New installation

Can anyone advise me please?

I have bought the Amiga emulator and tried to install it, but get stuck when the programme asks me to 'Nominate a com port'
I have a Sony Laptop, and I am installing on this, but I don't know which com port to nominate?
How do I find out what com ports are available?
and what its called?
As you can, tell I am not p.c. literate.

[thomas]

I have bought the Amiga emulator

WinUAE ("the" Amiga emulator) is free. So what did you buy? Can you give a link? If it is Amiga Forever, which edition?

the programme asks me to 'Nominate a com port'

WinUAE does not need a COM port, nor does Amiga Forever AFAIK. Are you sure you are installing an emulator and not Amiga Explorer instead? Amiga Explorer lets you connect to a real Amiga. It needs either a serial connection (COM port) or a network connection between the PC and the real Amiga.

Hello!
Sorry this is late, Iv'e been running around visiting.
It's the Amiga Emulator I've been trying to install from the Amiga Forever site, and it asked me which Com Port I want to nominate, and once nominated, I'm sure it said it could'nt be changed, so I didn't go ahead with the installation.

[thomas]

Please give more details, links, screen shots, whatever. My crystal ball is off for repair.