MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - ActiveSync becomes Vista Mobile Device Center

Bob Russell · 03-14-2006, 06:26 PM

I wonder, is the name changing because the functionality is new, or because people are so frustrated with synching problems with ActiveSync?

Either way, when you move from Windows XP to Windows Vista, be prepared to start using Vista Mobile Device Center.

Here's the Microsoft summary... "Windows Mobile Device Center is the new name for ActiveSync in Microsoft® Windows Vista™, and provides overall device management features for your Windows Mobile-based devices in Windows Vista, including smartphones and pocket PCs. All of the features previously available in ActiveSync are available in Windows Vista, including synchronization and setting up your partnership. However, most of the user interface has changed in an effort to enhance your ability to easily and intuitively find device-related tasks and improve the overall usability of those tasks."

I wouldn't depend on this new name to mean all problems are fixed - the current release has the following "minor" issue: "Disconnecting the device from while the Connection Settings dialog box is open may hang the dialog box and become unresponsive."

But to be fair, Vista has not even been released, and Mobile Device Center has only partially been implemented. Microsoft also has a pretty good track record of improvements over time with Windows Mobile, despite some expected bumps in the road with the introduction of WM5.0.

Via Mobility Site.

03-14-2006, 06:26 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	ActiveSync becomes Vista Mobile Device Center I wonder, is the name changing because the functionality is new, or because people are so frustrated with synching problems with ActiveSync? Either way, when you move from Windows XP to Windows Vista, be prepared to start using Vista Mobile Device Center. Here's the Microsoft summary... "Windows Mobile Device Center is the new name for ActiveSync in Microsoft® Windows Vista™, and provides overall device management features for your Windows Mobile-based devices in Windows Vista, including smartphones and pocket PCs. All of the features previously available in ActiveSync are available in Windows Vista, including synchronization and setting up your partnership. However, most of the user interface has changed in an effort to enhance your ability to easily and intuitively find device-related tasks and improve the overall usability of those tasks." I wouldn't depend on this new name to mean all problems are fixed - the current release has the following "minor" issue: "Disconnecting the device from while the Connection Settings dialog box is open may hang the dialog box and become unresponsive." But to be fair, Vista has not even been released, and Mobile Device Center has only partially been implemented. Microsoft also has a pretty good track record of improvements over time with Windows Mobile, despite some expected bumps in the road with the introduction of WM5.0. Via Mobility Site.