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How can I manually configure a COM port on Windows XP Home Edition?

Anonymous
2011-05-11T23:33:33+00:00

Original Title: COM Port Assignments on XP SP3, Home Edition.

How can I manually configure a COM port on Windows XP Home Edition? I want to change COM13 to COM8. XP Pro allows this I think, but how can do it in my own computer at home?

Am trying to connect to MS Streets and Trips, GPS (GlobalSat BT-359)  opens on COM13 and works OK; but Streets and Trips only looks at COMports 4 and 8, so its scans do not find the GPS.

I confess I don't know if reassigning the COMPORT number will actually help.

Thanks for any advice!

Carl

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-03-25T13:31:19+00:00

    To change port settings

    1. Open Device Manager.
    2. Double-click Ports (COM & LPT).
    3. Right-click the port for which you want to change settings, and then click Properties.
    4. On the Port Settings tab, make the appropriate changes.

    Alcott, a software engineer.Awavo software  com port monitor

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-05-12T18:53:32+00:00

    Thanks for this reply, but the problem is that XP Home Edition doesn't have such a tab in Device Manager. Apparently XP Professional does, but that is not available.  I posted the Question hoping somebody knows another approach. Yesterday I was given one hint to download a little virtual port management utility called XPort, and that might help. Don't know yet, but the write up ceratinly seems to be on-target:

    http://curioustech.home.insightbb.com/xport.html.

    But it certainly seems that Microsoft should have thought of this themselves!

    Carl

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-05-12T15:26:38+00:00

    Hi Carl,

    You may check if you are able to view the Port Settings tab in the Device Manager. If so, you can make the change there.

    Refer: How to manage devices in Windows XP

    Hope the information helps.

    Please post back and let us know.

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