Microsoft ActiveSync

WHAT'S NEW

Feature: Troubleshooter for ActiveSync
Benefit: Troubleshooter for ActiveSync detects possible issues related to connectivity failures and offers solutions. The Troubleshooter for ActiveSync also provides a way for users to report connectivity issues to Microsoft.

Feature: Improved USB support
Benefit: ActiveSync 4.2 provides the fastest USB transport between your desktop PC and your mobile device to date.

Feature: View Exchange Server Synchronization status on your PC
Benefit: You can now view server synchronization status while synchronizing with a Microsoft Exchange server through your desktop PC's internet connection.

Feature: Synchronization of pictures in Contacts on your mobile device with Outlook
Benefit: If an Outlook contact is associated with a picture, ActiveSync now synchronizes the associated picture from Outlook on your desktop PC to your mobile device.
Note: Microsoft Outlook XP or Microsoft Outlook 2003 is required to use this feature.

Feature: Easier to identify friendly device names
Benefit: ActiveSync now supports friendly names for devices, making it easier to identify the device that you want to sync with over a Bluetooth or an infrared (IR) connection.
Note: ActiveSync uses your Windows login name to generate a unique device partnership ID. This login name may be broadcast to other users such as with Bluetooth discovery broadcasts.

Feature: Synchronization over a Bluetooth connection with your PC
Benefit: ActiveSync 4.2now enables you to synchronize data with your PC over a Bluetooth connection.

Feature: Integration with Windows Media Player 10
Benefit: Easier to discover, configure, and access Windows Media Player 10 music, video and photo from ActiveSync. Also facilitates automatic synchronization of media even when Windows Media Player 10 is not currently running on a desktop PC.

Feature: Enhanced user interface and enhanced new partnership wizard
Benefit: Easier to locate key features, access the most important configuration settings, and configure the device upon first synchronization.

Feature: Synchronize Internet Explorer Mobile favorites to a Windows Mobile-based Smartphone
Benefit: Already available on Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC devices, this feature syncs Internet Explorer Mobile favorites on a desktop PC with a Windows Mobile-based Smartphone.

Feature: More robust synchronization with Outlook
Benefit: Synchronization with Outlook is now more reliable and robust than before.

Feature: Configure synchronization settings prior to first synchronization, including custom synchronization settings
Benefit: Configure all the ActiveSync options you need in a single step.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 IA64 Edition Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Packs 1 and 2
Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Packs 1 and 2
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Microsoft Outlook XP, and Microsoft Outlook 2003 messaging and collaboration clients
Microsoft Office 2000
Microsoft Office XP
Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (required)
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0

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