Glad to know im not the only one with the problem.
Yup the freakn modem is detected and drivers can even be installed. ey, can you open the Phone and Modem control in the control panel?
Anyway, i get an error message when i attempt to open it.... it says something about telephony....
i did some consulting and all suggested that i install a fresh copy of the OS. MS XP in my case... i think you can try doing the same...