Changing Port Settings Results in No Connectivity

ID: Q193807

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows CE Services versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

If you change the Bits Per Second port setting for the communications port to which your Handheld PC (H/PC) is connected, you may be unable to synchronize your H/PC with your desktop computer.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Direct Cable Connection installs a driver for each port with a default baud rate of 115,200 bits per second (bps), and H/PC devices that use Direct Cable Connection default to a connection speed of 19,200 bps. This results you being unable to connect to your desktop computer using your H/PC.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, restart your desktop computer after you change port settings.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft Windows 98.

Additional query words: synchronization

Keywords          : kbtool win95 wincomm win98 wince handheld 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.2,95,98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: October 9, 1998