stand-by shutdown issues

Windows XP773
Hi Everybody,

I have a Dell Dimension 4550, with XP pro. I've had my computer about 1

1/2 yrs., and I have always used "power off" when I turn off my computer. A

few days ago, I decided to use "stand by" when I power down. And I got a

error message that said could not go to standby because of a problem with the

driver for port-COM1 and that I may have to update the driver. However, using

device manager,I couldn't update or uninstall the driver. So I disabled COM1

port, tried standby again, and got another error message for . BCM V. 92 56k

modem, which uses a COM3 port. So I disabled the modem, which is not a

problem now because I don't use COM1 port or the voice modem, and "stand- by"

worked.But I may want to use these ports later, so does anyone know a safe

way to manually delete these drivers so I can install newer drivers. And how

about a file -path that will take me to the drivers. Thanks.



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your friend,

Larry


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