TROUBLESHOOTING
SYNCHRONIZATION
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your smartphone screen and the
ActiveSync icon in the taskbar on
your computer to make sure ActiveSync
desktop software is running on your
computer. On a Windows Vista
computer, look for the connection
icon at the top of your smartphone
screen.
If the correct icons are not displayed, do
the following:
Smartphone: Press Start , select
Programs, and select ActiveSync .
Press Menu (right softkey) and select
Connections. Make sure the
Synchronize all PCs using this
connection box is checked, and that
USB is selected from the list.
Windows XP computer: Click Start >
Programs > Microsoft ActiveSync.
Windows Vista computer: Click Start
> All Programs > Windows Mobile
Device Center.
4 Do one of the following:
Windows XP computer: Double-click
the ActiveSync icon in your
taskbar. From the File menu, select
Connection Settings. Make sure the
Allow USB connections box is
checked and click Connect.
Windows Vista computer: Click Start
> All Programs > Windows Mobile
Device Center. Select Connect
without setting up your device, and
then select Connection settings. Make
sure the Allow USB connections box
is checked, and click Connect.
5 On your smartphone, press Start ,
select Settings, select the
Connections tab, and then select USB
to PC . If the Enable advanced
network functionality box is checked,
uncheck it. If this box is currently
unc
hecked, then check it.
6 Perform a soft reset (see Performing a
soft reset).
7 Restart your computer and make sure
the desktop sync software is running.
8 If problems persist and you’re
synchronizing through a USB hub, try
connecting the USB cable to a different
USB port or directly to your computer’s
built-in USB port.