Chaning COM port assignments

[~~~ .NET Ed ~~~]

Hi,
I have a Bluetooth USB dongle so that I can connect to my BT-enabled
mobile phone. I do have one problem though, the serial ports assigned to
this connection are ports COM30 and COM31 !!!! I need to have them assigned
to anything in the range COM3-COM8 which are not only free on my system but
are the ports that the application I need to use recognizes.

How can I change those com port assignments? it appears it just keeps
numbering up (XP) without letting user choose some lower numbers.

 

[Guest]

Windows XP CAN be set to manually assign hardware settings, but you have to
give up the standby feature. (As long as you accept the fact that 'going
back' to a standby enabled system would require running Windows Setup again,)
you can change to a setting of "Standard PC". This would enable that checkbox
in the properties of devices in Device Manager that lets you "Manually assign
settings" (i.e. your Comm port)

HOW TO: Specify a Specific or Third-Party HAL During Windows Setup:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216251

 

[Guest]

How do I change the comport setting? My laptop has 5,6,7 and the function I'm
trying to needs either 1,2,3,4.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

How do I change the comport setting? My laptop has 5,6,7 and the function
I'm
trying to needs either 1,2,3,4.

Go into Control Panel, System, hardware, device manager. Locate and expand
the ports section. Right-click on the port you want to change and choose
Properties. On teh Port Settings tab choose Advanced. In the lower left
is a dropdown where you can change the com port number assignment. CHoose
OK back to the desktop, and the device should now be at that location.

HTH
-pk

<snippage>

 

[Guest]

Thank You, it worked great.

Go into Control Panel, System, hardware, device manager. Locate and expand
the ports section. Right-click on the port you want to change and choose
Properties. On teh Port Settings tab choose Advanced. In the lower left
is a dropdown where you can change the com port number assignment. CHoose
OK back to the desktop, and the device should now be at that location.

HTH
-pk

<snippage>

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Thank You, it worked great.

You're welcome. Note, however, that in many corporate contexts, these
actions are prohibited by group policies.

-pk