File Copied From the Desktop Computer Is Blank on the H/PC (183477)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 for the Handheld PC
  • Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.1
  • Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.0
This article was previously published under Q183477

SYMPTOMS

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.

CAUSE

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

RESOLUTION

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbprb KB183477
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