Perhaps it's the first time you initiate a HotSync that the software asks you to enter a HotSync ID. I'm sorry to say I don't remember. It's just been too long since I worked with anything Palm.

Possibly. If the purchase amount is small enough to happily risk failure, you might give it a try.

If I recall correctly though, earlier releases of GVM had a nasty habit of sometimes forgetting the HotSync ID and Number, so I can't guarantee that what you entered even stuck. Also, though I used Palm devices for many years, I don't recall ever having to deal with HotSync Numbers, and I certainly never had to deal with them in the short time I tried GVM, so I don't know if there might be gotchas lurking in the shadows there. I've also never used, or even heard of, Expense Diary.

Essentially, I hope the command you entered did what it should, and I hope you should be able to buy, install, and use Expense Diary now. However, please understand that I am not promising success. I'm just some random nut on an Internet forum. The best I can tell you is that if something breaks, you get to keep all the pieces.