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Chapter3:SynchronizingInformation
ActiveSyncandWindowsMobileDeviceCenter(WMDC)synchronizeinformationonthedevicewith
informationonyourPCorExchangeserver.ActiveSyncworksoncomputersthathavetheWindowsXP
OperatingsystemswhileWMCDworksoncomputersthathaveWindowsVista.
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Specifically,youcanuseActiveSyncorWMCDto:
 Synchronize
Outlooke‐mail,contacts,calendarortasksonyourphonewithyourPC.
 Synchronizepictures,videoandmusicbetweenthedeviceandyourPC.
 SynchronizeOutlooke‐mail,contacts,calendarappointmentsandtasksonyourphone
directlywithExchangeServer.
 Copyfilesbetweenyourphoneandyour
PCwithoutsynchronizing.
 Selectwhichtypesofinformationaresynchronizedandspecifyhowmuchinformationis
synchronized.Forexample,youcanchoosehowmanyweeksofpastcalendarappointments
tosynchronize.
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3.1InstallingandSettingupActiveSync
IMPORTANT:BesuretoinstallActiveSynconthePCbeforeconnectingthedevicetoit.
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1. InstallActiveSynconyourPC,asdescribedontheWindowsMobile™GettingStartedDisc.
Aftersetupcompletes,theSynchronizationSetupWizardautomaticallystartswhenyou
connectthedevicetothePC(throughaUSBcableorBluetooth).
2. Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethewizard.In
theSyncSetupWizard,you
can:
 CreateasynchronizationrelationshipbetweenyourPCandthedevice.
 ConfigureanExch angeServerconnectiontosynchronizedirectlywithExchangeServer.
TosynchronizethedevicewithExchangeServer,obtainthenameoftheExchangeServer,
yourusername,passwordanddomainnamefrom
youradministratorbeforecompleting
thewizard.
 Chooseinformationtypestosynchronize.
3. Oncesynchronizationcompletes,youcandisconnectyourphonefromyourPC.
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3.2InstallingandSettingupWMDC
TheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemincludesthebasicWMDCapplicationpartiallyinstalled,youcan
fullyinstallWMDCon yourcomputerfromtheGettingStartedDisc.
1. FollowtheinstructionontheWindowsMobile™GettingStartedDisctoinstallWMCDonyour
PC.
2. ConnectthedevicetoyourPC,WMDCwill
startautomatically.
3. DoeitherofthefollowingonthehomescreenofWMDC:
 ClickSetupyourdevicetoselectitemsthatyourwanttosynchronize.WMDC
synchronizesthedeviceautomaticallywhenyoufinishthesetup.
 ClickConnectwithoutsettingupyourdevicetotransferfiles,
checkupdatesorexplore
thedevicewithoutsynchronizingOutlookinformation.