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Windows 7 64-bit Palm Desktop HotSync USB – Treo 700p
I recently upgraded my father's computer to Windows 7 Pro x64. Everything worked flawlessly, except the missing 64bit driver for his Palm phone.
Aparently this is a known and accepted issue by palm. Their answer is to sync over Bluetooth. Which my father's computer doesn't have. So, what to do...
Off to Google it is! I found this super great article which solved the problem.
- Download and install Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 here.
- Install two updates, and fire up the XP Virtual Machine.
- Install the Palm Desktop software from within the XP virtual machine.
- Use the USB Device management window to grab the Palm device from Windows 7 to Windows XP. This can be a bit tricky, but plugging in the phone, pushing the Sync button on the cord, and then connecting (in the USB Management window) the USB device to Windows XP seemed to work. The two OSs will fight over the device, until the HotSync starts. At which point Windows 7 will stop trying to install a driver it doesn't have, and let Windows XP do its thing.
- Read up on the integration mode stuff that the Windows XP mode offers, this allows you to put a shortcut on the Windows 7 desktop that will launch only the Palm Desktop software instead of showing you the entire Windows XP desktop to do your sync.
Hope this helps someone else out there! Its not as nice of a solution as straight USB into Windows 7, or using Bluetooth, but it works!
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August 5th, 2010 - 15:37
It would be helpful to note that you can not install XP Mode with Win 7 Home Premium. You must have Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate to run Windows XP Mode.
August 5th, 2010 - 16:59
You can HotSync through a bluetooth USB adapter. (I got an IOGEAR bluetooth adapter from Amazon for $13. I had to talk to Palm Support to get it set up correctly, but it works now.)
August 10th, 2010 - 08:17
Go to computer store, buy a USB Bluetooth dongle, they’re 10 to 25 dollars, install driver, plug in the Bluetooth, set the computer and palm to trust each other, set hotsync on the computer to use USB and you will be able to sync without the cable.
September 1st, 2010 - 17:15
Actually, the XP Mode solution works quite nicely. Some additional info:
- Once all is installed etc…
- Open the XP Mode virtual PC
- Attach the Palm with USB cable
- Press the Sync button (do this FIRST)
- At the top of the XP Mode window, in the USB dropdown, click on “Palm Handheld Attach”… and do it a second time.
- At the second “Attach” the sync will complete
- (Whenever you like, close the XP Mode virtual machine… it will hibernate which makes it quick to start up next time)
- As a bonus, after syncing the USB cable is able to charge the Palm…at least until you disconnect.
The above process works quite nicely for me. Easier than setting up bluetooth on my laptop