Thanks for the input.

The only reason i was adding & removing the device is because it wasn't
working initially, so to troubleshoot i had to try different things
which required removing & adding the device. I have left it as is as it
seems to work..so it's staying at COM14 in COM12 out.

I just wonder if i need to do any clean up, as vista thinks COM4-11 are
assigned..even though i know they were all assigned while i was
adding/removing during my troubleshoot.

I also want to know if the method i'm using to get the pda to connect
to wmdc is the way other people do it. I've searched & it appears alot
of people had trouble..i'd like to try & find the people who had success
& hear how they've done it.

I should mention that the reason i want to pair my pda via bluetooth is
for syncing the PIM & outlook only. The thing is leaving bluetooth on
sucks the power out of my pda (perhaps halves the battery life). I
presume there is some additional power usage for using bluetooth on the
laptop as well. So, since i will probably only sync 1-2 times a day..it
seems illogical to leave bluetooth radio on all the time if i don't need
to.

i could sync by usb..but bt adds the convenience of not carrying a sync
cable/cradle. Plus i did pay extra to have bt on my laptop, might as
well use it right?


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