Palm Desktop "hiding" some of my new events

I've used Palm Desktop for about two years on my old laptop and had no problems. Now that I got a new laptop and couldn't find the intall CD, I had to download the Desktop package off the website (Windows XP Home version). I went to add in new events on my calendar and everything worked fine until I went to "edit Categories" for the events. I added a new category and assigned my events to this category, lets say "x". Now for every event that I add in ANY category except for the three standard ones that come with the software (personal, business, etc.), the desktop software hides all the event information. The time block for the event is still shaded in on the day view but it is almost transparent instead of a solid color and the information like the event name and location does not appear on the calendar. Also, if I go to week or monthly view of my calendar, there are no color blocks and it looks as if Ihave no events. I've checked all the buttons I could think of. The events are not marked private and my view tab says to show private records anyway. I wouldn't mind if this were only an aesthetic problem but the most important thing that I need to fix is that I can no longer edit these "hidden " event on palm desktop. Once I sync with my handheld (zire 72) everything is perfect. all the events are normal and i can edit them on there. but while on palm desktop, i can not even select these "hidden" events to edit or delete them. They are obviously taking up space since if i try to add asecond event in the same time slot, it splits the screen for that day and time slot appropriately but there is NO WAY for me to select these events and change them. HELP PLEASE!
Post relates to: Zire 72

I had the exact same problem today after adding a new color-coded category. I tried uninstalling and reinstall the Palm desktop software. That did not fix it. Finally, I found that I could again view my events by doing the following: edit or create a new event, select "category", use the dropdown to select "edit categories", delete all categories and assign existing events to "unfiled". This must be some software defect perhaps related to the number of categories. I hope they will give us a fix.

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Do I have to give up Palm Desktop 4.2 with my new Windows 7 64-bit Computer?

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How to import old Palm Desktop Software (sync with Treo 650) to New Computer ?

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Post relates to: Treo 650 (Cingular)

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OK, try using the "Palm Hotsync Setup" program found on this page.
Since you are using an older T|T, this may be the answer.
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Palm Desktop seems to back up only select data from Treo 650

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Post relates to: Treo 650 (Sprint)

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Palm Desktop 4, W7 drivers & HotSynch working. Also, Desktop Text Size Increase.

Hope this is of use to anyone wishing to continue using their Palm M515 (or similar).
I am using the M515 with Windows 7 and have the HotSynch working fine.
A) W7 Drivers
- Download & Install "ACEECA Handheld Device Drivers" from "Access, Inc." OR "ACEECA International Limited"
http://aceeca.com/index.php?option=com_maqmahelpdesk&Itemid=5&id_workgroup=1&task=downloads_product&...
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- Device Manager will report "This device cannot start. (Code 10)", but it will work perfectly.
- The "device" will most likely appear as something like: "PCI bus 4, device 0, function 0"
B) Palm Desktop 4 software - increase Font Size for better viewing
Font Size from Desktop 4.1 to 4.1.4 is Too Small--can it be changed. [ Edited ]
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03-08-2010 03:05 PM - last edited on 03-08-2010 09:51 PM
Using "regedit" I was able to change the font size larger for use with the Palm Desktop software.
Run "regedit" and export (save) a backup copy for safety
    File > Export
Search for "FontSmall"
    Edit > Find > Find what > FontSmall
Click on FontSizeGeneral and change the "Value data" to 16
Exit "regedit"
Run Palm Desktop software and enjoy the new legible font size!
Notes:
1) The location of the Palm Desktop software on my system using "regedit" is:
        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\U.S. Robotics\Pilot Desktop\Core
        * Your location of the Palm Desktop software may differ.
2) I tested this on monitors using resolutions of 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768
        The font size is noticeably readable and much, much better
3) You may also change the font family from the default (Arial) to another, such as Verdana, etc.
        FontCard    (Changes the font family in the side panels)
        FontGeneral    (Changes the font family for most of the program fonts)
4) Operating System: Windows XP Pro
        Palm Desktop v4.1.4
C) HotSynch Configuration
- suggest you disable most of the sysnch options.
- for 1st synch op., enable by default "Synchronize both ways". The Palm Desktop should prompt for username. Make sure you use the existing "user", ex "Paul" at the "input new user" prompt on Palm Desktop during the 1st time HotSynch. If you get it wrong, do not panic, you will create a new user and Synch all the same. Just repeat the operation with the correct name, verify the data is synched under both users, then delete the "duplicate".
- After 1s Synch, set defaults for future Synch ops., ie. Synch Both Ways, or Handheld overwrites Desktop...et cetera. Think about how you use the Handhelp and where you generally input most fresh appointments and memos. Personally I "synchronize" both ways in order to no miss anything.
NB: The M515 are being given away in 2nd hand shops. They are cheap & easy to find & work great. I have a collection. When one breaks I Synch to the next and never lose data. Unlike various "Smartphones" which have a tendency to break after just one bump or "fall", get stolen or just die!
Long live PALM! Thank you for reliable products

