Re: palm software on new computer



"Stewart" <noemail@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I think you're trying too hard to micro-manage this entire process,
Clarice. The Palm software will usually take care of itself if you
allow it to do it's thing without interference - let it install where
it wants and what it wants. At that point, you only need to get your
data from the Palm device to that software - easy if you use the
"handheld overwrites desktop" feature mentioned before.

Thank you Stewart for this detailed explanation. I am sure my "lack of
clarity" as to how the palm works contributes to your confusion and mine, as
well as my micro-managing. However, I am used to "controlling" where things
are put on my computer and I do not want everything to go to my system
drive - partially because of my back up schemes etc. This may well be a
mistake in this case, but has worked well for me in other matters over many
years, so I was trying (maybe too hard) to control my data in this matter
also. I just do not like software to assume that I am keeping all my "data"
on one large partition/drive and puts everything in the installed folder -
or where this folder should be in the first place.


Anyway, the "palm software" versus the "desktop software" mentioned
above is where you're losing me. I don't really understand what you're
talking about. The Palm software is the Palm desktop application,
hotsync manager, and quick install.
<snip>

Sorry about that! Just as a clarification, I also was incorrect in my
terminology as to the
"palm software". What I really was talking about was the Palm OS - which
may have nothing to do with what the software does. (As you explained
later - Hyotsync does that)
However, since I had to upgrade my Desktop software to the newest version
(best to do with XP) - the default
folders were different than before. If I had been doing an "upgrade", then
it would have "found" the correct placement, but this was a clean install -
and my partitions/drives are also set up differently.

Regardless, if you allow this software to install in the default
location (the "Programs folder" of your main drive), everything about
your Palm will work correctly. At that point, all you have to do is
sync using the "handheld overwrites desktop" feature. That will copy
all your data to the Palm desktop application and back-up the various
third-party applications on your Palm.

But this is not what I wanted to do (accept default) and did not do that on
the first installation <G>

What I was asking was whether the palm software
would be able to "find" the desktop software when
the desktop software was installed in a different
partition (then previously).


If you're talking about the hotsync manager finding the desktop
application, absolutely. Again, since they are installed together,
they are setup by Palm to "find" each other. The Palm device itself
doesn't care where your desktop applications are located. That is
handled by the hotsync manager. And since the hotsync manager was
installed with the palm desktop application, it knows where that
desktop application is located (especially if you allow everything to
install in the default locations).

Yes - Hotsync manager - However it is because I did NOT install the desktop
software to "C" in the first place (and had not this time either) was why I
was concerned that the palm overwriting (Hotsynch) would know where to do
its thing
- and would be complicated even more by the fact that the "folder" names
were also
different. (Clean install - not upgrade of desktop software needed for XP)
As I said, I ended up avoiding the problem by putting them in the same
directory structure that I had before.

The Docs-To-Go application on the Palm will work just fine,
<snip>
Well, I've got to go. If you need anything else, hopefully someone
else can take over from here. Take care.

Stewart

THX again for ALL your TIME and PATIENCE! I am curious to find out what
would happen if I tried it your way (yet installed where I wanted - LOL) but
I
really don't want to mess with the success I have so far. As to Docs to Go
etc., I guess I will just find out through trial and error what the end
result will be. Thanks for all your helpful info on this also . I have
definitely saved all this in case I want to start over (doubtful <G>) or
just get curious - and for future reference.
CKL






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