Hi Todd
yes deleted it a 100 times!!!! Wierd thing is up to last week it was
fine.....and nothings changed since (in fact I hardly used the PC)!!

"Todd Allcock" wrote:

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> "Tony" <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> > Thanks for the reply Todd, but no, unfortunately I don't have that
> > facility
> > on my ppc. it's probably about 3 years old and has 'windows mobile version
> > 5.0' onit
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> WM5 brought a new connection method with it- devices connect as "network
> adapters" rather than USB serial devices. This caused a lot of problems
> with firewalls and other network issues, so in later releases of WM5 and
> WM6, MS gave us the USB-to-PC applet to let users switch back to the older,
> slower, but less problematic USB serial connection. While mine never
> refused to sync, my PC created a new "network" every time I synced. By the
> time I was up to "Windows Mobile Device #45" or somesuch, I leared about the
> USB-to-PC trick and disabled it, opting for the "old school" connection.
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> Perhaps there's a ROM update available for your device that has a newer WM5
> release? (Although since it's not guaranteed to fix your issue, I might be
> hesitant to completely wipe the device by installing new firmware just to
> try.)
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> Have you tried deleting the PPC in Device Manager then plugging it back in
> to reinstall? (Although if it doesn't connect, it might not show up in
> Device Manager, of course. Grrrrr...)
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> Good luck and keep us posted- in the meantime, if I have an epiphany, I'll
> report back...
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