Wrong Com Port order with PXI - 8422 in a Win2k system

While using my PXI-8422 on WinNT4.0 and NI serial driver ver 1.44 Ports were assigned com numbers top to down. ie Port1-COM1 , Port2-COM2 , ...
However on win2k and NI serial driver ver 1.45 ports were assigned com numbers in the reverse order. ie Port1-COM4 , Port2-Com3 ,...
And when i try to change com assignments the sytem hangs while trying to access the ports.
Any idea how to solve it?

Topcu,
We have seen the reverse order behavior before for serial devices in Windows 2000.
The first thing is to make sure that you tried to change the com assignments properly. If you only tried to change them in Measurement and Automation Explorer, it may not work. Here is the proper way:
1. Select Start>Settings>Control Panel and double-click on the
System icon.
2. Click on the Hardware tab and click on the Device Manager button.
3. Double-click on the Ports (COM & LPT) icon.
4. Double-click on the port you want to configure.
5. Click on the Port Settings tab.
6. Click on the Advanced button. The Advanced Settings dialog box
should pop up.
7. Change the COM number in the COM Port Number field. (You can
use a COM number that is designated as in
use, as long as no hardware
is actually using that COM number.)
If this is how you tried to reassign your ports and your system still hangs, please go to www.ni.com/support and click on Request Support in the black panel to let us know.
Sarah Fenney
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