[neilm]

I would suggest going ahaead with the HTC repair anyway.

Vista, out of the box, has had major problems connecting to some devices. You have to download and install Windows Mobile Device Centre V6.1 to connect. My Ameo always connects first time, no bother, but my P3600 is still unrelaibe, even with all the fixes.

I'd also look carefully at the methods of updating to Vista. If you can save your existing documents easily, I'd suggest a full clean instalation. If you have a valid OS already, Vista will offer an Upgrade, which is supposed to retain most of yuor application settings and retains your existing aplications and files without reinstallation, but when I used this method on my Dell laptp I encountered a lot of errors in the subsequent 2 months, so I ventually bit the bullet and did a full reformat/install which has been much more reliable.

Also, be aware that there are some XP programs that simply won't work on Vista. (Quicken accouting being one of them)