Installing Applications And Files On A Windows Computer - Palm Zire 21 Handbook

Chapter 4 Working with Applications

Installing applications and files on a Windows computer

Palm™ Quick Install makes it easy to install applications and files during the next
HotSync operation. You can even install compatible files directly from a Zip file.
You can use any of the following methods to install applications and files with
Palm Quick Install:
Drag and drop files onto the Palm Quick Install icon on the Windows desktop.
Drag and drop files onto the Palm Quick Install window.
Use the commands or buttons in the Palm Quick Install window.
Right-click a file and send it to Palm Quick Install.
The procedures that follow explain how to install applications and files using each
of these methods.
To drag and drop applications or files onto the Palm Quick Install icon:
Copy or download the application(s) or file(s) you want to install onto your
1.
computer.
From My Computer or Windows Explorer, select the file(s) or folder that you
2.
want to install.
Drag and drop the file(s) or folder onto the Palm Quick Install icon on the
3.
Windows desktop.
Palm Quick Install displays a confirmation dialog box, and you can choose the
username to which the files will be installed.
Click OK.
4.
The selected files are placed in the Handheld file list.
Perform a HotSync operation to install the files. See
5.
operations"
NOTE
not installed. This can happen if your handheld is too full to install the file or if
the file type was not recognized during the HotSync operation. If files are
unrecognized, try launching the associated application from your handheld
and then performing another HotSync operation. If the files still remain in the
list, they are not associated with an application on your handheld and cannot
be installed.
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in Chapter 13 for details.
Files that remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation were
"Conducting cable HotSync