How to connect a Windows CE Ethernet device on ActiveSync Remote Display on Windows 7

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I have a device connected to my Windows 7 desktop pc via an Ethernet cable. My aim is to remotely view the device and control it from my pc. I have had this running on an XP computer but not on a Windows 7 machine. I have researched online to download Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Cente which I have done. I can load the ActiveSync software however the two devices are not communicating on the remote viewer. I have also entered the correct IP addresses on both my desktop computer and Windows CE device.

Thanks in advance for anyone that can help me out.

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I have sorted this problem by downloading Windows Mobile Power Tools . Once I had downloaded this I ran the Active Sync Remote Display (ASRDisp.exe).

N.B I have to load Active Sync first and click ignore when the warning message appears, then I have to turn the device on.

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