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automatically directs you to install
ActiveSync desktop software. On your
smartphone, the sync application is also
called ActiveSync.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
the software on a computer at work, make
sure your company allows you to install
new software; for example, you may be
required to have Administrator privileges.
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
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
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If you are installing
computer and your smartphone. For
more info, see Connecting your
smartphone to your computer and
Synchronization: Overview.
During software installation, you can
TIP
select an option to synchronize 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.
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 recognizes 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
computer at work, make sure your

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