Add Virtual Serial COM port above 5 not on the Add Printer Wizard

> Hello,
>
> I would appreciate any help.
>
> I have Taltech TCP-COM software that creates virtual com ports. Everywhere
> in windows I can see the virtual com port (Add
> modems..etc) but when I go to add a new printer and choose local printer
> attached I get a drop down that only goes up to COM4. Since I have several
> virtual com port for my POS software I have to add COM5 but it is not
> available on the drop down.
>
> So far I have tried to add a port by changing the current com4 to com5 with
> the following:
> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /Xs /n "Prtname" PortName "com5:"
> But this did not work since it can only change com ports that are on the
> drop down.
>
> I have also tried to create a new com port but it only creates it as a local
> port not serial. Due to my software restrictions I an only run this on XP or
> Windows 2003 server. I have noticed Vista has com5 but my software does not
> work on vista plus I will eventually need to go to com9.
>
> Is anyone aware of a way to make XP or Windows 2003 acknowledge that
> com5-com9 exist?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> -Lost in windows printer def