Why does my Xperia P need to be connected to the PC before I see the Sync Zone app in PC Companion?

I have a W705 phone and an Xperia P smart phone.  I need to sync both with Outlook and use PC Companion.  If the previous sync was with the W705,  I have to connect the Zperia to the PC with a USB cable before I can see the Sync Zone application in PC Companion.  This seems silly when all it's going to do is sync with a Google account over the Internet.  At the same time, PC Companion proudly displays the message:- "you don't even need to connect your phone to sync"!
Is there any way round this?
It would be ideal if I could sync the W705 with Outlook and then sync the Xperia directly with the W705 and thus avoid the unwanted Google account.  Is this possible?

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