MSN Mobile retail version won't install -please help if poss

[joebongo]

Got an MDA pro and miss MSN badly at work, so I bought the retail MSN mobile.

When I go to install it I get the error of " No Windows Mobile or Smartphone device is connected via ActiveSync", blah blah, ensure device is connected, try again...

It is connected, synced, icon is green and I can explore device from dekstop.

Opening the install exe with WinRAR doesn't yield any .cab files I could just run on the device, and I have done the activation thing of MSN Mobile as well.

I have AS 4.0 (didn't work on 4.1 before you say - I went back to see if it would work on the 'official' AS), MDA Pro, Win XP, USB connection.

Help! Need my fix of MSN and my hotmail account back.

[gpsenzo68]

Why don't you install the imate rom it contains the free version of MSN

[gpsenzo68]

Joe:

I installed the jasjar rom on my MDApro and skipped the extended rom install by softresetting my ppc right after a hard reset so it will not install the extended rom files. after that I installed the Signed_UNI_TMONL_Conn_112101 cab from my old extended rom from the MDA the have the gprs settings.

Now I have a fast working MDA pro with MSN and if you want You can install SKype from the extend rom the you uploaded yourself

Good luck

[joebongo]

It was something to do with my old PC I use for programs; it's XP SP1 and my games PC let it install fine which is an updated SP2+ XP machine.

Thanks for the suggestions; when I have the confidence, I will do the full upgrade to WWE.[/b]

[joebongo]

It was something to do with my old PC I use for programs; it's XP SP1 and my games PC let it install fine which is an updated SP2+ XP machine.

Thanks for the suggestions; when I have the confidence, I will do the full upgrade to WWE.[/b]