Hello Robert!

07 Sep 17 00:02, you wrote to all:

 RW> + 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX  Begin, v3.01 (task=1)
 RW> ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX  SYS0032:  Cannot open com port (com1)
 RW> ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX  Communications driver not properly installed

 RW> However, whenever I run Maximus/2 in WFC mode, I do not get the above
 RW> error message.

Do you have the port-sharing parameter added to your SIO command line in 
CONFIG.SYS?

ie:

DEVICE=C:\SIO\SIO.SYS (COM1,3F8,IRQ4,-) (COM2,2F3,IRQ3,-) 
(COM3,INTERNET:3E8,NONE:IRQ4,-) (COM4,INTERNET:2E8,NONE:IRQ3,-)

This is for a standard COM1 and COM2, and virtual COM3 and COM4.  The dash (-) 
parameter enables sharing the port between applications.

Andrew

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