Chapter 6 Connecting to a desktop PC 49
Connecting to another PC
You can follow the procedure for connecting to another
•you need to connect your P/PC to a desktop PC other than your partner
•your desktop PC does not recognize your P/PC as its partner
The other desktop PC must have ActiveSync installed.
To connect to a
1.Physically connect the HP Jornada to a PC. The New Partnership Wizard begins automatically.
2.In the Set Up a Partnership screen, select No, I don’t want to synchronize information, and then click the Next button. You are connected as a guest.
As a guest, you can browse, move, and copy files. When you disconnect your P/PC from the desktop PC, the settings selected in ActiveSync for the guest P/PC are deleted.
Your desktop PC will not recognize your P/PC if you log on to the desktop PC with a different user name, if you perform a full reset of the HP Jornada by removing all power, or if you allow the batteries to die.
You can establish partnerships between the HP Jornada and up to two desktop PCs (for example, your home and your office PC).
A single desktop PC can partner with any number of H/PCs or P/PCs. This is useful if you have more than one computer running Windows CE or if a single desktop PC is shared.
Synchronizing data
ActiveSync allows you to select when to synchronize data between the HP Jornada and desktop PC. You can choose any of these options:
•synchronize automatically each time you connect the HP Jornada to your desktop PC