From: "Richard Prosser" Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 5:52 PM > The mode command? The "DOS" with winXP is practically useless. I typed mode com1:,n,8,1 or something similar, and my command prompt froze. I quit it after waiting about 20 minutes. Now hyperterminal says the com port is in use, as does MPLAB, and if I try to write to it from DOS again it just freezes my DOS window again. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist