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Re: Default Com Settings in a DOS Window
From:
David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:02:11 -0800
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  Have you tried configuring the port through the Device Manager?  (Or is
there some reason you need the port settings to be different depending on
whether you're using a DOS window or not?)
  Start|Control Panel|Performance and Maintenance|System|Hardware|Device
Manager|Ports (COM & LPT)|<port>|Properties|Settings....

David Gillett


On 11 Mar 2005 at 17:54, Joe Searfoss wrote:

> Window XP Pro SP2, How can you set the default com settings for a DOS
> window ? If I open the dos window and use the mode command everything is
> set fine. Even if I close the the Dos window and reopen another on the
> setting are still there. But if I restart windows the settings are lost.
> I ahve tried adding the mode command to the config.nt and autoexec.nt
> files but that didn't work. Anyone have any suggestions ?
>
> Thanks
> Joe

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