Palm 500V User Guide - Page 88

5 SYNCHRONISING INFORMATION CHAPTER computer must have all its resources available to install the software. 2 Insert the Windows Mobile Getting Started CD into the CD drive on your computer. 3 Follow the installation instructions that appear on both your computer and your smartphone. During installation, you connect your smartphone to your computer and sync for the first time. Be sure to watch what's happening on both your computer and your smartphone. For more info, see Connecting your smartphone to your computer and Synchronisation: Overview. TIP During software installation, you can select an option to synchronise email, contacts, calendar events, and tasks directly with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or 2007. If you choose this option, you are prompted to enter your mail server address and domain name and your Exchange Server account username and password. Installing Windows Mobile Device Center: Windows Vista If you have a Windows Vista computer, the desktop sync software is called Windows Mobile Device Center. The Windows Mobile Getting Started CD recognises that you have a Windows Vista computer and automatically directs you to install Windows Mobile Device Center. On your smartphone, the sync application is called ActiveSync. BEFORE YOU BEGIN • If you are installing the software on a computer at work, make sure your company allows you to install new software. Contact your company's IT department for help. • Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet so that you can download the software. • Turn off any firewall settings on your computer that can interfere with the synchronisation process. Contact your company's IT department for help. 1 Close any applications that are currently running on your computer, including those running in the background. Your 88 S E T T I N G U P Y O U R C O M P U T E R F O R S Y N C H R O N I S A T I O N