Serial Port Automatic Shutdown

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From: Cheryl (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:31:10 -0700

Whenever I plug a serial cable into the serial port it
triggers the automatic shutdown feature every time I
reboot. In Control Panel/Power Management/UPS it says "the
UPS service is currently stopped" but it is obviously
still working. How can I use my serial port for something
other than UPS and stop the automatic shutdown?