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2.4 Installing the GK-405 VWRA
The installation of the GK-405 VWRA requires the following:
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A Handheld device (HHD) running Windows Mobile Classic 5.X (6.X recommended) or
higher with at least 50 Mbytes of free memory.
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HHD must be Bluetooth enabled and able to assign a Bluetooth connection to a COM
port.
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Windows .NET 3.5 Compact Framework (CF) and .NET framework English Language
Messages Package installed on HHD.
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Both “CAB” file installers are included in the GK-405 VWRA installer “Zip” file,
available on Geokon’s website (
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Microsoft ActiveSync version 4.5.0 or higher installed on the host PC if host PC
operating on Windows XP (see Figure 16). If host PC’s operating system is Vista,
Windows 7 or Windows 8 then Windows Mobile Device Center should be installed on
the host PC (Figure 17 on the following page). An active connection between the host PC
and the HHD must be established either via a physical link or Bluetooth.
Note:
For customers using a PC running Window 10 operating system; Windows Mobile Device
Center (WMDC) may no longer operate as it should because of an operating system update
(released October of 2017) called “Fall Creator Update”. If WMDC no longer launches when a
mobile device is connected via USB cable or will not manually launch, the link below should
help fix the issue. Please note that administrative privileges are need to launch some of the files
involved in the fix so your local IT person may need to be involved. The fix can be accessed via
the following link:
https://www.handheldgroup.com/support-rugged-computers/knowledgebase-KB/22996/
Should the link above fail to fix the WMDC launch problem, the link below offers another
possible solution:
Figure 16 - ActiveSync Window Showing Active Connection