Microsoft Phone Data Manager Beta

System Requirements

Your computer needs to have the following minimum requirements for Microsoft Phone Data Manager Beta application to run:

• One of the following Operating Systems:
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 32 bit version
• Microsoft Windows XP SP3 32 bit version
• Microsoft Windows Vista 32 bit version
• 256 MB of RAM
• 200 MB of available disk space
• 800x600 screen resolution(1024x768 recommended)
• Bluetooth Connectivity: In order for the application to communicate with your phone through Bluetooth, your computer needs to either have inbuilt Bluetooth hardware support (e.g. most laptops have Bluetooth inbuilt), or you should have an external USB Bluetooth dongle that you can use. More details about both are given below.
• USB Connectivity: If you choose to use a USB cable to connect your phone with the PC, then
  1. you should use a USB data cable that works with your phone, and
  2. your computer should have the latest available USB cable drivers for your phone (provided by your phone manufacturer) installed.

Bluetooth is a wireless communication technology that connects computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices and allows them to communicate wirelessly over short distances. Many computers (especially laptops) come with the Bluetooth functionality pre-installed.

If your computer/laptop does not have pre-installed Bluetooth functionality, you may be able to buy a USB-based Bluetooth dongle that will provide Bluetooth functionality for your computer.

The Phone Data Manager Beta application works only with those Bluetooth dongles/adapters that are compatible with the Microsoft Bluetooth Stack. If your dongle supports Microsoft's Bluetooth stack then once you insert the dongle, the computer will recognize and automatically install the required drivers when you plug in the dongle into the USB slot (without needing any additional dongle vendor provided CD)

If you are using Windows Vista, ensure that your dongle is on the list of Bluetooth dongles that work with Windows Vista and are also compatible with the Microsoft Bluetooth Stack.

If you are using Windows XP, ensure that your dongle is on the list of Bluetooth dongles that work with Windows XP and are also compatible with the Microsoft Bluetooth Stack.

In case your Bluetooth dongle is not automatically recognized by Windows XP or Windows Vista then please refer to troubleshooting information on how to configure a Bluetooth dongle.