retain autoexec settings on XP ???

[scott]

Hi,

On XP pro I did the following:

1. run command prompt and enter "mode com1:9600,n,8,1"
2. in command prompt entered "mode" (displays settings I defined in place).
3. Restarted the machine.
4. Lanched command prompted at the settings went back to default (not
surprisingly).
5. In c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt in entered "mode com1:9600,n,8,1"
6. restarted the machine and the mode settings did not apply.

Wth windows 98 and 2000 this would work using AUTOEXEC.BAT

Any idea how to retain these settings in XP ?

Thanks
Scott.

 

[Brian W]

Why not use the settings in the Control Panel?

If the COM port is a modem use the Modem settings...

If the COM port is a just a COM port use Device Manager.

Good luck
Brian W

 

[scott]

Thanks for the response.

I just created a batch file and added it to startup for "all users" with the
line:

mode com1:9600.n.8,1

It seems to work ok at startup. Can you anticipate any problems with this ?

Thanks again.
Scott.