How to config serproxy at "com10"

Was anyone ever able to patch and recompile the code as described in this thread ? I was able to retrieve the source code and make the change but got a bunch of errors upon compilation in Visual C++ 2008.

If anybody could tell me which compiler I should be using to compile this code or any pointers at all that would be great. I am in an environment (college classroom) where I cannot reinstall the Arduino FTDI drivers. Fixing this problem is my only solution right now.

I realize this post started back in 2006 but it is the only information I was able to find regarding this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!