 9 (a year or so ago). I've had no problem at all with the vid. drivers

> PCtel........they don't carry the drivers anymore......their, uh,

> company profile has changed.......?

> My problem with USB is that *NO* MP3 player will be

> recognized......but game controllers work fine.

> Modem............has slowed down DRASTICALLY.......can hardly use

> internet anymore.............unless I have a LOT of time.

> Does any of this help? If you have any more suggestions............

 

See http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=209&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=92919&lang=en

 

You might try the "Compaq Diagnostic for Windows" for the USB problem.

 

Ben

[Guest Norman]

Re: Need driver help for Win ME.....?

 

As Mike pointed out, WME has the drivers for USB 1.0 & 1.1.

And as pointed out, check device manager.

But also do it in safe mode and look for extra devices and remove them. I

have personally experienced just changing ports where a particular device is

plugged ending up with another completed set of devices for that particular

item. You can remove everything USB, reboot normally and everything will be

reinstalled at a base level and then as devices are plugged they will be

reinstalled. I try to always use the same port when plugging an item because

of what I have seen with it being installed multiple times in safe mode.

 

I would try to get the latest drivers from Compaq and also a listing of that

MOBO spec to see if you have USB 2. USB 2 drivers are usually MOBO specific.

Also you might check in BIOS to see if USB 2 is listed, it might be turned

off. There may also be other settings in BIOS for USB. And while at Compaq's

site, look for a BIOS upgrade. Hopefully they will also have a list of what

the upgrade is intended for so you can determine if you need it. Beware that

doing a BIOS upgrade can be dangerous to your machine. Hopefully you have a

UPS to eliminate the possibility of power interuption. And you may have to

reinstall WME after the upgrade. Especially if ACPI was altered via upgrade.

 

And, some USB devices come with a set of device specific drivers to make the

proper connection between the root hub and the device itself. It is very

important that you follow the manufacturer procedure, maybe in a readme on

the root of the disk. Sometimes you plug the device first, other you install

drivers first.

 

On the modem, these software modems are pretty cheap and easily damaged,

especially by a surge. I would try to install the WME drivers from the

original disk. And then do a little line troubleshooting. First check for

alternate numbers for your ISP and the closest long distance number. If you

find the long distance number works, your ISP's hardware (modem banks)

provider is likely the fault. If there is no difference in the speed, it

does not mean there is not a problem on your local line. Either way, good

luck on getting that fixed.

It seems that you would best stick with Compaq drivers.

Except for add-ins.

And, once upon a time, I had found at MS site the recommendation that after

installing audio and/or video drivers, the latest DX be reinstalled.

 

If you do not have on board USB2, your machine is definitely getting quite

old. And thus CPU speed relatively slow. Some security suites (firewall,

antivirus, etc.) can definitely bog it down, especially when downloading, if

it is actively scanning everything as it comes. You could try turning them

off as a check.

 

Since the internet is quite dangerous these days, you might try a different

security package, but definitely not turn off totally.

If your machine is quite old, you might want to relegate it as a second

machine on a local net and as a backup to a main machine.

 

Norman

 

 

"toonpup" <toonpup@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:b12181e6-7292-46a3-bf42-17114da372e1@r60g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

> Oh, and.............I'd be happy to stay with USB 1.0 if I have

> to.......I just want the newest drivers for 1.0!!

>

> toon