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

Hi,
You don't have to install Outlook before ActiveSync however ActiveSync won't
use Outlook to sync with your PC until you install ActiveSync is installed
after Outlook.

So if you want to sync with Outlook you should install ActiveSync after
Outlook even if ActiveSync is already installed. You don't have to
uninstall ActiveSync before reinstalling it.


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"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?
>