ADSL modem instalation problem

[kav40]

My ADSL has an option to instal as WAN or LAN. Although I have to instaln it as LAN, by mistake, I installed it as WAN.
Since it did not gave me an option to uninstal, I have manually deleted the driver files. But then when I connect the ADSL modem to the USB port, my OS doesn't recognize there's a new hardware attached to the computer.
Before I manually delete the driver file, OS identify the device without a problem.

Please help me with how can I correct the problem.

I have XP pro with service pack 2 installed.
(This ADSL modem is an external USB modem)

 

[Glenn9999]

Did you try reinstalling the drivers? Or did you not have to install the drivers at all (meaning they were in XP)?

 

[eyec]

use the Device Manager to remove then reboot - it should pick it up then.

 

[cdogg]

right, and you can also try a different USB port (sometimes that helps)


Make sure the USB modem doesn't show ANYWHERE in Device Manager

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[mmendes]

Use system restore to restore to a point just prior to installing the device for the first time.

 

[kav40]

1. Well I have to install the drivers as they are not in XP.

2. To try to reinstall the drivers, first the computer should identify there's a new hardware. Now the computer not recognize there's a new hardware pluged in.

3. I have tried all 3 USB prots & got the same result.

4. Since I have turned off the system restore feature, I can't use that.

Please help

 

[trollacious]

Is there a hardware device in System in Control Panel that has an error in it? If so, unplug the modem, delete the hardware device, then plug the modem back in.

Lee

 

[kav40]

no there's no device in the System (in control panel) or in device manager. That means the device not identify as pluged in.