I'm pretty sure it's the same driver as previously. Though the (USB) modem is a newer model it's from the same manufacturer (Thompson). There is only 1 modem showing in device manager and only 1 driver showing under 'details'.
I've uninstalled both the driver and hardware then re-installed to no avail. Still same error message.
As stated previously, there is no prob with the sys, just the annoying msg. Thanks for trying.