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Creating Virtual COM Ports

Fizman · 2010-12-22 17:23:32

Hey lads, I'm trying to install software on a laptop (XP) and the software looks for a COM port upon startup. The laptop doesn't have any com ports, so an error message is repeatedly shown. How would I go about setting up a virtual port in order to fool the software into thinking there is a printer set up (assuming this is…

22-12-2010 5:23pm

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Fizman

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Hey lads,

I'm trying to install software on a laptop (XP) and the software looks for a COM port upon startup. The laptop doesn't have any com ports, so an error message is repeatedly shown.

How would I go about setting up a virtual port in order to fool the software into thinking there is a printer set up (assuming this is a viable option) ?

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#2 23-12-2010 2:07am

Odaise Gaelach

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Would this be any use?

Virtual COM Port Drivers

Haven't tried them myself, so use at your own risk!

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