If Windows did not do a complete
installation of the communications components, Windows ME will say that it
can't detect a Modem on any COM port.
To see if Windows did or did not
do a complete installation of this component, follow the steps below:
Go to Start> Settings>
Control Panel.
Click on Add/Remove Programs
from the Control Panel.
From the Add/Remove Programs
window, click on the Windows Setup tab.
Scroll down until you see the
communications component. Windows did not do a complete installation of
important communications software if there is no check in a white box or if
there is a check in a gray box.
Click on the box until it is
white with a check and click OK.
Restart the computer and the
Modem should now be detected.