i have a usb serial port adapter and i trying to figure out to set the usb jack on the desk top to be port1, port2, port3, or port4. if this is an easier process with xp i can change to the laptop

hi,,, im not quite with you on this,,,, do you mean when you click on the "safely remove hardware" button on the notifacation area near the clock,,, where it says "safely remove mass storage device, D:E:F:G:" etc???

i will give a little more detail-- i am up loading some new bin files into a cable box via a serial cable, i am also using a usb adapter for the serial cable since none of my computers have a 9 pin serial port. the program i am using to upload the bins with only has the ooptions of com1, com2, com3, and com4. so when i plug the cable into the usb port how do i make it corespond to the correct com setting?