[Elecraft] help: HRD and serial port problem

[Robert G. Strickland]

Hello all...

Semi- off topic problem. I have a BIY Windows computer running XP3 on an 
ASUS M2N-SLI deluxe MB. This computer is about three years old and works 
perfectly [except for the following...]. In the past, I had loaded and 
run w/o problem HRD w/ my K2 #5957. Computer, software and K2 worked 
perfectly for about a year - until a bit ago. Then, out of the blue, HRD 
couldn't connect to the K2. The HRD serial port utility keeps saying 
that the serial port is "blocked." Help from Don and others in the past 
established that the radio/cable is working. This is verified by using a 
Belden USB-Serial adapter to the cable/K2 that, again, works perfectly. 
The Device Manager in Windows says that the serial port is working 
properly. I have recently reloaded XP3 [for other reasons], and this 
didn't make a difference. Any ideas as to what the serial port is 
doing/not doing will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
-- 
Robert G. Strickland, PhD, ABPH - KE2WY
rcrgs at verizon.net
Syracuse, New York, USA