Alcatel SpeedTouch 330/ Win ME

I'm just about to help launch some friends onto ADSL by signing
them up with Pipex's current deal of free connection, and free modem

The modem is an Alcatel SpeedTouch 330

Their PC runs Windows ME. Are there any issues I need to be aware of
with this combination of hardware and o/s ?

I just want the installation to run smoothly :-)

> The modem is an Alcatel SpeedTouch 330
> Their PC runs Windows ME. Are there any issues I need to be aware of
> with this combination of hardware and o/s ?
> I just want the installation to run smoothly :-)

VIA chipset ?

Try not to share it with any other devices, as it can take a lot of juice
from the USB port. Expect frequent connection drops, which will probably
require a reboot before it`ll work again.

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On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:01:53 +0100, Mark Carver wrote:

> I'm just about to help launch some friends onto ADSL by signing
> them up with Pipex's current deal of free connection, and free modem
>
> The modem is an Alcatel SpeedTouch 330
>
> Their PC runs Windows ME. Are there any issues I need to be aware of
> with this combination of hardware and o/s ?
>
> I just want the installation to run smoothly :-)

You mean apart from the fact that ME is pretty dire as an OS.

Dave

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Dave Stanton wrote:

> You mean apart from the fact that ME is pretty dire as an OS.

I discovered last night that their machine is in one hell of a mess.
Yes ME is an utter disaster, I'll reformat the HD and stick either 2k
or XP on it and start afresh !

Colin Wilson wrote:
> VIA chipset ?

Probably

> Try not to share it with any other devices, as it can take a lot of
> juice from the USB port. Expect frequent connection drops, which will
> probably require a reboot before it`ll work again.

I'll recommend they let me buy them a powered USB hub, if that
proves to be a problem

Thanks to both of you for your replies.