Could not register HotSync Conduit

[infinity]

Hello!

I can't seem to be be able to make the conduit work on either sunrise xp or sunrise dekstop.

Sunrise XP says that its unable to register the HotSync Conduit:

Output folder: E:\Palm\Sunrise XP
Extract: sunrisexp.exe... 100%
Extract: condmgr.dll... 100%
Extract: eula.txt... 100%
Extract: readme.html... 100%
Extract: changelog.html... 100%
Output folder: E:\Palm\Sunrise XP\xsl
Extract: report.xsl... 100%
Output folder: E:\Palm\Sunrise XP
Extract: conduit.dll... 100%
Registering HotSync conduit
Could not register HotSync conduit
Delete file: E:\Palm\Sunrise XP\conduit.dll
Create shortcut: C:\Documents and Settings\Infinity\Desktop\Sunrise XP.lnk
Create folder: C:\Documents and Settings\Infinity\Start Menu\Programs\Sunrise XP
Create shortcut: C:\Documents and Settings\Infinity\Start Menu\Programs\Sunrise XP\Sunrise XP.lnk
Created uninstaller: E:\Palm\Sunrise XP\uninst.exe
Completed

while Sunrise Desktop, says that it is unble to load the sync20.dll library. The error message gives the correct path for the dll though.

Am I missing something?

Thanks in advance!

[Laurens]

Check to see if there any leftover HotSync DLLs in your Windows or Windows\System32 directory. These might interfere with the loading of the DLLs.

[Dick Tracy]

If you're running SP2, try running the installer with Windows Firewall turned off.

[infinity]

Thanks guys!

I tried both things together and it worked :-)

I did have a couple leftover files in my windows directory.

You would have thought that someone would have come up with a decent installer/uninstaller by now :-p

By the way, any idea what PalmCntl.ocx does? It's an ActiveX control, but for what?

[Dick Tracy]

I'm not entirely sure what all the changes are for in the latest version. I've been trying to figure this out too.

[Laurens]

Linking to the HotSync DLLs from a conduit can be problematic in some cases. Some applications simply dump the HotSync DLLs in the Windows directory to get their conduit to load correctly. The result is that over time you get stuck with multiple, incompatible versions of the DLLs.

[infinity]

Fair enough...

That explains a few things.

Thanks again!