Hello all, I have a slight problem. I was going to do a fresh install on my phone with a nice new ROM. Things have been running slow and it was time for a change. I was trying to back my contacts up in outlook so I installed outlook 2007 on my pc. After that was completed I was going to sync my phone with outlook but activesync was not working correctly. When I went to change the settings in my phone, I got ahead of myself and ok'ed a command to delete the current sync on my phone. When this happened I lost all of my contacts. B/c I never got to sync them with my new outlook I do not have any on my pc. Is there anyway to get them back? Is it stored somewhere on the phone until a new sync is made? Please help!!!
I am running a DCD 4.1.2 ROM
Sorry but you have lost them. next time try something like PIMbackup.
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Hi, I've just upgraded the new O2 rom to my SPV M5000 yesterday and all is fine. Until I notice all my contacts with photos on outlook haven't install on my phone on activsync...loads!
The funny thing is they are all still on my PC. I thought it might have been my categories, but they are all the same.
Has anyone else noticed this or run into problems?
yours faithfully
Yohanson
Just going by my own experience, when upgrading to a new ROM version, I have had to set up a new partnership in ActiveSync.
By default the Contacts were not selected to be synchronised, so I had to go into the ActiveSync settings and select them myself.
After that they all copied across no problem.
Hope this helps,
Matt.
Yes, one of the many bugs in Activesync 4.1 seems to be that even if you select contacts to be syncronised, the first time it has a habit of dropping contacts from the sync list.
Thankfully for me, when I selected them again, they copied across fine 2nd time onwards.
Still no luck:-(
Thanks for the replies. I deleted my partnership and synchronised the whole lot again....still missing the selected contacts. I wouldn't mind but they're the main contacts I use.
All the contacts that won't sync either had photos or notes attached...odd!
I've had all the spv's that have been released and i've never ran into this problem:-(
Guys,
I've setup a partnership between my PC and Exec, when running syncronise though its not placing ALL of my Outlook contacts into my PocketPC, certain contacts (nothing special) just aren't put onto the phone.
Whats going on?
Also, I want to upgrade my roms etc, am I right in assuming that I will simply lose all programs/settings etc by doing this, and can only realistically restore my contacts afterwards via ActiveSync?
Yes you are correct, if you upgrade your ROM you start again from scratch, I had the same problem getting contacts back to my phone after upgrading, just wouldn't happen. Done a reboot on my laptop and then SYNC'ed the phone and all the contacts went in no problem.
It's a pain doing an upgrade but it does give you the chance to clear stuff out and get the phone performing better just a learning curve...
Many thanks, so once I've re-rommed I simply run Activesync, and it'll automatically put my Outlook Contacts onto my phone?
Guess I've then got to reinstall TomTom etc?
Also, with so many Roms on offer, which should I upgrade to? I've got an O2 XDA, for some reason the O2's Rom downloads pages seem to have disappeared? But if I can use a different manufacturers Rom, which one ought I to go with?
Appreciate your help!
Cheers, Ash
Hi Ashley!
Funny you mention this EXACT same scenario just a couple weeks after I posted about it here too !
No one really knows the answer to this so far and I understand how infuriating it is!
I had have a number of devices. My main machine was an Xda2i. Using Active Stink 3.8 all worked fine. Got myself an Exec, and upgraded AS to 4.1 (4.2 I think is still a beta) and when syncing, it says 88 contacts, does the sync, does the beeps and only 24 or so actually show up in my exec. No amount of 'show all' and 'all contacts' etc makes a difference.
Now if I sync on 4.1 with my Bro's Xda2s - all contacts appear. I tried on the Xda2i (currently a friend has it) and it updates fine.
I can only think there is some sort of conflict between Contacts in Outlook 2003, Active Stink 4.1 and Windows Mobile 5 ( I borrows a friends brand spanking new Xda Mini S and that did the same).
The only workaround I can conclude is for me to manually re-enter each contact in Outlook after deleting the original record whilst connected to my laptop. Then the newly input contact will show up. However, I've not had time to test this with each contact nor over a period of time.
