[Ham-Computers] Clearing Com1?

[Jay Eimer]

Do you have any software installed to sync a palm device (palm pilot, pocket
PC, etc.) - those programs are notorious for not releasing the com port even
when they aren't running.  You have to kill them in task manager, or tell
them not to auto-start, then reboot (but then you'll have to start them
manually before they work again).

If it's not one for a palmtop, there are other devices that behave
similarly.  Even some "USB" devices capture a com port.

Jay 

-----Original Message-----
From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of kd4e
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 17:49
To: Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Ham-Computers] Clearing Com1?

I am trying to program my scanner but something is grabbing and holding the
Com1 serial port on my old IBM ThinkPad 600e and I cannot remember how to
discover what it is and how to free up Com1.

Help?

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