Palm TREO750, User Manual

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Installing Windows Mobile Device Center:
Windows Vista
If you have a Windows Vista computer, the
desktop sync software is called Windows
Mobile Device Center. The Windows
Mobile Getting Started CD recognizes that
you have a Windows Vista computer and
automatically directs you to install
Windows Mobile Device Center. On your
smartphone, the sync application is called
ActiveSync.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
If you are installing
the software on a computer at work, make
sure your company allows you to install
new software—for example, that you have
Administrator privileges. Contact your
company’s IT department for help.
1 Close any applications that are currently
running on your computer, including
those running in the background. Your
computer must have all its resources
available to install the software.
2 Insert the Windows Mobile Getting
Started CD into the CD drive on your
computer.
3 If prompted, click RunStart.exe .
4 Click Continue .
5 Select your language and click Next .
6 Select Setup and Installation .
7 Make sure the Windows Mobile
Device Center box is checked, and click
Install .
8 Follow the installation instructions that
appear on both your computer and your
smartphone.
During installation, you connect your
smartphone to your computer and sync
for the first time. Be sure to watch
what’s happening on both your
computer and your smartphone. For
more info, see Connecting your
smartphone to your computer and
Synchronization.
Using the desktop sync software
After you install the desktop sync software,
synchronization happens automatically
anytime you connect your smartphone to
your computer, as described in the next
section. You can also open the desktop