Trouble Syncing With Winxp/media Center

Hi all,
I installed qTopia Desktop and tried to sync my PDA but it does not seem to work. Here is what I have observed:

1) When sync button is pressed on the docking station it says:

"Communicating...

Please do not operate or remove the Zaurus from the Docking station."

It just hangs there until I press the "Cancel" button on the zaurus.

2) When I open qTopia Desktop, the "Sync" options are greyed out. At the bottom right hand side, I also get a red disconnected wire symbol.

I tried everything to resolve this problem including looking up the FAQ in this site, looking in myZaurus.com. I made sure the proper drivers and installed and the devices are enabled. The IP settings are correct when i ping the ip address 192.168.129.1, I do get a reply back. I am running it off my Toshiba Satellite laptop on WinXP Media Center Edition.

ROM Version: 3.13
Qtopia Version: 1.5.4

Please let me know if there is anything i am overlooking. Thank you and I hope to be a contributor of this site once I get the kinks worked out on my end :-)