[RTTY] Finding & Removing Hidden COM ports in XP

[Jim W7RY]

Speaking of USB and com ports...

 I just switched to a new Dell Windows 7 machine with no com ports. For 
Roundup, I plugged in my Edgeport 8, (8 port serial to USB adapter) loaded 
the drivers for each port, and it worked perfectly! Used it for SO2R and 
also for FSK. I used the built in USB port on the Icom IC-7600 for a sound 
card and rig control. With Windows 7, you can adjust the input level from 
the USB soundcard in the 7600 to MMTTY.

The other rig was an Icom 751A with a Piexx board for rig control.


73
Jim W7RY


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From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 5:54 PM
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Finding & Removing Hidden COM ports in XP

> Bob, thanks for the info on DriveCleanup.  I haven't had time to install 
> it yet, but several people have suggested I take a look at
> USBD which is a Free utility to view any USB devices that are currently 
> connected and also gives you a history of USB devices that
> were previously connected.  I'm going to try it this evening.  Since I 
> haven't used it yet, I can't say that it is similar to
> DriveCleanup as far as cleaning up old USB device history.
>
> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On 
> Behalf Of Robert Chudek - K0RC
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:23 PM
> To: rtty at contesting.com; Don Hill AA5AU
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Finding & Removing Hidden COM ports in XP
>
> Hello Don...
>
> Thanks for adding the new page. It should be helpful when dealing with
> COM and USB issues.
>
> I have a Dell GX620 desktop that has 8 USB ports. I have plugged dozens
> of USB devices into this computer over the years. Recently I was
> starting to have some issues with a non-ham device (USB flatbed
> scanner). It was giving me fits. In addition, I was getting erratic
> messages regarding some other USB devices too (the keyboard was one!).
>
> When researching my problem I found a solution that worked for me. This
> was a utility that will "flush" all the old USB drivers from your system
> and then with a reboot, only the current USB devices are added back into
> the OS. This approach was supposed to remove all the old USB drivers
> that accumulate over time. I was skeptical but gave it a try. Voila! All
> the "weirdness" went away and all my current USB devices worked properly.
>
> You must download and install (DriveCleanup.exe) into
> C:\Windows\System32. You then execute the program from the CMD prompt.
> Here's the link to the site describing this approach.
> http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic145884.html
>
> This is certainly a "shot-gun" approach. I have done it on several of my
> computers and it has worked without issue.
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> On 1/19/2012 10:34 AM, Don AA5AU wrote:
>> I've created a webpage with information on how to find and remove hidden 
>> COM ports (USB serial or legacy) on Windows XP computers.
> These ports are not shown in the normal Device Manager window even when 
> View>  Show Hidden Devices is enabled.  With this procedure,
> you are able to view all hidden devices in Device Manager that normally 
> would not show up.
>>
>> Thanks to Rick, N6XI, for doing a lot of leg work on this along with 
>> others.  The link to this page is from the Lagniappe Page on
> rttycontesting.com.  Or viewed directly here:
>>
>> http://rttycontesting.com/lagniappe/removehiddencomports.html
>>
>>
>> 73, Don AA5AU
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