No Longer Syncing to .Mac

Thanks for reading this.
I'm a fairly decent techie, so I'm only posting this after exhaustive research and countless attempts at a solution.
For starters I'm running 10.3.9 and iSync 1.5
(Yes, yes, I want to upgrade to tiger, but I'm in the middle of a Final Cut Project, so I hope you can respect that.)
After a failed Sync session, a re-Sync hung up on "...Calendars and To Do Items" of the time bar. I had to force quit. (This I know creates all kinds of problems.)
iSync will automatically try to continue syncing if you restart the program. So after an OS restart, I delete my devices and try and reset my .Mac sync. (reset .Mac files and use the info from this computer).
Same hang up. Restart.
(Read through the discussion board for clues...)
Delete possible corrupt iSync files - User>Library>Application Support>ISync
and it's plist files.
I open iSync. I unregister my computer. I close iSync. I take my sign in name and password out of my .Mac System prefs. Close it. Restart the OS.
Enter my info into my .Mac prefs (yes, my iDisk does connect and work)
Open ISync, register my computer, choose sync for first time using info from my computer.
Same hang up. Restart.
Delete and reinstall iSync and then the same process as above.
Same hang up.
Near as I can tell. It's either a file it can't overwrite in my .Mac iSync folder
(IDisk>library>Application Support>SyncServices) (which I fear deleting for some reason...
OR
A corrupt iCal file (the program and the Calendar work fine).
Suggestions? I need to sync (for safety, as well as my phone, on a daily basis)
I'm a freelancer and am constantly updating my calendar and info.
Much appreciated (in advance) for your brain cell usage.
Dario

Phyllis,
For your problem, I would recomend what some other posting suggested.
Go to your System Preferences control panel in your Dock, choose your .Mac account. Remove your name and password. Quit/Close the System Preferences control panel. Re Open the System Preferences control panel and re enter your info. That should kickstart your connection. If that doesn't work try the same process but RESTART your computer in betweeen closing and opening the System Preferences control panel. Good luck.
Dario

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