Windows 7 Arduino shows as Communications Port

You need to edit the Arduino UNO.inf file in the Arduino drivers folder.

Find the following section at the end of the .INF and change DESCRIPTION="Communications Port" to something like DESCRIPTION="Arduino UNO"

You will need to uninstall the driver for you Arduino first, then re-install with this updated INF.

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; String Definitions
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Modify these strings to customize your device
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Strings]
MFGFILENAME="CDC_vista"
DRIVERFILENAME ="usbser"
MFGNAME="http://www.arduino.cc"
INSTDISK="Arduino UNO Driver Installer"
DESCRIPTION="Communications Port"
SERVICE="USB RS-232 Emulation Driver"