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MISSING MMX CPU

Feb 17, 2004 3:42AM PST

I've installed a new modem on my grandaughters computer. I get the message"installation cannot continue. Missing MMX CPU." Need MMX to finish installation.

Hp Vectra Xa
windows 98

Will someone please tell me how I can fix this?

Thank You
Flora

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Re:MISSING MMX CPU
Feb 17, 2004 4:01AM PST

You need to check the system requirements on that modem, and find out what kind of processor this computer has. If the modem doesn't meet the system requirements, return it and get one that does.

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Re:MISSING MMX CPU
Feb 17, 2004 5:18AM PST

I assume it is a rather old computer with a rather old and slow CPU. For such a machine it's good to invest in a 'hard modem', not a 'soft modem' (or 'win modem', which I think is the same). The latter uses the CPU for processing, the former has its own CPU, which frees the CPU of the computer for use by IE to format the page on the screen.

Kees

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Re:Re:MISSING MMX CPU
Feb 17, 2004 5:47AM PST

Thank You
After I went and checked the modem it calls for 266mhz and the computer is just a pentium (r). I kind of figured that it was the problem.

THANKS AGAIN!!!!!
Flora

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Re:MISSING MMX CPU
Feb 17, 2004 8:12PM PST

Most windows operating systems will install many 56k/v90 modems, but you have to be careful in the v/92 modems, some will cause hardware issues ( I currently have one that does on a P4 system, Conexant, which manages to at times conflict with (or bump heads with other programs and hardware, and knock out my com port), which I removed it and installed my older 56k/v90 (Lucent) modem without any issues, and everything works fine, in a multiboot environment ( I boot with boot magic 8, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 Professional (SP3), and Windows XP Professional (SP1). Check the chip on your modem to see which chip it contains ( usually it is on top of the main chip), as well as check your literature that came with your modem to see the type of modem it is. Most HP Vectra's are P2 class systems, ( I have a friend of whom I installed from an older 98 (4.10.1998 upgrade from windows 95 (shipped with it), to a clean boot of Windows 98 Second Edition, which everything worked fine.