Using ActiveSync
User’s Guide
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Installing Programs
Use ActiveSync to install programs on your Pocket PC from your
computer:
1. Use the Synchronization cradle to connect your Pocket PC to
your personal computer.
2. Follow the instructions in the Installation Wizard provided
with the program.
3. Check the screen on your Pocket PC to see if any further
steps are necessary to complete the program installation.
Backing up and Restoring
To help reduce the chance of losing information, you should back
up information to your computer on your Pocket PC regularly.
For more information on backing up and restoring information
using Microsoft ActiveSync, refer to “Backing Up Information”
in Chapter 2, “Learning the Basics.”
Synchronizing Links
You can synchronize links to Web sites from your
Favorites
list on your computer to view them offline with Pocket Internet
Explorer.
1. From the
Start
menu on your computer, click
Programs
and double-click the
Internet Explorer
icon.
2. Click
Favorites
to see the list of links to your favorite
Web sites.
3. To save a Web site link to Mobile Favorites, open the
Web site, and click
Create Mobile Favorite.
If you select “Favorites” as an information type to be
synchronized, ActiveSync copies your mobile favorite
to your Pocket PC the next time you synchronize.
4. Follow the instructions in Synchronize information to
manually synchronize your favorite links.