Ok..now i dont know whether this should be in Windows XP or in hardware. The problem is this: I have an external dial-up modem installed on my computer which runs Windows XP media center with SP2. When i boot up my computer, the modem is normally swtched off. I switch it on only if i need to connect to the Internet. Now when the computer boots up, it does not detect the modem. Earlier, i used to be able to run the Add hardware wizard to make it detect my modem (after switching it on obviously ), but now after i installed media center, it does not work. The wizard runs, but does not detect the modem. If i turn the modem on and then boot up the computer, it detects it at times, but not at other times. If it does not detect, i have no option but to reinstall the modem manually. This is getting to be a big pain, having to reinstall the modem or reboot the system each time i need to go online! I have tried out the options in the Windows modem troubleshooter but to no avail. Is there any way in which i can make the computer detect the modem while booting, or anytime after i switch the modem on? Please dont suggest switching the moewm on while booting, as i dont want to do that! Thanks and waiting for your response!