i just 'inherited' a tungsten e2 palm One. i just purchased the docking kit [charger, usb cable, and cradle]. i am basically a 'newbie' in the area of hand-helds. when i connect my palmOne to my desktop vai usb cable, my pc does find the new hardware, but cannot find the proper software. [i get the '?' and 'palm handheld' under 'other devices' in my device manager.] i have found a couple of sites offering software dowmloads, [but i would appreciate if you could recommend the best, free site], but i am not certain if i am restricted to the palm OS software, or if i can use pocket pc software with my palmOne. i intend to use it as an address book, wireless portable [if possible]], gps, and most of the functions that are already programed on it- although, i hope that
my desktop gives me complete access and control over adding, editing, and deleting items. thank you. -david
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Mar 20, 2008
- ok, well i did find the 'palm.com' site, and the driver download that is supposed to support the usb connection. i followed the instructions, with one slight variation, that is i used 'winrar' to extract the file instead of winzip, but i don't think that should be an issue. i am still unable to successfully syncronize my palm with my desktop, and i did follow the directions, which instruct me to copy the extracted folder to a locaton, connect the palm, and choose that location when windows detects the new device. i keep getting 'windows cannot install this device' error. there is a forum page in the palm site that addresses the compatibility issue between the tungsten e2 and windows xp professional, but palm assures the reader that it is compatible.