My next test will be to install a fresh copy of outlook on a fresh install of Win XP pro on the spare hard drive for my laptop. If that 'works' then maybe it's a slightly corrupted Outlook data file - this is what I suspect it is the most.
Annoying...
Cheers for now! Dennis! West London UK!!
Well, infact I went ahead last night with the O2 Rom Upgrade, everything went through fine - after doing so I ran ActiveSync and it prompted me to reform the partnership, I did so and it continued to Sync,
After I checked my contacts and like magic, all my Outlook Contacts were back onto the XDA!! I'm amazed!!!
As for TomTom, all settings/favourtes etc were retained, it seems they're stored in the same directory as the map files...hence on my SD card!!
Beautiful!
The thing still runs a bit stupidly slowly, so frustrating!! When will someone product an app for the Exec thats sole purpose is to run all the reg hacks that ACTUALLY make any difference!
hi all.
i have a few things id like to ask:
i recently just upgraded my wizard, then downgraded to the same rom again.
i used spb backup.
apparently it didnt save any of my contacts nor my text messages. (any ways to do that for the future?)
anyway, im sure they are on my activesync, but for some reason, it refuses to recognise my device as the same one and wants to pair it as a new one. new one means no contacts. is there any way i could just reload it and get my contacts?i removed outlook as i hate it, and had thought id done everything that needed to be done!
Thanks for helping
I am ready to throw my phone against the wall!
All of a sudden about 2 days ago my phone began to run extremely slow. I cant even describe how slow it was. If I tried to send a 8 word text and after the 4th letter or so it would simply stop recognizing keyboard input. Its acting like its low on ram but I have plenty of memory. If I let it sit, turned on, for a 10 mins or so it might finally show the text so I could then send it. Also, the internet stopped working and it wouldnt connect to my email server (hotmail). I did a hard reset, soft reset and nothing worked. Its acting like it has a virus or something.
Cut to today, I thought I could just reflash it with Black Satin Medium and it would fix everything. It always seemed like a good program and I never had any problems before so I thought I could just reinstall it. It was fine for about an hour and now its moving slow again. I dont know if it could have been one of the .cabs I installed but they are the same cabs I had on my phone for months before it flipped out 2 days ago.
So please help! I use my phone for everything and right now it is unusable!
Once I get that part figured out I need help to figure out how I can get my contacts back onto my 8525. I have flashed my phone before but they always appeared right back onto my phone when I was done. It was effortless. And now I cant figure out how to get my contacts back. On Activesync, when I go to Tools, Options, then try to select Contacts as an item to sync I get a message that says "Activesync cannot synchronize Email, Calander, Contacts, Tasks, and notes, because outlook is not installed on Windows PC. To Sync Email, Calander, Contacts, Tasks, and notes do the following: Disconnect the device, Install and run outlook, and then reconnect the device and try again."
But I have outlook on my PC and 8525. I never use either of them but they are there.
Lastly, and this is another big annoyance, any time I connect my 8525 to my laptop the clock on my phone jumps ahead 3 hours exactly. The time on my computer is the current time and so is the time on my phone. but everytime it jumps forward.
I am using Black Satin Medium WM 6
Rom date: 7/10/07
Radio version: 1.43.00.00
Protocal Version: 32.76.7020.19H
Storage:
63.48 mb total
7.35 mb used
Program:
50.77 mb total
27.72 mb used
2 gig memory card.
Installed cabs are:
Sleuth 255's PTT Fix
HTC Xbutton 1.51
Cyberon Voice Speed Dial
Lexistudy
Lexisgoo english dictionary
PLEASE HELP!
Jim
jimbo69ny said:
1.I am ready to throw my phone against the wall!
2. I dont know if it could have been one of the .cabs I installed but they are the same cabs I had on my phone for months before it flipped out 2 days ago.
3. Once I get that part figured out I need help to figure out how I can get my contacts back onto my 8525.
3. Lastly, and this is another big annoyance, any time I connect my 8525 to my laptop the clock on my phone jumps ahead 3 hours exactly. The time on my computer is the current time and so is the time on my phone. but everytime it jumps forward.
