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Optional components:

Audio card/speakers for sound.

Modem and/or Ethernet LAN connection for remote synchronization.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher for Mobile Channels or Mobile Favorites support. (Internet Explorer 5.0 is included on the ActiveSync CD-ROM.)

Additional 153 MB of disk space for Microsoft Outlook® 2000. 24MB system RAM recommended. (Microsoft Outlook 2000 is included on the ActiveSync CD-ROM.)

To install Microsoft ActiveSync

1.Insert the Microsoft ActiveSync compact disc into the CD-ROM drive on your desktop PC.

2.The Microsoft ActiveSync Setup Wizard should start automatically. If it does not start, 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 instructions that appear on your screen to set up Microsoft ActiveSync.

4.After you complete the installation, the Microsoft ActiveSync Get Connected dialog box appears, prompting you to connect your HP Jornada.

If you connect via serial port using the docking cradle (optional on the HP Jornada 710) or sync cable, connect your device as described below in Connecting by serial port, and then click Next.

If you connect via USB port with the docking cradle, connect your device as described below in Connecting by USB port, and then click Next.

If you connect by infrared, click Cancel, and then skip to the section Connecting by infrared, later in this chapter.

Your HP Jornada will automatically detect the connection method (serial or USB) that you have used to connect to your desktop PC. Connect the cable type of your choice according to the instructions below, click Next, and ActiveSync will prompt you to complete the New Partnership Wizard.