diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/oldconfig.c b/dlls/kernel32/oldconfig.c
index 20b6eaa..bb238fb 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/oldconfig.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/oldconfig.c
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ static int SCSI_getprocentry( FILE * procfile, struct LinuxProcScsiDevice * dev
 }
 
 
-/* create the hardware registry branch */
-static void create_hardware_branch(void)
+/* create the scsi registry branch */
+static void create_scsi_branch(void)
 {
     /* The following mostly will work on Linux, but should not cause
      * problems on other systems. */
@@ -454,6 +454,74 @@ static void create_hardware_branch(void)
 }
 
 
+/* create SERIALCOMM branch containing keys for com1 - com9 */ 
+void create_serialcomm_branch(void)
+{
+    OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES attr;
+    UNICODE_STRING nameU;
+    WCHAR dataW[50];
+    DWORD length;
+    DWORD disp;
+    HANDLE targetKey;
+    struct stat devstat;
+
+    const char * wineprefixdir;
+    char * dosdevpath = 0;
+    char keyname[] = "\\Device\\Serial0";
+    char keydata[] = "COM1";
+    static const char dosdevdirsuffix[] = "/dosdevices/com1";
+    int suffixlength = 16;
+    int wpdlength = 0;
+    int fullpathlength = 0;
+    int index = 0;
+
+
+    attr.Length = sizeof(attr);
+    attr.RootDirectory = 0;
+    attr.ObjectName = &nameU;
+    attr.Attributes = 0;
+    attr.SecurityDescriptor = NULL;
+    attr.SecurityQualityOfService = NULL;
+
+    /* Ensure there is HARDWARE\\DEVICEMAP\\SERIALCOMM key */
+    if (!RtlCreateUnicodeStringFromAsciiz( &nameU, "Machine\\HARDWARE\\DEVICEMAP\\SERIALCOMM" ) ||
+        NtCreateKey( &targetKey, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, &attr, 0,
+                     NULL, REG_OPTION_VOLATILE, &disp ))
+    {
+        ERR("Cannot create DEVICEMAP\\SERIALCOMM registry key\n" );
+        return;
+    }
+    RtlFreeUnicodeString( &nameU );
+
+    /* we're doing a subset of mountmgr.sys/device.c's get_dosdevices_path() */
+    wineprefixdir = wine_get_config_dir();
+    wpdlength = strlen(wineprefixdir);
+    fullpathlength = wpdlength + suffixlength + 1;
+    dosdevpath = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, fullpathlength);
+    strcpy(dosdevpath, wineprefixdir);
+    strcpy(dosdevpath + wpdlength, dosdevdirsuffix);
+
+
+    /* and a subset of ntdll/directory.c's get_dos_device() */
+    for (index = 1; index < 10; index++)
+    {
+        dosdevpath[fullpathlength - 2] = (char)('0' + index);
+        keyname[14] = (char)('0' + index - 1);
+        keydata[3] = (char)('0' + index);       
+        
+        if( !stat((const char *) dosdevpath, &devstat) )
+        {
+            RtlCreateUnicodeStringFromAsciiz( &nameU, keyname );
+            RtlMultiByteToUnicodeN( dataW, sizeof(dataW), &length, keydata, 5 );
+            NtSetValueKey( targetKey, &nameU, 0, REG_SZ, (BYTE*)dataW, length );
+            RtlFreeUnicodeString( &nameU );
+        }
+    }
+    HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, dosdevpath);
+    NtClose(targetKey);
+}
+
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *              convert_old_config
  */
@@ -463,5 +531,6 @@ void convert_old_config(void)
         return; /* someone else already loaded the registry */
 
     /* create some hardware keys (FIXME: should not be done here) */
-    create_hardware_branch();
+    create_scsi_branch();
+    create_serialcomm_branch();
 }