After installing a new software, sometimes it asks you to restart Windows XP, and sometimes it doesn't. I want to know 1) whether it is an arbitrary choice of the software installer or that each time it asks you, you really need to (at some point) to complete the installation; and 2) what kind of changes in Windows XP requires a reboot?
A little background on the question: I am having issues with making Microsoft Activesync 4.1 work with my Cingular 8125 phone (like hundreds of other people). The weird thing is that I successfully made it work on my Thinkpad R40 (with Windows XP), though I can't make it work on my Thinkpad X41 Tablet PC (XP Tablet edition). One of the main difference during the installation between the two is that after installing Activesync on the R40, it asked me to reboot before finishing the installation; whether it didn't ask me to reboot on the X41 (even though they both have Windows XP???). Maybe understanding why would help me to solve the issue...
2006-07-04
07:13:42
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