Dell Axim GPS Navigation System Instruction Manual - Page 107

Adding and Removing Programs

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Adding and Removing Programs Some programs are already installed in the ROM when you received your device. You cannot remove these programs or accidentally lose the ROM contents. You can update ROM programs using installation programs with the *.pku extension. You can save data to Flash ROM. You can install any program created for your device, as long as your device has sufficient memory. The most popular place to find software for your device is on the Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Premium Edition website: www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile. Adding Programs Using Microsoft® ActiveSync® Before installing software on your device, you need to install ActiveSync on your computer. See ActiveSync Help on your computer for more information. NOTE: Customers need to have ActiveSync 4.0 or later revision before using Axim. ActiveSync 4.0 or later is available on the Getting Started CD. For more help on ActiveSync, visit the following website: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/help/activesync/default.mspx 1 Determine your device and processor type so that you know which version of the software to install: a Tap Start → Settings. b On the System tab, tap About. c From the Version tab, record the processor information. 2 Download the software to your computer (or insert the Getting Started CD or floppy that contains the software into your computer). You may see a single *.exe or *.zip file, a Setup.exe file, or several versions of files for different device types and processors. Ensure that you select the program designed for the Pocket PC and your device processor type. Adding and Removing Programs 107

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Adding and Removing Programs
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Adding and Removing Programs
Some programs are already installed in the ROM when you received your
device. You cannot remove these programs or accidentally lose the ROM
contents. You can update ROM programs using installation programs with
the
*.pku
extension. You can save data to Flash ROM.
You can install any program created for your device, as long as your device
has sufficient memory. The most popular place to find software for your
device is on the Microsoft
®
Windows Mobile™ Version 5.0 software for
Pocket PC Premium Edition website:
www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile
.
Adding Programs Using Microsoft
®
ActiveSync
®
Before installing software on your device, you need to install ActiveSync on
your computer. See
ActiveSync Help
on your computer for more information.
NOTE:
Customers need to have ActiveSync 4.0 or later revision before using Axim.
ActiveSync 4.0 or later is available on the
Getting Started
CD. For more help on
ActiveSync, visit the following website:
1
Determine your device and processor type so that you know which
version of the software to install:
a
Tap
Start
Settings
.
b
On the
System
tab, tap
About
.
c
From the
Version
tab, record the processor information.
2
Download the software to your computer (or insert the
Getting Started
CD
or floppy that contains the software into your computer). You may see a
single
*.exe
or
*.zip
file, a
Setup.exe
file, or several versions of files for
different device types and processors. Ensure that you select the program
designed for the Pocket PC and your device processor type.