Actually K, I'm not sure that it does need to be specifically COM4. I've been reading an internet forum on Samsung phones this afternoon and the posters on that forum were all mentioning COM4. Looking through the help pages of the Samsung software it simply refers to connecting to the PC via a COM port. As I understand it, the USB connection assigns itself to a serial port.

With my digital camera and MP3 player I can connect to the PC via the USB cable and view files and folders and drag-and-drop them between between PC and accessory. The mobile phone set up doesn't appear to be anything like that.

Also the cable itself isn't any old USB cable from PC World ............ it's got a special didgerrydoo thingey at the end which connects to the phone.

Hilary
With my phone and PDA the USB connection is shown seperately from the COM ports. Is there not an option to change the connection divice? The activesync for my iPaq requires you to re-search the available connections.

skg

The image below is part of a screenshot from my PC.

The upper part of the image is from the Samsung "Help" page which shows the Program Setup with a drop down box currently connecting the phone to PC through the COM1 port.

The lower part of the image is from my program. The drop down box for port connection has no options whatsoever which makes me think that the PC is not recognising the USB cable and hasn't assigned a port to it.

But why????????

Did the didgerrydoo thingey look anything like this? If not that might be your problem.

Oh Dear, it doesn't. Do you think that I might have been sold a pup?

Hilary,

Can you go to to Device Manager (Right Click on My Computer/Properties/Hardware)

Click on Ports and do a screenshot of that? or a detailed description.

And the same with Universal Serial Bus Controllers.

Why, does it look like this?

ADAM,

Thanks for all your effort, but I've just told Orange to come and collect the bloody thing. I'm going back to a Nokia.

Good move, my brother did exactly that yesterday. Swapped his D500 for the new Nokia 8800. He had three of them, all with problems.

If you liked the feel of the Samsung, the 6111 is very similar.

Can you Help???
Friend wants Comp for this this:

"Need new tower to run latest Cubase SX software plus various additional software editing packages and plugins e.g virtual guitar rig, BFD drum software etc. 'M' box to be utilised, so no need for exceptional built-in soundcard or graphics card.
Additional requirements:- CD/DVD writer
Possibly 2 towers into 1 monitor splitter box (or 2nd monitor "


Any Ideas?

Iain,

Most of the latest PC's would do that. I would go for an Intel machine rather than AMD on this on as they handle editing packages better. (Other than that I always recommend AMD). Most top of the range PC's will come with CD/DVD writers.

Either of these Dells would be fine: Precision 670 and 380

For the switch I use on of these. You can find these cheaper on Ebay.

KVM Switch

Hi guys.I have a 2.8 processor...1024 ram....160 gb drive and XP.A few weeks ago i was messing about and ran CWShredder.It came up with all this stuff so silly me deleted all the files which i assumed were dodgy.A couple of hours later when i tried to go online i couldn't connect.I'm on broadband with AOL.

Despite hours talking to AOL support...no joy.So i bought another PC....its not easy following my shares with no pc lol.Well there was no line fault as the new pc got me online with no probs,so i guess i buggered something up with CWShredder.

I was thinking of wiping my hard disc and starting again,but i guess that also wipes the operating system too.Would i have to buy Windows XP.

Any help would be appreciated...seems a shame to dump a good pc.Rick.

SM,

Did you buy the PC from a shop?

If so you should have a Certificate of Authenticity on the side with the XP product key number.

Also you should have got a system restore disk, which you place in the disk drive and hit restart and it will return your PC to the exact state that you bought it.

Adam its a "Time" pc about 2 yrs old....there is the windows XP product code on the side.The only disc i got from Time is a system and driver CD,which i don't think is the same as a system restore CD.Cheers mate. Rick.

In which case you need to borrow a copy of XP. With XP you just chuck it in and hit restart and will ask you if you wish to install. When it asks for you code put in yours. You need to make sure that the XP version is the same as yours, i.e. XP Prop or Home Edition as your code will only work for the same version.

You will then need to use the Time disk to update the drivers.

Hey Adam cheers mate...has any kind soul got a copy of XP home i could cadge please........Rick.

spacemoggy

Please activate our MoneyAM e-mail facility, the one that we get when we click on your name, and I might just have some useful information to send you. :-)

To do this, merely click on your own name, then pop your e-mail address in the 'yellow' section.

Please post on here to advise when you've done it.

Doc done that mate thanks. Rick.

E-mail on the way, spacemoggy

Cheers Doc...in the mean time,if anyone can do me a copy of Windows XP,i'd be grateful,i'll pay the costs involved. Rick.