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170MB of free hard disk space
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Available USB port
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USB cable (included with your
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smartphone)
Adobe Flash Player (required to run the
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installation program)
If you do not have Adobe Flash Player on
TIP
your computer, you can download it for free
from adobe.com.
Installing Desktop Sync Software:
Windows XP and Windows Vista
The first time you connect your
smartphone to your computer, your
smartphone is in Setup Mode and
automatically starts the process of setting
up your computer to synchronize with your
smartphone. If you have a Windows XP
computer, the desktop sync software is
called ActiveSync desktop software. If you
have a Windows Vista computer, the
desktop sync software is called Windows
Mobile Device Center. On your
smartphone, the sync application is called
ActiveSync. The smartphone setup
program recognizes whether you have a
Windows XP or Windows Vista computer
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and automatically directs you to install the
correct software.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Close any applications that are currently
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running on your computer, including
those running in the background. (Your
computer must have all its resources
available before you can install the
software.)
Verify that your smartphone is in Setup
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mode. If it is in Sync mode you need to
switch it back to Setup mode (see
Switching between setup mode and
sync mode).
Windows XP: If you want to sync
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pictures, videos, and music from your
Windows Media Player Library, you
must have Windows Media Player 10 or
later installed on your computer before
you install ActiveSync desktop
software.
If you plan to sync email, contacts,
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calendar events, and tasks directly with
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or
2003 SP2, you need your mail server
address and domain name, as well as
your Exchange server account
username and password.