[Dx4win] Serial ports

[W5KI at aol.com]

David,
 
I can't answer your direct question, but a comment.  I lost my main PC  in a lightning surge and took over my wife's XP unit (and gave her a new Vista  PC).  I added a dual serial port card also, since it had NONE.  I  wanted the true serial ports to be 1 and 2.  In the PC hardware setup  I noted that OFTEN, a port would say "in use" that I didn't think was  possible/logical.  I assigned the serial card to Com 1 and 2, and all  the USB ports to what I wanted (3-8), regardless of what it  said, and re-booted. I never found conflicts.  Checking the PC  hardware list after the fact showed all were assigned as I wanted after  that.
 
73, Steve
 
 
In a message dated 10/7/2008 5:36:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  g4rqi at blueyonder.co.uk writes:

Hello,

I've just installed a dual serial port card into my PC  however despite all
my efforts to remove the previously installed virtual  USB ports the software
insisted on creating them as Com 9 and 10. Windows  insists com 2 - 8 are in
use (only com 1 and 8 actually are) so reasigning  the ports doesn't work.

Now for the question Dx4Win only shows com 1 -  8 or at least it does in my
setup so how do I get it to show com9 and 10 in  the drop down list box so I
can select them? Do I add them to portmap or is  this only for parallel
ports?

I realise a drop down list box that  actually lists the installed ports in
the PC would be too  simple.

Regards

David


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