[mrarlyn]

Ok...well now I'm not sure what the problem is.

I tried flashing before directly from the bootloader, and I tried diabling the advanced connection and all..and got nowhere.

Then just now, with Dette's rom loaded again, I plugged it into my wall charger and it asked if I wanted to mount the sd card or use activesync...so I tried that cable on my PC and worked.

I'd tried three other cables, each tested good with an external hard drive..and none of them worked...but aparently this one cable has the right mojo to get them talking.

I really think I might be done with windows mobile after this phone...we'll see what's out in six to ten months.

PS: Thanks for suggstions Slmclarengt