ActiveSync 4.1 and WM5

[Guest]

I am using an i-mate SP5m and ActiveSync 4.1 without any synchronisation problems at all.

However since upgrading from ActiveSync 3.x and WM2003SE, I have noticed that the partnership is now automatically assigned an unfriendly name, in my case "WM_Simon_J_Ha1" rather than a more useful "i-mate_SP5m"! If I remember rightly with ActiveSync 3.x, you could set the device name when establishing a partnership for the first time - this does not seem to be possible with ActiveSync 4.1. My SPV M2000 also works perfectly with ActiveSync 4.1, and the original partnership name "SPV_M2000" has been retained.

I have also noticed that when beaming files from my M2000 to my SP5m, that the SP5m is identified by the same unfriendly name "WM_Simon_J_Ha1". Can the device name be changed? I notice that under Bluetooth settings the device is correctly identified as "i-mate SP5m" but I cannot find any other menu options for this.

Not a major problem but I find it irritating.

Has anyone else noticed this with their WM5 Smartphones? Or am I missing something?

[Guest maniac103]

I think the registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident\Name is what you are searching for :)

But I don't know what ActiveSync does when changing this name...so better delete the partnership prior to changing it.

[Guest]

I think the registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Ident\Name is what you are searching for :)

But I don't know what ActiveSync does when changing this name...so better delete the partnership prior to changing it.

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Thanks maniac103, that looks right, can anyone confirm this? Has anyone else tried it before I mess about with my Registry?!

Has anyone else noticed this with ActiveSync 4.1/WM5 or is it just me?!