Flaky NT systems

[Brian Kelsay]

Your modem probably doesn't work because it is a Winmodem.  Meaning it's
not and NTmodem or Linmodem.  If you replaced with a PC Card that is NT
compatible then that should solve the problem.

Make sure you have the BIOS updated and all the latest drivers and
patches to your system.  And here is where it gets tricky.  You are
going to have to play with the order of installation.   You should know
what I mean.  I install a patch then a service pack then I have to
reinstall the patch.   Just take your time.  In the end I would
recommend Windows 98 SE if you have to have Windows on a laptop, due to
the hardware driver availability.   Or if they insist on NT on the
laptop, maybe not everything works.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Hutchins" <hutchins at opus1.com>

> In the past I've defended Microsoft's operating systems, particularly
NT, as
> being a lot more stable than people generally credit them.
>
> I wish to confess some exceptions to this defense.  I've got some IBM
> ThinkPads that are definitely not running well under NT.  Several have
> exhibited severe problems running Office 97 apps, and have had to have
'97
> reinstalled.  Several have just been plain weird.  One can't see it's
modem,
> and we've replaced the modem and motherboard and reinstalled the
software
> twice.
SNIP