Vitaliy wrote: > A colleague pointed out that HyperTerminal enumerates the ports instantly, > so I ran the process monotor (mentioned a few days earlier on this list), > and found that HT grabs the list directly from the Registry. Now I'm doing > the same, and the enumeration problem is gone. Hi Vitaliy, Which registry key do you read to get this? Thanks, Bob -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist