The alternative - does not exist. It is an operating system driver.
If the device will not connect, it is probably faulty, even whole series (it doesn't have to be physical, it can also be a firmware bug). The assumption is that the cable is correct.
In the other hand, i've seen a lot of problems on Win releases >=7, and because of that I have one computer running XP.
You can try to connect to the device via TTC and it's WinCE plugin. But still, you must first activate and establish protocol via MDC.
Nevertheless, transfer errors are highly possible.
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