User Guide

SETTING UP
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Outlook for Windows), and then sync to
automatically update the info in both
places, so there’s no need to enter the info
twice. We strongly recommend that you
sync your smartphone with your computer
frequently to keep your info up-to-date (and
backed up) in both locations.
Before you can sync, you need to install
the desktop synchronization software and
connect the sync cable to your computer.
System requirements
Your computer should meet the following
minimum system profiles:
• Windows 2000 or XP (or later)
• 32MB of available memory (RAM)
• 170MB of free hard disk space
• CD drive
• Available USB port
• Mac OS X version 10.2 or later
• 128MB of total memory (RAM)
• 190MB of free hard disk space
• CD drive
• Available USB port
Upgrading from another Palm OS
®
device
NOTE If you are setting up your first Palm
OS device, skip ahead to C
onnecting your
Treo smartphone to your computer.
You can transfer all compatible applications
and information from your previous Palm
OS
®
device to your new Treo 700P
smartphone. This includes your calendar
events, contacts, memos, and tasks, as
well as your application settings and any
compatible third-party applications
and files.
When you install the desktop software
from the Palm Software Installation CD,
some third-party applications may be
quarantined because they are not
compatible with the Palm OS software
version 5.4.9 on your new Treo
smartphone. Quarantined files are not
installed on your smartphone, nor are they
deleted; these files are placed in a new
folder on your computer: C:\Program
Files\Palm\device name\PalmOS5
Incompatible Apps. (On some systems
Palm may be replaced with palmOne or
Handspring.)