Comments on: No ActiveSync, er Windows Mobile Device Center in Vista RC1 yet

By: thomas

thomas — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:01:03 +0000

I lost my getting started cd for my at&t 8525 pocket pc,how can i sync and upgrade my pda plz?

By: Michael Pielech

Michael Pielech — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:30:31 +0000

I cannot install WMDC on the final release of Vista Business… I plug in my Q, it begins to download and then says it has a problem with the device driver. Then when I go to Microsoft to download WMDC I get the download, run it, and then I get “installation could not complete becaude windows is missing at least one component.” What the hell is that…. Release to the general public is right around the corner and I am amazed that this hasn’t been resolved…. any answers??

By: stephen welch

stephen welch — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:28:33 +0000

I have Vista and cannot install the mobile device center.. it begins installing, and then reverts and stops. Any ideas? My cingular 8125 will not sync! When I go to devices, it basically has an exclamation next to it as it cannot find driver.

By: Mike Byrns

Mike Byrns — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:10:10 +0000

Here’s some news that should brighten your day:

If you use RegEdit to add a key called “WHOS” under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft key in the registry, connect your Windows Mobile 5.0 device and go to Windows Update, a new 7.0MB update will be available that enables Windows Mobile Device Center.

I’m extremely happy to report no connection problems on my Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone (T-Mobile SDA) OR my WM5 PDA Phone (Cingular 8125). Plus it’s stable and about 10 times faster than ActiveStink.

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:43:10 +0000

Make it work. Plain and simple. I get so tired of having to reset my device, kill the ActiveSync task and restart it to get the device to connect. It is just too inconsistent and unstable. When I used to put my Palm device in the cradle and hit sync it just worked. Everytime. When I put my WM5 device in the cradle I have a 50-50 chance of it connecting and doing what it is supposed to do. Please MSFT – just make it work right. I would be most thankful for just that.

By: Jonathan Balkind

Jonathan Balkind — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:24:52 +0000

I’ve gotta say “Wifi Synchronisation” since you didn’t :p

Also, if they’re remodelling it like it sounds, I think they would’ve been better just treating it like everything else and having it updated bit by bit, reather than removing it and returning it, when they could have some pretty bad flaws.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:13:32 +0000

Anything has to be better than ActiveSync – it’s a cludge!

By: Mobile Device Center beta now available for Vista testers

Mobile Device Center beta now available for Vista testers — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:30:27 +0000