WinCE: How to Change the Default File Conversion Format (183507)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.0
  • Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.1
  • Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 for the Handheld PC
  • Microsoft Windows CE 2.1 for the Handheld PC
  • Microsoft Windows CE 2.11 for the Handheld PC
  • Microsoft Windows CE 2.12 for the Handheld PC
  • Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC
  • Microsoft Windows CE 3.01 for the Handheld PC
  • Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 Professional Edition for the Handheld PC
This article was previously published under Q183507

SUMMARY

This article describes how to change the default file format used when you convert a file between a Handheld PC (H/PC) and a desktop computer.

MORE INFORMATION

To change the default file format used when you convert a file between an H/PC and a desktop computer, follow these steps:

  1. Connect the H/PC to your desktop computer.
  2. On the desktop computer, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Windows CE Services, and then click Mobile Devices.
  3. On the Tools menu, click File Conversion.
  4. On the "Device -> Desktop" tab, click the file type you want in the Mobile Device Convertible File Types box, and then click Edit.
  5. In the Type box, click the file type you want to convert, and then click OK.
  6. Repeat steps 4-5 for each file type you want to convert, and then continue to the next step.
  7. On the "Desktop -> Device" tab, click the file type you want in the Desktop Computer Convertible File Types box, and then click Edit.
  8. In the Type box, click the file type you want to convert, and then click OK.
  9. Repeat steps 7-8 for each file type you want to convert, and then continue to the next step.
  10. Click OK, and then close the Mobile Devices window.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/28/2003
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