Bluetooth connection error.

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PDA Toshiba e740
PC/0S Win XP Home
ActiveSync 3.7.1
______________________________________________

PC STATUS
Win XP SP2 installed
Win Security-Firewall is OFF. The Firewall on the Belkin router is
permanently on.

PDA PROFILE
Home. Security is OFF.
_______________________________________________


On attempting to connect the PDA to the PC via Bluetooth the following
message is displayed on the PDA.

'Cannot start communications with the desktop computer. The communication
port is not available. Another program is using the port or it may not be
legal.'

Please can anyone explain this and offer a solution.

Many thanks in advance

Nigel

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Thanks Mauricio. I will try that

Nigel


"Mauricio Freitas [MVP]" <dr.emailposter@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
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> Have you ever had this working before? It sounds like the ActiveSync is
> waiting on the wrong com port.
>
> Check this page http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=1364 and
> see if it helps.
>
> --
> Mauricio Freitas, Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices
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> "Nigel Albright" <nda@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
> news:unTPQEzvEHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> PDA Toshiba e740
>> PC/0S Win XP Home
>> ActiveSync 3.7.1
>> ______________________________________________
>>
>> PC STATUS
>> Win XP SP2 installed
>> Win Security-Firewall is OFF. The Firewall on the Belkin router is
>> permanently on.
>>
>> PDA PROFILE
>> Home. Security is OFF.
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>> On attempting to connect the PDA to the PC via Bluetooth the following
>> message is displayed on the PDA.
>>
>> 'Cannot start communications with the desktop computer. The communication
>> port is not available. Another program is using the port or it may not
>> be legal.'
>>
>> Please can anyone explain this and offer a solution.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>>
>
>
>