Serial Ports Not Accessable...

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I am having issues accessing serial ports on some XP computers while others
work normally. The issue can be seen by typing the mode command at a command
prompt. On some computers the serial ports will be listed, on others they
will not, even if the serial port is listed in the Device Manager. Type Mode
Com1 on a computer that fails to show an existing com1, and the response will
be "Illegal Device Name". In this situation Hyperterminal will also fail to
connect to the Com port.

Any suggestions to correct this would be appreciated.
 
Make sure the settings are correct in the BIOS for them,install the chipset
software for the board.Go to run,type:Msinfo32 Hardware/problem devices
 
Hi Andrew,

The Printers section of msinfo32 revealed that some printers were configured
to print to use the serial ports. Once these were removed the issue was
resolved.

Thanks for taking time to make a suggestion.
Paul
 
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