[Dx4win] Serial ports

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

On 10/7/2008 4:36 AM, David Warr wrote:

> 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 think you can right-click on My Computer and select Properties. Click 
on the Hardware tab, then the Device Manager button and you'll see your 
hardware, including Ports (COM & LPT).  Click the "+" to expand the 
list, then right-click on the port you want to change and select 
Properties.  The Resources tab should allow you to change the port 
number to a lower (unused) one.

73 - Jim AD1C

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Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us