Com ports keep accumulating

"Jerry1" wrote:

> Boot into Safe Mode, open Device Manager, remove ALL com ports
> you find,
> reboot and Windows will re-detect.
>
> "hal Byers" <gyro2222@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23zF4VkDRFHA.3364@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

> > After several attempts to install a Belkin Bluetooth adapter

> to the usb to

> > be
> > used as a virtual com port, I now have 9 com ports and can't

> seem to find

> > any
> > way to get rid of them.
> > I have a piece of software which needs to access any port

> between com 1-4.

> > Now I cant use it.
> > How do I get rid of the extra ports?
> > --
> > Hal
> >

HI Jerry,
Thanks for the suggestions.
Unfortunately, there are no com ports listed under the lpt and com
port hardware section.
The problem with com1-9 only shows up when i use virtual com ports for
a usb adapter. Somewhere, there is a section which accumulates these
virtual ports.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Hal

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