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TP General - Getting "Could not open com port error" after using modem once
Applicable to: World-Wide
SYMPTOM:
After using the modem successfully once, on subsequent reboots you get the error message "Could not open com port" when trying to access the modem.
CONFIGURATION:
Any ThinkPad running Windows 95 with a modem installed.
SOLUTION:
One thing to check is the following:
1.) Click on Start, then Settings, and the Control Panel.
2.) Double-click on Accessibility Options.
3.) Select the General tab. At the bottom of this window you will see the following:
If there is a check mark in the box for Support SerialKey devices you can do one of two things:
1.) If you are not using a serial device that requires this option (modems generally do not require this feature), click on the box to remove the check mark.
2.) If you are using a serial device that requires this option, then click on the Settings... You will get the following screen:
When you enable this option it automatically sets itself up on COM2, which is where the modem usually resides. Change the setting to a COM port other than the one that you are trying to use for your modem.
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Windows 95 | |
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Communications | |
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Date Created |
13-02-98 | |
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Last Updated |
12-06-98 | |
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Revision Date |
08-06-99 | |
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Brand |
IBM ThinkPad | |
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Product Family |
ThinkPad 310, ThinkPad 315, ThinkPad 365X/XD, ThinkPad 365C/CS, ThinkPad 365CD/CSD, ThinkPad 365E/ED, ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 380D, ThinkPad 380E, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 385D, ThinkPad 385E, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385XD, ThinkPad 560, ThinkPad 560E, ThinkPad 560X, ThinkPad 750, ThinkPad 755C/CS, ThinkPad 755CE/CSE, ThinkPad 755CX, ThinkPad 755CV, ThinkPad 755CD, ThinkPad 755CDV, ThinkPad 760C, ThinkPad 760E, ThinkPad 760CD, ThinkPad 760L/LD, ThinkPad 760ED, ThinkPad 760XD, ThinkPad 760EL/ELD, ThinkPad 760XL, ThinkPad 765L, ThinkPad 765D, ThinkPad 770 | |
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Machine Type |
2600, 2625, 2635, 2640, 9545, 9546, 9547, 9548, 9549 | |
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Model |
Various | |
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