[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] 1.0.3 didn't work, but 1.0.2 does

[A.J. Rush]

Ken, I tried your suggestion below w/o success, but when I deactivated 
my firewall (which never caused problems in the past), switched to a 
different USB port, reset my PDA, and installed version 1.0.2 all was 
well. Of course, I don't know just which step made the difference. Is 
there a particular reason why I should upgrade to 1.0.3--any 
benefits/features?
--AJR

> It does sound like something is broken with file permissions.
>
> Try this:
>
> 1. Open Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.
> 2. Select your boot drive and click the "repair permissions"  button.
> 3. Re-install MS. If it asks for the registration number, you're
> golden. If it doesn't...
> 4. Uninstall MS.
> 5. Re-install MS - this time, it should ask you for the registration
> number.
>
> What I'm thinking is that one or more files have been locked down so
> that even root doesn't have the permission to delete them.
>
> On Jan 23, 2004, at 6:04 PM, A.J. Rush wrote:
>
>> Yes, I'm logged in as an admin user. If the uninstaller was removing
>> all files then MS would require me to input my registration number
>> again after un- and re-installing. Therefore there must still be
>> something there, right?
>> --AJR
>>
>> On 23 Jan 2004, at 3:00 PM,
>> missing-sync-pocketpc-talk-request at lists.markspace.com wrote:
>>
>>> The "Uninistaller" should remove everything. Are you logging in and
>>> installing as an Admin User?
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> On Jan 22, 2004, at 7:28 PM, A.J. Rush wrote:
>>>
>>>> Every previous time that I've upgraded MS I've had to uninstall it
>>>> first in order to get it to run. I tried just upgrading this time 
>>>> but
>>>> that didn't work, so I tried doing the uninstall, then installing MS
>>>> 1.0.3. Didn't work, but I notice that it hasn't asked me for my
>>>> registration info like it usually does when I've upgraded. I've 
>>>> tried
>>>> zapping the PRAM, uninstalling and reinstalling all over again, but
>>>> it
>>>> doesn't seem to help. Are there hidden files that the "Uninstall"
>>>> program does not remove? If I remove these will I then be able to
>>>> reinstall MS, enter my registration info, and then it'll work?
>>>>
>>>> --A.J. Rush