Palm Treo 500 User Manual page 87

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.
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
•
computer that can interfere with the
synchronization 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
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 If prompted, click RunStart.exe.
4 Click Continue.
5 Select your language and click Next.
6 Select Setup and Installation.
7 Make sure the Windows Mobile
Device Center box is checked, and click
Install.
8 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
Synchronization: Overview.
Using the desktop sync software
After you install the desktop sync
software, synchronization happens
automatically anytime you connect your
smartphone to your computer, as
described in the next section. You can also
open the desktop sync software window
on your computer to perform the following
tasks:
Install applications from your computer
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to your smartphone (see Installing
applications from your computer) or to
an expansion card inserted into the
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