Step 4.
Install Microsoft ActiveSync
You can use Microsoft ActiveSync® technology to synchronize information on
your desktop computer and/or a Microsoft Exchange Server with the information
on your Pocket PC with the information on the desktop computer and/or the server
and updates all locations, keeping you up-to-date with the most recent information.
ActiveSync is already installed on your Pocket PC. You need to install ActiveSync
on your desktop computer. Follow the procedure below:
CAUTION:
Before installation, make sure that you have Microsoft Outlook installed on your desktop
computer. If you do not have Outlook or your version of Outlook is earlier than the version
provided on the Companion CD, install Outlook from the Companion CD.
Do not connect your Pocket PC to your desktop computer before ActiveSync is installed.
During the New Partnership setup, select “Synchronize with this desktop computer.” Do not
select “Synchronize with Microsoft Mobile Information Server and/or this desktop computer”
unless you are sure that your company is running Microsoft Mobile Information Server 2002
or later. Contact your network administrator or ISP for detailed information.
1. Turn on your desktop computer.
2. Insert the Companion CD into the CD-ROM drive of your desktop computer.
3. Click the arrow on the first screen to enter the main screen and click
Start Here
.
4. In the “Start Here” screen, click
Install ActiveSync 3.7
on the left column.
5. In the “Install ActiveSync 3.7” screen, click
Install
to start installation.
6. In the “File Download” screen, click on
Open
if your operating system is
Windows XP or click
Run this program from its current location
if your operating
system is Windows 2000/Me/98.
7. Follow the onscreen instructions to install
ActiveSync.
8. When prompted, connect your Pocket PC to
your desktop computer. Slide your Pocket
PC into the cradle. Connect the cradle cable
to a USB port on your desktop computer.
Desktop computer
