== Changing the COM port number that Windows Assigns to a USB-to-serial-port Adaptor ==

==== de Rich W3ZJ ====


 1. Open the '''Windows Control Panel'''

 1. Open the '''Device Manager'''

    * in Windows XP, run the '''System''' applet in the '''Windows Control Panel''',  and then click the '''Device Manager''' button on the '''System Properties''' window's '''Hardware''' tab

    * in Vista, run the '''System and Maintenance''' applet in the '''Windows Control Panel''', click the '''System''' link in the '''System and Maintenance''' window, and then click the '''Device Manager''' link on the left side of the '''System''' window

    * in Windows 7, run the '''System and Security''' applet in the '''Windows Control Panel''',  and then click the '''Device Manager''' link in the '''System''' section

 1. Expand the '''Ports (COM & LPT)''' section by clicking the '''+''' or triangle to its left

 1. Right-click the COM port you wish to change, and select the '''Properties''' menu item

    {{http://www.dxlabsuite.com/Wiki/Graphics/Commander/ChangeComPort1.gif}}
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 1. Select the '''Properties''' window's '''Port Settings''' tab, and click the '''Advanced...''' button

    {{http://www.dxlabsuite.com/Wiki/Graphics/Commander/ChangeComPort2.gif}}
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 1. In the '''Advanced Settings''' window, set the '''COM Port Number''' selector to the desired COM port number. In Windows XP, the '''COM Port Number''' selector is in window's upper-left corner:

    {{http://www.dxlabsuite.com/Wiki/Graphics/Commander/ChangeComPort4.jpg}}
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    In Windows 7, the '''COM Port Number''' selector is in window's lower-left corner:

    {{http://www.dxlabsuite.com/Wiki/Graphics/Commander/ChangeComPort5.gif}}
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