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lshale · 03-24-05, 10:51 AM

Try this site: http://www.cewindows.net/faqs/active...#Installation:

Point #10 might help:
If you see a long pause or a failure at 91% while installing ActiveSync, look in the c:\windows\inf\ folder for OEMx.INF/OEMx.PNF (where x is any number) files that are zero bytes long. Delete all zero byte OEMx.INF/OEMx.PNF files in the folder. If any files are read only change the attribute and delete them. Reboot and then try reinstalling ActiveSync. One possible source for this problem is Norton Utilities. I have reported this issue with ActiveSync 3.5 on Windows ME on a Casio Fiva MPC-206e where I had to plug the notebook into the wall after deleting the files. Other users have seen it on ActiveSync 3.7 on Windows XP.

More Info here:http://forums.pocketpcfaq.com/viewtopic.php?t=15301
ActiveSync is not hung at 92%... it is processing and under Mac emulation, it can take upwards of an hour to complete the process. I also see this 'hang' on a hardware PC at 92% but it rarely lasts more than a minute or so. I have no idea what the installer is doing right at that point, but it seems to take VPC a long time to process it.

In any case, I and a number of other people HAVE been able to get their Pocket PC devices working with VPC Mac.

Bruce Miller maintains a very detailed 'How-To' at http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/F...eSharing4.html

03-24-05, 10:51 AM	#12 (permalink)
lshale Aximsite Rookie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 55 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Try this site: http://www.cewindows.net/faqs/active...#Installation: Point #10 might help: If you see a long pause or a failure at 91% while installing ActiveSync, look in the c:\windows\inf\ folder for OEMx.INF/OEMx.PNF (where x is any number) files that are zero bytes long. Delete all zero byte OEMx.INF/OEMx.PNF files in the folder. If any files are read only change the attribute and delete them. Reboot and then try reinstalling ActiveSync. One possible source for this problem is Norton Utilities. I have reported this issue with ActiveSync 3.5 on Windows ME on a Casio Fiva MPC-206e where I had to plug the notebook into the wall after deleting the files. Other users have seen it on ActiveSync 3.7 on Windows XP. More Info here:http://forums.pocketpcfaq.com/viewtopic.php?t=15301 ActiveSync is not hung at 92%... it is processing and under Mac emulation, it can take upwards of an hour to complete the process. I also see this 'hang' on a hardware PC at 92% but it rarely lasts more than a minute or so. I have no idea what the installer is doing right at that point, but it seems to take VPC a long time to process it. In any case, I and a number of other people HAVE been able to get their Pocket PC devices working with VPC Mac. Bruce Miller maintains a very detailed 'How-To' at http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/F...eSharing4.html Last edited by lshale; 03-24-05 at 10:56 AM.