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XDA Exec and Mac

Hi,
Recently bought a xda exec and would like to sync to my powerbook. Tried the demo version of pocketmac. Not been able to sync. Anybody tried anything else that could help.
cheers

Pocketmac won't yet sync with the exec as the exec uses windows mobile 5.0 which is not yet supported by pocketmac. I hope they get their act together quick... in the meantime you can get a bluetooth dongle to get some connectivity. That will enable you to copy files back and forth. The important one to copy over to the mac is pim.vol (found in the root directory of the exec.) This contains all of your contacts and calendar information. Although there is nothing you can do with the file on the mac, at least it will serve as a rudimentary backup until proper syncing is availlable.
I hope that helps

dullard said:
Pocketmac won't yet sync with the exec as the exec uses windows mobile 5.0 which is not yet supported by pocketmac. I hope they get their act together quick... in the meantime you can get a bluetooth dongle to get some connectivity. That will enable you to copy files back and forth. The important one to copy over to the mac is pim.vol (found in the root directory of the exec.) This contains all of your contacts and calendar information. Although there is nothing you can do with the file on the mac, at least it will serve as a rudimentary backup until proper syncing is availlable.
I hope that helps
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Thanks. My powerbook has bluetooth built-in so I have been transferring files for a while but its damn slow. Would like to connect through USB cable and have full sync options. Thanks for the pim.vol thing. See what I can do with it.
I googled and found this link about a week back. So I thought it was me who was doing something wrong. As according to them they do support the HTC Universal.
http://www.pocketmac.net/products/devices/htc_universal.html
Help appriciated. Thanks a lot mate.
cheers

nobody else got any more ideas?

i think u should email pocketmac and check it out.

Can you disable activesync?

I thought there was a thread on here that mentioned disabling Activesync from running itself in the back ground all the time.
I want Activesync to run when I connect the device3, not sit there hogging resource when I don't need it.
I had a trawl and couldn't find anything. Any ideas ?
TIA, Davebo.

You can use 'as_killer'. Put it into PC Windows 'StartUp' folder. But, next time, if you want to use ActiveSync, you will have to start it manually.

From the other forum
"Now, you need to stop Activesync from periodically starting on it's own. To do so open Activesync on your WM5 device and tap on Menu>Add Server Source. Add any info to create a fake server sync. After that is complete go to Menu>Schedule and change the two dropdowns to "Manual" and tap "ok" at the top right. You can now go to Menu>Options and delete the Exchange Server setting you just added. Now Activesync will not start when you cradle your device."

Activesync putting up a fight
guttrhead - I did what it said and then did a sooft reset. Sure enough AS started itself right up again.
Doh!
I don't like the idea of as_killer although I'm sure it's an excellent piece of code. Maybe I'll just live with it.
Thanks for your help.
Davebo.

worked like a charm for me. you sure you followed it exactly?

it didn't work for me either.
i put the app in the startup folder, but when i did a soft reset it gave me a msg this is not a valid application, so i did a normal install and it went through the normal steps and i thought this is it, it worked.
but after some time of using the device, i went to the running applications list & i foud it there, the AS is running.
did i di something wrong here?

majdi said:
it didn't work for me either.
i put the app in the startup folder, but when i did a soft reset it gave me a msg this is not a valid application, so i did a normal install and it went through the normal steps and i thought this is it, it worked.
but after some time of using the device, i went to the running applications list & i foud it there, the AS is running.
did i di something wrong here?
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majdi you should put this file in the PC startup folder ... or run it manually.

Oops
silly me.....
tx button for the clearance.

USB to PC

I'm new to all of this technical stuff, so please bear with me. I've read the Wikis and searched the forums, but can't find an answer to a simple question. Maybe it's too simple. I purchased a Cingular/ATT 8525 about 6 weeks ago. Since that time I've upgraded the rom and applied some of the tweaks I've found in here. No problems. However, I can't get active sync 4.5 to let me move programs and data from my PC to my 8525. I read somewhere that a few devices won't let you do that. Is the 8525 one of them. I'm sure this can be fixed, but how? Right now I've resorted to emailing myself with whatever I want moved over as an attachment, checking the email with the 8525, and saving the attachment to my storage card. Help, Please.

