Scanner Programming Experts

These are the steps used to view and repair Commports in Windows XP

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        STEP 1                                                           STEP 2                                                                       STEP 3

STEP 1 - CLICK ON START AND THEN CHOOSE "CONTROL PANEL"

     STEP 2 -  IN CONTROL PANEL  CLICK ON "SYSTEM"

          STEP 3  -  IN THE SYSTEM MENU CHOOSE "HARDWARE TAB", AND THEN CHOOSE "DEVICE MANAGER'

                 STEP 4                                                                        STEP 5                                                             STEP 6

STEP 4 - OPEN THE "PORTS" BY CLICKING ON THE "PLUS SIGN" TO LEFT OF "THE PORTS

    STEP - 5  nOTICE THAT AT THE VERY BOTTOM, THREE IS A COMM PORT #6 

       STEP 6 - REMOVE USB/COMMPORT CABLE AND NOTICE THAT COMMPORT # 6 HAS VANISHED.

                      THIS INDICATES THAT MOST LIKELY #6 IS THE USB CABLE YOU WANT TO USE FOR YOUR SCANNER

                         STEP 7

     STEP #7 -  IF FOR ANY REASON THERE IS AN "ERROR FLAG", ON THAT PORT 

                       YOU CAN RIGHT CLICK ON THE SUSPECT PORT TO GET THIS SCREEN