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   "philo"  wrote in message   
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   > On 08/23/2010 03:32 PM, HankG wrote:   
   >> I'm into radios (shortwave, scanners, etc.) and use various programs to   
   >> control and program them.   
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   >> Downloaded a program called PDW which uses the COM(1) and now in control   
   >> panel, it states PDW Slicer Communications Port.  I don't recall seeing   
   >> that   
   >> entry previously.  While I haven't used the program (PDW), it has fouled   
   >> up   
   >> software dealing with my radios (via the COM port).   
   >>   
   >> I deleted the program and disabled the driver rather than deleting it,   
   >> thinking that the COM port would now work.  It did not.   
   >>   
   >> Can I just delete this entry and will the computer install the 'normal'   
   >> resident driver(s) for the COM ports on the next startup?   
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   > First off, you should not have *deleted* the program   
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   > a proper uninstall would have been the way to go.   
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   > One thing you can try is to delete the com port in device manager   
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   > then reboot the machine and Windows should reinstall it properly   
      
   Thanks for the reply; I thought that would be the way to go.  By   
   'uninstalling', I'm assuming you're referring to Control Panel Add/Delete   
   function.  I checked there first and it was not listed.   
      
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