It might help to turn off the weather station before rebooting. 
I've been told that Windows thinks com port activity during boot 
is a mouse.

> Hi,
> I have one application that uses Comm 1 to input data from a
> weather station.  Occasionally when I reboot, it cannot connect. 
> Checking with Sandra Pro, I see that comm port 1 is working, but
> I don't know why.
> 
> Sometimes I have to reboot 2 or 3 times to get the app to see the
> comm port.  Is there any way to close the comm port directly from
> Windows XP Pro without rebooting each time?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Warm Regards,
> Lou

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