lost comm ports

thepipes · 02-22-2008, 03:00 PM

I have a Sony VGN 8900 laptop. I did a freash install of XP Pro and now I have no comm ports. No com ports show up in device manger. Any ideas?

~~Computer_Doctor~~ · 02-22-2008, 05:31 PM

Hi Pipes,

Have you installed all of the hardware drivers? Double check and sony drivers website and see if you have installed of the drivers.

computer_doctor

thepipes · 02-23-2008, 09:55 AM

I have downloaded all the drivers I could find on Sony's site. When I installed the modem driver it came up on com3, but after all the installing I still have no display of com ports on the device manager or on the control panel. I have two devices that require a com port thru a usb port to operate and they both say there are no detectable ports.

02-22-2008, 03:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
thepipes Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP Pro	lost comm ports I have a Sony VGN 8900 laptop. I did a freash install of XP Pro and now I have no comm ports. No com ports show up in device manger. Any ideas?

02-22-2008, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Computer_Doctor~~ Troubled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 644 OS: Windows XP	Re: lost comm ports Hi Pipes, Have you installed all of the hardware drivers? Double check and sony drivers website and see if you have installed of the drivers. computer_doctor

02-23-2008, 09:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
thepipes Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 OS: XP Pro	Re: lost comm ports I have downloaded all the drivers I could find on Sony's site. When I installed the modem driver it came up on com3, but after all the installing I still have no display of com ports on the device manager or on the control panel. I have two devices that require a com port thru a usb port to operate and they both say there are no detectable ports.