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Number of COM PORTS installed and which are in use ?

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Am using a Dell PC with Windowns XP & SP 2. How do I go about finding the

number of COM PORTS on my PC ? and which ones are in use ? and which are not

in use ?

 

Gene B

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    Control Panel, ( Classic View ) System, Hardware (Tab), Device

    Manager (Button). Expand the Ports category.

    If it's a recent ( <2Yrs) PC it likely only has a single physical Serial

    or COM port. There is a difference between physical Serial ports

    and multiplexed ones.

     

    "Gene" <Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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    > Am using a Dell PC with Windowns XP & SP 2. How do I go about finding the

    > number of COM PORTS on my PC ? and which ones are in use ? and which are

    > not

    > in use ?

    >

    > Gene B

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    Portmon for Windows

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/portmon.mspx

     

    Haven't used it but it may be what you are looking for.

     

    JS

     

    "Gene" <Gene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:F27A7351-2034-4DB8-870E-4B796EAB462D@microsoft.com...

    > Am using a Dell PC with Windowns XP & SP 2. How do I go about finding the

    > number of COM PORTS on my PC ? and which ones are in use ? and which are

    > not

    > in use ?

    >

    > Gene B

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