win98se resource problem?

I would check the CMOS setup to see if there is a setting for the infared...when booting the computer it will prompt you how to enter the setup.

We had a similar problem with NEC 6060 laptops, and what we had to do is boot the computer without the modem, after booting, insert the modem, and then change the IRQ of the modem to the same as the network card (I know that seems VERY strange, but it has worked on many laptops here).

If that doesn't work, try booting in safe mode with the infrared controller disabled in the BIOS. Then in device manager, disable the infrared controller. Then reboot.

Good luck!
:-) Joanna

Have you tried going to device manager and disabling it in that hardware profile?

How about a BIOS update from the Mfr? Sounds like you may have a screwy BIOS. What brand/model laptop is it?

This may sound obvious but have you replaced the combo card, perhaps it is bad.

Shawn

I had a simular problem on a desk top with win98se. The user installed a modem, and when prompted for the disk with the inf file they clicked on the win2000 file and installed that by mistake, and could not get the modem to work. I removed the modemin device manager and rebooted, but win98 kept putting the win2000 drv back in before I could install the correct inf file. What I finally did was remove the modem in device manager, go into windows\inf\other and delete the inf file for win2000, then I went to regedit, backed up the regestry, did a find for the modem and deleted all the settings for it and rebooted. Win98 detected the modem, and prompted me for the install disk with the inf file, and I installed the correct one for win9x. This correctly installed the modem and it worked fine. My suggestion to you is to remove your infared device in the device manager, the inf file in windows\inf\other, and any settings in the regestry for it. Win98 will not be able to reinstall the device when you reboot. If your system hangs or will not reboot after you try this just restart in safe mode and replace the regestry files with your backup.

Disable your infared controller in the BIOS, then remove or disable it in your hardware profile.

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