Synchronizing with Your Computer

Installing Programs

To install programs on your iPAQ Pocket PC from your computer using ActiveSync:

1.Connect your iPAQ Pocket PC to your computer using the sync cable.

2.Follow the instructions on the screen.

3.Check the screen of your iPAQ Pocket PC to see if any further steps are necessary to complete the installation.

Backing up and Restoring Files

To help reduce the chance of losing information, you should back up information to your computer regularly. For more information on backing up and restoring information using Microsoft ActiveSync, refer to “Using ActiveSync to Backup/Restore” in Chapter 6.

You can synchronize links to Web sites from the Favorites

list on your computer to view them offline with Pocket Internet Explorer.

1.From the Start menu on your computer, click Programs and double-click the Internet Explorer.

2.Click Favorites to see the list of links to your favorite Web sites.

3.To save a Web site link to Mobile Favorites, open the Web site and click Create Mobile Favorite.

If you select “Favorites” as an information type to be synchronized, ActiveSync copies your mobile favorite to your Pocket PC the next time you synchronize.

4.Follow the instructions in Synchronize information to manually synchronize your favorite links.

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