How to assign COM1 or COM2 to your phone permanently. Plug in your phone to USB. 1) First we will check to see if COM1 or COM2 is available. 2) Right-click on My Computer and choose Properties 3) Go to Hardware tab and click Device Manager 4) Click the + next to Ports 5) You will see the following: Communications Port (COM1) Communications Port (COM2) LGE CDMA USB Serial Port (COM5) or some other COM# Printer Port (LPT1) 6) Double Click on Communications Port (COM1) 7) Go to Port Settings Tab and click on Advanced 8) Under COM Port Number: Pick something like COM8 or COM9 (only if it doesn't say "used" next to it) 9) Click OK and OK again 10) You will now see: Communications Port (COM8) (or whatever COM# you picked) Communications Port (COM2) LGE CDMA USB Serial Port (COM5) or some other COM# Printer Port (LPT1) If you still see COM1 on the first line, close Device Manager and open it again. 11) Now to change the phone to be on COM1 12) Double click on LGE CDMA USB Serial Port (COM5) 13) Go to Port Settings Tab and click on Advanced 14) Under COM Port Number: Pick COM1 15) Click OK and OK again 16) You will now see: Communications Port (COM8) (or whatever COM# you picked) Communications Port (COM2) LGE CDMA USB Serial Port (COM1) Printer Port (LPT1) If you still see COM5 on LGE, close Device Manager and open it again. Now whenever you use any program that detects your phone, it will be on COM1 always. NOTE: Don't set the phone to the same COM# as any other ones listed or whenever you plug in your phone, your PC will reboot.