Microsoft KB Archive/116344

Baseball: Unable to Select Appropriate COM Port PSS ID Number: Q116344 Article last modified on 11-04-1994 PSS database name: HOMEMM

1994 WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

In some cases, you may be unable to select the appropriate COM port during the configuration of the Baseball Daily. The port will be unavailable (dimmed). This usually affects COM1 or COM4. Microsoft has a produced a file named MSBB94OL.DLL to correct this problem. You can obtain MSBB94OL.DLL from the following sources: - CompuServe, GEnie, and Microsoft OnLine - Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) - The Internet (Microsoft anonymous ftp server) For complete information, see the “To Install MSBB94OL.DLL” section at the end of this article. NOTE: It is normal for a COM port to be dimmed if another device is connected to it. For example, if your mouse is on COM1, you would notice that you are unable to select COM1 within Microsoft Complete Baseball. MSBB94OL.DLL will not change this behavior, which is by design. MSBB94OL.EXE only corrects problems where the COM port should be available, but is not.

= TO INSTALL MSBB94OL.DLL =

Do the following:


 * 1) Download MSBB94OL.EXE from one of the following online services:
 * 2) * On CompuServe, GEnie, and Microsoft OnLine, the MSBB94OL.EXE file is located in the Microsoft Software Library. You can find MSBB94OL in the Software Library by searching on the word MSBB94OL, the Q number of this article, or S14795. MSBB94OL.EXE is a compressed, self-extracting file. After you download MSBB94OL.EXE, run it to extract the file(s) it contains.
 * 3) * MSBB94OL.EXE is available by modem from the Microsoft Download Service (MSDL), which you can reach by calling (206) 936-6735. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The highest download speed available is 14,400 bits per second (bps). To obtain MSBB94OL, download MSBB94OL.EXE from the Multimedia file area. MSBB94OL.EXE is a compressed, self-extracting file. After you download MSBB94OL, run it to extract the file(s) it contains.
 * 4) * On the Internet, MSBB94OL.EXE is located on the Microsoft anonymous ftp server, which you can reach by typing “ftp ftp.microsoft.com” (without the quotation marks) at the “>” command prompt.
 * 5) Copy the file to your BASEBALL directory on your hard disk drive.
 * 6) Start Complete Baseball, and try the Daily option. You should now be able to connect to the appropriate COM port.

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