Another Bluetooth Activesync Problem - can't find/designate ports.

He everyone just joined.

I see a lot of people are having Bluetooth active sync problems.

I cannot bluetooth sync either - so far have checked Microsofts F.A.Q. -
which quotes

7. Question - Why does ActiveSync not let me make a Bluetooth
connection?

Answer - You may have to reset your COM ports if you have added too
many serial port devices or too many Serial Port profile devices. To do
this, follow these steps: a. Click Start, click Run, type devmgmt.msc, and
then click OK.
b. Expand Ports, right-click the Standard Serial over Bluetooth
link port for your outgoing connection, and then click Properties.
c. Click Advanced on the Port Settings tab, click COM8 in the
COM Port Number box, and then click OK.
d. Right-click the Standard Serial over Bluetooth link port for
your outgoing connection, and then click Properties.
e. Click Advanced on the Port Settings tab, click COM9 in the
COM Port Number box, and then click OK.
f. Quit Device Manager.
g. Click Start, click Run, type wcesmgr.exe, and then click OK.
h. On the File menu, click Connection Settings.
i. In the Allow serial cable or infrared connection to this COM
port box, click COM9, and then click OK."


My problem is that under the ports listings in my device manager, there is
only port 8 listed and nowhere can I find where it it says it is or to
designated it as outgoing connection. Does anyonw know how I do this and add
a port 9 -

Bluetooth device is a Brainbox PCMCIA card. My wife has the same problem
with her device - Belkin - both systems are running XP SP2 - with XDA 2's

P.S. Does Microsoft read this newsgroup at all?

Thanks

Chas