Yes. The right COM port is COM1. I had to start AS manually from the host PC. I then carefully checked the manual about syncing the pad with a PC. Here is what they say:
If it is not possible to establish an ActiveSync connection between
the skeye.pad and the PC, Microsoft recommends to control the
following registry entries on the PC and append them if necessary:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE
Services]
"SerialPort"="COM1"
(or COM2
)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services]
"SerialBaudRate"=0001c200
(115200
)
(for 115 kbit/s
)
Procedure:
• On the PC: Call up Start -> Run -> “Regedit”, click
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ open
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services
Do these two entries exist?
If not, please create new:
• click on Windows CE Services,
• call up Menu Edit -> New-> Character String,
• enter as name ”SerialPort”
(without quotation marks
),
• double-click on ”SerialPort”, the window ”edit character string”
opens,
• choose ”Dezimal”, enter 115200.
• call-up Menu Edit -> New -> DWORD-value,
• enter as name ”SerialBaudrate”
(without quotation marks
),
• double-click ”SerialBaudRate”, the window ”edit DWORDvalue”
opens,
• choose ”Dezimal”, enter 115200.
• call-up Menu Edit -> New -> DWORD-value,
• enter as name ”SerialBaudrate”
(without quotation marks
),
• double-click ”SerialBaudRate”, the window ”edit DWORDvalue”
opens,
• enter COM1
(of the COM-port that is used by you
),
• finish the Registry-Editor,
• restart your PC, to ensure that the changes become effective.
As you see, the instructions do shed some light on the operation, but obviously they mess up with the settings for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER. My understanding is:
For HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\...
call up Menu Edit -> New-> Character String,
• enter as name ”SerialPort”
(without quotation marks
),
• double-click on ”SerialPort”, the window ”edit character string”
opens,
• enter COM1
For HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...
• call-up Menu Edit -> New -> DWORD-value,
• enter as name ”SerialBaudrate”
(without quotation marks
),
• double-click ”SerialBaudRate”, the window ”edit DWORDvalue”
opens,
• choose ”Dezimal”, enter 115200.
• finish the Registry-Editor,
• restart your PC, to ensure that the changes become effective.
With these two registry entries, AS now automatically starts when the pad is connected. Unfortunately, AS reports 'Not connected' on the host while Skeye.pad says 'Device connected.' I do not know whom I should blame: M$ or Skeye. I then test MP900C and it works as usual. It seems that M$ knew the problem might occur. Even with M$' recommendation followed, the problem still appears. Unbelievable!
Edited by CAuser 2007-06-25 12:41 PM
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(i have one too.)
