Thank you much for the reply, Cari.

The data loss was almost totally my wife's, and the SD backup wasn't
password protected. I knew this, but didn't realize the implications. :-(

I have another question, in a new post. ;-)

Dugie

"Cari" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> 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
> news:3HFkf.134028$Ph4.4099783@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Thanks Cari,
> >
> > I bit the bullet. A hard reset did the job. :)
> > My wife had given me her Toshiba when my Palm Tungsten E fried.
> >
> > I'm still puzzled about why the Toshiba e400 stopped giving a password
> > hint
> > after about 10 wrong attempts.
> >
> > Dugie
> >
> > "Cari" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
> > news:3v3q35F13vb7vU1@individual.net...
> > | A hard reset might fix it.... but you'd also lose all your data.
> > | -- 
> > | Cari (MS-MVP)
> > | Printing & Imaging
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > | "Dugie" <d_fren@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> > | news:0Z1jf.131426$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
> >
>
>