You beat me to it, Neal. I've seen same prob, used same fix.
On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:48 AM, Neal Campbell <abrohamn...@gmail.com>wrote: > I have seen this myself. You can see it frequently when you add a serial > port card and the computer assigns the new ports as Comm3, etc. If you go > into the advanced properties on the device entry for the port and reassign > the comm port, you will see an asterick by Comm1 which means its already > assigned. Unless you actually have a comm 1, its okay to reassign a comm > port to comm port 1, just reboot afterwards and it will come up okay. > > 73 > > On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Joe Camilli <joen7...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I attached a couple screen shots that may help explain the issue. On the > > advanced screen several com ports show in use but in device manager they > do > > not show up at all. > > > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Bret Mills <bmil...@ecso.com> wrote: > > > > > Not being sure of your circumstances or programs on your computer but > > here > > > goes. > > > > > > Are you running VSP Manager or COM-0-COM on your installation? > > > > > > If you are running either of these two COM port programs then this may > be > > > where your COM ports are coming from and are required if you run DDUTIL > > or > > > more then one Digital / Logger program using PowerSDR that require COM > > > Ports. > > > > > > What do these COM ports show in the Windows Device manager? > > > If this shows "ELTIMA Virtual Serial Port" then it's VSP Manager and > you > > > can > > > run VSPMgr to uninstall these COM ports. > > > > > > I don't remember what COM-0-COM ports label there VCOM ports as but it > > > should say "Virtual Serial Port" in which case you would use COM-0-COM > to > > > uninstall those COM ports. > > > > > > If either of these are the case you will have that program installed on > > > your > > > PC. > > > > > > The other options are USB to Serial Port Hardware devices which will go > > > away > > > as soon as you unplug the USB Connector from the computer. > > > > > > BE CAREFUL when you start un-installing these devices and make sure > some > > > your equipment peripherals and other software doesn't require these to > > talk > > > to the FLEX. > > > > > > 73's > > > Bret > > > WX7Y > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > > > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Joe Camilli > > > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 7:49 PM > > > To: Flexradio > > > Subject: [Flexradio] Serial Ports > > > > > > I have several "comm ports" that windows says are in use but nothing > > shows > > > as connected to them. I am running W7 64 bit. Looking for some input on > > how > > > I can release these ports to be used by other programs? > > > > > > Thanks Joe N7QPP > > > _______________________________________________ > > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > > > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > > > believed to be clean. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
