hello everybody

i have had this gadget for 3 yr, using it as a ppc and as a navigator, working fine until 2 weeks ago; maybe i made a mistake by soft reseting it while it was in cradle. now i cannot connect/sync it with desktop. when i connect it to the usb hub, the green wheel spinns around and around forever then disconnects.

I connect it to a different pc. i got the same results. I did soft reset, hard reset, uninstalled and reinstalled activesync, I installed the latest activesync to no avail. I changed the usb port and cable connected to the pc directly. no difference. when I connect it to my pc the activesync window says connecting. under usb it says connected; it is not actually connected, then it disconnects, the activesync window says *no partnerships*. when you click on file in activesync window the mobile device and partnership are grayed out i.e you cannot do anything with them.

Just not to forget, once you connect the ppc to the usb it is detected-hardware is attached to the computer, and is ready for use. then the green wheel starts spinning but nothing else. partnership is not created and with my humble thinking and experience no file conversions available.

I have combed the net with various formulae of the above puzzle and i have seen similar problems raised by other people, probably identical problem, no one seems to have an answer. toshiba don't have ROM update for toshiba e740 for systems using SP2. i am running of ideas. i will be most grateful if someone gives me a real hope for sorting out this frustrating situation and I am sorry for giving too much details.