What was Bill thinking (or smoking) when he introduced Windows Vista...?!
Anyway, according to RIM (
at this link) Desk Top Manager v4.3 is not compatible with Vista. This list only indicates 4.2.2 and 4.2.1 are compatible with Vista.
So here's what I did:
1. I went to RIM's download page (
https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads...93E4F3BB068C22) and downloaded 4.2.2.
2. I installed the zipfile as "Administrator" by right-clicking the file and selecting "Run as Administrator.
3. From there I selected "Any user" option
4. Response time for the windows installer seemed unusually slow, I almost closed it down, but waited. Finanlly it worked its way through.
5. Then Roxio Media Manager installation automatically started installing (???)
6. Fi-nah-lee, the full install completed and I clicked "Finish", and it said I needed to restart my PC.
7. After restart, I went to the DesktopMgr.exe software, right-clicked, selected “Properties” and the “Security” tab. I clicked my User account name and clicked “Full Control” in the Permissions section, clicked “Apply” and closed the box.
8. Then I right-clicked the DesktopMgr.exe software icon and drug it down to my Tool tray and dropped it and selected “Create Shortcut”. Then I right-clicked the shortcut in the Tool Tray and selected Properties and and clicked the Shortcut tab and selected Advanced and checked the “Run as Administrator” box was enabled.
9. I started Desktop Manager and went through the Sync Config options to make sure everything was sync-ing to the correct Outlook folders, etc
10. I clicked “Synchronize (with trembling, sweaty hands) and…. It worked, no problems. But this being Vista that we are dealing with, I didn’t trust the bugger, so after it completed the sync I closed Desktop Manager and pulled the USB and then plugged in the USB and started DTM again and resync’ed again. Wow, 2 for 2.
11. The added benefit of 4.2 SP2 is Media Manager.
12. Good luck, all. Now, I need a drink....