[shendren]

THANKS - It WORKS!

I didn't get what you meant at first so let me see if I can clarify it for other novices out there. With Vista (don't know about XP), it isn't enough to close Sync Center and Mobile Device Center. You have to go to Mobile Device Center (can get there by clicking on the device in Sync Center) and click Mobile Device Settings > Connection Settings and then disable the USB (I went ahead and disabled USB, BT, and Auto Device Authentication). Everything worked like a champ from there. Note: You have to re-enable these to get Sync to work again after the update.

As usual, the solution is simple it's finding it that can be such a bugger!

Reminds me of the old joke... Bob, the plant manager for 35 years, finally decides to retire. 9 months later the plant comes to a grinding halt - low yields, funny noises, smoke coming from places it didn't used to. So they convince Bob to come back in as a consultant. He walks around, listens, sniffs, tastes (?)... for about 20 minutes. Then he picks up a hammer - WHAP! Everything comes back up and just hums!

He sent in a bill a week late for $10K. The new manager rejects it and says he'll have to itemize the bill to justify the prce. The new bill reads:

1 hr. conultation $250
knowing where to hit $9,750

I know, you've probably heard it and may even tell it better. But I always think of it at these times! It's almost as much a parable as a joke!