Microsoft KB Archive/270136

= How To Avoid New Partnership Wizard in ActiveSync =

Article ID: 270136

Article Last Modified on 5/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft ActiveSync 3.0
 * Microsoft ActiveSync 3.1
 * Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5
 * Microsoft ActiveSync 3.6
 * Microsoft ActiveSync 3.6
 * Microsoft ActiveSync 4.2

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This article was previously published under Q270136



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SUMMARY
This article describes how to modify your ActiveSync installation to automatically connect devices as &quot;Guest&quot; and avoid creating a new partnership.



MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

There are times when you might want to establish ActiveSync connections between a Microsoft Windows CE-based device and a desktop computer that is running ActiveSync without creating a new partnership. For these situations, you can configure ActiveSync to automatically connect devices as &quot;Guest&quot; by using the following registry key.

To easily update the registry, follow these steps:  Create a text file on the desktop with any name and a &quot;.reg&quot; extension. Enter the lines of text in the file exactly as they appear below and include a blank line at the bottom of the file.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services]

&quot;GuestOnly&quot;=dword:00000001

 Save the file, and then double-click the file to merge the entries into the registry. To verify that the values have been entered correctly into the registry, click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

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