Ports not showing device manager vista

Thank you for your help and I will report back tomorrow. Sounds like a plan but do note, from what I am reading, it is important to connect just the cable to the computer first - that is make sure the RS end has nothing attached. Posted 28 January - PM. Digerati problem solved. Ports now show up in the Device Manager. Cheers Peter. Glad you got it sorted out and thanks for the follow-up. Reply to quoted posts Clear. Downloads View all categories Upload file New files since last visit Files from past 7 days.

Members Status Updates. Register now! Username or email:. I've forgotten my password Forum Password. Remember me This is not recommended for shared computers. Wednesday, August 13, PM. Hi These forums are focused on supporting the Vista operating system.

Can you tell me what the answer would be if it were on Vista? I have two Vista x64 machine in which device manager does not list the ports section at all.

Specifically, I am trying to sync via bluetooth emulating a com port. This was working fine until a Vista update, or other update took place. I'm at a loss to explain this. Please help. Wednesday, October 29, PM. How about an answer? I have tried it on a second laptop and it works fine but that has the Generic Hub. Both laptops are running the latest version of Windows 10, I would like to know how I can get the Generic Hub to work on the other laptop, I have tried various things from Google and YouTube but without success.

As I would for. I have tried hardware troubleshooting, power plan editing, and turning off a fast startup, all with no results.

If it needs to be installed, how would I go about doing that? Step 2 : Type regedit and press Enter to open up the Registry Editor. Check in the Device Manager to enable the disabled USB port by right-click on the selected one and select Enable device from the context menu. Step 1 : Type cmd in the search box next to the Start button.

Step 2 : Right-click on Command Prompt to choose Run as administrator. Step 4 : Type devmgmt. Step 5 : Click on the View menu and select the Show hidden devices option to display additional devices.