:?: Does anyone know if it is possible to keep TWO Outlooks in sync with ActiveSync (when one of them is an Exchange server)?
You can keep switching off the sync with exchange to sync with the second outlook calendars but this resets all of the associated sync data (such as modified date etc)...
Any ideas appreciated!
You might want to be a bit more specific...
I currently Sync with Outlook on two PCs and one Exchange Server, here is how I'm configured.
Work PC: Sync- Calendar, Tasks & Notes
Home PC: Sync- Calendar, Tasks, Notes & Contacts
Exc Svr: Sync- Calendar, Tasks, Notes, Contacts & e-mail
This allows me to:
1. Have an offsite back-up of my personal contacts.
2. Have ready access to all personal & business appointments everywhere and have the info backed-up offsite.
3. Have a dedicated e-mail address that only goes to my phone via Push e-mail.
Works great for me.
Exc Srv- Contacts/ Calendar/ EMail/ Tasks
I am trying to connect to another Outlook instance @ work just for the Calendar and Contacts to keep them in sync.
When I select those in ActiveSync (the Work PC) it says that I need to uncheck the connection to the Exchange Server...
Any ideas?
Kyphur, do you have the problem that when you sync with your PC, it tried to reach the exchange server first and takes forever (due to teh fact that GPRS is disabled during activesync). That is the problem I had as well as what zb6673 is saying.
I owudl love to get this worked out becuase I got addicted to push email and also like the idea of an offsite backup
bittermormon said:
Kyphur, do you have the problem that when you sync with your PC, it tried to reach the exchange server first and takes forever (due to teh fact that GPRS is disabled during activesync). That is the problem I had as well as what zb6673 is saying.
I would love to get this worked out becuase I got addicted to push email and also like the idea of an offsite backup
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I am using the T-Mobile US 2.26 OS Rom (AKU 2.3) with ActiveSync 4.2
When I am connected to my PCs, Activesync on my PC connects to the Exchange Server (and the status is displayed in Activesync on my desktop).
I wonder if my problem is that I'm using teh free mail2web. I don't think it allows pc's to connect to it. Thanks for your help, I'll do some more digging (or setup my own exchange server at home )
So you are NOT really connecting to two seperate instances of Outlook (for example you would have both the Calendar for the Exchange Server AND the calendar for the local PC checked in Activesync).
I found a solution in that the PC I want to keep updated I can use Laplink PDAsync...that seems to work...I'll have to see if the autoarchiving from exchange works if the records are not "touched" by PDAsync...
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I wonder if my problem is that I'm using teh free mail2web. I don't think it allows pc's to connect to it. Thanks for your help, I'll do some more digging (or setup my own exchange server at home )
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I'm using mail2web free account also. It won't allow MS Outlook to connect but an Activesync connection is an Activesync connection...
well I gave mail2web another go today. It worked perfectly until I unplugged my phone. The next time (and every time since then) Activesync on the PC hangs while "looking for changes" after it finally times out, I can sync by clicking teh sync button on my MDA. The pc keeps saying "connected - synchronzation error"
So its working, but its a pain waiting for the PC to time out everytime I need to sync.
wella s soon as I typed that it started working correctly, then hung the next time. :roll: oh well.
I used to skip all PUSH related posts because before i didn't have a data plan. Now that i do i'm trying to get it to work.
I set up an account with mail2web, put the settings on my phone and i'm getting an error saying The server cannot be reached in activesync on my PC.
I noticed it won't let me sync my outlook emails (two hotmail accounts and one gmail account) AND the mail2web exchange server. It's either one or the other. I'd like to have access to both, or is this not possible.
I gave emoze a shot but didn't like how it'd wait for outlook to sync then push those emails. If anyone can point me in the right direction as to where to get started and what to do that'd be great!
I have a question in the same vein.
I have recently been given access to an Exchange account on my work server.
