serial start at boot problem

[ALAN]

Help! In windows nt there is a facility in control panel
where you are able to setup the serial port to start at
boot. How can I make this happen in Windows 2000?
I need the serial port (com1) to communicate with a
smart card reader after the log on screen...
If any one has any bright ideas, please let me know!

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[Alan]

Hi John!

Thanks for your reply, but unfortunately when I select the
Serial Port Driver's properties, and change the startup
type to "Boot" and select "ok", I get an error message
saying "Unable to settings for Serial. The parameter is
incorrect", therefore not making Serial start at boot.

Any suggestions?

 

[John John]

Try setting it to system, that's where it's supposed to start.

John