Hi,
I was told today by Microosft that they DO support ActiveSync with Virtual
PC 6.0, 6.1 and 7.0 on the Macintosh. However when users install ActiveSync
3.x on Virtual PC it may appear to freeze at 92% Just leave the system
running and it should complete. It may take as long as an HOUR to do so.
This step is slow on a regular PC as well.
BTW, ActiveSync on Virtual PC on the PC is NOT supported.
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Chris De Herrera
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"Jim F." <> wrote in message
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> Hello, all.
>
> I assume a lot of you are running VPC on a Mac platform, like I am. I
> have never been sorry I left Microsoft's poor performance behind for my
> iMac and Powerbook. However, after changing over a couple of years ago,
> I did miss one feature, the ability to use ActiveSync for my iPaq.
>
> Enter Virtual PC. At that time, version 6, brought to us by the fine
> folks at Connectix. I installed it on my iMac and, voila!, I could now
> use ActiveSync. All seemed well.
>
> I had some misgivings when I heard Microsoft bought Connectix. How
> committed were they really going to be at basically supporting a
> competitor's machine?
>
> However, I recently got mailings from Microsoft telling me how great
> VPC 7 would be. SO much better! SO much faster!! And (implicit in
> their description) certainly going to work AT LEAST as well as version
> 6, no?
>
> So I bit. Nearly a hundred bucks to get the new, improved version 7,
> now sanctioned by Father Bill and now giving me a Microsoft-approved
> setup.
>
> Well, I tried to install Active Sync3.8 and it kept hanging at 92%
> installation. NOTHING in their "support" gives you any help at all. I
> searched these groups, tried everything I could find, it STILL hung at
> 92%.
>
> I finally got help from a nice guy named Rob Borek. He suggested a
> couple of possible fixes. I tried them, no luck.
>
> He then checked with no less an authority that Chris DeHerrera.
> Unfortunately, Chris said that "He's seeing
> the same problem - it is a problem with Virtual PC, and unfortunately
> ActiveSync is not supported when running under Virtual PC. A resolution
> probably isn't going to be forthcoming soon, sorry. "
>
> I first want to thank Rob and Chris at trying to help me make lemonade
> out of this lemon. Unfortunately, this is out of their control.
>
> Basically, Microsoft took a Connectix product that worked FINE with
> ActiveSync, another Microsoft product specifically made to support
> ANOTHER Microsoft device, the Pocket PC. Somehow, they managed to make
> these products incompatible!
>
> I'm posting this to both the ActiveSync and Virtual PC groups in hope
> of warning others that might be tempted to put out good money for VPC
> 7.
>
> What do they think most of us Mac users USE VPC for, anyway??? For me,
> the only reason I bought it was to be able to use my iPaq.
>
> Don't know about you, I'm running out to buy a Palm and to say goodbye
> forever to anything that has Bill Gate's name on it.
>
> Thanks for listening, I feel better now.
>
> Jim
>
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