First sync with outlook question - 8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General

Last time I tried to sync with outlook (months ago) when I chose to set up the new device it erased all my contacts and appointments in my calendar. How can I get my device connected again but this time having all my info from the calendar go into outlook? I backed up all my contacts on the sim card so I wont have to worry about them again.

activesync have settings to set which device is master if there are conflicts

Is that on the phone side or computer side? I remember this being the issue last time, when I look at it now on the phone the options button is greyed out and IIRC I dont get that option until after I have already sync'd (and presumably lost all the info). And this is with Schaps 4.40 and Vista.

brandenk said:
Is that on the phone side or computer side? I remember this being the issue last time, when I look at it now on the phone the options button is greyed out and IIRC I dont get that option until after I have already sync'd (and presumably lost all the info). And this is with Schaps 4.40 and Vista.
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I should be on the Activesync on your PC. When you synchronize for the first time, you have to define the settings you want. Sorry, I've never done it with Vista.

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Hey
Sadly i lossed all my numbers, and i need to re-add around 300 how can i do it quicker then typing them in one by one into the phone?
i.e via pc some how?
Thanks
Do they not re-appear when you sync the phone?
Nah mate, i lost them all but i have them all wrote down just need a quicker way
chris reilly said:
Nah mate, i lost them all but i have them all wrote down just need a quicker way
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Arse! - I did this once myself but i run 2 phones so i just bluetoothed them back over... Surely there must be a way to restore them via active stink... :?
yeah, like if i could like type them into word and import them or something similar to that, would be fine
If a problem or conflict occurs when an item is synchronized, it will be marked as unresolved in ActiveSync on the PC and on your device. You can resolve items at your convenience.
ActiveSync may not be able to synchronize an item for many different reasons. For example, if you are trying to access your Outlook information and the server is unavailable, your Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, or E-mail items cannot be synchronized.
A conflict could also occur because an item has been changed on both your device and your PC. For example, if you change a contact's information on your device, and without synchronizing make another change for the same contact on your PC, the two versions will conflict with each other the next time you synchronize. You can change settings to select the device or the PC as the default version, and ActiveSync will automatically replace the information on the other computer.
To avoid resolving conflicts manually, you can set your conflict resolution settings so that ActiveSync always uses the version on your device or PC (or on Exchange Server if you synchronize directly).
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Select a computer with which you are synchronizing (a PC or Exchange Server).
Click Settings.
Under If there is a conflict, select a setting.
See also
Overview of unresolved items
Resolve items
found this in the AS help file - any use?
hmm wonder if i added contacts via outlook express that would add em
Added to last post...
Just sync'd my SPV - if you follow the instructions in the last part of the post, providing your contacts were sync'd - it should replace them
Seems to be like talking to a brick wall, but he already said he didn't HAVE his contacts backed up to PC, and therefore CAN'T restore them at all :wink:
chris: Yeah my advice would be add them in Outlook and then sync with the device. should work fine

Help! I broke it, but need the calendar data

I dropped my HTC wizard and it broke. How can I access the calendar that I have activesynced on my PC? It powers on so I could probably connect it to my PC via activesync but I have no idea how I could get the calendar app running on my PC.
I used to own a Sonyericsson p800 once and it had a great utility which let you manage calendar and phonebook items via pc, is there one for windows mobile?
So basically all I want is to view the calendar items via my pc because I have every appointment and important reminder in my phone's calendar
-John
ActiveSync to Outlook
ActiveSync will sync calendar entries, notes and tasks to Outlook.
I had a similar problem with my JAMin. I bricked it while trying to flash with a customized ROM. I installed the WM5 emulator from Microsoft and managed to restore my last backup (SPB Backup) on the emulator and then sync this to Outlook.
(The local phone dealer is unbricking the phone under warranty!)
Where can I find the backups on my PC? I looked in Program Files/Activesync/ but couldn't see anything resembling a database file... Note that I'm not very technical with these things...
EDIT: I have the WM5 emulator and Outlook installed so I just need to find where the activesync backups are located.
UPDATE: Just got activesync working, so although the phone screen is busted, I can activesync it.
So please, anyone, let me know how I can get the phonebook and calendar info into my pc. I can view all the files on the phone via activesync -> Explore.
have you made any prior backups in your pocketpc?
whether you did or did not, here's an alternative method...
with activesync open, choose tools>options, then place a tick mark on contacts and calendars. press ok.
when you click on "sync", the contacts and calendar items will be placed in microsoft outlook. when you open outlook, you can view them, along with inbox, etc.
Ok, tried that and it synced them all... so they should be in my pc now, but where? Which directory??
start > programs > microsoft outlook
Can't see anything, I have Outlook 2002, maybe it does not support WM5? I did get an error when syncing:
"Cannot synchronize with the Outlook profile you are using, because a different profile was previously set up or the profile is password-protected. Please open Outlook using the appropriate profile.
Support code:8503001f"
I have never used Outlook on my PC before...
EDIT: Just to clarify: Outlook opens fine, but all the calendar entries and notes etc. are blank.
-John
i also have outlook 2002... i'm sorry, i cannot help you past this point (i understand zilch about "profiles"). i'm sure there are others who know what to do next.
There has to be a simple way to just yank out the calendar data from my phone just by using Explorer on my desktop pc, right? Please say it's so because now I uninstalled Outlook and I'm getting more errors than before, now I really don't even know where to start.
This is really driving me nuts... I know I have at least four job appointments for tomorrow, and it's now 11pm and I can't get them out of my phone, and I can't sleep because I know that I'm going to be really royally screwed tomorrow if I have to go to work and don't know where I'm supposed to go during the day.
I think I'll revert back to using a pen and paper calendar in the future...
I have to bump this up... I really need help in getting the calendar entries out of my phone.
If this was the first time you synchronised calendar data then ActiveSync should've taken you through the configuration of a new Outlook profile. If not, then you may already have a profile configured. Outlook's mail profiles can be managed from the Mail icon in the Control Panel on your PC.
I can't give you the details, but this is what I can vaguely recall.
There are a few files in the root directory of your phone that can be copied via activesynced-explorer (e.g. the mobile device on your My Computer). The file is something like PIM.xxx. If you have a spare phone to use, you may want to try copying these files into the other phone and see if the calendar stuff is in there or not.
Else, try to do activesync on another computer and transfer all calendar stuff into Outlook. when you have your new phone, just plug the phone in and have everything synced into the new phone.

