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Tip: How to Personalize Windows Mobile Device Center

By PDAStreet Staff
February 27, 2007

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Microsoft replaced its long-time synchronization software ActiveSync with the snazzier and, supposedly, easier-to-use Windows Mobile Device Center in Windows Vista. With it, you can sync data and files between your PC and Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone.

By default, Windows Mobile Device Center uses generic images to illustrate a Pocket PC or Smartphone syncing. There's is a way to personalize this picture, however.

In short, you need to change out the icon of the generic device with one of your own choosing, and place a copy in Windows directory of your handheld before connecting to Windows Mobile Device Center for the first time. Therefore you may need to remove the device and re-add it. PDAPhoneHome explains exactly how to do it.

In addition to directions, PDAPhoneHome kindly provides icon files of many different Windows Mobile devices. So chances are there's already one there waiting for you.

More on Windows Mobile Device Center
Windows Mobile Device Center features a new look and what Microsoft has touted as a simplified and improved user interface over ActiveSync.

Windows Vista automatically downloads Windows Mobile Device Center when you initially connect a Windows Mobile device. Or you can download and install the software directly from Microsoft here. Future versions will become available as a Windows Update.

With the software users can connect their PDAs and smartphones using a USB cable, sync e-mail, calendars, contacts, tasks, photos, favorites, music, and other files. You can also browse your handheld's contents from a PC. It is compatible with devices running Windows Mobile 6, Windows Mobile 5, Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, and Windows Mobile 2003.



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