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Hi Jim,
1. Hermes is a good device - don't do that with some patience everything will be fine.
2. In such a situation I will go to a major upgrade. Flash new radio e.g. 1.54, and maybe try some of new ROMs - Schap'a or Shamanix
- dont rush to install any cabs first, just see how the device performs for some time. Try syncing with your pc to see can you get the contacts on the devide
- it could be that some of the cabs got corrupted. maybe make sense to download them anew.
- start installing the cabs one by one, with significant time and usage between the installations - you can figure out which one is causing the problem
3. before start syncing for first time, just delete all mobile devices on PC activesync -- >File>Delete Mobile Device
4. Check your regional and clock settings
Have you installed any other software from your PC? I use to have similar problems with early versions of WM6 after installing CE-Star (Asian languages support)
Let me konw how the device performs
Cheers
PS. It is recomended after fresh flash of ROM to hardreset the device imediatley and only then start installations od applications
I just installed Schap's WM6 Pro 4.20 ROM and its running much better. It looks to be a great program. I wish the clock wasnt so huge but it all seems to run great.
I still cant get my contacts to sync though. When I put my device name in there and connect using activesync it keeps changing the device name to WM_Owner.
Im playing with it. Any more suggestions could be helpful.
The regional settings were off. So the clock is now good.
jimbo69ny said:
I just installed Schap's WM6 Pro 4.20 ROM and its running much better. It looks to be a great program. I wish the clock wasnt so huge but it all seems to run great.
I still cant get my contacts to sync though. When I put my device name in there and connect using activesync it keeps changing the device name to WM_Owner.
Im playing with it. Any more suggestions could be helpful.
The regional settings were off. So the clock is now good.
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Glad to hear that the device start running better
re sync issue - did you delete all mobile devices on Microsoft ActiveSync? after that you should be able to establishe a new partnership between the PC and PPC - then everything must work fine
But if i delete all of my mobile devices it will erase my saved info then my contacts will be lost for ever wont they?
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But if i delete all of my mobile devices it will erase my saved info then my contacts will be lost for ever wont they?
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You dont delete any info on your PC, only the partnership between PC and Pocket PC. This will not affect your contacts. After that should establish a new partnership - choosing all settings etc., and everything must be fine.
WARNING! Better first archive your contacts and then proceed.
I deleted one of the two relationships, WM_Owner, and it deleted the folder on my pc with all the info in it. I haven't deleted the WM_James_Klafe2 relationship yet because that's the one that should have all my contact info it it. that was the name of my phone before I installed schap's 4.2
I have it backed up, should I just delete it and see what happens when I reconnect it? should I name my 8525 WM_James_Klafe2 again?
I hate creating more clutter but I started a new thread that specially relates to this problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1784760&posted=1
jimbo69ny said:
I deleted one of the two relationships, WM_Owner, and it deleted the folder on my pc with all the info in it. I haven't deleted the WM_James_Klafe2 relationship yet because that's the one that should have all my contact info it it. that was the name of my phone before I installed schap's 4.2
I have it backed up, should I just delete it and see what happens when I reconnect it? should I name my 8525 WM_James_Klafe2 again?
I hate creating more clutter but I started a new thread that specially relates to this problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1784760&posted=1
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Hi Jimbo69ny,
Personally I test almost every new rom for Hermes, and every time there is a new rom on my device I do three things:
1. name the phone - e.g. WM_James_Klafe2
2. delete partnerships on the PC - do not do any backup etc.
3. establishing new partnership between the pc and ppc
thats all!
All my contacts are synced with no problem, including notes, and other stuff defined for synchronization. in fact your contacts are stored in outlook, and deleteing the partnership do not affects them at all
Cheers
so what if I don't have outlook installed anymore? does that mean I lost my contacts? does someone a copy of office that has outlook in it someone could send me?
Damn it Ive been having one problem after another with my 8525 just when I think things are going good there is another set back.
My phone wont sync to my computer anymore. I have Schaps 4.20 installed and I installed the cube earlier today just to see what it was like because I was going to upgrade to shaps 4.3. I really liked it but I its more than I need. Now its time to upgrade and when I connect my phone to my pc i get a message that says "usb device not recognized"
What the heck is going on?
