Originally posted by ssolomo: I had a problem with mine - couldn't get it to read, same error - it was my palm hotsync software which was setup to look on the serial port as well as USB (I only have a USB cable for the palm). I disabled it and it worked like a charm. See if there is anything else that is using the serial port on your laptop.
Good luck!
Steven
I don't know what else could be using the serial port. Its a brand new computer. The obd2 program was the first program I installed and there is only one port. It read the r3232(whatever it is), just couldn't get a reading from the car. Also can serial to usb adaptors be purchased at any computer store?
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and there is only one port. It read the r3232(whatever it is), just couldn't get a reading from the car. Also can serial to usb adaptors be purchased at any computer store? 
