Remap COM ports in Win2k

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[PROBLEM]
After installing some extra COM ports (e.g. after attaching an Edgeport), their assigned numbers are not the ones you wanted.
(e.g. COM3 is assigned as COM11)

[SOLUTION]
Open:
ControlPanel -> System -> Hardware(tab) -> DeviceManager

There right-click on the to-be-changed COM entry and select
Properties -> PortSettings(tab) -> Advanced

...and there you can tell the system which COM port this 'should' be

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Here is another approach, that lists all hidden devices in the device manager, so you can delete and re-install them:
Showing hidden devices