What device are you trying to connect to the COM port?
When you use Hyper Terminal, remember to set the correct paramters: Bits per second, Data bits, etc. Safest to set it on Default.
The device is an old US Robotics 56k fax modem.
The device was correctly recognized using Hyperterminal on my other machine.
I checked Device Manager and could not find the USR on the faulty machine.
Thanks for the program tip. There was nothing in help on this from the OS.
If you still don't get output on hyperterminal, try using this:
http://www.aggsoft.com/com-port-stre...t/download.htm
to test your com port.
If you could check your device on a different COM port, or different PC it would be great.
Also remember to check Device Manager for
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