Hi ratan,
You're in luck! All you need is the new Palm Desktop Software version
4.1 and you can find this at
http://www.palm.com/support/downloads/win_desktop.html .
Among the new features of this version is the "Ability to Delete
Duplicates - Find, browse and remove duplicate entries with this
simple search tool"
So, when you transfer your data, duplicates will still be transferred
(the only way to avoid downloading duplicates is to use a Palm
handheld to Hotsync both your office and home PCs). However, you can
now easily delete these duplicates by using the new feature found in
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Request for Answer Clarification by
ratan-ga
on
27 Sep 2002 05:58 PDT
Please answer the second part of the question:
Also, how can I put a password on this software
on my home PC (without having the handheld) to make sure that no one
can access the records on the palm desktop without the password?
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Clarification of Answer by
jeffyen-ga
on
27 Sep 2002 10:22 PDT
Oops, I'm sorry I omitted the answer to the second part of your
question. The bad news is that even though Palm Desktop provides a
password feature, you aren't able to use it because you're not using a
Palm to Hotsync your data.
If you're using a Palm, you can set the security option to prompt the
user to input the password immediately after running the program,
thereby preventing unauthorised persons from accessing your data.
However, this password is the same password used in the Palm, and
since you're not using a Palm, this security feature does not work.
(It'll appear as if there is no such security measure present when you
don't use a Palm to Hotsync.)
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Request for Answer Clarification by
ratan-ga
on
27 Sep 2002 13:06 PDT
Hello, I appreciate your promptness. Can you provide me a method
whereby I can password protect the entire folder in which the palm
desktop resides( maybe I can transfer the Palm software to a , so that
without the paasword the program just will not open? I use windows 98
at the home PC and windows 2000 at my office PC.
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Clarification of Answer by
jeffyen-ga
on
27 Sep 2002 21:32 PDT
I'm afraid I'm unable to answer the security aspects that is found on
Windows 98 and 2000 because I'm using Windows XP and the intricacies
are quite different.
But I've tried to locate some information that might be useful; for
Windows 98, "To protect a file or folder with a password in Windows
Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95, you must obtain and install a
third-party password or security program. Note that some third-party
compression tools such as WinZip and PKZIP also include password
capabilities you can use when you create a compressed file." [1]
I'm unsure what you can do for Windows 2000. Perhaps you can post
another question in Google Answers, and my other colleagues who are
more well versed in the security aspects of these two Windows
operating systems would be in a better position to answer. Thanks...
[1]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q259273
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