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computer must have all its resources
available to install the software.
2 Insert the Windows Mobile Getting
Started CD into the CD drive on your
computer.
3 Follow the installation instructions that
appear on both your computer and your
smartphone.
During installation, you connect your
smartphone to your computer and sync
for the first time. Be sure to watch
what's happening on both your
computer and your smartphone. For
more info, see Connecting your
smartphone to your computer and
Synchronisation: Overview.
During software installation, you can
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select an option to synchronise email,
contacts, calendar events, and tasks directly
with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or
2007 . If you choose this option, you are
prompted to enter your mail server address
and domain name and your Exchange Server
account username and password.
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Installing Windows Mobile Device Center:
Windows Vista
If you have a Windows Vista computer, the
desktop sync software is called Windows
Mobile Device Center. The Windows
Mobile Getting Started CD recognises that
you have a Windows Vista computer and
automatically directs you to install
Windows Mobile Device Center. On your
smartphone, the sync application is called
ActiveSync.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
If you are installing the software on a
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computer at work, make sure your
company allows you to install new
software. Contact your company's
IT department for help.
Make sure your computer is connected
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to the Internet so that you can
download the software.
Turn off any firewall settings on your
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computer that can interfere with the
synchronisation process. Contact your
company's IT department for help.
1 Close any applications that are currently
running on your computer, including
those running in the background. Your