dude, aww man where do i begin, i clicked on the link in ur reply, and read the Workaround for "no suitable device found" problem on Windows 7 x64 Once this message appears, run inf-wizard.exe from libusb-win32 package and create an inf file for "N900 (PC Suite Mode)" and install this inf driver. Then go to Device Manager and update the driver for N900 Phone Parent and the flasher should spring to life. u threw me a freakin lifeline on this one my friend. thanx a mil. im back to outta box state on my n900