Thanks for this contribution, wobbly2010!
The m515 was a great device in its time! I used to tether it to my cell phone via cable, and then place it into the Palm IR keyboard turning it into a portable "tiny terminal" as I used to refer to it. Mobile internet! What a concept...
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Can't open palm desktop user data

I just upgraded from a Palm m515 to a Tungsten T3. I followed the directions for this on the Palm website.
To make a long story short, I have a copy of my data on the tungsten, and a copy on the m515 - but nothing I can access on the desktop! I have several backups, under several user names, at this point. I have desktop v. 4.3.1 rev.D installed (after many uninstalls and installs). I can open the desktop application to an empty file, but when I try to switch to a user with my data in it, the application hangs and I have to force quit.
I created a new user in the palm desktop, called "New" and did a hotsync with the tungsten. Now "New" won't open in the desktop, either.
I'm aware of the change in conduit names from Datebook to Calendar, Addresses to Contacts, etc, and from another thread learned that I should put the old conduits in a disabled conduits folder, so I did that. So I guess that means I can't use the m515 as the data source...
I really don't know what to do to get my palm desktop application - with data - back. I can't use iCal and Address book exclusively because I need the memo pad with categories. I have a current copy of all my palm addresses in the Apple address book, and a three week old copy of the calendar in iCal (so I'd like not to have to use that version of the calendar data.)
I really hope someone can give me step-by-step instructions that tell me what to do to get out of this fix. It doesn't seem like it should be this hard!
Powerbook G4 17 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Both the old and new conduits can coexist in the active Conduits folder. This is an exception to the general rule that no two conduits can synchronize the same data type simultaneously. So, you should return the original four—the Datebook Conduit for calendaring data, the Address Conduit for contact data, the Memo Conduit and the ToDo Conduit for task data—to your active folder. The HotSync Manager will properly choose to use the appropriate set for each device.
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Does anyone know how I can change the font size on my Palm Desktop?

My IBM Thinkpad T23 shows the Palm Desktop memos, addresses and calendar information in very small fonts that are hard to read and I have not found a way to change them.
Post relates to: Treo 600 (Verizon)

Using "regedit" I was able to change the font size larger for use with the Palm Desktop software.
Run "regedit" and export (save) a backup copy for safety
   File > Export
Search for "FontSmall"
   Edit > Find > Find what > FontSmall
Click on FontSizeGeneral and change the "Value data" to 16
Exit "regedit"
Run Palm Desktop software and enjoy the new legible font size!
Notes:
1) The location of the Palm Desktop software on my system using "regedit" is:
        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\U.S. Robotics\Pilot Desktop\Core
        * Your location of the Palm Desktop software may differ.
2) I tested this on monitors using resolutions of 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768
        The font size is noticeably readable and much, much better
3) You may also change the font family from the default (Arial) to another, such as Verdana, etc.
        FontCard   (Changes the font family in the side panels)
        FontGeneral   (Changes the font family for most of the program fonts)
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Type size for Palm Desktop

Why is the newest version of Palm's Desktop software for Windows XP & Vista have such small type size? It's at least 2 pts. smaller than my older version and very hard to read. Is there a setting somewhere that I can't find which allows users to customize the type size in the Desktop?
Post relates to: Treo 755p (Verizon)
Message Edited by tsmyth on 04-17-2008 10:18 AM

Using "regedit" I was able to change the font size larger for use with the Palm Desktop software.
Run "regedit" and export (save) a backup copy for safety
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Search for "FontSmall"
   Edit > Find > Find what > FontSmall
Click on FontSizeGeneral and change the "Value data" to 16
Exit "regedit"
Run Palm Desktop software and enjoy the new legible font size!
Notes:
1) The location of the Palm Desktop software on my system using "regedit" is:
        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\U.S. Robotics\Pilot Desktop\Core
        * Your location of the Palm Desktop software may differ.
2) I tested this on monitors using resolutions of 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768
        The font size is noticeably readable and much, much better
3) You may also change the font family from the default (Arial) to another, such as Verdana, etc.
        FontCard   (Changes the font family in the side panels)
        FontGeneral   (Changes the font family for most of the program fonts)
4) Operating System: Windows XP Pro
        Palm Desktop v4.1.4

Font size in Palm Desktop

I use a 15" 1400x1050 screen. Using Palm Desktop the font size of the applications is so small, that I have a hard time reading it.
Any suggestions?
(Please, don't tell me that I can increase the system font size in Windows, that is not the issue here).
Thanks.
Post relates to: None

Using "regedit" I was able to change the font size larger for use with the Palm Desktop software.
Run "regedit" and export (save) a backup copy for safety
   File > Export
Search for "FontSmall"
   Edit > Find > Find what > FontSmall
Click on FontSizeGeneral and change the "Value data" to 16
Exit "regedit"
Run Palm Desktop software and enjoy the new legible font size!
Notes:
1) The location of the Palm Desktop software on my system using "regedit" is:
        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\U.S. Robotics\Pilot Desktop\Core
        * Your location of the Palm Desktop software may differ.
2) I tested this on monitors using resolutions of 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768
        The font size is noticeably readable and much, much better
3) You may also change the font family from the default (Arial) to another, such as Verdana, etc.
        FontCard   (Changes the font family in the side panels)
        FontGeneral   (Changes the font family for most of the program fonts)
4) Operating System: Windows XP Pro
        Palm Desktop v4.1.4

Palm Desktop 6.2 crash.

