FILE: Comm.exe Updates Virtual Communications Device Driver Doc

 Last reviewed: February 17, 1998
Article ID: Q181299
The information in this article applies to:
  • Windows 95 Device Driver Kit (DDK), version 4.0

SUMMARY

Comm.exe is a rewritten and augmented version of the old Vcomm.doc. Serial ports, parallel ports, FAX machines, and modems are examples of communications devices, providing a single asynchronous data stream. The central communications component in Windows 95, the virtual communications driver (VCOMM) is a virtual device (VxD) that manages all access to communications devices. VCOMM relies on port drivers, which are separate VxDs, to access communications devices. A port driver may need to be written to support a nonstandard communications port.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ Comm.exe (size: 96496 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Keywords          : kbfile
Version           : WIN95
Platform          : Win95
Hardware          : ALPHA x86

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Last reviewed: February 17, 1998
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