Right-click on the ActiveSync icon in the system tray, select connection settings and make sure that the Allow USB connections check box is checked.

Just need a little more info. Are you using the explore function of Active Sync on the PC to drag and drop the files?
Mike

Thanks for the quick replies. The "allow usb connections" box is checked, and everything sync's fine. And, yes, I'm using the explore function of active sync.

Mmm.. do you get any error message?
Are they very large files?
Are you waiting long enough for the copy - can take a while?
It's quicker anyway to pop the card into a PC card reader to do the copy across.
It is certainly possible to do this - I do it regularly.

I don't get any error messages because I never get that far. I'll right click / copy on my PC file, go to the 8525 folder, right click and PASTE is greyed out. won't even let me try to paste. If I try to left click the file and drag, when I get to the 8525 the circle with the line thru it shows up and won't let me drop. I've tried files from 25kb to as large as 15Mb. As far as moving the MicroSD card over to the PC, That was the first thing I tried. For some reason the HP Pavilion laptop I have doesn't want to reconize the SD card. Explorer shows the card in the slot, but the lights keep flashing like its trying to read it or format it or something and nothing ever happens. It's a ScanDisk 2gig micro that I have to stick in an adaptor for the PC. It works fine in the 8525, I've installed some programs on it, saved several email attachments and pictures on it also.

At the moment there are only two more things I can think of and they are to ensure that
Start>Settings>Connections>USB to PC (ensure Advanced option is UNChecked)
and what about your firewall?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=230587
Mike

[Tip] [Final update] ActiveSync is boring you ? Be your guest !

If you use it as a backup only, as I do, you may want to prevent it from synchronizing, cause it does it often even if you unchecked everything, it's long and it slows down your device meanwhile. Not a big deal, but we're all here so that our life becomes easier right ?
So, using PIM Backup, you can automaticaly backup your whole PIM + files\folder to the storage card, everyday at the time you want, and it will even wake up the pda to backup and suspend it right after, so that you can schedule it by night. It takes around a minute to backup.
Now you can just leave Active Sync in guest mode.... and then you tell me:
Yeah but it will ask me to pair everytime I connect my device !!
That's where my script is showing up: it will stay in background and will closes Active Sync windows as soon as they'll show up.
Just unzip & run once
To uninstall, just delete ActiveSyncBlaster in your Windows directory.
FINAL UPDATE (22.10.07) fyahstar just gave us the reg key I was looking for.... Add a DWORD "GuestOnly" = 1 in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows CE Services for a perfect result (no window opening at all). Or you can rename attachment to .reg and launch it.
Update (21 oct. 07) Everything's fixed
I merged both scripts into one, which will handle both cases (Outlook installed or not).
It will not stay open in background anymore: Now it will only be launched when the device is connected.
It now comes with an installer, just run it and you're done !
Oh, & it's a bit faster too.
Update (07 oct.07) I made a version for those who don't have Outlook installed (extra window to close)

Huh.
Very cool idea. I do the same thing as I use OTA sync but I don't sync with my computer, so I get that dumb "guest" thing all time. I found AS continuous sync interferes with my DUN, overloading the device CPU.
I'll have to try this out tonight, but sounds great, so thanks!

it's easier than this - make a normal AS connection, and in a configurator, uncheck all options... and that's it

utak3r said:
it's easier than this - make a normal AS connection, and in a configurator, uncheck all options... and that's it
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believe it or not, it's not that easy.
even with nothing checked, the AS will still continue every couple of minutes to sync with the device, even if it's technically not synching information.

utak3r said:
it's easier than this - make a normal AS connection, and in a configurator, uncheck all options... and that's it
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lastnikita said:
you may want to prevent it from synchronizing, cause it does it often, it's long even if you unchecked everything, and it slows down your device meanwhile
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It still synchronises: ie starting to exchange with the device, open files for comparison, etc.
The worst is, it will do it even if outlook is not installed.
I'll also check the registry when I get time to see if nothing can be done by that side.

does it still sync constantly in guest mode? I was reading a kind of related (very old) article...
GuestOnly is the real magic in our personal Sync Stations; it’s responsible for allowing all new devices (i.e., those that don’t already have a partnership with the PC) to connect as guests without being prompted to establish a partnership. (Note that all devices that have an existing partnership with the PC will still connect and synchronize as they did before.)
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http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/applications/undocumentedactivesync.htm

Thanks for this - it is just what I've been looking for to get rid of the annoying "you will only be able to sync..." messages every time I hook up my phone. Will install tonight!

