>       XP doesn't like passing control of it's hardware to programs running
 > under XP.  I'd bet that you could easily open IE.EXE, just not IM.EXE unless
 > you tell IM that there's no modem.
 >
 >       I'd suspect that you should be looking for a replacement FOSSIL driver
 > that does function properly under XP, and possibly disable DTR controls.
 >

Bob, I'm runnin IM under XP with the default fossil no less .  With
the same settings I used under DOS.  It may be that 250 works better
under windows then 129 though.  I dont know what version he is
running.  I do know that 2.50 knows it is running under windows

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