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Calling all Palm users or ex Palm users!!!Converting to PPC!

Am i making a big mistake??? I bought the wizard for its technical capabilities but did not realize the problems i would have in the conversion process.
AAAAHG, I just cant seem to transfer all my data from my palm E2 to the wizard! I have the Palm E2 and a palm IIIx synced on the palm desktop and am trying to convert just the E2 to outlook so i can sync with the wizard (with the intention of selling my E2). I installed outook 2002 (palm desktop already installed) then installed the outlook conduits from the Palm installation cd then did a sync with outook.
Everything seemed to transfer ok to outlook but when i sync to the wizard my contacts and notes seemed to transfer over ok, but my calandar didnt. All i got was the last months appointments! And now when i resync my palm 3 (with a different username) the calendar is shifted 9 hours ahead! I think it set itself to pacific standard time and here in europe its GMT+1. My pc is from that time zone.
Along the way i accidentally erased my calendar on my E2!! AAARRG! What a pain this is. Going to try to resync my E2 with outlook to try to restore my E2 as i dont think i will give up my palm just yet.
Is there another safer way? I did an archive of the pst file from outlook in case everything is lost and will try to resync my wizard later, must restore my palm first as its the only thing i can trust.
Btw i think the standard calendar, notes, memo (does not exist on ppc) function on the ppc is way inferior to the palms. Esthetically and functionally speaking it SUCKS! Is there another program i can install that gives me the same look and funtion of the palms? What the heck is up with having to scroll between day, week, month, year views when on the palm you can just select the icon??????????????
I like the wizard and the funtionality but am having second thoughts.....................

I also did the move from Palm (m500) to the new Wizard (Qteck 9100). Love the new wizard, has some very nice functions on it, but I also miss some standard functionalities of the Palm OS. eg working with categories and remembering the last used category, altough I really love the possibility of WM 5.0 to link different cateogries to one object, which wasn't possible with my palm.
Anyway, to be able to transfer al my data, I first made sure all my Palm data was synchronized correctly with Outlook. I used PocketMirror (sync with outlook) combined with SwitchSync (sync with outlook and Palm Desktop). Try some different settings within PocketMirror to be able to sync different categories correctly (free version only sync's a limited number of categories). Once all this was done, I didn't use my palm anymore and synchronized all my data from within outlook to my pocket pc
Good luck!
CIAO!
VOODOOS!L

Glad to hear that you were successful with the change. Well, i managed to recover all the info that i synched with outlook back to my palm and backed everthing up on the palm desktop, then reinstalled everthing to disassociate with outook. The palms seems to to be refunctionning properly now.
I cant however seem to sync everything i magaged to get to outlook on my wizard! Contacts, notes/memos, were pretty much in tact, but the calendar i only got the last 2 months info. When i resync choosing just the calendar i get an error message saying the profile is not the same. Funny when i was forced to choose the profile and was password protected.
I think i will have to reload outlook and do a hardreset and start over. Fortunately i also exported the outlook pst file. I hope it works. If you have any other ideas, i would appreciate it.

did you try the "delete device" in the ActiveSync application?
This already resolved many activesync problems for me...
ActiveSync will then forget all your specific connection settings and restart a proper sync. connection when you reconnect your wizard.

Thanks for the advice, in fact it worked and i can now see my calendar for all of 2005. Still unsure of how to back up or archive my info. I just did an archive and it deleted my calendar again!!!
I think i will go ahead and reinstall outlook 2002 then synch with the wizard. I think in that case i wont even need to import a backup or archive pst file.
Which version outlook are you using btw. Can i install another version such as 2003, my wizard is in french but i prefer to have outlook in english, i hope there isnt any compatibility problems!!
ciao

It works fine with Outlook 2003. I don't know for older versions then 2002.
The language won't be a problem. I use a dutch outlook without problems..
CIAO!
VOODOOS!L

convertme
A free and very efficient software I used to convert to PPC.
You can see my link below for my other post on this software.
http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44868
Also a review by someone else.
http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/commenta...yconversion.htm

looks nice
thx!

Mogwai,
the original condition you reported with your Calendar on your new Wizard is the correct condition. MS assumes you are going to do most of your work on the desktop and will want the complete record there and not necessarily on your device. In order to save device RAM/Flash, ActiveSync only transfers the past 2 weeks of appointments (plus all future appointments). If it got to Outlook correctly, then you've got everything you should have.
If you must have more calendar data on your device, then you need to go to AS Options, click on Calendar, and then click the Settings button. You can have up to 6 months of your past appointments on your device with ActiveSync 4.x.
I hope this helps!

ChrisSpera said:
Mogwai, [...] If you must have more calendar data on your device, then you need to go to AS Options, click on Calendar, and then click the Settings button. You can have up to 6 months of your past appointments on your device with ActiveSync 4.x.
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To be exact: you can choose that you would like to sync
all calendar appointments or
last two weeks or
last month or
last three months or
last six months - and all upcoming appointments of course.
Klausi

ActiveSync and Outlook Notes (body missing)
hi,
In the same subject I am an ex-palm user switching to PPC, I have used the same way to get all my Palm memos into my Outlook (hotsync with Outlook as conduit) so the memos ar ein Outlook and readable without problems,
the problem is when I open them into my Wizard : they don't have any body (!)
Has anyone came accross this ?

