Version: 2008
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Transfer data from Palm to Pocket PC

Step 7:

Migrate PDA data with ActiveSync


Select Handheld Overwrites Desktop in HotSync Manager to ensure your data flows from your Palm to your PC.

Select Handheld Overwrites Desktop in HotSync Manager to ensure your data flows from your Palm to your PC.

Now it's time to establish relations between your new Pocket PC and Outlook.

Insert the Pocket PC's software CD and follow the instructions to install ActiveSync. After setting up a standard partnership, you'll see a Synchronization Settings screen. Be sure to check the boxes for Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Tasks--the four items that correspond with your Palm's primary applets.

You'll then be instructed to connect your Pocket PC, at which time all your data will be copied from Outlook. Congratulations, you've successfully migrated from the old PDA to the new!

Tip
Before installing ActiveSync from your PDA's software CD, check Microsoft's Windows Mobile site to see if there's a newer version available. (At press time, ActiveSync 3.8 was the latest version.)



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