New version
I made a version for those who don't have Outlook installed (extra window to close), 1st post edited

the new version (no outlook) posted will work only once, I will post a working version tomorrow.

I have a questions. It may sound stupid, but I tried to fix it myself without resolution. The files are for the PC. How does it work?
Thanks

godzillaman said:
I have a questions. It may sound stupid, but I tried to fix it myself without resolution. The files are for the PC. How does it work?
Thanks
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mmm, I'm not certain to understand correctly... yep those are for desktop side (PC). You just have to put one of them (it depends if outlook is installed or not) in your startup folder so that it'll be launched along with act.sync when the computer starts. Then, when you connect your device, if you choosed NOT to pair it with that computer (so that no sync.will ever be launched), annoying windows are showing, and my script will close them instantly. I did it using auto-hotkey. Didn't have enough time to fix it right now, but I swear it will be done till wednesday ^_^'
I'll also investigate in another (proper) method to achieve the same thing via reg-editing and I'll let you know if something can (has) be done that way.

Everything's fixed
It will not stay open in background anymore. Now it will only be launched when the device is connected
I merged both scripts into one, which will handle both cases (Outlook installed or not).
It now comes with an installer, just run it and you're done
Oh, & it's a bit faster too.
See first post !

Here is the registry key to enable GuestOnly mode for activesync. Rename file extension from .txt to .reg. Hope this helps.

Well, while it makes all my work useless (and your file is missing slashes), it works fine, many thanks

my bad on the slashes, thanks for correcting it.

I don't mean to make stupid questions again.
What you made prevents Active Sync in my PC. What can I do to my PPC, because active sync sometimes opens itself when I turn on the phone...
Thanks for everything.

Read here to prevent Active Sync to run from PPC side.

Fabolous... and fast...
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Read here to prevent Active Sync to run from PPC side.
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Million thanks... You are fast! Very fast indeed...

oh, no-one read my link? You could have had that key on the 5th october
btw, it's my fault for being obtuse. Looking at what I wrote, it's kind of random.
And I said it was a very old article....
sorry about that anyway thanks for that activesync when you want link, I remember reading that ages ago.
I did look for it where I thought I saw it last...on another site! No wonder I couldn't find it.

Thanks for the reg key fix. I use Exchange OTA, so I don't need to sync with the PC. I ran this registry key on my PC and I no longer get the popup to pair with my phone each time I plug it in. It still allows me to transfer files and access the phone via activesync, but with no annoying popup.

Tytn Is Frustrating Me

Hello all you smart people!
i actually thought i was smart before i got this phone. it is so complicated. please i need help!!! okay so here is my list:
1. when setting up my email account, i was fooling around and i set up a false email account just to see what will happen. now, i can't delete it. i have my real email account, but the dummy "play around" one is still there. it is seriously irritating me. please, i've tried everything, i can't figure out how to delete this thing
2. okay, the weather thing. i know that there is a fix for it. someone kindly put step by step actions of how to do it. but i don't understand!!! sorry!! i have the htc tytn ii (at&t tilt), which of the many cab files on the page do i install? the hermes? i don't know. also, i'm supposed to modify my htc.dll file found in windows? how? i don't see any htc.dll file in file explorer. how can i tell if its dll? also how do i edit it from my phone? i can't transfer it to my pc coz when i explore my phone from the pc, i don't see windows.... i'm confused... please help!
3. when i sync my phone with the pc, it takes all the stuff from outlook, and REPLACES it with what is on the phone. isnt it supposed to merge them? where can i change the settings for this please?
i think thats it. please help. as you can probably tell, i'm very inexperienced!
thank you in advance!

I can help with the e-mail.
messaging-menu-options-now tap and hold on the email account you want to delete and the option to delete will show up. tap delete done.

thank you
ah ah!! i see!! thank you!

Re the problem with synching:
Start>Programs>Activesync>Menu>Options>Settings. Choose what you want from here.
If I recall correctly you can select merge from the activesync options on the laptop or PC that you are using also.
WB