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No Vista drivers for the Handspring Visor Deluxe?

Submitted by Duncan Bayne on Tue, 2006-09-05 23:03

Well, that's a pity. It seems there aren't yet any drivers available for my Handspring Visor Deluxe.

Installing the Palm Desktop software under Vista
Installing the Palm Desktop software under Vista

The Palm Desktop software installs just fine, as you can see from the above screenshot, but Vista can't find any drivers, so the HotSynch operation fails. In a fit of optimism, I've sent Palm an email asking them whether they expect to continue support for Vista with the Visor Deluxe, but honestly I'd be surprised if they do.

I mean, the Visor Deluxe was hot stuff back in, what, 1999? Seven years on it's been totally eclipsed (and in fact is markedly inferior to many cellphones). Nonetheless, it does everything I need, has a nice large screen for reading eBooks, and to cap it all off it's a funky translucent green Cool It'd be a shame to have to replace the thing just because I'm upgrading my desktop OS ...

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Palm less than helpful so far ...

Submitted by Duncan Bayne on Wed, 2006-09-06 02:24.

I just received an (admittedly rapid) response from Palm support, which to paraphrase said that:

  • Windows Vista Beta 2 is a beta (funny that)
  • Palm don't know if Microsoft are planning to produce any drivers for Palm handhelds (if true, not a good example of co-operation with the OS vendor)
  • So far, there aren't any suitable drivers (yes, that's why I emailed you)

So, I've replied with thanks for the prompt response, & the following questions:

So - will Palm be providing those drivers in the future, once Vista has been released? Or is Palm handheld support under Vista dependant upon whether Microsoft itself produces and releases drivers for your products?

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Albert

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2006-10-03 08:05.

Is anybody here i do not see anyone

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There are a few regulars

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2006-10-03 19:56.

There are a few regulars here ... hoping readership will grow as I put up more useful content. If you have any suggestions for the kind of material you'd like to see, let me know.

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