Why is WMDC/ActiveSync so flaky?

Question

I\'m developing a Windows Mobile app using the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and VS2008, and for debugging using the Device Emulator V3, on Win7, and seem to have constant problems

Answer 1

Another thing to point out about ActiveSync, I learnt this the hard way, I noticed the battery drains faster with ActiveSync, even if it is not in the cradle, it is actually running in the background, and whether it is a bug or not, not sure, but, it 'thinks' it is still in the cradle and continuously polling for the connection. Here's the link that explains it. And here's the temporary fix.

The way I dealt with it is to run a small C program that looks for the ActiveSync process and kill it each time I un-cradle the pocketpc.