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Section 2: Installing the PCS Connection Card
24 2B: Installation on Handheld and Pocket PCs
Getting Started
Since software cannot be installed directly to a Handheld/
Pocket PC, you require a desktop or notebook computer to
function as a “host”. The installation, activation, and
configuration process follows these steps:
1.
Install the software to the host.
2.
Connect the Handheld/Pocket PC to the host and
download the software from the host to the Handheld/
Pocket PC. (You can connect the Handheld/Pocket PC to
the host before or after you install the software to the
host.)
3.
If the card has not been pre-activated, use the Sprint
Activation Wizard to configure the card.
Before you begin the installation, ensure you have the
necessary hardware, software, and system resources
described in the next section.
System Requirements
The minimum system requirements for both Pocket PCS and
Handheld PCS (as well as their host computers) are as
follows:
Pocket PC System Requirements
Operating System:
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Windows CE 3.0 MS Pocket PC, or
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Windows CE 3.0 Pocket PC 2002
If you do not know what version of Windows CE you are
using, select
Start > Settings
, tap the
System
tab, and tap the
About
icon. If the second line on the screen reads,
“Windows 3.0.9348 (Build…)”, your operating system is
Windows CE 3.0 MS Pocket PC. If the second line reads,
“Windows 3.0.11171 (Build…)”, your operating system is
Windows CE 3.0 Pocket PC 2002.
Your Pocket PC must have:
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900 kB of storage memory
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The PCMCIA jacket accessory (with a PC Card slot)
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A method of connecting to a host computer, using either
a serial autosync cable, USB autosync cable, or infrared
ports