Jimmy, That's all you really need to do. Win XP will assign it a COM port number. You can look for it under the "MY COMPUTER", "PROPERTIES", "HARDWARE", "DEVICE MANAGER", "PORTS".
I've played with a couple of them and they work fine for most applications. 73 de Tom, K4NR ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 10:52 AM Subject: [Dx4win] USB to Serial > I bought two USB to Serial converters from Shentech.com for $15 each. They > shipped promptly. Problem is I don't understand how to use them. Windows XP > recognizes them, but I don't know how to set up the rig to use them. I have to > name a com port for DX4WIN. There must be something else for me to do to set up > the cables. I have a CD that came with them, but there is no setup program. > Windows XP seems to think it already has the software it needs to use the cables. > Any suggestions.
