In article , NG-
says...
Jon wrote:

I'm running WinXP pro SP2, the phone is an HTC Touch, but as I've
never manages to connect the two, the phone make and model doesn't
matter LOL

Something is clearly blovking it. Turn off antivirus stuff etc and have
another go.

I've tried from safe mode with nothing running, same thing there.

There is something deeply wrong with your PC then.
--
Regards
Jon