Question
Can ActiveSync Automatically Connect to my Desktop Using Guest?
Article ID: 40968009
Can ActiveSync Automatically Connect to my Desktop Using Guest?
Facts
When a mobile device is connected to the PC, it automatically prompts for a partnership. The user does not want this prompt. By default ActiveSync asks for either a guest connection or a partnership. ActiveSync, Windows xp, windows 2000
Answer
Put a registry file on the PC that is running ActiveSync to default the connection to Guest.
- Open Notepad and paste the following text:
- [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services]
- "GuestOnly"=dword:00000001
- Use 0 for partnership and 1 for guest only.
- Save the file as activesyncguest.reg
- Double click the file and say Yes at the prompt.
