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by hylo

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I have a problem with my Compaq computer it is running Windows 95 first edition and when I go into the device manager I see Com 1 and Com 2 enabled I have checked the Bios, Reformatted the Hard drive, and still I can not disable the Com Port 2. Any suggestions?

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by thechas

Just to be sure that I have things correct,
You are trying to disable COMM2.
It shows up in Device manager, but is disabled in BIOS settings.
Correct?

1. Make sure that the modem is not using a virtual COMM 2 port.
You may want to click on show devices by connection in device manager.

2. Re-enable COMM 2 in BIOS settings.
After bootup, from device manager, remove COMM 2
Shut down, and disable COMM 2 in BIOS setup.

That should get rid of your COMM 2.

It is always 'best practice' to remove any hardware from within device manager before physically removing the hardware from the system.

Chas

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