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COM Cleaner (exe)

This utility alleviates COM Port lock-up issues caused by FTDI chips and other utilities. FTDI chips are used in hardware devices to enable serial COM port communications through a USB connection to the PC. The FTDI drivers fail to release the COM ports when the device is removed from the...

Tags: COM Port, PC, COM, Ki-Den, FTDI, FTDI Chip, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-02

Visual Basic .NET Code Sample: Using the COM Port in VB.NET (exe)

Visual Basic .NET Code Sample: Using the COM Port in VB.NET sample demonstrates how to control a communications port from .NET. Since the .NET Framework does not support direct control of the Comm Port, a separate class is used that provides direct Win32 API calls. This version is the first...

Tags: COM Port, Microsoft Visual Basic, COM, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Microsoft Development Tools, .Net, Programming Languages, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2007-08-28

Dos machine using USB

In a discussion with one of my techs the subject of DOS and USB came up. I said I remember using a USB device connected to a machine running DOS. He sait that was inposible and has since sent me several articles confirming his point. I am old and have...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, rsmith@..., DOS, USB, COM Port

Discussion threads 2007-08-31

Com Port Woes!!!

I am using an HP desktop and a symbol scanner for a Pharmacy application. The scanner is a usb scanner that uses an emulated com port, com2.This scanner works great on other PC models but I have some d530's HP that keeps losing connection with the com port. This...

Tags: Scanners, michael.burgess@..., scanner, com port

Discussion threads 2007-07-23

Video camera to serial port

Does anyone know what the settings would be for a Panasonic palmcorder connected through a serial port (9-pin)? The theory is that it should be set automatically but it doesn't. Running Windows XP SP2 on ECS LV7MM boardI very much doubt that this will be auto detected by XPBut first...

Tags: Corporate communications, SECURITY, bmkmelb@..., COM Port, serial port, video, camera, video camera

Discussion threads 2007-07-15

Granting Power Users full control of USB devices in Device Manager

I would like to grant Power Users full control of their USB devices (install drivers, change COM ports). A device in particular operates through different COM ports, so they must be able to change ports via Device Manager.I tried Admin Tools > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment >...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, chai714@..., USB-device, COM Port, Power Users, Device Manager

Discussion threads 2007-05-22

Passbook Printing on COM Port

We have an Oracle Forms application that prints some vouchers etc. onto a passbook printer connected to the COM port. Now the customer wants to change the printing to dot matrix printer/LPT. The formatting etc.. we can handle but, do you know of achieving this somehow without having to change...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Document management, Middleware, vijayk29, COM Port, COM, printing

Discussion threads 2007-04-11

Com port management in Windows XP Sp2

Hi,I'm using a USB dongle on my Windows XP SP2 machine to connect a GPS receiver. It seems it connects allright to the receiver, but when using some testing software and having it configured to use the correct com port and speed, the software says

Tags: com ports in use usb gps, hardware, windows, Err, COM Port, nasa@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Service Pack 2

Discussion threads 2006-11-25

I need some help identifing

A Intel Server Board it's a dual processor Slot 1 M'Board with a PBA of 703861-209 and a IBN58481611.Other than the standard DIM markings and that type of thing there is no other markings on the Board and the PBA number dosn't appear on Intel's web Site.Does anyone have any...

Tags: board, HAL 9000, hardware, Intel Corp., marking, motherboard, N440BX This, PBA, RAM

Q&A 2006-08-04

Comm ports hung open

I have a Dell 400 server running Win2K server with an external modem. Both comm ports are in the "open" state, cannot close them. Does anyone know of a utility to force them closed? I've also tried to install a PCI serial port card, but Win2K server will not recognise...

Tags: alpha99net@..., card, COM, COM Port, modem, serial port

Q&A 2005-05-23

Modems and COM Ports

I installed a modem and the drivers are installed correctly. When I try to dial out I do not get a dial tone. The modem states that it is connected to COM port 4, but in the Hardware/Device Manager under COM Ports/LPT only COM1 and COM2 are listed....

Tags: modem, COM, Todd123, COM Port

Q&A 2005-05-09

COM Port problems with XP Service Pack 2

Curently have 24 COM ports installed and in use - alledgely!! This problem started after the installation of service pack 2... some of the software I use cannot access COM ports with this high number... how and where can I remove these ghost COM ports..??Have you tried uninstalling them...

Tags: COM, COM Port, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Service Pack 2, surfwebmonkey, windows

Q&A 2004-10-21

Step-By-Step: Windows 2000 direct connections

How to access files through a direct cable connection by using a crossover parallel or serial cableHave you ever needed to just grab some files off a computer, but they were too large for a disk, and you didn’t have a network connection handy? Or maybe you’re using workstations with...

Tags: Network technology, Michael Jackman, cable, COM Port, network, COM, computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000

Technical articles 2001-03-15

Tales from the Desktop: The hardest problems usually have an obvious solution

Have you ever tried finding a solution to a user's problem only to discover that it had been under your nose the entire time? Jeff Dray relates an experience he once had involving a simple solution to a seemingly impossible problem.Can’t see the forest for the trees? Usually when you...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Telecom & Utilities, desktop, Jeff Dray, COM Port, phone, COM

Technical articles 2000-07-10

Troubleshooting modems in Windows 98

Modem problems can be a little confusing to diagnose. In this Daily Drill Down, Brien Posey discusses various kinds of modem problems, and he explains some troubleshooting techniques that you can use to correct these problems.Whether you’re trying to access the Internet, dial into an RAS server, or establish a...

Tags: Modems, Brien M. Posey MCSE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, modem, COM Port, COM

Technical articles 2000-04-20

Additional Resources

Serial to Ethernet Connector (exe)

This is software-based solution that lets you share up to 255 serial port devices over TCP/IP network. So, any serial port device connected to COM port could be accessed from anywhere as if it is attached to local PC. It provides the ability to create four different types of connection...

Tags: Serial Port, Ethernet, Networking

Software downloads 2007-08-22

VB Sample Code: Using the COM port in VB.NET

This sample demonstrates how to control a communications port from .NET. Since the .NET Framework does not support direct control of the Comm Port, a separate class is used that provides direct Win32 API calls. (Note: Comm Port is synonymous with COM Port, Serial Port or RS232 port.)

Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic, COM, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, .Net, Middleware, Microsoft Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Development Tools

Software downloads 2002-07-29

Serial Port ActiveX Control (exe)

Use Serial Port component to easily communicate with external devices on RS232 connection, such as modems, bar code readers, PBX and so on. Serial Port introduces several properties for detailed setting of serial port, numerous methods to write and read from port and events for monitoring port. Version 3 adds...

Tags: Serial Port

Software downloads 2007-07-19

Windows server 2003

How to configure and add port in windows swrver 2003.More information neededdon't take this the wrong way, but what port?serial port?paralell port?tcp/ip port?not to mention people call the wrong things ports, like trying to add a Network Card.. thinking that the RJ45 hole on the back for a network cable...

Tags: NETWORKING, Network technology, Servers, maulidmsuyatz@..., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-10-07

Serial Splitter Mobile (exe)

Serial Splitter Mobile by Eltima is useful if you need several applications to work with the same serial port on your mobile device simultaneously. Finally, one program works with one virtual port, the other one with another port and so on, but in fact all of them work with the...

Tags: Mobile, Serial Port

Software downloads 2007-07-20