Windows Vista was RTM’d in November and as of today there is still no official replacement for Microsoft ActiveSync. Needless to say, there are some questions as to how well Windows Vista supports mobile devices. Configure your mobile device and synchronize with your Windows Vista PC. You should reboot again after the update.Ħ. You will notice a new update that will allow you to configure and synchronize using Windows Mobile Device Center. Reboot your computer (some people have been able to get this to work without rebooting but I had to reboot to see the results).ĥ. Right-click the Microsoft key and then select New, Key and add a key called WHOS.Ĥ. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft.ģ. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe).Ģ. This solution posted on finally solved the problem and showed me the update that was missing after running Windows Update. Just out of curiosity, I downloaded and installed the Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center Beta 3 for Windows Vista (published on 10/6/06), only to find out that it didn’t do the job.Īfter a lot of Googling, I discovered a solution that involved hacking the registry to include a WHOS key. To summarize, Windows Vista doesn’t support ActiveSync and Windows Mobile Device Center is still in Beta and is only supported on Windows Vista RC1. In addition, Microsoft recommends that you do not use this beta software on your production computer.

Windows Mobile Device Center is available through Windows Update and the Windows Mobile Device Center page.” I am sure there are good reasons, which I don’t know, for not including Windows Mobile Device Center in Windows Vista.Īlthough you can download the Windows Mobile Device Center (Beta 3 release) from Microsoft’s Web site, it is only meant for Windows Vista RC1. According to Microsoft “If you have Windows Vista, your synchronization settings will be managed through the Windows Mobile Device Center. On Windows XP, you can use ActiveSync 4.2 to synchronize your PC via USB cable, Bluetooth, or infrared connection.

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