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      02-17-2016, 10:19 AM   #81
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Only changing the EDIABAS ini file com port setting is enough for all programs to work with COM3?

The other solution is to re-assign like you said but...

I couldn't find out what is using COM1. Even displaying hidden hardware, there is nothing else in device manager that shows COM1.

Yet COM1 and COM10 show up "in use" in the combo box that allows to re-assign the COM3 port in advance settings. Note: this combobox allows to use COM1 even if it's in use - with a warning about conflicts.

Since this is a VM, we should have the same stuff. Because Nate never experienced this, I presume this COM1 is used by your (unplugged) cable. To test this, try unplugging your usual cable and use a different one. See if COM1 is reserved "īn use"by device manager.

Although I never noticed this problem before; and I've used 5 different usb serial cables. However, this was before BMW and I didn't care about which COM port, only configured the SOFTWARE in a settings menu to automatically detect the port used by the interface.
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