Conduit Buddy is a powerful tool to install/uninstall HotSync conduits on
your PC.
We often synchornize our Palm devices with desktop PC. As you know, the
synchronization is managed by the conduit programs comes with the products.
Generally, the installation or uninstallation of the conduits should be
processed by the products. But some applications may forget to uninstall
their conduits after the whole application is uninstalled. Then some garbage
conduit information were left in the system.
And some applications may install / uninstall several conduits together.
While we just want to use part of them.
Conduit Buddy is provided to install / uninstall Palm conduits flexiblely
and conveniently. All application and system conduits are listed in the program,
you may uninstall the garbage conduits with only a click! You may also install
new conduits by files. For the uninstalled but still useful conduits, Conduit
Buddy will record your uninstall history and you may restore them at anytime
as you wish.
System Requirements
Operating System: Windows9x/ME/NT/2000/XP
Palm Desktop: Version 3.5 or higher,
with HotSync Manager installed.
Questions and Answers
What does Conduit Buddy do?
Currently, Conduit Buddy is a tool to install/uninstall the conduits on
your PC. In most cases, it is the Palm application's responsibility to
install the conduits they used, but sometimes we want our Palm application
to synchronize with some different desktop applications. For example,
we want the conduit to synchronize both the Outlook address book and the
Palm Desktop address book. We have no way to do that now. Because HotSync
Manager doesn't allow one Palm application to synchronize with multiple
desktop application with multiple conduits. By using Conduit Buddy, we
can install/uninstall the conduits dynamically and then do the synchronization.
How to install/uninstall conduits using Conduit Buddy?
To install a new conduit, just click the "install" button on the
dialog, select a conduit dll and install it. To uninstall a conduit, select
the conduit in the listview, then click "uninstall" button on
the dialog. The installed conduit has a white hammer image and the uninstalled
conduit has a black hammer image in the listview. To install a conduit you
uninstalled previously, click the "properties" button, then install
it.
What is the Creator ID?
The application ID is a four-character ID of the Palm application. It should
not be misused. If you are not sure about the Application ID you can send
mail to us to get support in support@livepim.com.
What else should I do before HotSync?
After you have installed/uninstalled the conduits, the HotSync Manager need
to be restarted to make the install/uninstall effective. Or you will not
see the change in the HotSync Manager's custom conduit dialog.
Special Notice
When you install a conduit with another conduit related to the same Palm
application, Conduit Buddy will ask you to uninstall the existed conduit
because HotSync Manager doesn't allow one Palm application synchronize
with multiple conduits. If you choose to install the conduit, the existed
conduit will be uninstalled automatically.
Before you uninstall your conduit, you had better know the conduit dll file
name. It is recommended that you do not need to uninstall conduit if you
just want to install another conduit related to the same Palm application,
Conduit Buddy will do it.
