User Manual

SYNCHRONISING INFORMATION
SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER FOR SYNCHRONISATION
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Installing ActiveSync desktop software:
Windows XP
If you have a Windows XP computer, the
desktop sync software is called ActiveSync
desktop software. The Windows Mobile
Getting Started CD recognises that you
have a Windows XP computer and
automatically directs you to install
ActiveSync desktop software. 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. 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 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 C
onnecting your
smartphone to your computer and
Synchronisa
tion.
Installing Windows Mobile Device Center:
Windows Vista
If you have a Windows Vista computer, the
desktop sync software is called Windows
TIP If you do not have Adobe Flash Player on
your computer, you can download it for free
from a
dobe.com.
TIP During software installation, you can
select an option to synchronise email,
contacts, calendar events, and tasks directly
with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or
2007. If you choose this option, you are
prompted to enter your mail server address
and domain name and your Exchange server
account username and password.