Thread: How to close a Com port on a laptop.
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Old 07-02-08, 07:32 AM
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This is using XP right click My Computer, click device manager, go to the top and click view and show hidden devices, scroll down until you see Ports (COM&LPT) open this up when you see (COM8) right click and select disable

That should solve the issue

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