Hey guys!

Thank you very much for your valuable hints!!!!
You saved me from madness!

I wanted to thank you for figuring out why all of my bricks were useless after trying to download the firmware!

Also, it's not just Arduino developer that is causing the problem, many 3-d printers run on Arduino type software and that is where I ran into problems.

I used the command line to rename the oem ports, can I leave them renamed oemxxx.inf.bak or do I need to revert to the old name asap. I am guessing when I go to run my printer, I will run into problems but until then, am I safe?

Thanks for your help!