Reserve a TCP port in Windows

Question

I\'d like to reserve a TCP port, to be bound by a service later, so that Windows doesn\'t inadvertently use the same number when assigning random port numbers. I know this is po

Answer 1

Edit: This only applies to pre-Windows Server 2008 (Microsoft Support KB)

You can edit the 'ReservedPorts' Registry Setting in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

To reserve a range of ports follow the format '4000-4010' or 'xxxx-yyyy' however to reserve a single port you have to use the format of '4000-4000' or 'xxxx-xxxx'

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812873