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Why has my P900 stopped talking to my Windows PC?
Published by Steve Litchfield at 14:01 UTC, February 1st 2006
Question:
Q. My Sony Ericsson P900 has stopped talking to my Windows XP PC, the system tray icon remains resolutely flat and ‘Link Properties’ just says that USB is ‘Not Connected’. What can I do to track down the problem?
Answer:
A. Here’s what to do, in approximate likelihood of solving the problem:
- Remove and reseat the P900 in its cradle.
- In ‘Link Properties’, try unchecking the USB box, waiting ten seconds and then re-enabling it. Wait up to a minute and see if the link comes back to life.
- Power the P900 off and power it back on again, to clear any miscreant processes that might have been blocking the link. Try the P900 in the cradle again.
- Along similar lines, power your PC off and on again, to clear any temporary confusion.
- As a last resort, try re-installing PC Suite, as some other program on your PC may have interfered with a critical file.
