HTC Desire US Cellular Quick start guide

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U.S. Cellular®HTC Desire UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS 
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ThisisanoptionalsoftwareupdateprovidedbyHTCtoupgradeyourHTCDesirefrom
Androidversion2.1toAndroidversion2.2.Thesestepscouldtakeupto15minutesto
complete.
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MACusersshouldbedirectedtoaU.S.Cellularretaillocationtocompletetheupgrade.Please
clickheretolocatethestorenearestyoutocompletetheupdate.
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Hereiswhatyouwillneedtocompletethisupgrade:
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oHTCSynconyourPCtocompletetheupgrade.ClickhereforHTCSync.
(ClickonthedownloadlinktobeginloadingHTCSynctoyourPC.)
oWithoutHTCSynconyourPC,yourDesirewillnotberecognizedandyouwillnotbe
abletocompletetheupgrade
oUSBcablethatcamewithyourdevice
oPhonethathasbatterypowerthatismorethan30%charged
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PCRequirements:
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HardwareRequirements(PC)
o1GHzorhigherprocessorclockspeedrecommended
o512MBofRAMorhigherrecommended
oSuperVGA(800x600)orhigher‐resolutionvideoadapterandmonitor
o50MBofavailablefreeharddiskspace
oUSB2.0isrequired
SoftwareRequirements‐SupportedOperatingSystems(PC)
oWindowsXPServicePack2and3
oWindowsVista32‐bitversion
oWindowsVista64‐bitversion
oWindows732‐bitversion
oWindows764‐bitversion

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Whatyoushouldknowbeforeyouupgrade:
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oAllpersonaldata&personalizationwillbedeletedfromthedeviceduringtheupdated
process.
oE‐Mail
oContacts
oCalendar
oApplications
oPersonalization(Widgets/Shortcuts/Wallpaper)
oBrowserbookmarks
oThefollowingitemswillremainsafeonyourmemorycard
oPictures
oVideos
oMusic
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Whatwillyouneedtoset‐upafteryouupgradeyourdevice:
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ExperienceRequirement
E‐MailYouwillneedyourusername,password,e‐mailsettings
ContactsPleasereferenceyourUserManualpage112
CalendarPleasereferenceyourUserManualpage112
AndroidMarketYouwillneedtologbackintoAndroidMarketwithyour
GoogleUserName&Password
Applications(AndroidMarket)oYouwillhavetore‐loadany“Free”applications
o“Purchased”applicationscanbedownloadedbygoingto
“MyApps”intheAndroidMarketPlaceandthenre‐
loadingthem
PersonalizationYouwillhavetoset‐upyourwidgets,short‐cuts,wallpaperand
anyotherpersonalizationaftertheupgrade.
BrowserBookmarksYouwillhavetoset‐upnewbookmarksaftertheupgrade.
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Youarenowreadytoproceedwithyourupgrade.Pleasefollowthestepssummarizedbelow
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Step1:Verifywhatversionofsoftwareyourphoneiscurrentlyusing.
oSelecttheMenufromyourhomescreen
oThenselectSettings
oScrolltoandselectAboutphone
oScrolltoandselectSoftwareinformation
oCheckunderSoftwareversionandmakesureyouareusing2.11.573.5orlower
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Step2:ConnectyourphonetoyourcomputerusingyourUSBcable
oYourphonewillaskyoutoselectoneoffourmodes
oSelectDiskDrive

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Nowyourdeviceisreadytoacceptthesoftwareupgrade
• FromtheDesiresupportpage,selectDownloads
• Selectsoftwareversion2.11.573.5
• Followtheonscreeninstructionstoupdateyourphone.
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•SelectRun
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