Problem with LONG CCKs!

Tried increaing packet size/wait_timeout wiht no effect. When I create a long CCK I get the MySQL gone away error. Have been stuck with this problem for over a week, any help is appreciated.

Summary of the associated my.ini file:

| max_allowed_packet | 1048576
| slow_launch_time | 2 |
| slow_query_log | OFF |
| slow_query_log_file | D:\server\mysql\Data\meenambica-slow.log
version | 5.1.22-rc-community
| wait_timeout | 28800

Shyamala