Palm TX won't connect to new Windows 7 laptop

I've been trying to get my TX to connect to a new Toshiba laptop.  I first tried to hotsync via USB and discovered on this forum why that wouldn't work - no 64-bit USB driver, apparently.  I read as much as I could find here, and tried everything I could, and I think I'm close to a solution, but I'm stuck.
I set up an ad-hoc network on the laptop and connected to it in the laptop's control panel>network and sharing center>connect to a network.  It shows the ad-hoc network as connected, "waiting for users."  When I scan for networks in the TX, it finds the ad hoc network, but won't connect to it. 
In a Palm.com support link I found here, it said that I can't sync via wifi until I have synced via cable, which of course I can't do.  Is that my problem?  I'm thinking it's not; at least, not yet.  I need to establish the connection before I can attempt a wifi  hotsync. 
Toshiba M505, Intel Core 2 Duo, 4MB RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Palm Desktop by Access v6.2.2, Hotsync v7.0.2
Palm TX, Palm OS Garnet v5.4.9, Network Hotsync v4.0
Thanks in advance for any help I get...
gnorts
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Before we go on, I would suggest using the free "NVBackup" to make a perfect compressed copy of your TX placed on your SD card.  This will insure no data loss.  If you're already using it, Great!  If not, you can find it here:  NVBackup
Ok, let's review.  You are trying to sync via Wifi to your new Win7 laptop, correct?  And you have successfully installed Palm Desktop by Access version 6.2.2.
You've been following my guide from the "How to sync a TX to Vista64 via Wifi" thread.
The laptop is connected wirelessly to your router and can go online.  You've made the necessary setting changes in the Hotsync Manager (to make it use a "Network TCP/IP" connection).   HotSync Manager is present and running and has been allowed through the Firewall(s).   You've determined the exact IP address of the laptop by either using the DOS command   "ipconfig /all"  or by viewing the active connections list in your router's status pages, and entered the numbers correctly on the TX. 
On your TX, you've opened the HotSync icon, and checked the pull-down menu:  Modem Sync prefs is set to "Network" and LANSync Prefs is set to "LANSync" (not Local Hotsync).
The TX has Wifi turned on, and is connected to your network.  Pressing the HotSync button on the TX's screen should initiate a connection to the laptop.
One glitch I ran into the other night.  Recently, I changed the encryption scheme on my router to WPA2 (AES) to gain speed with my /n laptop.  The TX can handle this since I installed the paid Wifi update on it.  It did begin to have problems completing a Wifi HotSync!    The laptop started the HotSync fine, but it ended before completion each time.  (The $6 update is not necessary to sync via Wifi.  Things worked well previously).
My solution?  Hard-wire into the router with a LAN cable.  I turned off the Wifi on the laptop via the switch, cabled into the router and found my new IP address.  I entered it into the TX and away we Synced! 
If you still have problems, it might require reinstalling Palm Desktop with all the precautions in place -- Admin prviledges, Anti Virus software turned off during the install, etc.  See if you can sync with the desktop before importing your data.
I know this method works, and several other users have chimed in on the sticky thread that Win7 works this way too!
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