: I don't find it humorous at all. We all work hard at what we do,
: with the free time that we have. That said, all with the same focus
: in mind: Helping others.
:
: I did this before my title, during my title and will and would
: continue without the title. So get over that part and stop labeling
: folks here. Besides, your contribution as a whole isn't all that
: great. Good day!
:
: As per the issue at hand there is much to be read starting here:
:
http://tinyurl.com/stnh and
http://tinyurl.com/stnq.
:
:
:: -----Original Message-----
:: Willit,
::
:: "You" haven't a clue and never will.
::
:: --
:: All the Best,
:: Kelly
::
:: MS-MVP Win98/XP
:: [AE-Windows® XP]
::
:: Troubleshooting Windows XP
::
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
::
:: Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
::
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm
::
::
: message
:: ::: they have no clue....been there, done that. They only
: know
::: the canned answers that they swap back and forth to each
::: other.
:::
:::
:::
:::
:::
:::
:::
:::: -----Original Message-----
:::: Been having the same problem. Couldn't find an answer
::: anywhere. Yours is
:::: the first. Where are all the MVPs on this forum.
:::: Al
::::
::: message
:::: ::::: The com port thing is a joke, you'll never get a answer in
::::: here, cause nobody knows.
:::::
::::: Com 1 and Com 2 are physical ports and have IRQ
::: assignments
::::: From there the ports are virtual There 256 of them.
: The
::::: problem is once they are assigned they cannot be
::: deleted,
::::: but they can be un-installed there a trick to do. I had a
::::: laptop that I was having issues with and had gone up
: to
::::: port 16, from failed installs. The program would not
::::: recognize anything above port 5. When you install
::::: something it is automatically assigned the first open
::::: port, but it goes to the higher # ( if 5,6,7 are open
::: and
::::: 8,9 are (in use) it will assign port 10 you install
::::: something, thus the problem.
:::::
::::: How I corrected it was to take a USB modem and keep
::::: installing it and go into the device manager and change it
::::: to a port that showed (in Use) that I knew was not,
: then
::::: when that port is accepted go back in and uninstall
: it.
::::: Keep doing it over and over till you get them all
: out.
:::::
:::::
:::::
:::::: -----Original Message-----
:::::: Operating system is Windows Nt Professional.
::::::
:::::: When modem was reinstalled, the system automatically
:::::: installed it on com port 4.
::::::
:::::: In Phone and modems, com 3 shows "In use".
::::::
:::::: How do I tell what is using com 3 or free that com
: port
:::::: to become available.
::::::
:::::: question 2:
:::::: In device manager, It does not show PORTS.
:::::: Where else, other than Phones and modems, do the
: ports
:::::: show?
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:: .
Kelly even helps by answering individual emails for free, so please don't
have a 'go' at her
)