Executable does not release serial port after being stopped

Greetings:
I have created an executable that communicates through a serial port. However, if I stop the executable (not close it), the executable still has control over the COM port. This causes issues if I need to jump on Hyperterminal to send a couple quick queries to my system. In order to send the queries, I have to actually close the executable in order to release the COM port. It's problematic because I then have to start the executable back up, go through another configuration query, etc. and there are parameters from the previous run I would prefer to not lose.
Is there a way to force a LabView executable into releasing it's hold on a COM port after it's stopped, without closing the executable completely? If it makes a difference, I'm using LV 7.1 on a WinXP machine. Thanks for any help!

Gumby_Dammit wrote:
I changed the settings to have the stop button visible in the menu bar along with the start button. This is because the user has to select their COM port before continuing.
Raven has already said it but I'll say it a different way. No user should ever interact with the front panel unless the VI is running. And when it is running the user should never have access to the abort button in the toolbar. When you open Internet Explorer do you first need to click the run button? No it runs when you run it. Write your program so it is always running, and doesn't have an abort so if the user closes the program you can run the proper clean up like closing COM ports.
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