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pappasplace
3-25-06, 06:56 PM
I am attempting to upgrade a Compaq 1255 laptop to Win 2000 Pro. Originally the OS was Win 98.
O Have the OS installed. The modem is listed in the hardware profile but is no working. I searched the internet for the drivers for the Lucent 56K-DF LT Winmodem and found drivers for Win 98 but not Win 2000. Any suggestions to get drivers for this modem to operate on Win 2000?
Builder
3-25-06, 09:27 PM
Is this a built-in modem or a PDM-CIA card modem? If the latter, I'd just get a newer modem, plug it in and go with that. Maybe even if the modem is built in I'd do the same -- it's just not worth the effort to fight it.

Good luck,
Kevin
pappasplace
4-1-06, 09:49 AM
I recently did a clean install of the OS using windows 98 SE on a Compaq 1255 Laptop. The install went ok although the screen resolution is very poor. I went to the HP/Compaq site and found all drivers except for VGA drivers. Any suggestions? Thanks
Autoload
4-1-06, 11:10 AM
Google yields nothing. Stab in the dark, but have you tried Windows update?
IanS
4-1-06, 12:31 PM
What video card does the system report as being in the computer? This might help track down the Video card driver.
Doc C
4-1-06, 03:39 PM
Try doing a Google search for +compaq +1255 +vga +drivers. I found this one: http://www.downloadpcdrivers.com/Video-Adapters,Compaq.html

Look down the page for SP15517.exe, that shows up as driver for the Presario 1255 video running under 98 and 98SE.
Autoload
4-1-06, 10:16 PM
I saw that Doc C and a few others, but if you go to Compaq's site and search the exe's they don't match up. SP15517.exe according to Compaq's site is for a Whitney 810 and was specifically released to fix a problem when upgrading from Windows 98 to Windows Me.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericSoftwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&softwareitem=30614&dlc=en&lang=en
Doc C
4-1-06, 11:52 PM
You might try this link. It's for the 95 version of the NeoMagic video card that was standard in the 1200 series so it might work.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us&softwareitem=33903&product=95000&dlc=en&lang=en
Doc C
4-2-06, 12:02 AM
http://www.helpdrivers.com/ingles/listado/dow.asp?codigo=686

Maybe?