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Device being used by another application

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Under normal circumstances, Windows 95 is able to determine which resources the modem is using and configure the serial port accordingly. If you are using an internal modem, the resources that the modem is configured to use may not match the resource settings for the serial port that the modem is configured to use in Device Manager.

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This problem can be caused by either of the following situations: This error message may be displayed even if no other communications program is currently using the modem you are attempting to use. Try again after the other program completes. When you attempt to use Phone Dialer, HyperTerminal, or another 32-bit communications program in Windows 95, you may receive the following error message:Īnother program is using the selected Telephony device.