Clarification...Mobile Device Center

"Mark" wrote:
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> It came installed on the pc, Both the Sync center and the Mobility center.
> However, I have found that I can't get the Mobility center to run. I don't
> know if this is because it doesn't see the deivce or not though. When I click
> on the Mobility center is asks what type of connections to allow and that's
> it.
>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
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> > 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
> > news:DD7586DF-9459-4534-90B9-3C33B2635220@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> > >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]
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