I uninstalled the cube from my ppc did 2 soft resets, restarted my computer and it still wont recognize my pcc
After two hard resets I finally got it to accept Shaps 4.3 rom. It still wouldnt do it after the 1st and 2nd hard reset but for some reason, the last time I connected it via usb, it worked.
THANK GOD! I dont know what happened and why it wouldnt connect but Im happy I fixed.
Still no contacts though
Hi Jimbo69ny,
to best of my knowledge the contacts are stored in outlook. if do not have outlook on your pc i cant say what activesync will sync - my assumption is that you have, as you was able to sync some time ago, dont you?
(on my secnd pc i have outlook express and it syncs too with no problems)
which Cube you have installed? I never had such kind of problems with any cube.
the problem "usb device not recognized" happens from time to time - no idea about the exact reason. sometime it is enough to disconnect the device and connect it again, in few cases i needed to restart the computer - and then it worked with no problems. never did hardreste.
I am confused that you still cannot get your contacts synced. i guess you followed the steps i gave you previously
let me know how you forward
btw, try focussing on one issue only - get first your contacts synced
I am new with a touch HD, I had a Himalaya and a prophet before, now a new HD since yesterday. I could sync with VIsa a couple of times, but when I saw that I had synced with 2, I removed both to start clean again, but now I can't sync any more, I always get a message that there is a problem with repllog.exe.
I tried everything. I reset the hard spl I reinstalled my original rom, nothing!! I still can't sync and I don't know any more what to do.
It is very strane that I can flash a new rom, but no sync!
I can sync on windows XP! But I hope to find a solution, coz I want to contue using Vista
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I am new with a touch HD, I had a Himalaya and a prophet before, now a new HD since yesterday. I installed the hard SPL since I wanted to move from an installed Dutch to a WWE version and it worked.
I have a laptop with Vista and WM7, but sync only with WM7 and it worked until tonight. I changed to Vista and it started to sync with Vista, which I stopped because the outlook version was not up to date any more.
Later I discovered that I had 2 pc's to sync, and I removed both to start over clean and then it happened. I can't sync any more, I always get a message that there is a problem with repllog.exe.
I tried everything. I reset the hard spl I reinstalled my original rom, nothing!! I still can't sync and I don't know any more what to do.
PS I used Restore_Stock_SPL_114_2
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Strange, not sure what the problem is. Only thing which comes to mind would be to upgrade vista drivers
Problem solved after flash
I flashed Dutty's V2.3 (after hard spl) and now without changing anything, my HD syncs again!
Same issue --- HELP!
I updated to Windows 7 (clean install on a Dell M1330), and started to get problems with HD freezing randomly when not connected, after I started syncing with Windows 7 - also losing all Contacts data - kept getting message that a change had been made on the server which required me to resync. When I did so, it lost all my Contacts data - this happened several times, so I thought it's time to tackle the issue. Attempted to resolve the problem by reinstalling WWE 1.56 (using USPL). Now I get the same repllog.exe issue, which prevents me from syncing at all. Using Office 2007 suite for Outlook etc. I'm pretty much at the end of my tether with this device now... deleted and reinstalled WMDC, uninstalled, deleted and reinstalled drivers, hard reset and eventually clean reinstalled the HD. No change. I'm sure it's something simple, like both devices trying to overwrite one another - but cannot find the answer yet.
...starting to solve it...
OK. After all this BS, maybe it's not so difficult.
I deleted the relationship (yet again!). Then set up a sync relationship, but with NO items selected. This time, the sync completed successfully and immediately.
(this empties and rebuilds the repllog file)
Next, I repeated the exercise with only contacts selected. Now it syncs Contacts OK.
So I suspect that the problem will be with the email files. Maybe I have to set up the accounts on the 'phone EXACTLY per the previous settings before I try to sync the email to them?
Anyway, I've got contacts data and a working sync relationship, so at least something achieved at last.
...and hey presto. It now syncs perfectly, with everything except Tasks (which I don't use). So I guess it has something to do with conflicting settings between the app on the PC and on the sync setting.
Hope this helps.