Connecting for the first time

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Connecting for the first time

You can connect to a desktop PC using your HP Jornada serial port, or you can connect to an infrared-equipped desktop or notebook PC using the infrared port. Before you connect, you must install Windows CE Services on the desktop PC. Then, you can connect your HP Jornada to your desktop PC with the sync cable, the infrared port, or a network connection, and establish a partnership.

Setting up Windows CE Services and establishing a partnership

Microsoft Windows CE Services with ActiveSyncª enables you to synchronize the information on your desktop PC with the information on your device. Synchronization compares the data on your device with your desktop PC and updates both computers with the most recent information. For example:

¥Keep your Pocket Outlook data current by synchronizing your mobile device with your choice of Microsoft Outlook (Inbox synchronization with Outlook Express is not currently supported), Microsoft Schedule+, or Microsoft Exchange on your desktop PC.

¥Synchronize Word and Excel documents, Access and other ODBC databases and tables, and InkWriter documents between your device and desktop PC. Your files are automatically converted to the correct format.

With Windows CE Services, you can:

¥Back up and restore your HP Jornada data

¥Add and remove programs on your HP Jornada

¥Move and copy files (rather than synchronize files) between your device and your desktop PC

Windows CE Services includes several components. The Windows CE Services Setup Wizard detects which software

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