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Last Updated: 5th December, 1994


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== Symptoms ==
== Symptoms ==
 
MSWin communication programs get the message "COMx in use", even when no communications programs are using the port.
 
  MSWin communication programs get the message "COMx in use", even
  when no communications programs are using the port.


MSWin communication programs hang or drop the line unexpectedly.
MSWin communication programs hang or drop the line unexpectedly.


== Hardware ==
== Hardware ==
 
External modem (may not matter)
 
  External modem (may not matter)
 


== Problem ==
== Problem ==
[[APAR PJ16160]]
APAR PJ16160
There is a problem with the version of COMM.DRV provided in MSWin
3.11 and MSWin-for-Workgroups v3.11.


There is a problem with the version of COMM.DRV provided in MSWin 3.11 and MSWin-for-Workgroups v3.11.


== Fix ==
== Fix ==
 
Try using a copy of COMM.DRV from MSWin 3.1 in place of the MSWin-for-Workgroups v3.11 driver.  Success for this problem was reported using a COMM.DRV with a date of 03-10-92 and a size of 9280 bytes.
 
  Try using a copy of COMM.DRV from MSWin 3.1 in place of the
  MSWin-for-Workgroups v3.11 driver.  Success for this problem was
  reported using a COMM.DRV with a date of 03-10-92 and a size of
  9280 bytes.
 


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
 
None.
 
  None.
 
 
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[[Frank McKenney]]
[[Frank McKenney]]


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Latest revision as of 12:59, 7 May 2017

Last Updated: 5th December, 1994

Symptoms

MSWin communication programs get the message "COMx in use", even when no communications programs are using the port.

MSWin communication programs hang or drop the line unexpectedly.

Hardware

External modem (may not matter)

Problem

APAR PJ16160

There is a problem with the version of COMM.DRV provided in MSWin 3.11 and MSWin-for-Workgroups v3.11.

Fix

Try using a copy of COMM.DRV from MSWin 3.1 in place of the MSWin-for-Workgroups v3.11 driver. Success for this problem was reported using a COMM.DRV with a date of 03-10-92 and a size of 9280 bytes.

Notes

None.

Frank McKenney