This may sound like somewhat of a non-issue for most, but because Microsoft has just released Vista Beta 2 for the general public to use, eventually people are going to start relying on this as their main OS (despite Microsofts warnings against this). For a Palm user, this is going to mean migrating Palm Desktop onto Vista also (Until Vista goes into full production, we may not see a version of Palm Desktop for it). I would like to report on what I have so far found about using a Palm with Vista.
Obviously, the first thing you have to do is install Palm Desktop. Just like XP has compatability modes for older OSes, Vista has compatability for XP SP2. You can access this by right clicking on the program and hitting properties. I suggest you install Palm Desktop with this compatability mode, it may not work otherwise. Once it is installed, you have to make sure that the program files for Palm Desktop and the Hotsync application are set in XP SP2 compatability mode. There you go, thats the hard part. Now you just have to complete a hotsync.
Now, since you are running in a compatability mode, everything is not going to work perfectly. So far, I have only been able to get cradle/cable, BT, and occasionally Network going. Unfortunately, I also have not been able to get installation working in any form, though all PIMs sync, and it does create a backup. If you have BlueTooth, you can send files to your device that way.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
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well, considering i cant even get vista to boot without going into a memory dump…
Hi,
My experience has not been successful. After intial installation I was able to sync and open the Palm Desktop (I have a Palm V, sync via com port).
After a reboot, the Palm will still sync, but the Palm Desktop doesn’t open, just hangs on the splash screen. I tried XP SP2 mode, but same item. If I find a workaround I’ll let you know.
John
Hi John,
I look forward to hearing from you!
Best regards
Tam Hanna
Yes, using xp sp2 compatiblity was able to get hotsynce working but again only get the splash screen for palm os desktop nothing more.
even tried turning off desktop composite & other settings to no avail
Matt
can’t get my treo 700p, palm desktop, vista RC1, and outlook 2003 working. i can get through the hotsync but no PIM data transfers. gives me these errors for each PIM set (contacts, calendar, etc):
OLERR:15-0002
OLERR:06-0001
Outlook Contacts
OLERR:0B-0004
OLERR:0C-0002 (0×0)
OLERR:0C-000F (0×80004005)
OLERR:0D-0003
OLERR:0D-0001
- Not Synchronized
Outlook Contacts synchronization failed
Don’t use palm desktop with Vista or Office 2007. Use chapura. Worked on 3 pc’s in a row:>
It worked after first install, but would not even start afterward,just hangs on the splash screen. Hotsync is still work. Oh, I am running on XP Pro with SP2. The other question is that I am running the same OS has no such issue. Does the Outlook make all the difference ? Does anyone have a solution for it ?
I’m planning to upgrade the XP media center edition 2005 with Vista. Will palm desktop 4.1 work ok on Vista?. I sync palm with palm desktop only (no outlook or any other mail app).
Thanks.
OK. I found the answer to my ? at the palm website:
Palm Desktop software will install on Windows Vista and will synchronize PIM (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks and Memos).
I have found that I can open Palm desktop in Vista if “User Account Control” is turned on. If UAC is turned off, Palm hangs at the splash screen. This is very frustrating. I much prefer to work with UAC turned off because I experience far few problems with other applications.
Thank God I found this… seems so simple duh! This info was more useful to me than the Palm website. Just changed the compatibility mode and now it works on my Vista… *sigh* Vista. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
I ran the actual setup file (version 4.1.4e) in compatibility mode for WinXP SP2 and it worked flawlessly.
Doing this also automatically sets up all the executables to run as WinXP too.
My Palm Desktop on Vista JUST stopped working today. I set compatibility mode *and* run as adminstrator in properties and that seemed to fix it (or at least help it limp along!).
How do you set up the Palm T/X to hotsync with Bluetooth on a laptop running Vista? I’ve been 100% unsuccessful with hotsyncing my new Palm T/X with my laptop (Vista). Should I scrap the effort and just reload my palm to hotsync with my desktop running XP?
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Thanks