I recently moved from a Dell desktop (windows XP) with Palm Desktop 4.1.4 for my Palm Tungsten E2. I have had a Palm handheld and desktop software since before 2000 (back then on Mac) so I have much calendar and contact info I desperatly need to refer to and keep and never had any problems with either the handhelds, the desktops or the synch.
My new laptop is a HP G61, with Athlon II dual-core M300 2.0ghz running on Window 7 (64bit) which so far has been a dream to use.
I first installed Palm Desktop 6.2 on/about Jan 3rd. It came up ok, and I then proceeded to sync with my handheld via bluetooth (as many features were again removed from this new version). For the next few days all went well with the basics but 2 add-ons no longer working (DocsToGo and Worlmate). Then I start up the desktop on friday morning (Jan 8th) and there was no Calendar, Address Book, Memos, ToDo, etc... The only thing the desktop sofware was offering me was Media (said missing 2 files to operate properly) and Install.
I tried re-installing over it, then i removed it (using uninstall) and re-installed, then i uninstalled + deleted any folders/files with palm in it and re-installed. Still only gives me those 2 icons and the Options menu gives me no other choices at start-up either.
What can i do to get a Palm Desktop to work on my new laptop AND synchronize with my handheld? Please help me.
Post relates to: Tungsten E2
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Right click the icon again go to compatibility and check the run as admin. Then open Palm Desktop from this icon and see if you see the other application in Palm Desktop.

File extension naming control. Hotsync vs palm Desktop (db or mdb that is the question :-))

I have been using a m125 for years now its time to upgrade. I am going to a treo 750.
I downloaded the current palm desktops(6.2.2) and hotsyncs (7.0.2) When i sy\nc with hotsync, it wants to make files with a "db" extension. When i edit files with the desktop it wants to use files with an "mdb" extension. I have to manualy rename the files back and forth in order to achieve sync.
question: is there a way to control which extension is used?. ive searched the registry with no joy.
Post relates to: Treo 750 (AT&T)

Dorset: once again, I am grateful for your effort to explain and provide explanation. And, again, I was not asking for that kind of help, because I wanted to find a major source of documentation and troubleshooting, not trouble somebody to write a single possibly-relevant set of tailored suggestions. Not to be ungrateful--but I must conclude that the only source of comprehensive information would be to dig into the source code. Not likely to occur!
good news, the problem is Possibly Solved:
Yesterday I reverse-engineered the save-to location by making a single new entry in the blank recordless address book, saving that, exiting, and doing a global DOS search of the hard disk for a file of any name with that date and time.
Turns out Palm Desktop saved it to a new user name directory it created itself (where I hadn't been looking because I assumed it would be under MY user name) AND gave that saved file the name Unfiled.mdb, whereas I was looking for address.* on the first bunch of tries. Double whammy: different folder, unpredictable file name.
So I deleted the bogus user name, imported an early-july backup copy of the address book (address.bak), and saved THAT out of desktop. NOW it appears as a 3-Mb address.mdb file under the proper user name. And it's looking hopeful: if I exit desktop, then re-run the program, the 2000-entry address book comes up without further ado. Later I will screw up my courage and try to sync with my Tunsten.
Over the long term, I will be easing out of the Windows and Palm universe--I have too many other things to do than [for brevity and compaint reduction, this essay condensed by author to "that-sort-of-thing."]
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Palm Desktop 4.1.4 font size for Windows XP

I run Windows XP and I have the most up-to-date Palm Desktop v. 4.1.4. However, my Palm desktop font is so small I can barely read it. I need to make the font larger so it's readable for my eyes. I was advised to click on Tools, then go to preferences and change the font size there. Unfortunately, Windows does not offer this solution. What do I do now?? JIm

Using "regedit" I was able to change the font size larger for use with the Palm Desktop 4.1.4 software and Window XP.
Run "regedit" and export (save) a backup copy for safety
    File > Export
Search for "FontSmall"
    Edit > Find > Find what > FontSmall
Click on FontSizeGeneral and change the "Value data" to 16
Exit "regedit"
    File > Exit
Run Palm Desktop software and enjoy the new legible font size!
Notes:
1) The location of the Palm Desktop software on my system using "regedit" is:
        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\U.S. Robotics\Pilot Desktop\Core
        * Your location of the Palm Desktop software may differ.
2) I tested this on monitors using resolutions of 1280 x 1024 and 1024 x 768
        The font size is noticeably readable and much, much better
3) You may also change the font family from the default (Arial) to another, such as Verdana, etc.
        FontCard    (Changes the font family in the side panels) (FontCard is a regedit value)
        FontGeneral    (Changes the font family for most of the program fonts) (FontGeneral is a regedit value)
4) Operating System: Windows XP Pro
        Palm Desktop v4.1.4

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