Ive did what you told me to do but i had no response from the pc. i even found a code which i think is the simplest serial communication code there is in this page:
http://www.cornerstonerobotics.org/c...out2_hello.pbp
though had to do some changes since the code requires PIC16F88
but still i have no response from the pc...

i also tried to use serout and serin to see if the pic would work with them but still no success..

how can this be when the pic works normally with LCDs, pushbuttons, leds etc...