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I have the USB to Serial Port converter and dont know which COM Port number to pick to connect to the tool. How do I determine which COM Port number to select?

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I have the USB to Serial Port converter and dont know which COM Port number to pick to connect to the tool. How do I determine which COM Port number to select?

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Select Windows Start, Settings, then Control Panel. Select System. The System Properties window is displayed. Select the Device Manager Tab (note: with Windows XP, select the Hardware tab and then the Device Manager button on that tab). This lists all hardware resident on your computer. If the driver for the USB was installed properly, the USB Serial Port will be listed under the Ports entry in the Device Manager list. Select the plus (+) sign to the left of Ports in the list. The USB Serial Port will be listed with the COM number associated with after it in parenthesis. This is the COM Port number you select in the Scan Tool. Note: If the USB Serial Port is not listed under ports, you need to add the hardware and the driver that came with your USB adapter. See Windows help for information on adding new hardware.