ActiveSync and Camcorder conflict

[spindrift]

I have a Mitac Mio 168 with integrated GPS, running Pocket PC 2003 and ActiveSync 3.7.1. This has worked happily with my Desktop PC running Windows ME for the past year or so.

I have just bought a Canon MV750i DV camcorder which installed various stuff to my Desktop and works well with Windows Movie Maker via the Firewire connection on my ASUS A7N8X De Luxe motherboard.

The problem is that I can't now get the PDA to connect to my Desktop PC. It simply is no longer detected by ActiveSync. The connection wizard can't find the PDA and I've tried the various troubleshooters to no effect.

If I Restore to a point before I installed the camcorder, the PDA connects and syncs properly just as it did before the camcorder.

I've noticed that 2 new Network Adapters are installed by the camcorder. These are a Microsoft TV/AV Connection and a NDIS 1394 Adapter (these might not be the exact names as they are not currently installed having gone back with a Restore again) Simply uninstalling them from the Device Manager does not repair the PDA connection problem.

I've tried unistalling ActiveSync, hard resetting the PDA and trying to start from scratch with the camcorder stuff installed, but then I get a No Partnerships message. The partnership wizard doesn't start. I've tried ActiveSync 3.8 - no difference.

Just to clarify - I'm not trying to run both the camcorder and PDA together.

Anyone got any ideas where I might go from here?

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