I will try that right away - thanks Terri




"terri" <support@thetabletpc.net> wrote in message
news:#EO3vPNKEHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi, John,
>
> You might have better luck posting in a newsgroup where the devices use
CE,
> like Pocket PCs. Tablet PCs use a superset of Windows XP.
> --
> Terri Stratton
> Microsoft Windows MVP / Tablet PC
> http://thetabletpc.net
> Expert Zone - http://microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/default.asp
>
>
> "JohnB" <replies@g8ozh.com> wrote in message
> news:1082684167.13842.0@damia.uk.clara.net...
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I think I need some help.. ;-)
> >
> > I recently acquired a second-hand Fujitsu PenCentra130 running
'WindowsCE
> > Handheld PC Professional Edition' but there was no software for my PC
> to
> > facilitate synchronisation etc. I do have the Active Sync software from
a
> > Compaq PDA and the latest Microsoft Active sync upgrade but this does
not
> > want to talk to the Pencentra - perhaps not surprisingly. When I try and
> run
> > Active sync with either the serial connection or an infra-red link I get
a
> > message telling me there is no partnership set up between the two
> machines.
> > Reinstalling the old PDA software does not give the option of setting up
a
> > partnership. As far as I can tell I have both devices correctly set to
use
> > the appropriate connection method but they just will not communicate. I
> > quickly run out of ideas and enthusiasm at this point.....
> >
> > I am not too concerned with synchronising 'office' data but I really
would
> > like to be able to upload applications to the tablet - mainly a mapping
> > program to use with my GPS - and to download the resulting track and
route
> > data at some stage for storage and printing etc. Surely a simple file
> > transfer mechanism would achieve this if the synchronisation remains a
> > problem.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me what I need to run on the desktop PC to allow this to
> > happen - I think it may be a variant of Windows CE - and where I would
go
> to
> > find this software. The desktop pc currently runs 2000.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have. If they aren't useful then
> > make sure they are amusing... ;-)
> >
> > JohnB
> >
> >
>