DATA DETAILS: WinMobile: Using ActiveSync and Windows 2000 or Windows XP

Friday, July 10, 2009

WinMobile: Using ActiveSync and Windows 2000 or Windows XP

Using ActiveSync and Windows 2000 or Windows XP
to download, transfer, and install files

Downloading files from the Internet to your PC, transferring the files from your PC to your phone, and then installing those files on your phone are three aspects of synchronizing. Often, the file you'll be synching between your PC and phone will be a CAB file (a CAB is a kind of compressed file that's used to transfer large amounts of information—games and programs, for example).

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Download a file from the Internet to your PC

First, within your browser (Internet Explorer, for example), select the appropriate file for your phone. On the page that then appears, review the license agreement, and then click Accept and Download.

Note: Although MSNBC is used as an example here, these instructions apply to all CAB files.

In the File Download window that appears on your computer, click Save.

In the next window, select Desktop, then Save. The file should now download to your computer desktop.

Transfer the file from your PC to your phone

To transfer the file to your phone, connect your phone to your computer. Once connected, ActiveSync will open automatically on your computer.

Click Explore.