FILE: Comm.exe Updates Virtual Communications Device Driver Doc

ID: Q181299

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95 Device Driver Kit (DDK)

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

Additional query words:

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

Last Reviewed: June 24, 1998