As usual compaq's site defeated me, so I can't say just what softpaq sp14918.exe does - it may very well have fixed your problem by 'good luck more than judgement', generally though a softpaq is for the computer itself not ancillary stuff like a modem

Support software is the collection of device drivers, configuration programs, flashable ROM images, utilities, agents, and more that is available to keep your computer performing at its best. Most support software from Compaq is packaged in a bundle called a "SoftPaq". For example, there is probably a SoftPaq containing the latest video driver for your computer. As new versions of software are released, you can come to these web pages to obtain the SoftPaqs to update your computer
from compaq's site.

I think you probably need a chipset patch & usb patches (but I don't know which, maybe both or maybe just usb) for exactly the same reason you downloaded the softpaq ! But I want to get you the right ones for sure, not by 'accident', any iddy biddy differences might cause you more problems later

So I went & toddled off to the highgrade site, fought my way past their ftp server (ftp://ftp.higrade.com/pub/notebook/n...indows%202000/), & lo no chipset patches in sight - but that's not to say there aren't any needed, so knowing this was an asus clone (I originally just googled N222S) I set off in search once more ... mmm nobody wants to tell me what chipset !

I think its a SiS 630S (but I found that on the specs for some taiwanese clone ! in whatever language they speak) - the sis site of course has its downloads section down , so I can't see for sure- but looking at other clone sites they don't have a chipset patch either - just device drivers for all the onboard bits - so I think after all that there ain't one ! or it could just lurk inside one of the service packs (from windows update) - which the usb ones are definately in (SP4 I think).

So do we have all the service packs for your w2k install present ? (I'm very confus-ed now because if you did you shouldn't have a standby problem - but maybe I assume that everyone patches at windows update?)

I think your driver is good (the modem works except you have to keep plugging it in again?) - the problems with the port & it recognising stuff at boot.