File Copied From the Desktop Computer Is Blank on the H/PC

ID: Q183477

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When you copy a file from a desktop computer to a Handheld PC (H/PC), the file may be blank when you open it on the H/PC.

This behavior can occur if the file conversion properties are configured incorrectly in Mobile Devices.

To resolve this behavior, configure the file conversion properties. To do so, follow these steps:

1. On the desktop computer, click Start, point to Programs, point to

   Microsoft Windows CE Services, and then click Mobile Devices.

2. On the Tools menu, click File Conversion.

3. On the "Desktop -> Device" tab, click the file type you want in the

   Mobile Device Convertible File Types box, and then click Edit.

4. In the Type box, click the file type that you want, click OK, and then

   click OK.

5. Close the Mobile Devices window.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.10

Keywords          : kbenv kbtool wince handheld kbimu 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 30, 1998