I would like to be able to sync all of my accounts together. (Outlook at work> outlook at home> mobile outlook.) Mainly I just want the contacts and calendar functions.
The dilemma I am facing is that when I try to sync outlook with my laptop, it tries to find the exchange server (which for the life of me I can not connect to with my laptop). Is there any way to bypass this?
kyphur said:
You might want to be a bit more specific...
I currently Sync with Outlook on two PCs and one Exchange Server, here is how I'm configured.
Work PC: Sync- Calendar, Tasks & Notes
Home PC: Sync- Calendar, Tasks, Notes & Contacts
Exc Svr: Sync- Calendat, Tasks, Notes, Contacts & e-mail
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kyphur: How do you do this. Using ActiveSync 4.2 when you have the exchange server defined (for contacts) if you try to pick contacts on your home or work sessions it says you can't do that while exchange is defined for contacts.
What I want to do is similar to what you are doing so I would love a solution. I have exchange 2003 at home so my home outlook is already sync'ed with exchange. What I want is my outlook pst at WORK to get its contacts from the PDA. The only way I can do it now, is remove Exchange contacts, turn on WORK contacts with the PDA have it sync and copy over; then take OFF WORK contacts and put back Exchange contacts, which is a crappy process to have to keep doing when there are changes.
JamesManios said:
kyphur: How do you do this. Using ActiveSync 4.2 when you have the exchange server defined (for contacts) if you try to pick contacts on your home or work sessions it says you can't do that while exchange is defined for contacts.
What I want to do is similar to what you are doing so I would love a solution. I have exchange 2003 at home so my home outlook is already sync'ed with exchange. What I want is my outlook pst at WORK to get its contacts from the PDA. The only way I can do it now, is remove Exchange contacts, turn on WORK contacts with the PDA have it sync and copy over; then take OFF WORK contacts and put back Exchange contacts, which is a crappy process to have to keep doing when there are changes.
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Maybe the saving grace for me is that I always configure the Exchange Server after I have the two PCs configured to Sync.
I am currently using ActiveSync 4.5 Beta but I have been doing this since AS 4.0.
kyphur said:
Maybe the saving grace for me is that I always configure the Exchange Server after I have the two PCs configured to Sync.
I am currently using ActiveSync 4.5 Beta but I have been doing this since AS 4.0.
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Thanks for replying...
Unfortunately its not working for me. I removed all the sessions, re-added Work and Home with contacts syncing... then added the exchange server and it will not allow me to pick Contacts for syncing with the following error...
"You cannot sycnhronize contacts with Exchange Server because it is already synchronizing with Work PC. To synchronize contacts with Exchange Server, clear the contacts check box for Work PC, and try again."
Did you possibly have to change some registry/etc on the PPC to get it to allow this? Are you running something like AKU 3.2 that maybe allows this type of syncing?
I am also using ActiveSync 4.5Beta but it looks like its a problem more on the PDA then on the desktop.
Solved!
I had the same problem.
I've found a solution in the newsgroup microsoft.public.pocketpc.activesync.
Here is the link:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...read/3c269ef3f5c96321/48c16c74400cb034?tvc=1&
My prerequisites:
* MDA Pro ROM-Version: 1.30.113 GER
* Two PC's with XP SP2, Outlook 2003 connected to two different Exchange 2003 Servers.
* ActiveSync 4.2.0 (Build 4876)
1.Change the following registry entry on the PocketPC
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\
EnableNonLocalCrossPollination=1 (DWORD)
2.Soft reset the PocketPC.
3.Change the options (appointments, contacts, tasks, ...) in ActiveSync on the PocketPC. Note: It is only possible on the PocktePC!
4.Connect the PocketPC to the PC and you're done.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
UMH
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HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\EnableNonLocalCrossPollination=1
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FREAKING BRILLIANT! This worked perfectly!
Thank you very much UMH. We should probably add this to the WIKI or something cause this is extremely useful/helpful info.
