CA-42 Cable Unknown Device

Hi All,
I've installed PC suite 6.6 but when I connect my CA-42 USB cable my PC says unknown device which doesn't have any drivers.
The Nokia site says that for XP users PC suite has the drivers included and will be installed automatically.
I've tried installing the drivers again by themselves but I get the response that there already installed.
I'm not sure if my cable may be faulty but have no way of proving this first so I'm trying all other options first before looking at getting another.
I'm on Windows XP SP2, PC Suite 6.6 using a CA-42 USB serail cable.

02-Dec-2005
10:35 AM
seraphim wrote:
30-Nov-2005
09:30 AM
dazza wrote:
Probably third party.
I just searched on google for it.
Is there a problem with other cables?
Isn't it a standard component?
if your cable is third party it wont work with the nokia drivers, you will need to install the drivers that came with your pc
my cable is third party. why shouldnt nokia drivers work? and where can i get one that will? i cant find anything that works with the xp "found new hardware" wizard, either drivers that came with xp, or via the internet search option & i recieved no software with the cable.
im using xp pro sp2, ca-42 cable (3rd party), nokia 7360, pc suite 6.81.13.0
if anyone can help me i will be EXTREMELY grateful. i have a lot of contacts to import from a previous phone and havent got the time to them all by hand. cheers. Si.

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  • TS1363 For some reason my PC won't recognize my iPod and iPhone when I plug them in via USB.  It has worked for years, now I get an error message stating "unknown device"

    For some reason my PC won't recognize my iPod and iPhone when I plug them in via USB....they have worked for years, now all of a sudden I get a message stating "unknown device".  Any ideas for a fix?

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    I understand that when you originally connected your IPhone about a year ago it was recognized properly.
    Now when you connect your IPhone nothing happens but it does charger it, (until you used the last cable.)
    Herei is  a link from the microsoft.com that should help.Windows 8.1 and Apple iPhone 5
    One of the posters states this resolved the issue for him. How to restart the Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS) on Windows from Apple support.
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