how to remove bluetooth serial port and reset COM sequence

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hi all,

My OS is windows xp with sp2

I want to remove bluetooth serial port and reset it to below number 20.
because it is required for activesync through bluetooth. I am using
activesync 4.0

http://www.nikunj.net/temp/ss.gif
http://www.nikunj.net/temp/ss1.gif
http://www.nikunj.net/temp/ss2.gif

In ss1.gif you can find many COM are in use but actually it is not in use.

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On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 12:05:23 +0530, "S.Sengupta"
<ssengupta_@msn.com> wrote:

>microsoft.public.pocketpc.acti­vesync newsgroup might be able
>to help you.
>
>regards,
>ssg MS-MVP
>
>Nik wrote:
>> hi all,
>>
>> My OS is windows xp with sp2
>>
>> I want to remove bluetooth serial port and reset it to below number 20.
>> because it is required for activesync through bluetooth. I am using
>> activesync 4.0
>>
>> http://www.nikunj.net/temp/ss.gif
>> http://www.nikunj.net/temp/ss1.gif
>> http://www.nikunj.net/temp/ss2.gif
>>
>> In ss1.gif you can find many COM are in use but actually it is not in use.

XP has a bug associated with assigning com port addresses to USB
devices. Every time the device is connected, it is assigned a
higher com port number. In the advanced section of the com port
setup in device manager when the device is connected, you can
just reassign the port number for the device to a lower port
number that you know is not in use, and ignore the windows
warning. I've done this with my USB/serial port adapter and XP
seems to remember the assigned com port after that. Check the
link below for some info.

http://www.modemsite.com/56k/xptip.asp