Re: Does Outlook have to be installed *before* ActiveSync ?

No, it does not require Outlook....but...
If you are going to use Outlook for Contact, Calendar, Tasks, etc, then yes
Outlook needs to be there first.. Outlook needs to be there first so that AS
can find it and set itself up to use it. If you install AS first and then
install Outlook, typically you just need to re-install AS to set up the
relationship.

"wylbur37" <> wrote in message
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> As I was running the setup for a friend's Dell Axim X5,
> the text said "Microsoft recommends that the complimentary copy
> of Outlook 2000 be installed before installing ActiveSync".
>
> Is this meant to be taken literally?
> What is the practical reason why Outlook has to be installed
> *before* installing ActiveSync?
>
> If I don't need to use contacts/appointments (and therefore don't
> need Outlook) and I go ahead and install ActiveSync,
> does this mean that I won't be able to install Outlook in the future
> unless I un-install ActiveSync first?
>