The system cannot open COM2 port requested by the application

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Guest

Hi,

I have windows XP Pro and cannot get a racing game called Screamer2 to install because of the above error. compatability mode does not seem to work at all with this program. I have tried the various patches to ensure it isn;t a sound compatability problem and have tried to contact the manufacturers but to no avail. any help anyone can provide would be much appreciated. Is there a DOS based simulator program on the market which would help?

Cheers


Dave
 
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Guest

Subject: Re: Port already open - check con settings !
From: "R. McCarty" <[email protected]> Sent:
1/1/2004 5:27:32 AM




Most PC's have two motherboard based Serial (Com) ports.
Com1 (Serial Port A) and Com2 (Serial Port B). Com Ports
have two parameters, Address and IRQ#. They are enabled
& configured in BIOS, usually under the Integrated
Peripherals
category. By means of multiplexing, the number of Com
Ports
can be extended. Com3 and Com4 have different addresses
but share resources with Com1 and Com2.

PCI modems have their own dedicated Serial port on the
card
itself. This usually conflicts with the motherboard based
Com
ports. What you need to do is, enter BIOS and disable the
on
board ports. Open Device Manager, View, tic "Show Hidden
Devices". Expand the Ports category and Uninstall the
grayed
out Com1, Com2. Afterwards your modem will have exclusive
access to any address/IRQ (3 or 4) that it needs.



















-----Original Message-----
Hi,

I have windows XP Pro and cannot get a racing game
called Screamer2 to install because of the above error.
compatability mode does not seem to work at all with this
program. I have tried the various patches to ensure it
isn;t a sound compatability problem and have tried to
contact the manufacturers but to no avail. any help
anyone can provide would be much appreciated. Is there a
DOS based simulator program on the market which would
help?
 
G

Guest

does the reply posted by anonymous actually relate to my problem as it is also listed under the next article in the list about an already open port?
 
G

Guest

dave i also have a problem with cm2 & cm97/98 both played great on 98 &me but will not play on xp, i have tried the compatibility wizard but it does not make any difference. i would go back to windows 98 or me -----xp seems to be a bit useless when it comes to gameplay
 

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