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Windows XP and Com1

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mckda02

mckda02

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Nov 5, 2001
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Hello All,

I'm having a weird problem with Windows XP. I am trying to use a piece of software that sends alphanumeric pages via a modem. The first time I try to send a page, it fails. If I stop the software package and restart it, everything works fine. As soon as I reboot the system, com1 fails again until I cycle my paging software!?!

It looks like something is grabbing the com port, but why can I access the port by simply cycling my paging software?

Is anybody else seeing behavior like this?

Thanks....
 
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