Hello,
Open device manager
Goto ports
Locate the Standard Serial over Bluetooth(Comx)
Right-click on it and go to properties
Choose the port setting tab
Choose the advanced Button
There is a drop down box which allows you to select a com port number to
use.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|> When you connect to a new bluetooth device (GPS), the bluetooth manager
in
|> Windows Vista Business chooses the number of the COM port itself. COM41
is
|> too high for maping software, and I need to reassign it to COM1 - COM10.
Does
|> anyone know how I might do this?
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