HP h6300 manual Connecting to a Computer, Installing ActiveSync

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Using ActiveSync

Connecting to a Computer

Connect your Pocket PC to your computer using Microsoft ActiveSync and the desktop cradle, a wireless infrared connection, a Wireless LAN connection or Bluetooth. For more information on using ActiveSync with Bluetooth, refer to Chapter 4, “Using Bluetooth.”

Note: When using Microsoft ActiveSync to synchronize e-mail on your computer with your Pocket PC, you must have Microsoft Outlook 98 or later installed on your personal computer. If you do not have Outlook, install the Microsoft Outlook 2002 software from the Companion CD. Microsoft Outlook Express will not work with the iPAQ Pocket PC and ActiveSync.

Installing ActiveSync

ÄCAUTION: For synchronization to work properly, install Microsoft ActiveSync on your computer before you connect your Pocket PC to your personal computer.

To install Microsoft ActiveSync on your personal computer:

1.Insert the Companion CD into the CD tray or slot on your computer.

2.When the CD displays on your computer screen, click on the Start Here tab, then select the link to install Microsoft

ActiveSync.

NOTE: If the Companion CD does not automatically start on your personal computer, you may need to manually start it by clicking on the Microsoft Windows Start menu in the lower right corner of the monitor screen, and then clicking on Run. In the Run dialog box, navigate to your CD drive and double-click on SETUP.EXE to start the Companion CD.

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