ISync hangs

syncing to Missing Sync suddenly stops working: synchronisation engine is not enabeld tells log. opening iSync however is not possible. login as new user however tells iSync to work properly so something is wrong with preferences or the sync engine itself. I had this several times and don't want ro reset all my user settings every other month. what did I do wrong? (X.10.4.10, PM G5 dual)

Phone:
Delete the iSync agent.
Restart the phone
Mac:
Make a back-up of address book
Delete the following folders:
user/library/application support/address book
user/library/application support/isync
user/library/application support/sync services
Restart the Mac and try again.

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Mike, thanks for your response and advise.
I talked to Apple via AppleCare Tech Support. Paul (the technician) was extremely helpful and we worked through the issue.
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Paul (at AppleCare), you are awesome! Thanks so much.
FYI - Paul said he would escalate the issue and hopefully Motorola or Apple will fix this "feature."
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Normaly I would then get prompted on screen with a pair code and asked to put it into my mobile but it never gets that far.
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