1)Assuming you are using USB to sync:

Right click the hotsync icon in the systray. Click the word local to
uncheck it.

2)Assuming you are using serial :

Open Palm Desktop, click on Setup under the Hotsync tab. Click on the Local
tab, choose another Com port.


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"ziz" wrote in message
news:1BKOi.66306$yN2.21507@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
> When I boot up my PC which has Palm Desktop (Win Xp pro), I get the
> message:
> "The selected port COM 5 is not available at this time. Hotsync Manager
> will open the port when it becomes available"
> How do I fix it?
> Mick
>

Many thanks.
Mick
"C0mdrData" wrote in message
news:470bb142$0$26393$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> 1)Assuming you are using USB to sync:
>
> Right click the hotsync icon in the systray. Click the word local to
> uncheck it.
>
> 2)Assuming you are using serial :
>
> Open Palm Desktop, click on Setup under the Hotsync tab. Click on the
> Local tab, choose another Com port.
>
>
> --
> "The human adventure is just beginning"
>
> "ziz" wrote in message
> news:1BKOi.66306$yN2.21507@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net...
>> When I boot up my PC which has Palm Desktop (Win Xp pro), I get the
>> message:
>> "The selected port COM 5 is not available at this time. Hotsync Manager
>> will open the port when it becomes available"
>> How do I fix it?
>> Mick
>>
>
>
>