Chapter 3 Connecting to your desktop PC 31

Establishing a partnership

After you set up Windows CE Services on your desktop PC, you are prompted to establish a partnership between your desktop PC and your HP Jornada. The partnership enables your desktop PC to recognize your HP Jornada when transferring files or synchronizing data.

You can establish partnerships between your HP Jornada and up to two desktop PCs, for example, your home PC and your office PC. If you regularly synchronize your HP Jornada with both desktop PCs, you can ensure that important files, contacts, and calendar information are always up-to-date and identical on both desktop PCs, as well as on your HP Jornada.

If your HP Jornada has more than one desktop PC partner, you cannot synchronize e-mail messages.

A single desktop PC can partner with any number of H/PCs or palmtop PCs. This is useful if you have more than one Windows CE device, or if several mobile professionals share a single desktop PC.

Following the New Partnership Wizard

The New Partnership Wizard will help you create a partnership and offer you options for synchronizing Pocket Outlook data, e-mail messages, and files between your HP Jornada and desktop PC. When the New Mobile Device Detected dialog box appears on your desktop PC, click Synchronize, and then follow the instructions on the screen of your desktop PC to complete the New Partnership Wizard.

The wizard prompts you to type a name and a description for your

HP Jornada. The name can be anything you choose (up to 15 alphanumeric characters, no spaces) and should provide an easy way for you to identify your HP Jornada. The description could be the make and model of the device (for example, HP Jornada 680 H/PC) or a property control number.

You can later change the device name and description by using the Communications control panel on your HP Jornada. On the Start menu, point to Settings, tap Control Panel, and then double-tap the Communications icon.