Program installation

[thimyee]

I try to download the Microsoft Reader but the desktop computer could not register the Reader with the Window CE Application Manager. As such, I could not installed the Reader on my PDA. In addition, I also could not install other programs from the CD. Please advise how to rectify the problem and what is the Application Manager

[Menneisyys]

I try to download the Microsoft Reader but the desktop computer could not register the Reader with the Window CE Application Manager. As such, I could not installed the Reader on my PDA. In addition, I also could not install other programs from the CD. Please advise how to rectify the problem and what is the Application Manager

The Window CE Application Manager is ActiveSync (AS) itself ( see for example http://www.cewindows.net/developer/articles/wiseinstaller.htm ).

There can be a lot of reasons for why it refuses to work. Most probably, your PDA isn't connected (the AS icon is gray) and/or there is some other problem that leads to the seeming disconnection of the device. You may reinstall AS and/or check if you plugged in your PDA before first installing AS. Refer to, for example, http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/activesync/usbissues.htm#USB%20Issues on this:

"If you are unable to connect with USB, try looking in the Device Manager for an unknown device. If there is one when the Pocket PC is plugged in, then delete the device. Then reboot and try to connect again. An unknown device will be installed if you plugged your Pocket PC in before installing ActiveSync."

And, there can be hundreds of other reasons for why it refuses to work. The above-linked http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/ has prolly the best AS Troubleshooting Guide series; make sure you scrutinize the articles.

If you can't make AS work at all, you're not lost: you don't always need to use AS to deploy your apps to the PDA. You may want to check out http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14246 on this.

[SteveHoward999]

I tried to install something the other day and it would not install- it kept prompting me to install ActiveSync 3.1 or later. After a lot of frustration, reboots, generall troubleshooting, I got it to install by disabling my firewall. I've never encountered that before, but maybe you need to do something similar .... assuming of course that you have Active Sync installed.

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[thimyee]

Thanks for the information about the AS problem. However, my AS is working perfectly. I am able to sync with the PC. I cannot download the Microsoft Reader. I cannot run the other programs on my ASUS 730 PDA which I download from the PC. In addition, I cannot install program from the CD-ROM. Please advise

[SteveHoward999]

Let's just get this clear - the way you wrote that, it sounds like you might be trying to run the installation programs on the device. You need to run the installers ont eh PC| then they will be installed to the device via ActiveSync.


Apologies if you are already trying to do things as described - I just wanted to be certain there was no confusion.

[thimyee]

I did managed to download only a certain program. After reading through the various messages, I decided to reinstall the AS. Everything just works perfectly. Thanks a lot.