WinCE Err Msg: Connecting to Host, Retry <X>...

ID: Q186185

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows CE version 2.0 for the Handheld PC
• Microsoft Windows CE version 2.0 for the Palm-size PC

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to connect a Handheld PC (H/PC) or a Palm-size PC (P/PC) to a desktop computer using an infrared port, you may experience one of the following symptoms:

• You may receive the following error message and never establish a connection

  Connecting to Host, Retry <x>...

  where <x> is a number.

• The mobile device may stop responding (hang).

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the communications port that the infrared device is using is still open or in use. Some power management features are known to cause this issue.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, restart the desktop computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed in the applies to section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to troubleshoot infrared devices, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q184284
   TITLE     : How to Troubleshoot Issues with Infrared Devices

   ARTICLE-ID: Q177865
   TITLE     : Err Msg: Cannot Start Communications with the Desktop
               Computer

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool wince handheld kbimu palmsize 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 28, 1998