Transcript A Practical Guide to Working with ActiveSync 4.0 Presentation.

A Practical Guide to
Working with
ActiveSync 4.0
By Chris De Herrera
Founder, Pocket PC FAQ
Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices
What We Will Cover:
Microsoft® ActiveSync® Overview
History of ActiveSync
Installing ActiveSync
Terminating ActiveSync
Additional ActiveSync Functionality
Developing with ActiveSync
Troubleshooting ActiveSync
Additional Resources
Session Prerequisites
Access to a Microsoft® Windows Mobile™-based
Pocket PC or Smartphone
Access to a PC to install Microsoft® ActiveSync®
4.0
Optional: Installed version of Microsoft® Office
on the PC
Level 200
ActiveSync 4.0 Introduction
ActiveSync is used to synchronize with Microsoft®
Windows Mobile™ Devices and Microsoft®
Windows® CE .NET devices
Supports file synchronization
Standard method to install applications from the
desktop
Ability to synchronize with Microsoft® Office
Outlook® Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Inbox
Ability to synchronize with the Microsoft®
Windows Mobile™ 5.0 emulator
ActiveSync 4.0 History
ActiveSync 3.0 (the first release) replaced
Windows CE Services when the Pocket PC 2000
shipped
Prior versions included 3.1, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.7.1
and 3.8
With each new release generally a new
generation of hardware support is added
Also, each release generally has improved the
users experience with ActiveSync
Recommended Installation Process
for ActiveSync 4.0
Install Microsoft Office 2003/2002/2000 first!
Install ActiveSync 3.8 – This optional step will
install the Pocket Word file converter for Word.
Install ActiveSync 4.0
Install Office Service Packs
If you run into trouble, just remember to install
ActiveSync last.
ActiveSync Demo
Configuring and Synchronizing
ActiveSync
What’s New with ActiveSync 4.0?
Support for Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ 5.0based Pocket PC and Smartphone devices
New functionality to synchronize your Windows
Media files (for WM5.0 only)
Supports USB 2.0 devices
Redesigned the ActiveSync protocol for a better
user experience
New user interface and new icon design
Removed network/dialup synchronization (for
security reasons)
Terminating ActiveSync
Microsoft does not provide an option to end
ActiveSync. By default it is always running. When you
launch it, ActiveSync re-adds the Registry key so it will
run automatically when you reboot
The two programs to terminate in the Task Manager
are WCESCOMM.EXE and WCESMGR.EXE if you want to
end it by hand.
A workaround is to use Killsync from
www.pocketpcfaq.com/applications. A companion
application called Resync will stop and restart
ActiveSync
Additional ActiveSync Functionality
Can setup Guest only synchronization by changing the
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services\GuestOnly to
1
Can run program upon initial connection by entering the
program name in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE
Services\AutoStartOnConnect
Can run a program upon termination of the connection by
entering the program name in
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE
Services\AutoStartOnDisconnect
Officially Microsoft does not support end users editing the
registry. For ease of configuration, use ActiveSync Keys
from www.pocketpcfaq.com/applications/
ActiveSync 4.0 Demo
Terminating ActiveSync and Additional
ActiveSync Functions
Developing with ActiveSync
Microsoft provides the RAPI API so you can use
ActiveSync in your programs
RAPI provides the functionality to perform the following
functions
Transfer files
Install Applications
Modify the registry of the Pocket PC or Smartphone
Create/Modify the internal databases
Execute a program on the device
MSDN® is a great resource for RAPI information http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=r
api&View=msdn&st=b&c=0&s=1&swc=0
Troubleshooting ActiveSync
Common Fixes:
Make sure your software firewall (including
Microsoft® Windows® XP, Service Pack 2) is
allowing WCESCOMM and WCESMGR to access
the internet. This is required because
ActiveSync uses TCP/IP to communicate.
Try using Detect and Repair of Outlook and
reinstall ActiveSync.
Take a look at the ActiveSync Troubleshooting
Guide at http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/tshootactivesync.htm
Additional ActiveSync Resources
Pocket PC FAQ – lots of information on
ActiveSync – http://www.pocketpcfaq.com
Microsoft ActiveSync newsgroup –
microsoft.public.pocketpc.activesync
Sync with Act, Goldmine, and other CRM –
Intellisync from http://www.pumatech.com
Sync with Outlook Express –
http://www.syncdata.it
Sync Outlook Notes – http://www.phatware.com
Contact Information
Contact me after the presentation at
[email protected]
http://www.pocketpcfaq.com
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