Have you installed the Windows Mobile Device Center software? This is
Vista's replacement for ActiveSync and is necessary to sync your Smartphone
properly.

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"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I was syncing my smartphone to my laptop fine. I just got a new laptop and
> want to do the same with the previous phone. When I connect the phone to
> the
> pc it finds it, but it appears in sync center as a media device and wants
> to
> sync it with medai center. It's properties do say it is pocketPC(5.0 BTW).
> I
> can't create the proper type of sync partnership. I can browse the device
> from the computer applet but that's about it.
>
> I need to get Vista to allow me to see it as a Windows Mobile device as
> opposed to a media device. Do I need to delete a previous partnership on
> the
> phone first? I looked and couldn't find much.
>
> Oh, I don't want a dual sync setup, the new pc is defective and I'm
> setting
> up the new one to replace it. Single partnership only.
>
> Thanks[/color]