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I can't sync Windows Mobile with Windows Vista
By Mark Wilson on Wednesday, 05 September 2007

Since upgrading my computer to Windows Vista (from XP Pro), I've been having countless problems synchronising my PDA with it. Everything was working perfectly in XP with ActiveSync, but it can't be installed under Vista. When I plug in my handheld, it starts to synchronise, but always fails. Is this a known problem with Vista?

James Green, via email 

Vista screenshot
Download the latest version of Windows Mobile Device Center to help overcome any synchronisation issues you may experience with Vista
A large number of people have experienced problems with the initial release of Windows Mobile Device Center - the successor to ActiveSync. It's worth ensuring that you have the latest version of the software installed, though even this doesn't completely guarantee success.

At time of writing this is version 6.1, which you can't get via Windows Update, but you can manually download it. Make sure you download not only the correct language edition of the program, but also the right edition according to whether you're using the 32- or 64-bit version of Windows.

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rachmad   |07/12/07 11:13 PM
how connection my o2life pda to windows vista with syncronishing
Wayan Nawa  - Mr.   |12/01/08 8:27 AM
I have exactly the same problem as Mark Wison. Can this be identified as cheating by Windows Vista to its customers?
Daniel   |24/05/08 8:14 AM
I've had SO many problems with my syncing PDA and internet sharing with Vista.

Every works fine with XP, but as soon as I plug it in to my Vista laptop nothing will work consistently.

I am at my wits end with all this crap, it's just ridiculous!

Th ink it might be time to say goodbye to Microsoft in the future.
Mike Walton  - Mr   |23/07/08 10:17 PM
Have you down loaded Sync Centre on to your Vista system, active sync does not work with Vista
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