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Pocket VirtualBoss
Installation Instructions Pocket VirtualBoss is the Pocket PC companion to PC VirtualBoss.
It can be used as a stand alone program or you can synchronize PC VirtualBoss data
with Pocket VirtualBoss. You can view, edit, and add items (tasks, contacts, and jobs)
on your pocket PC.
With Pocket VirtualBoss you can do about everything you can with PC VirtualBoss. When you return to
your PC you can
synchronize all the changes you made on both PC VirtualBoss and
Pocket VirtualBoss.
See Pocket VirtualBoss screenshots at
www.virtualboss.net/ppc/screenshots.htm
Installing and setting up Pocket VirtualBoss
The instructions below are for those users who are
installing Pocket VirtualBoss builds older than build 112. If you would
like to download and install our very latest version of Pocket VirtualBoss or if
you are already installing Pocket VirtualBoss build 112, please click
here. But, if you would like to continue installing
your current version of Pocket VirtualBoss, continue with the instructions
below.
It is a good idea to print this page before
installing Pocket VirtualBoss.
#1 Install Pocket VirtualBoss version 4.0 (build 95) on your Pocket PC.
If you are upgrading from a previous version of Pocket
VirtualBoss, follow the same set of instructions below.
Download the following file. http://www.virtualboss.net/pda/versionlibrary/pocketvbsetup.exe
After you have saved this file to disk, make sure your Pocket PC
is connected to your PC, then open this file (pocketvbsetup.exe) by
double clicking on it. Follow the on-screen instructions.
If you are going to use Pocket VirtualBoss only, stop here. You are done.
If you would like to synchronize PC VirtualBoss and Pocket
VirtualBoss, go to step 2.
#2 Make
sure PC VirtualBoss is installed on your PC. It needs to be version
3.70a or later. If it is earlier than 3.70a it
will not sync with Pocket VirtualBoss 4.0. The version number is displayed in
the upper left hand corner of the main window in PC VirtualBoss.
Make sure the PC dataset you want to sync with has been opened at
least 1 time with PC VirtualBoss 3.70a or later. This way you know
your data is in the correct format.
#3
Set up ActiveSync to Synchronize Pocket VirtualBoss with PC
VirtualBoss. With basic Pocket PC skills this is very easy to do.
You can synchronize with your regular VirtualBoss data, or you can practice by synchronizing with
sample data. Using sample data will allow you to experiment
without changing your valuable data.
#3aTell
ActiveSync you want to synchronize PC VirtualBoss.
Go to the Tools menu on Microsoft ActiveSync and select Options.
Put a check mark next to VirtualBoss and click on OK.
When this is done, you have told ActiveSync that you want to Synchronize PC and
Pocket VirtualBoss data. Click on OK, then disconnect and reconnect your
Pocket PC.
#3b Tell ActiveSync which PC VirtualBoss dataset you would like to
synchronize with.
Double click on the VirtualBoss item.
It will ask you where your PC VirtualBoss data is located.
(If you do not know where your VirtualBoss dataset is, see
** &
*** below)
Click on the Browse button and click your way to the dataset you want to sync
with.
Select the .dbc file inside the data folder.
Then confirm your selection by clicking on OK.
When you are done, ActiveSync will start Synchronizing PC VirtualBoss with Pocket
VirtualBoss.
ActiveSync will ask you this question on your 1st sync:
Select "Replace the items on my device..."
* Backups
If you have valuable data on your Pocket PC, you should always have a recent backup of
your Pocket PC. If you have valuable VirtualBoss data on your PC, you should back
that up also.
There are several ways to backup your pocket pc. Here are the recommended backup
methods:
1. You can synchronize Pocket VirtualBoss to your PC to save
your information.
2. You can shut down Pocket VirtualBoss and copy the Pocket
VirtualBoss program and Pocket VirtualBoss data to a backup folder. Most users
would put it on an external flash card if they have one available. You would use
File Explorer
on your Pocket PC to do this.
3. If you have ActiveSync 3 (Microsoft eliminated this
option in ActiveSync 4) you can backup your entire Pocket PC
with
ActiveSync on your PC. Go to the Tools menu and select Backup/Restore.
You can backup PC VirtualBoss by going to File > Backup. Or you can take
advantage of the auto backup feature found under Options >
Preferences > Auto Backup. This backup utility will automatically cover
almost all situations except a hard disk failure.
** The dataset contained in
C:\Program Files\VirtualBoss\SampleCoInc is a great set to test with.
- To sync with SampleCoInc, Open SampleCoInc with PC VirtualBoss 1st.
a. Go to the File menu, Open
Database, Open Sample Data.
b. Select Samplecompanyinc.
Then set up ActiveSync to synchronize with Sample Co Inc. See step
3 above.
*** If you want to synchronize with your company data, follow
these instructions.
You should know where your company dataset is. If you never changed the default
location for data when you installed PC VirtualBoss, it will be in the following
directory:
C:\Program Files\VirtualBoss\Data
If you do not know where your data is, you can easily find out in PC VirtualBoss.
Go to the File menu and click on Open Database. The database that is currently
opened will be highlighted and you can follow the highlighted path to
locate your data.
