Com Ports problem

[dlawler]

I have a USB cellphone for which every time I connect it to my
computer, reinstalls the drivers. It also happens to install what
would appear to be a Virtual comport... but every time it reinstalls
the drivers, instead of using the same com port number as before, it
adds another com port. I cannot change it to use a previous port
number because they are all "in use" long after the device is
disconnected. I am now up to com port 13, which is out of range for
some software that only supports up to com 4 or com 8. Is there a
specific reason it is reinstalling every time I reconnect it? (the
device id / vendor id is also exactly the same) And, is there any way
to remedy the situation via regedit?

 

[Yves Leclerc]

If you instal the cell phone onto different USB ports, by default USB will
re-install the drivers when the port changes.