Mark,
I've tried something else that seems to be working, although it has only been 2 hours since I tried this. I'll keep testing it over the weekend.
If you are running Pocket PC 2003, there is a patch for the Compact Flash driver that carries a criticality of "Urgent". Here is what Dell says about the patch:
"Urgent Dell highly recommends applying this update as soon as possible. The update contains changes to improve the reliability and availability of your Dell system."
I don't have a compact flash card in my Axim, but I believe the issue exists with the driver itself, whether or not you have a CF card. I installed this and a few other patches available on the Dell website and things are working fine so far.
To find the patch, go here:
Drivers & Downloads
Then click on the + next to System Utilities, then Axim X5 CF Driver Update.
Like a said, I applied a few other patches. They were available from this site and are the Switcher Bar patch, the Audio Driver Update Patch and the Fold-able Keyboard patch (I have a foldable keyboard).
Again, I'm not sure if this will solve the problem but so far the signs are good. Wanted you to have the info in case you wanted to try this now.
By the way, when I click on the About Icon under Settings, my version of the Operating system reports itself as:
Microsoft Pocket PC
Version 4.20.1081 (Build 13100).
I'm definitely running Pocket PC 2003 as I tried to reinstall it, and it told me that 2003 was already installed.
Tom