Sadly, that file is gone as well. I don't understand why it was deleted in the first place. The .resx file is missing as well so even though the form1.designer.cs file is there I can't open the design layout. All I have are the .cs C# program files. I guss I would need to recreate the csproj file as well as the resx file. Can that be done as well?:^)

Yes I know that works. I been programming that way all along but I just upgraded to Vista and downloaded the latest C# version. One of the note I read claimed it does not support it so I'm weary programming that way in xase it sops working in the future. See this link http://tinyurl.com/29o64p http://tinyurl.com/29o64p[^]

You can check that list in other places: - a terminal emulator (such as HyperTerminal) should present it to you - the Device Manager (right click "My Computer" if that is still around, then follow the word "Hardware"...) should enumerate all your hardware, so you could find serial ports under a whole range of entries, such as: Ports, USB, and some vendor-specific groups if any. If none of the above show COM3 and COM5, you can safely conclude they dont exist, and your app+VS+.NET is wrong; if they do show up, you are in for a Vista drivers adventure I guess. :) Luc Pattyn try { [Search CP Articles] [Search CP Forums] [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] } catch { [Google] }