>Bruce, I left a message just 1-2 days ago about this exact problem. I was using MSCOMM32, and a newer version was installed with a VB update. All of sudden none of my properties were editable. It took a LOT of work to figure out why my laptop still worked and my regular computer didn't!
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>I now have a backup copy of the 'right' version.

Thanks, that sounds like a wise idea...