I have a strange problem using Outlook e-mail to check my exchange mail. I believe I have it set up correctly and I am able to send and receive messages using Active Sync. However, the send/receive option is grayed out in my exchange mail folder. If I want to receive an attachment or send a message I have to go into Active Sync and press sync. I also have a Gmail account on there and the send/receive option works fine. I have a TyTN and I am using AKU 3.3 on Cingular. Any suggestions?
are you sure you're on Outlook e-mail when you're on the e-mail section? I have exchange 2007 and mine functions fine
I'm using Outlook e-mail. I setup the exchange mail under Active Sync -> Configure Server. When I go into Outlook e-mail, my exchange mail appears there with an asterisk as it always has.
I think that Exchange 2007 has the Send/Receive option, but previous versions do not. I think you have to either sync or set it to sync every xx minutes. Push may accomplish this, but I don't use push.
It works properly if I do a hard reset. The send/receive option works. But I don't have the time to reinstall all my software right now so I restored a backup and if I don't find a solution I will hard reset and start from scratch at a later time.
Still, I wonder if it is a compatibility issue with any software I installed recently. The two new programs I installed are SPB Mobile Shell and an upgrade to iGuidance 3.01.
Silly question, is Exchange 2007 a program for WM5 or are you referring to the desktop software? I have an exchange account through my job and I simply set my exchange account in Active Sync. Thanks for your suggestions.
Exchange 2007 is the latest Exchange server software running in your office.
Hi... I just setup an Exchange 2007 server and everything is peachy but for some reason I can't get my contacts and stuff from my mobile device to sync with exchange... emails push fine but none of the other items are syncing...
I have everything checked in the sync settings on the mobile device saying it should send the stuff to the exchange server but they're not going! No sync errors or anything ...
am I missing something?
thanks in advance
Hi fellas,
I got a quick question - I'm currently syncing my x1 to my work microsoft exchange server, syncing up everything but contacts (as I don't want my personal contacts on the work servers).
Is it possible to also sync my outlook from my home computer (for personal contacts) and keep my work microsoft exchange synced up as well?
Thank you.
Cheers.
I sync my x1 with both my vista laptop and my desktop xp that works fine
I sync my PC and then I lose my microsoft exchange sync. So I don't think it is possible.
Just picked up my Tmobile MyTouch Slide 3G and I have my Exchange server activesync setup on my phone however the calendar will only sync one-way. If I create a calendar event on my phone it will show up on the Exchange server. But my phone will not grab my calendar entries that I create on the Exchange server.
Anyone else using this phone to sync with their Exchange server?
What version of Microsoft Exchange are you using to connect to?
I've been trying to setup active sync on mine and it always returns with a message that says "Unable to create account. Please try again later." Thats after choosing what I want to sync and all settings are setup in the server to allow Exchange Active sync and also the correct setting are on the phone.
We are running Exchange 2010. Everything connects up fine with it except for the Calendar sync from the Server to the Phone.
You have to buy a third party app in order to sync the calendar, like Touchdown.
dapopa9 said:
We are running Exchange 2010. Everything connects up fine with it except for the Calendar sync from the Server to the Phone.
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Well I am also using Exchange 2010 but I can't get the Exchange sync to work it always saids "Failed to create the account. Please try again later."
Also I have to use SSL, does your exchange require SSL?
Hmmm, that's odd. I'm using Exchange 2007, and the calendar syncs both ways.
HTC's customizations allow full sync functionality, so I'd be careful to go buy Touchdown or whatever, as if it doesn't work with the built-in sync, it probably won't with Touchdown.
My initial thought would be that it could have something to do with using Exchange 2010, or a setting on the server.
still having issues with the calendar. Anyone else?
Ok in my case I found out is a problem with a setting on the exchange server. That option is with the pin number being required for iphone users which is to add a layer of security on the phone. I'll have to wait for 2.2 froyo which adds more support for exchange.