Setting up your
computer for
synchronization
Before you can synchronize the info on
your computer and the info on your Centro,
you need to install the desktop
synchronization software and connect the
sync cable to your computer.
You can use either Palm
(included) or Microsoft Outlook for
Windows (sold separately) as your desktop
software.
Not familiar with synchronization? See
Synchronizing information—the basics.
System requirements
Your computer should meet the following
minimum system profiles for Windows or
Mac computers.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2),
Windows Media Center Edition 2005, or
Vista:
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Desktop software
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32MB of available memory (RAM)
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170MB of free hard disk space
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CD drive
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Available USB port
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Mac OS X version 10.3 to 10.5:
128MB of total memory (RAM)
•
190MB of free hard disk space
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CD drive
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Available USB port
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Upgrading from another PalmOS
ACCESS device
If you are setting up your first Palm
NOTE
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OS
device, skip ahead to Installing the
desktop synchronization software.
When you install the desktop software
from the Palm Software Installation CD,
some third-party applications may be
quarantined because they are not
compatible with the Palm OS software
version 5.4.9 on your Centro. Quarantined
files are not installed on your Centro, nor
are they deleted. These files are placed in a
new folder on your computer: C:\Program
Files\Palm\<device name>\PalmOS5
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