Im getting annoyed with activesync 4 and wm2005

[smithy318i]

It just sits there saying 'Connecting'

I tried the ip address change in Remote-NDIS Host
tried uinstall/reinstall Twice
Tried repair
tried outlook default mail
Tried turning firewalls off

im running XP pro with SP2 , activesync 4 (build 4343)
and wm2005 OS 5.1.1700 (build 14326.0.0.0)

Please help. Im sick of searching... :(

[gmerin]

I upgraded my O2 XDA II tonight and everything went OK except like you my PC just sits there now "Connecting"

[gmerin]

I know this may sound kind of strange: I tried disabling my software firewall on my PC (ZoneAlarm) as well as disabling Adware- Adwatch, but the PDA and the PC still wouldn't sync. AS 4 just displayed "Connecting".

I decided to also try disabling my antivirus software (Norton AV) in addition to the other disabled software and "suddenly" I can sync again!. Go figure.

[smithy318i]

Still cant sync...
Im transfering files via bluetooth until i fix this.

Still searching!

[gmerin]

Really weird: I turn on the Norton AV auto-protect = no connection between AS & XDA. Turn off the Norton AV auto-protect = sync. I just spent the last hour bouncing back and forth to insure that Norton was the blockage.

[Rayan]

The only thing I can suggest is download ActiveSync 4.0 from Microsoft's website, uninstall current version, reboot PC, install new version.

Mount PDA on cradle...

System will not recognize it again.

Unplug USB cable and plug it again BUT IN ANOTHER USB PORT on PC.

System will detect and install properly.

I hope this works for you as it did for me.

Regards,
Rayan