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MICROSOFT® ACTIVESYNC® VERSION 4.5 README FILE

©2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

This document provides late-breaking or other information supplementing the documentation for Microsoft® ActiveSync® 4.5 desktop software.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INSTALLING ACTIVESYNC 4.5
2. COMPATIBILITY
3. SUPPORTEDDEVICES
4. KNOWN ISSUES
5. TROUBLESHOOTING
6. WHAT'S NEW

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1. INSTALLING ACTIVESYNC 4.5

1.1 Personal information manager (PIM) installation

If the Microsoft® Outlook® CD is included with your device, it is recommended that you install it first before installing or upgrading ActiveSync.

1.2 Installing ActiveSync

Tobegin installation, insert the “Getting Started with Windows Mobile” CD accompanying your device into your desktop computer’s CD-ROM drive. Click “Setup and Installation”; select the check box for Microsoft® ActiveSync® 4.5, and then click Install.

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2. COMPATIBILITY

ActiveSync 4.5 is compatible with the following operatingsystems and applications:

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Service Pack 4
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Service Pack 1
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 IA64 Edition Service Pack 1
• Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 1
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Packs 1 and 2
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Service Packs 1 and 2
• Microsoft®Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition
• Microsoft® Outlook® XP and Microsoft® Outlook® 2003 messaging and collaboration clients
• Microsoft® Office XP
• Microsoft® Office 2003
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (required)
• Microsoft® Systems ManagementServer 2.0

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3. SUPPORTED DEVICES

The following mobile device operating systems are supported by ActiveSync 4.5:
• Microsoft® Windows Mobile Version 6
• Microsoft® Windows Embedded CE 6.0
• Microsoft® Windows Mobile Version 5.0
• Microsoft® Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition
• Microsoft® Windows Mobile2003
• Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002, Microsoft® Windows CE OS version 3.0
• Microsoft® Smartphone 2002, Microsoft® Windows CE OS version 3.0
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4. KNOWN ISSUES

• Please note that if you are upgrading from an earlier version of ActiveSync, you may need to recreate the partnership with your mobile device.
•ActiveSync 4.5 does not support Microsoft Outlook 2000. It is highly recommended that you upgrade to Microsoft Outlook 2003 messaging and collaboration client.
• ActiveSync 4.5 does not support conversion of database files for use on a mobile device. On previous versions, this feature was limited to devices running Windows Mobile software for Pocket PC 2003 and earlier.
• ActiveSync 4.5 does notsupport conversion of font files for use on a mobile device. On previous versions, this feature was limited to devices running Windows Mobile software for Pocket PC 2003 and earlier.
• The “Get Connected” Wizard does not start automatically when ActiveSync 4.5 Setup is complete. You can continue to access the Wizard via the Connection Settings UI.
• ActiveSync 4.5 does not supportsynchronization of Mobile Favorites that are nested more than one sub-folder level deep from the root folder.
• ActiveSync 4.5 does not support remote synchronization.
• ActiveSync 4.5 does not support Backup/Restore of mobile device data.
• In order for ActiveSync 4.5 to properly display extended characters in some languages, you might need to change the language that is used for...