Synching Palms Using Windows XP? 28
Bill Kendrick asks: "I've been reading a few PDA-related Usenet groups lately, and I've been noticing quite a number of problems people have been having when trying to sync their Palms (and other PDAs) under WindowsXP." According to Palm, the new Palm Desktop (version 4.0.1) should be compatible, yet it seems that a lot of people are experiencing problems. If you've managed to get a Palm to sync successfuly with a Windows XP system, what did you have to do to get things working?
Microsoft's solution... (Score:2, Funny)
That's the way that MS would like it.
Re:It's official! (Score:2)
No problems whatsoever - serial sync (Score:1)
Both machines have different processors, different motherboards and different graphics cards. I'm using serial sync and it works like a charm. In fact, I'm syncing while writing this post.
I guess I miss the point of the post completely, as it does nothing to describe the nature of these problems and I've never encountered any.
Duh? Should I try and re-install everything to see if I can create a problem?
Re:No problems whatsoever - serial sync (Score:1)
I even re-installed a couple times and it worked each time, not to try to create a problem, but because XP really needs SP1.
Me too (Score:1)
Re:Me too (Score:1)
My Handspring doesn't work under Windows 2000 (Score:1)
I've read their web site, e-mailed tech support (only to be given an un-helpful boilerplate document), and tried everything I can think of.
If anyone has gotten this to work, I'd love to know how.
--Bruce
(Handspring did replace my Visor when I dropped it and the screen broke--at their cost, via 2-day FedEx. I was quite happy about that.)
Re:My Handspring doesn't work under Windows 2000 (Score:1)
Re:My Handspring doesn't work under Windows 2000 (Score:1)
Re:My Handspring doesn't work under Windows 2000 (Score:1)
Re:My Handspring doesn't work under Windows 2000 (Score:2)
Of course, this isn't really relevant for me, as it seems to work flawlessly in Linux. Once properly configured, pilot-mailsync does my email without a single complaint, and even malsync allows me to play with AvantGo. Command-line utilities like these might not be the nicest for novices, but they allow me to selectively sync only one thing, saving time and batteries in the process.
Unfortunately, the fact that the USB cradle identifies itself to the kernel only when the HotSync button is pressed means that I have to time the button press and running a sync utility, but that's no huge difficulty. Perhaps this is also the reason windows sometimes has problems if the drivers aren't installed right?
Re:My Handspring doesn't work under Windows 2000 (Score:1)
I haven't checked Handspring's web site for a few months. However, on recommendation of people here, I went there and download a new version of Palm Desktop. It installed easily, and my trouble are gone. The new software worked perfectly.
--Bruce
Ask Microsoft instead (Score:1)
They said if I bought their special expansion pack for Palm called "Windows-C-E" that I could sync made PDA to XP with no problems. Cool!
No problems here (Score:2)
Re:No problems here (Score:1)
Xp have fun.... (Score:1)
Hotsync and Fast User Switching (Score:1)
- Log in as any user
- Fast user switch to another user
- Perform a Hotsync
You should be presented with a lovely BSOD.
Issues with the m500 series (Score:1)
See this: http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_Story.asp?ID=2