Something probably only Toshiba would be able to explain!  Glad it's working 
again, even if it was at the loss of some data.

It's still cheaper than a new one... just
"Dugie" <d_fren@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Thanks Cari,
>
> I bit the bullet. A hard reset did the job. :)
> My wife had given me her Toshiba when my Palm Tungsten E fried.
>
> I'm still puzzled about why the Toshiba e400 stopped giving a password 
> hint
> after about 10 wrong attempts.
>
> Dugie
>
> "Cari" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> | A hard reset might fix it.... but you'd also lose all your data.
> | -- 
> | Cari (MS-MVP)
> | Printing & Imaging
> |
> |
> |
> | "Dugie" <d_fren@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> | news:0Z1jf.131426$Ph4.4031341@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> | > Hi all,
> | >
> | > I set a password to open my PDA, then forgot it, so tried entering 
> about
> | > 15
> | > possible number combos. I'd get a "Hint" message each time, until 
> after
> | > about the 10th try. No hint message now.
> | >
> | > Then I remember the password, but nothing happens when I enter it.
> Screen
> | > keeps displaying the entered password.
> | > Several resets don't help, and a sync won't work. My password is
> | > requested,
> | > I enter it, it tries but can't connect.
> | >
> | > Any ideas for a solution, or what the problem is?
> | >
> | > Thanks!
> | >
> | > Dugie
>