How do I make my serial Barcode Scanner work with Windows?

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it can be done easily without extra software. here's how

An easier solution for you is to try the Accessibility options. You
can get to this thru the Start button -> Settings (for versions prior
to Windows Vista) -> Control Panel -> Accessibility Options. Go to the
General tab and enable SerialKey Devices (tick the tick box). In the
Settings button you can set the Comm. Port number and baud rate etc.
This baud rate must be set to match the scanner otherwise it will
never work. Once all this is set properly, your serial scanner will
act like a keyboard wedge scanner and you should be to scan into any
program. Just Open Notepad or Word and try it!

The full tutorial is here
http://www.gripon.com.au/?gripon=tutorial_scannerwindows

Ces