Synchronizing With Your Computer - HTC Wildfire User Manual

Synchronizing with your computer

You have your new vacation photos on your phone while your business calendar is on your
computer. Why not make these types of files and information available on both devices?
With HTC Sync™, you can:
Sync your contacts between your Microsoft® Outlook®, Outlook® Express or Windows
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Contacts on your computer and your phone.
Sync your calendar events between the Outlook or Windows Calendar on your computer
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and your phone.
Bring your photos, videos, documents, songs, and playlists to your phone and enjoy them
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on the go.
Easily import your captured photos and videos from your phone to your computer.
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Sync bookmarks inside the "HTC Bookmark" favorites folder on your computer and all
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bookmarks stored on your phone's web browser.
Install third-party mobile phone applications (not downloaded from Android Market) from
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your computer.
You need a microSD card inserted into your phone to be able to sync multimedia files and documents.
Installing HTC Sync that came with the microSD card
Make sure the microSD card is inserted on your phone. Copy the HTC Sync installer from the
microSD card to your computer and use it to install.
The HTC Sync version in the microSD card that came with your phone can be installed on a
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computer running Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP.
HTC Sync requires USB .0 on your computer to connect and sync with your phone.
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For trouble-free installation, first quit all running programs and temporarily exit from your anti-virus
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program before you start installing HTC Sync.
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable that came with your phone.
2. When the Connect to PC screen appears on your phone. Tap Disk drive and then tap Done.
Why don't I see the Connect to PC screen on my phone? Check your default USB connection type
in Settings > Connect to PC. You can select the Ask me check box to always show the Connect to
PC dialog box everytime you connect the phone to the computer.
3. After you've selected disk drive mode on your phone, your computer will treat your phone
as a removable disk (just like any USB drive). Open this removable disk so you can see
what's inside the microSD card.
4. Copy HTCSync.exe to your computer.
5. After copying, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected phone) as required by
your computer's operating system to safely remove your phone.
6. On your computer, double-click HTCSync.exe and follow the onscreen instructions to
install HTC Sync.
After installing HTC Sync, the HTC Sync icon (
(check the bottom-right side of your computer screen). You can double-click this icon to
) is added to your computer's system tray
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