diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/extensions/palmsync/install.rdf b/mozilla/mailnews/extensions/palmsync/install.rdf
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+#filter substitution
+
+<RDF xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
+     xmlns:em="http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#">
+  <Description about="urn:mozilla:install-manifest">
+    <!-- make this id as short as possible due to a bug with the palm deskop and long path names. 
+         Change nsPalmSyncSupport.cpp if the id value -->
+    <em:id>p@m</em:id>  
+    <em:version>@EXTENSION_VERSION@</em:version>
+
+    <em:targetApplication>
+      <!-- Thunderbird -->
+      <Description>
+        <em:id>{3550f703-e582-4d05-9a08-453d09bdfdc6}</em:id>
+        <em:minVersion>@THUNDERBIRD_VERSION@</em:minVersion>
+        <em:maxVersion>@THUNDERBIRD_VERSION@</em:maxVersion>
+      </Description>
+    </em:targetApplication>
+    
+    <em:name>Palm Sync</em:name>
+    <em:description>Palm address book synchronization.</em:description>
+    <em:creator>Team Thunderbird</em:creator>
+    <em:homepageURL>http://www.mozilla.org/projects/thunderbird/palmsync/</em:homepageURL>
+  </Description>
+</RDF>
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/extensions/palmsync/palmsync.js b/mozilla/mailnews/extensions/palmsync/palmsync.js
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+/*
+   Default pref values for the PalmSync Extension
+*/
+
+// global pref used to keep track of whether we have run PalmSyncInstall.exe 
+// for the current installation of the extension.
+pref("extensions.palmsync.conduitRegistered", false);