windows vista

we don't have dsl or any kind of internet connection in our home. to keep me connected to the cyberworld, i've been using my xda to browse the net everytime i like to. but the charges are too steep so i tried not to do it as often as i want to. hence the reason of not being around for quite sometime.

since my provider launched this time-based browsing as opposed to per KB browsing, it has given me longer time in surfing, checking mails, blogging, etc.

now that it's cheaper (20pesos an hour), and i can browse all i want, i've decided to use my xda as modem and connect it to our desktop. it would be easier to navigate in a regular desktop than using the xda. by the way, our desktop is running in winXP.

and because i want more mobility, i decided to hooked up the xda to the laptop. that way, i can blog right beside aquim while he is asleep. you see, the desktop is in the living room, so if aquim is sleeping in the bedroom, i have to be inside the room also.

i didn't encounter any problem with the desktop running in XP, but since the laptop is in vista, i am quite not familiar with it. i found some forums explaining how to do it, but i still can't connect.

i've downloaded the Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) - the active sync equivalent for vista) and installed it. while i can now sync my xda to the vista, still can't connect to the net.

i can't use the desktop now since its not booting up. i don't know, someone must have put a hex on our devices, they aren't coperating with me.

right now, im using good old xda. thank God.

is there anyone who can help me? do i need a driver? laptop is in windows vista home basic, and i'll be using O2 XDA atom exec as modem..

please..please Ü

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