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HTC Shift Questions

This is a section dedicated to questions regarding the HTC Shift mobile computer, If you have any questions that are not listed in this section, Please feel free to request for a certain question to be added to this section if it hasn't already.

Top Ten Faqs
Q. When I start to install Trend Micro Internet Security 2008, I receive the following error message:“This computer's clock speed falls below the minimum recommended for Trend Micro Internet Security. Installing the software will slow down this computer. Do you still want to continue?”Should I continue to install?

Q. What is the difference between Calendar and Tasks?
Q. What is SnapVUE?
Q. How many display resolutions do HTC Shift support?
Q. When I delete an Outlook e-mail on my PDA phone, the same e-mail is deleted on my mobile PC or the mail server.
Q. The system prompts failure or error messages during the HTC Shift's Windows Vista® pre-installation process.
Q. How do I set Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet?
Q. My battery drains fast even without using Bluetooth, WiFi or GPS. Is there any way to check if it’s faulty or not?
Q. How do I check the device information?
Q. How do I turn off SnapVUE?

Applications
. Why isn't the weather information updating on my device?

Q. What is the difference between Calendar and Tasks?
Q. How do I select a city and set the Weather Options?
Q. What do↑and ↓ mean?
Q. How do I display the due date in Tasks?
Q. Can I use Skype on my Mobile PC ?
Q. What is SnapVUE?
Q. I get an error message when I try to download weather information.
Q. How do I delete all of SnapVUE data permanently and reset all of SnapVUE settings to manufacturer default values?
Q. How do I configure VITAKEY?
Q. When I start to install Trend Micro Internet Security 2008, I receive the following error message:“This computer's clock speed falls below the minimum recommended for Trend Micro Internet Security. Installing the software will slow down this computer. Do you still want to continue?”Should I continue to install?
Q. What is the difference between Calendar and Tasks?
Q. What do↑and ↓ mean?
Q. How do I select a city and set the Weather Options?

Bluetooth
Q. How do I connect a Bluetooth headset to my device?
Q. How do I connect a Bluetooth headset to my mobile PC?
Q. How do I turn on Bluetooth and enable discoverable (or visible) mode?

Display
Q. How many display resolutions do HTC Shift support?


Power & Battery
Q. My battery drains fast even without using Bluetooth, WiFi or GPS. Is there any way to check if it’s faulty or not?
Q. How do I turn off SnapVUE?
Q. When I slide and release the power switch, my Mobile Computer doesn’t go into Sleep mode. It always shuts down.

Settings
Q. How can I increase the text size in SnapVUE?
Q. How do I install e-mail certificates in SnapVUE?
Q. How and where can I turn on, off and set the built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions?
Q. Are the date and time zone settings synchronized between Windows Vista® and SnapVUE™?
Q. How do I extend the power mode of SnapVUE?
Q. How can I adjust the size of text under SnapVUE?
Q. How do I reset SnapVUE?

Synchronization
Q. How do I synchronize my PDA phone with my mobile computer using Bluetooth?

Q. Why does my device fail to establish a connection with the Exchange Server?
Q. Why does my e-mail client keep on synchronizing automatically?
Q. How do I synchronize documents with my HTC mobile device?
Q. There is a "conflict" during synchronization. What happened?
Q. Why can't I synchronize the PDA phone with my mobile PC using the USB cable?
Q. I was unable to sync with the Exchange Server and an "Install security certificate/expired" error message appeared on the screen.
Q. Can I synchronize data between my mobile PC and PDA phone via Bluetooth?

System & Upgrade
Q. The system prompts failure or error messages during the HTC Shift's Windows Vista® pre-installation process.

Q. I received a system message after running the HTC Shift Windows Vista® pre-installation process, that Microsoft Origami Experience has stopped working and needs to be restarted.
Q. Can I upgrade my device's HDD capacity?
Q. How do I check my BIOS version?
Q. How do I boot from an external USB storage device?
Q. Can I upgrade my device's memory capacity?
Q. How do I update my BIOS?
Q. How do I check the device information?

General & Others
Q. How can I get a hard copy of the user manual?
Q. Where can I obtain sales information about HTC devices?
Q. How can I register and activate my HTC e-Club account?
Q. How can I delete my HTC e-Club account?
Q. I lost my Getting Started Disc. Can I get another one?
Q. How can I use the web camera to take snapshots or record video?
Q. Windows Vista® sometimes fails to enter sleep or hibernation mode when the Modem function is on.
Q. How do I back up security data?
Q. Does the fingerprint reader work for Domain Logins?
Q. How can I copy my contacts from my device to my Mobile PC Outlook?
Q. How do I speed up the login process?
Q. Can I connect an external monitor to my Mobile Computer? If so, what resolution should I use?

Connectivity & Internet
Q. Why do some special characters display incorrectly on Internet Explorer?
Q. The Mobile PC's Wi-Fi connection is unstable.
Q. How do I set Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet?
Q. How do I reconnect the 3G Internet connection?
Q. How do you create a new data connection in Vista?

Messaging
Q. When I delete an Outlook e-mail on my PDA phone, the same e-mail is deleted on my computer or the mail server.
Q. How do I set my Mobile PC to receive POP3 or IMAP4 e-mails from the mail server in SnapVUE?
Q. When I delete an Outlook e-mail on my PDA phone, the same e-mail is deleted on my mobile PC or the mail server.


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s_thian HTC SHIFT cannot detect SD Card 0 Apr 9 2009, 4:26 PM EDT by s_thian
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My HTC SHIFT cannot detect my SD card unless i restart the SHIFT. Anyone with solution?
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BUYER BEWARE, IF YOU BUY YOUR HTC OUTSIDE USA, NO SERVIE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE. FOR REPAIRING HT CONNECTOR SO THE PHONE WOULD CHARGE THEY ASKED FOR OVER 400.00 I TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE PHONE. NPO MORE HTC FOR ME - NEVER -
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