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Microsoft Outlook® 2000 System Requirements

•Processor: Pentium 75MHz or greater

•Operating system: Windows ® 95 or Windows NT ® 4.0 Service Pack 3 or later

Available hard-disk space for installation

•Approximately 153 MB (actual installed space varies according to the configuration options you choose)

Establishing a partnership with a desktop PC

To setup a partnership for the first time, you:

•install ActiveSync

•connect the P/PC to the desktop PC

•complete the New Partnership Wizard

Follow the steps in this section in the order they are presented.

Installing ActiveSync

For more information on installing ActiveSync, read the “Getting Started with Microsoft® ActiveSync™” user guide.

If you have previously installed Windows CE Services on your desktop PC, do NOT uninstall it. Install ActiveSync as an upgrade.

To install ActiveSync

1.Insert the Desktop Software for Microsoft Windows CE compact disk into the CD-ROM drive on your desktop PC.

2.The ActiveSync Setup Wizard should start automatically. If it does not, click Run on the Start menu, and then type d:\setup, where ”d” is the letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.

3.Follow the directions on your screen to install and configure ActiveSync. After ActiveSync is installed, the