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ActiveSync, Using ActiveSync., Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ, Mobile Messenger.

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ActiveSync For more information on Microsoft ActiveSync, refer to Chapter 3, "Using ActiveSync." Problem Solution I cannot connect to • my computer using the HP iPAQ Cradle. • • • • • • Be sure you have installed Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8 or a later version on your host computer before connecting your HP iPAQ to it. Be sure your HP iPAQ is connected to the HP iPAQ Cradle, and that the cradle is connected to your computer. Be sure your HP iPAQ is securely seated in the cradle and is making contact with the cradle connector. Be sure you are running Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP and that you have installed Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8 or a later version on your computer. Also be sure you are connecting directly to a USB port on your computer and not through a USB hub. Try resetting your HP iPAQ. Refer to the information on Resetting the Unit in Chapter 1, "Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ Mobile Messenger." Uninstall and reinstall ActiveSync. If you are running personal firewall software, try disabling it. If you are then able to synchronize, contact the software vendor for information on configuring the required exclusions to eliminate this problem. I connected my HP iPAQ before installing Microsoft ActiveSync. 1. Disconnect the HP iPAQ from your computer. 2. In Windows 98 or 2000, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > System. The Device Manager opens automatically. Locate and select the "unknown" USB device record and click Remove (Uninstall in Windows 2000). 3. Restart your computer and allow it to detect the USB device. 4. Install Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8. 5. Reconnect the HP iPAQ to the computer. Microsoft ActiveSync • cannot locate my HP iPAQ when I synchronize. • • • • Be sure the device is on and the charging/communications port on the bottom of the HP iPAQ is connected to the communications port in the HP iPAQ cradle. Be sure all cables are securely connected. Remove your HP iPAQ from the HP iPAQ Cradle or disconnect it from the Autosync cable, power on the unit by pressing the Power button, then put it back in the HP iPAQ Cradle or reconnect it to the Autosync cable. Reset the device by using the stylus to lightly press the Reset button. Check Connection Settings in ActiveSync on your computer to ensure the communications port you are using is active. Troubleshooting 14-6

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Troubleshooting
14–6
ActiveSync
For more information on Microsoft ActiveSync, refer to
Chapter 3,
“Using ActiveSync.”
Problem
Solution
I cannot connect to
my computer using
the HP iPAQ Cradle.
Be sure you have installed Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8 or a later
version on your host computer before connecting your HP iPAQ
to it.
Be sure your HP iPAQ is connected to the HP iPAQ Cradle, and
that the cradle is connected to your computer.
Be sure your HP iPAQ is securely seated in the cradle and is
making contact with the cradle connector.
Be sure you are running Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, or
XP and that you have installed Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8 or a later
version on your computer. Also be sure you are connecting directly
to a USB port on your computer and not through a USB hub.
Try resetting your HP iPAQ. Refer to the information on
Resetting
the Unit
in Chapter 1,
“Getting to Know Your HP iPAQ
Mobile Messenger.”
Uninstall and reinstall ActiveSync.
If you are running personal firewall software, try disabling it. If you
are then able to synchronize, contact the software vendor for
information on configuring the required exclusions to eliminate this
problem.
I connected my
HP iPAQ before
installing Microsoft
ActiveSync.
1.
Disconnect the HP iPAQ from your computer.
2.
In Windows 98 or 2000, click
Start
>
Settings
>
Control
Panel
>
System.
The Device Manager opens automatically.
Locate and select the “unknown” USB device record and click
Remove (Uninstall in Windows 2000).
3.
Restart your computer and allow it to detect the USB device.
4.
Install Microsoft ActiveSync 3.8.
5.
Reconnect the HP iPAQ to the computer.
Microsoft ActiveSync
cannot locate my
HP iPAQ when
I synchronize.
Be sure the device is on and the charging/communications port on
the bottom of the HP iPAQ is connected to the communications
port in the HP iPAQ cradle.
Be sure all cables are securely connected.
Remove your HP iPAQ from the HP iPAQ Cradle or disconnect it
from the Autosync cable, power on the unit by pressing the
Power
button, then put it back in the HP iPAQ Cradle or
reconnect it to the Autosync cable.
Reset the device by using the stylus to lightly press the
Reset
button.
Check
Connection Settings
in ActiveSync on your computer to
ensure the communications port you are using is active.