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Hi, I try to configure a modem with hyperterminal but when I select COM1 as the communication port windows xp tells me it is busy, probably used by another application. There is no other application running as I know. As soon as I plug the modem to the com port, before starting HT, the lights flicker like something is accessing the modem. Any ideas ? Windows XP SP2 on a HP dx2000 desktop. Pierrot |
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Pierrot Robert wrote: > Hi, > > I try to configure a modem with hyperterminal but when I select COM1 as the > communication port windows xp tells me it is busy, probably used by another > application. There is no other application running as I know. > > As soon as I plug the modem to the com port, before starting HT, the lights > flicker like something is accessing the modem. > > Any ideas ? > > windows xp SP2 on a HP dx2000 desktop. > > Pierrot > > I saw this problem a few times (where windows said "the com port is already open"). I went to the hardware list (My Computer|Hardware |Device manager), selected the misbehaving com port, clicked on "resources" tab, and noted (wrote down) I/O range, DMA, IRQ, etc. under "resource settings". Then I changed those to something arbitrary (as long as it doesnt conflict with other HW). restart the computer. The com port should not work. then go to the same resources tab under port settings and input the correct values that you wrote down. restart again. in my case the com port became usable. hth as to the LEDs on the modem blinking- don't know, may be you have a different problem there. Did you check for viruses/malware with a fresh virus database? YZ |
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Pierrot Robert wrote: > Hi, > > I try to configure a modem with hyperterminal but when I > select COM1 as the communication port windows xp tells me > it is busy, probably used by another application. There is > no other application running as I know. > As soon as I plug the modem to the com port, before > starting HT, the lights flicker like something is accessing > the modem. > Any ideas ? > > windows xp SP2 on a HP dx2000 desktop. > > Pierrot Go to Device Manager and see what's using that COM port. It's probably your mouse. Doesn't the modem have an install app with it? Start; Settings; control Panel; System; hardware tab. click on Device Manager. Pop Pop |
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