Instructions for installing the 64 bit driver for Vista and Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11
Contrary to what many say, the Palm Desktop will work on the new Windows operating systems, Vista, Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, with either the 32 or 64 bit OS. If you have the 32 bit OS then do not install the driver below as it is not necessary. If you have the 64 bit OS you will need the driver below and once it is installed your Palm will hotsync with your computer just as previous systems.
For Windows 11 you must turn off the “Core Isolation”/”memory integrity”.
To find out if you have the 32 or 64 bit OS please use the link below;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827218
We can arrange to dial into your computer and install the required driver remotely, the typical fee for this service is $35 for the first 30 minutes, please see our PalmDr Phone Service for details and available hours.
The ACEECA corporation has developed a 64 bit driver for their handhelds, running the Palm OS, so the instructions refer to an Aceeca device/PDA – just ignore this labeling and know they mean the Palm device. This driver is only necessary for the USB driver, it is not necessary for the BlueTooth(BT), Infra Red(IR), WiFi, or serial.
1) Install the Palm Desktop software from the CD as normal. You must have the Palm Desktop software installed before installing the 64 bit drivers. If you do not have the installation CD you can order one from our website here;
Install CDs
2) Download 64 bit driver instructions from the link below.
Windows 64 Bit Insturctions
3) Download the 64 bit drivers, this is a Zip file so you must extract it to a place you can later find;
Windows 64 Bit Drivers Download
For more information read the following link;
http://forum.brighthand.com/palm-tx/281989-how-install-new-aceeca-64bit-drivers-tx.html
Windows 8 and 10
With Windows 7, 8 and 10 you should be use the 6.2 version of the Palm desktop in most cases. The installation is the same for Windows 7, 8 and 10, if you run into a problem of only seeing the Media in the Palm Desktop then you must be sure to start the Hotsync Manager and Palm Desktop with the “Run as administrator”.
These instructions are a work in progress so an changes/problems will greatly help others with the same problems so please reply with feedback, good or bad.
Thank you,
Chris Short, President
Short Tronics, INC.
www.PalmDr.com
http://palmdr.com/windows-7-64-bit-usb-drivers
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To Chris Short, President, Short Tronics.
Thanks very much for this very good WebPage!!
…It is so good that => I have added a link to it on my own WebPage, which is a =>
….Detailed Procedure For Successful Installation of Palm HotSync 64bit USB Drivers, On 64 Bit Windows Computers (Win7, 10, 11, Vista).
Since I believe I have added additional useful Guidance for Palm OS Users, they may benefit from Link below, when or if they need to Install Palm HotSync USB Drivers on their Windows 64bit Computers.
Sincerely Henry Gurr HenryG@USCA.edu
http://www.venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/PalmHotSyncDriverWin7Vista64bit
Correction to my last review. I have to toggle "Memory Integrity" off each time I connect my Palm Z22 to the laptop. (This is assuming that I toggle it back on after completion of the Hotsync.)
Thanks so much! The driver and procedure worked for my laptop with Windows 11 and 64 bit OS. The only hitch that I encountered was having to turn off the Memory Integrity toggle in Core Isolation in order to be able to install the driver. Thanks again!
This works on my old palm zire and is not only for win 7 or 8 , works on my win 10 great
with your perfectly clear instructions and the drivers my "museum-Z22" can be perfectly backed up again. This is part of not having planned obsolescence. Thank you so much
The instructions refer to Win7 only, so there's a bit of "interpretation" required when installing on Win10. The last two pages contain the critical information.
The new drivers work; that's a plus. The suggested v6.2 desktop is lacking in a few areas such as calendar entry colors and other niceties that exist in v4.1.
Palm T|X being used.
Thank You Very much !!!) You can give me a hope, what good hardcore programmers ALIVE !!!)))) PALM FOREVER!!)))
Perfect! I had forgotten windows 7 and the palm Zire 31 didn't exactly see eye to eye.
Glad I found this solution! It works flawlessly! I got the palm up and running again specifically because i wanted the computer/handheld interface
Like so many others, I love my Palm Pilot and have used one since 1997. With Windows OS constantly updating, I keep worrying that I will eventually have to give it up, but alas, your website helped me continue to use it. I love that I don't have all of my private info and passwords in my phone or in the cloud. This week I loaded windows 10 64 bit and tried to install my palm pilot with no success.
I did all that you said in this post, but then I couldn't get my palm information to show in the Palm Desktop. After some research, I found the link to this website to provide a "patch" for legacy Palm Pilots (Tungsten C). Then all of the data showed up in my Desktop again. Yay!!!
http://www.pimlicosoftware.com/legacy.html
This is what the website says...
