Control Panel/Add hardware/ Choose add 'normal' COM port and it will add
the next one in sequence and sort out device addressing and IRQ's
automatically.

Steve Imler wrote:
>
> You need to enable com 3 in the bios...if it doesn't show up there...you
> need to enable it on your motherboard....depending on how old this
> computer is it should already be enabled on your motherboard...just
> check the bios to make sure that com 3 is enabled...then it should
> work...
>
> Steve
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 12/18/01 12:07AM >>>
> Dear List!
>
> I just added a USR WIN Modem to my PC.  It appears that the   OS  has
> grabbed Com's 1 & 2  for what I haven't been able to figure out yet.
> When I
> setup the modem it positioned itself on Com 3 which I don't have or is
> not
> visible in the device mgr.
>
> I haven't been able to find any help from the Help section of my "new"
> OS
> WIN XP Home (full edition)
>
> Can anyone tell me how to setup an additional Com port?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Sudela
>
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