Outlook contacts won't sync after upgrade

Ever since I "upgraded" to dcd 3.2.6, I can no longer sync with Outlook contacts. The only thing that syncs is Outlook calendar. Under sync-settings the contacts box is greyed out. Even if I uninstall/reinstall active sync and establish a new relationship I still cannot transfer contacts. Also, under "Getting Started" it says I need a CD rom to transfer contacts. What CD are they referring to?
Any ideas?
How many parternships does your phone use? I can only seem to get one parternship + exchange to work on mine, if I try to sync with a second PC, it only lets me sync files and notes. Not sure if it's related, but you might try removing all partnerships from both your PC and your phone and then create a new one and see what happens.
BTC
How do I remove a partnership on my phone? I removed all partnerships on my PC via activesync. How do I do it on the phone as well?
Thanks for the reply!
Open Active Sync, Click on Menu and then Options (this is on the phone) and it will show any partnerships including your exchange settings, it will also show what items are currently set to sync with each partnership, you can either delete the whole partnership or just adjust whats getting synced, turn off contacts on all of the ones that don't need it and turn it on for the one you are working on and it should become available, if that doesn't work, delete the partnerships and try again. If it still doesn't work, then something is misconfigured on your PC, default contact program, etc, something is wrong.
BTC
I ran into a problem similar to this when trying to Sync WM6.1 with 2 PCs. WM6.1 has a security "feature" that prevents syncing with multiple PC's; it has "non-local cross pollination" disabled.
It will Sync if you change a registry setting located at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\EnableNonLocalCrossPollination to "1" instead of "0". As long as you're not trying to Sync to the same Exchange server from two different PC's (or your Outlook default files have the same name), it will work fine.
More info here: http://www.bitshift.ch/eng/support/kbase/000003.asp
I ran into this exact problem the article describes. I have an exchange linked account at work and I use an OTA exchange link with Mail2Web, and a stand along Outlook at home. It won't let me sync Contacts, Calendar and tasks with all 3, only 2 at one time. I will test this and see how it works.
BTC

Syncronisation problem after Hard Reset

I have used the device for about a week now.
I have two computers that I syncronise my device to - laptop and work komputer.
I also use app caled PPCPimBackup to back up call logs and also contacts and calendar.
Now I installed a new ROM on my device, then restrored all contacts and calendar enrties etc. with thw PPCP tool.
Next time I connected my laptop and X1 the Active sync "syncronised" the contacts and calendar and the outcome was that it copied all the contacts that were in laptop to device and vice-versa so I have now double entries from everithing in both devices.
It seems that the ActiveSync doesn't check the entry name or contents but some unique idntificatsion that it autoatically generates for every entry on the first sync attempt.
What should I do next time I Hard Reset my device so that the sync. still recognises the last syncronised setings?
Moger said:
I have used the device for about a week now.
I have two computers that I syncronise my device to - laptop and work komputer.
I also use app caled PPCPimBackup to back up call logs and also contacts and calendar.
Now I installed a new ROM on my device, then restrored all contacts and calendar enrties etc. with thw PPCP tool.
Next time I connected my laptop and X1 the Active sync "syncronised" the contacts and calendar and the outcome was that it copied all the contacts that were in laptop to device and vice-versa so I have now double entries from everithing in both devices.
It seems that the ActiveSync doesn't check the entry name or contents but some unique idntificatsion that it autoatically generates for every entry on the first sync attempt.
What should I do next time I Hard Reset my device so that the sync. still recognises the last syncronised setings?
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I don't think it can still recognize your last synch after a new hard reset. What you can do is to change the sync settings on your PC. Hope this somewhat helps.
laurence0609 said:
I don't think it can still recognize your last synch after a new hard reset. What you can do is to change the sync settings on your PC. Hope this somewhat helps.
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Yeah thats the problem. I dont find any useful seting to change. Any specific suggestions?
The only thing I came up to is to delete all contacts and calendar inputs from one device (computer).

Import Calendar from Topaz to Outlook

Hi. I had to get a new computer and I want to import my calendar appointments from the Topaz to Outlook on my new computer. When I sync them, it only moves appointments from Outlook to my phone, but not vice-versa. Am I missing something obviously? Please help. Thanks!
Is there really no solution?
the sync. makes changes on your PPC just because the info on your PC is newer than you mobile. If you wanna change your pc's info, you'd better change it's date to an earlier time.
Yes its possible!
On your phone run ActiveSync program, without being connected to the PC.
Click the option Menu->Options
scroll down and find the Windows PC settings section.
click on Calendar so that its highlighted.
then there is a Settings button on the bottom right of screen click this and adjust the drop down so that it says All.
I believe that you didn't set so its only sync'ing the last 2 weeks (which is the default)
Hope that this works!
Unfortunetly while that synced my new appointments, it erased all my recurring, old appointments on my phone.

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