When most of the other Palm OS vendors dropped out of the market, Palm rewrote their PIM applications and came out with a new internal architecture that was not fully compatible with Palm OS applications written for the earlier generation devices. We refer to the older devices as Legacy devices. Here is a list of specific devices which fall into each category:
Legacy Devices: any device running OS4 or earlier, any non-Palm brand handheld (Sony, Garmin, etc.), or Treo-600, Tungsten C/T/T2, Zire-71
Newer Devices: any Treo model except Treo-600, Tungsten T3/T5/Tx/LifeDrive, Zire 72/31
Amazing. Worked like a charm. Thank you for all you do!!
I got a message that the drivers had a problem like someone on the forum mentioned. I tried to install them again and it said they were already there. I forgot at first that I had to set the the hotsync to USB. Once I did that, it worked great.
Thank you
I downloaded the driver, and followed the instructions. This is the first time I’ve been able to connect my Z22 to my laptop which runs Vista. I do have to connect the USB cord to the Palm, and then to the PC. Works great!
WOW. At last I can once again synch my Palm. It stopped working when i got my Windows 7 PC, but I never gave up using my palm. I too use the synch cable USB to Palm)
Thanks a million
Mike
Dear sirs,
this driver works fine for me under Win7 64bit.
Thank you very much for sharing it.
Best regards,
Costa
I had purchased a CD-install disk for my Zire 22, to run on my laptop (Vista Premium 32 bit). IT DID NOT WORK. Chris tried very hard to make it work, but it didn’t. The good news: he sent me the driver for my desktop Windows 7, 64 bit, which worked fine. However working with my laptop would be my preference. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks
Oops … the link in my ABOVE post is INCORRECT:
It says = http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjec […] Documents/ which will NOT work
PLEASE USE: http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/PalmHotSyncDriverWin7Vista64bit
Therefore If you need guidance, please go to my “Complete Win7 Palm HotSync Aceeca Driver Installation Guide at the the following (corrected) link,
http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/PalmHotSyncDriverWin7Vista64bit
Henry S Gurr
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A note to moderator of http://www.palmdr.com
You may make this correction in my original post and delete this one. Thanks
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Do I understand that a Palm Zire 71 can be installed on a Windows 7 Professional 64 bit system? If so, can it be connected with the USB cable? All other websites say the Zire 71 will run under Win 7 Pro 64 bit, but add that an IR reader must be connected to the USB first. If an IR reader is still needed, I will stick with Virtual XP where I have been running my now-dead Zire 31. (The Zire 71 is its’ replacement).
Yes this is correct, all Palm models, including the older ones are now once again able to sync with all current version of Windows including the 64 bit systems.
Thank you,
Chris Short, President
Short Tronics, INC.
http://www.PalmDr.com website
Phone: 612/326-4364 but email is preferred
Vx with USB-serial to PDA hotsync cable
I’ve gotten the Vx to sync in 64-bit Win 7 by installing the driver that came with the cable and palm desktop 4.x in XP mode on the virtual machine.
If it is indeed possible to sync directly with the palm desktop on the Win 7 machine, (1) what version of Palm desktop would I use? (Presumably not 4.x.)
(2) Does the ACEECA driver replace the one that came with the USB to PDA hotsync cable–which seems to mimic a serial port and assigns itself to a port like COM1 or COM3 in setup. Or do I need a different cable?
For the Palm Vx it is not necessary to install the ACEECA USB driver since the Vx only uses the serial(COM) port, this driver on Windows 7 is the same regardless if it is a 32 or 64 bit system. The best version to use is the 4.x, the 6.2 version will need additional software to connection up the conduits. The 4.x version install does not work on Windows 7 where as the 6.2 does work.
Thank you,
Chris Short, President
Short Tronics, INC.
http://www.PalmDr.com
Phone: 612/326-4364
If I understand correctly, then, for the Vx, Win 7 XP mode with 4.x Palm desktop seems like the best or at least the easiest solution. (It does work fine.)
I use Palm Desktop 4.1.4e with ACEECA USB driver on Win7 64 bit. My Zire 72 Hotsyncs great.
I do not use virtual machine.
The Look-up feature in contacts will not work unless you check Run as Administrator
Palm Desktop/Properties/Compatibility
Yeah, my laptop died and my new desktop does not have Bluetooth. I should be able to sync with Wifi, but for some reason that option isn’t coming up on my handheld.
At any rate, with the Aceeca 64-bit driver and the instructions from this page (really it’s the other way around) I was able to synch my Palm once again. What a relief!
Worked great, my only problem was getting the Contacts to appear after the successful sync operations and my security password to prompt on opening Palm and my Secure contacts. But the post from Dennis was the nugget I needed.
Went to the “Palm” desktop icon, right click, Properties/Compatibility and selected “Run as Administrator” and also “Run in compatibility mode for XP”. Just as good now as my days on XP. Thank you everyone for all your inputs and feedback!!!