Thanks for all the follow-ups,

I wish to thank each of you for all of the prompt and helpful advice. I
realize now that I didn't properly list enough information in the first
post. It is an internal winmodem, a Conexant D850 and I am using XP-SP2.

I followed a few of the links, such as the one that told me the
difference between a hardware modem and a software modem and how
software modems were difficult to make work with Linux if possible at
all. I was not prepared to go out and buy new modems and things.

When I installed Ubuntu, I didn't realize that things would be so
different and hard for me to become accustomed too. I mean, I couldn't
sign on to the Internet, couldn't open any file that I had on any of my
CD's and didn't have a way to download whatever I may have needed to
make that possible, my printer was non-operational, etc...

I ordered the Ubuntu CD's because I had read on various websites that
Ubuntu was user friendly, easy to setup, great for Windows users who may
want to switch over and give Linux a try, etc... I just do not believe
that I am ready for it though. I have used Windows machines for over 10
years and thought that I knew a little about computers, not any deep,
low level knowledge, but fairly capable on a Windows machine anyway.

To be honest though, I did not have a clue as to where to even begin
using Ubuntu and making it into something that would be easy for me to
use. I knew how to open the pre-installed things like Open Office, the
games, etc... I felt like a matchstick in the wind when it came to all
of the commands and codes that were required to do just the simplest
thing, my flame of interest was blown out fairly quickly.

So, I just uninstalled it and have basically just given up I suppose.
There was never anything wrong with my XP installation anyway, I just
thought I would give Linux a try. I am not one of those that constantly
get viruses and malware with Windows, I just use a little common sense
and take proper preventative precautions, as a matter of fact, I have
been 10 years without a virus. But I had heard such good things about
Linux from various people in newsgroups, and on different websites and
was just curious.


Thank you all very much,

Alt