.NET 4 Serial Port ObjectDisposedException on Windows 7 Only

Question

This is a problem I used to have all the time with the serial port class in .NET 2.0. It was suggested that upgrading to .NET 4 would fix the problem... and it did in almos

Answer 1

It seems that this bug won't be fixed by Microsoft any time soon, and that there is no good workaround. I've spent over a year working on this problem off-and-on.

The solution for me was to use a 3rd party component. After testing 15+, I've found that the only one that really works is CommStudio.

The free express version is here: http://www.componentsource.com/products/commstudio/downloads.html?rv=42917