Desktop software crashes when I connect Bold via USB cable

I start version 5.0 of Blackberry Desktop Software.  All the icons come up.  I then plug in my Bold, the desktop software picks up the PIN number, and then I get the window that says Desktop software has stopped working and will shut down.
I found the instructions for a clean uninstall of the desktop software.  I followed them and then reinstalled Desktop manager.  No change in the problem.
Desktop software was working just fine until I got a nasty virus.  I ended up installing a disk image from several months prior to get rid of it.  Ever sense the new image, I can't get the desktop software to work.
Any suggestions?  Thanks.

I visited that link a couple of times, but it hasn't been of much use because the thing about my problem is that my phone is connecting and disconnecting rapidly, but works with other laptops with the same usb cable just fine, also if I connect another USB cable such as my hard drive it works great. What I don't get is why does my phone connect to other computers with the same USB cable well but not mine, and when I connect something else to my computer it works just fine too. What can I do now?

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