Re: complex sync problem

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The Bluetooth error you see can be caused if a) you don't have Bluetooth
hardware or it's not installed, but you do have a COM port mapped to use
Bluetooth, so the driver fails because it can't communicate via Bluetooth or
b) if you have something else that's trying to use Bluetooth to communicate
when there's no Bluetooth hardware installed (your dongle is not plugged
in).

My guess is that ActiveSync created a COM port, at one point, over Bluetooth
and now you don't have Bluetooth. Open Active Sync and choose Connection
Settings... from the File menu and verify that "Allow connections to one of
the following" is *not* checked, so ActiveSync is not trying to open that
COM port.

Paul T.

"JanAdam" <JanAdam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you Paul,

I didn't know that I had to connect to PC with a cable first. It explains
why I could not set BT communication. At the time I was playing with an
USB
dongle. Anyhow this is all history now.
I am sorry for not writing clearly enough what is the nuisance: I do have
a
cable now and am not using or trying to use BT any more. However, it looks
to
me as if there is something somewhere that makes the system think that I
am
trying to connect a BT device, while I am not. (see the event log in
previous
post)
I am not using a hub, my keyboard, mouse and pda cable are all connected
directly to the USB ports at the back of my PC

--
JanAdam


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:

You can't sync the first time via Bluetooth; you always have to connect
the
device to each computer you want to pair it with via a cable, at least
once.

It sounds to me like you're plugging into a USB hub that is bus-powered,
causing there to not be enough power to supply your USB keyboard and
mouse,
maybe. You might try plugging the device directly into a USB port on the
PC
case, if you are using a hub now.

How is Bluetooth provided by your PC? A USB dongle? If so, again, USB
power problems might cause the dongle to not work. If it's built-in to
the
PC itself somehow, there is usually a switch/button that allows you to
turn
the Bluetooth radio on and off (often a switch along the front edge or
near
the power button on laptops). If the Bluetooth radio is off, you'll get
an
error like what you see.

Paul T.

"JanAdam" <JanAdam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I sync my iPAQ with my home and work computers. No problems at home.

At work, I initially tried to sync via Bluetooth and failed (due to
port
assignments problems, I think). Nevertheless, I bought an USB cable for
my
iPAQ, and am able to sync via this most of the times, but not always. I
have
to open ActiveSync on the desk top before connecting the pda to the
cable,
otherwise it always fails. But even with AS open, it sometimes fails.
When
it
fails, I cannot communicate with the PC from my keybord and mouse any
more.
The computer runs in the background popping dialog box kindly advising
me
to
click to see what the problem is, which I cannot do as my mouse and
keyboard
are both frozen. To reset I have to turn the power off. The system logs
the
following error event:
<The Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI) service failed to start due
to
the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because
it
has no enabled devices associated with it.> I guess, this is due to my
initial attempts to set up connection via BT.
How can I eradicate all remnants of my flirting with BT? Or any other
advice, please?

PC: WinXP SP3, all current updates both at home and work.
PDA: iPAQ hx2410; Win CE 4.21 (Win Mobile 2003) ActiveSync 3.8, again
on
both desk tops.



--
JanAdam





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