Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile

Brief Description

Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile is a unified communications client for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005. Communicator Mobile runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile software based devices.

Overview

Communicator Mobile was originally released on April 21, 2006. For more information on fixes included in this latest version, please see KB article 919950.

Communicator Mobile extends the reach of Live Communications Server 2005 to information workers who use Windows Mobile based devices. Communicator Mobile offers a similar look and feel to the desktop version of Microsoft Office Communicator 2005, and it ensures that access to capabilities that are provided by Live Communications Server 2005 continues when users are away from their desks.

Communicator Mobile is available in four editions for Windows Mobile based devices, depending on which operating system the device is running. The installation file for each operating system is as follows:

Windows Mobile 2003 SE for Pocket PCs
Downloadable file name: CommunicatorMobile_PPC2003.msi.

Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PCs
Downloadable file name: CommunicatorMobile_PPC50.msi.

Windows Mobile 2003 SE for Smartphone
Downloadable file name: CommunicatorMobile_SP2003.msi.

Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone
Downloadable file name: CommunicatorMobile_SP50.msi.

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Mobile 2003 SE software for Pocket PC; Windows Mobile 2003 SE software for Smartphone; Windows Mobile 5.0 software for Pocket PC; Windows Mobile 5.0 software for Smartphone

Supported PC Operating Systems for installation: Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000 SP4
Other system requirements: Microsoft ActiveSync 4.1

This download requires the following Office program:

Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1

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Instructions

To install this download:

Download the appropriate file by clicking on the links below and saving the file to your hard disk.
Double-click the program file on your hard disk to start the Setup program.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

To remove this download:

To remove the download file, delete the appropriate .MSI files saved to your hard disk.

To remove this program:

On the Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
In the list of currently installed programs, select Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile (Edition) and then click Remove or Add/Remove. If a dialog box appears, follow the instructions to remove the program.
Click Yes or OK to confirm that you want to remove the program.