Activesync and Outlook in Qtek S200-PROBLEM!!!

Hi everybody!
I have a problem with synchronizing my contacts, calendar, tasks etc. When I start Active sync, it synchronizes all the files (music, photos, etc) and programs but could not synchronize outlook!! I reinstalted several times Microsoft Outlook 2002 (which was on the getting started CD) but it doesn't help. When the synchronization is over, the following message appears, when I click on the Exchange message: "The server could not be reached.This can be caused by temporarly network conditions. Support code: 80072ee2"
On my PC, I use Outlook Express 6.0, maybe it's not compatibile with the MO 2002??
Also, I don't see any ikon of the MO 2002, I could not open it on my PC ( could not find it), but in the folder of Add/Delete programs is present (192 MB)!
The message on my device is: Exchange Server Synchronized: None.
I really don't have any idea what should I do to synchronize properly all the information.
Maybe someone of you had a similar problem and could share the experience.
I would be very grateful!!

Hi marbron!
First thing you need to do is sort out the Outlook installation on your PC. If you can not open it, it is not properly installed. Since you can't sync with express, you have to let Outlook 2002 replace it as your default mail program.
Second, when you created a partnership in ActiveSync, you must have chosen to sync with Exchange server directly (first V you get).
When device is not connected, go to File->Delete mobile device, then connect you device and create a new partnership. Make sure you uncheck 'Synchronize with Exchange server directly' on the first page.
Hope this helps.

I don't know why I still have problem with the Outlook. I delated the program and reinstaled it again, I delated the device on Active Sync and connected the device. The message was, that I could synchronize only files, music etc and not contacts, calendar, task because I don't have Outllook instaled...
During the set up wizard of Outllok there is a funny message, that the program will instal the following aplications: Microsoft Outlook 2002 and there is a red cross with (not available), but when I click:instal it does it properly only in one moment the system message appears: you don't have a disc inside, please insert disc (the disc is of course there!!). I have to click several times on continue and then the message disappears... Of course, again I can't find the program on my PC, only it appears on add/delate programs.
I really don't understand it. Maybe the version of Office that I have (Microsoft Office 2000 premium 9.0.2812) somehow creating a problem.... Or maybe the program on my official CD has problem (I don't think so, because Active Sync from the same CD is working ok)...
I really don't know what I should do.
Any ideas???? :idea:

So, any idea?? Could somebody suggest me what should I do???
Please!!!

Same problem
I am having the exact same problem. I tried various fixes but nothing worked. I can't sync my PDA at all now. It used to work ok but starting 10 days ago it simply stopped. The only think I did was using the Internet Connection Sharing applet. After using this applet - no sync at all. And the Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) in Windows XP displays a stupid message; see atachment.

marbron: It sounds to me like your CD may be damaged or dirty so some parts of it (namely the ones with Outlook) are not readable.
Try cleaning it and the drive.
In any case you should also delete the partnership from PPC side before establishing a new one.
Innovative: Internet sharing disables ActiveSync but should restore it when deactivated.
Did you try to reset your device? If you are using an unofficial ROM this may be a bug and you may have to hard reset.
Also how are you using WMDC under XP? It was my understanding that thing is for Vista only.
Any way, try AS 4.5 and see if that works better for you.

Windows Live Failed Sync Error

When ever I click sync in Windows live it comes up as failed. I get my e-mail but my contacts in messenger aren't synced. In windows live on the PPC it only shows 4 of my contacts compared to the about 30 on my PC version.
It's not like I use Live anyway, I'm more of a Yahoo user but since Yahoo doesn't support their ppc client anymore I decided to go back to MSN since my Yahoo contacts are available on my PC MSN.
So, does any one know of a registry hack to uninstal and do a fresh install of Live on the Mogul.
Thanks

Same problem here
hi,
as Pocket MSN is replaced with Windows live in WM6, I believe this is a common problem that a Majority of folks are suffering around the world.
Use Google, and see.
I've been trying to Sync my 311 contacts for the past month, but NO WAY!
also, when I become online, and any of my buddies is online, I will still see them as offline. it's always like this: "0 Online". "217 Offline" (Since the rest failed to sync), even though I'm chatting with some of'em and they are ONLINE.
Note: Synchronizing 217 contacts happened successfully (Once upon the time) and as I wasn't able to wait more than 2 hours, I decided to disconnect and go, when I tried to sync again it failed. also, it failed everytime I tried it before this ONLY half-successful experience.
I've tried to sync using the USB cable which is connected to every available internet ISP. i.e. Dial-UP, DSL, also tried the phone's WIFI, GPRS. all in vain.
I've noticed that - during the sync proccess - synchronizing folders is successfully, also, when I check "e-mail messages" in the sync options, they sync successfully, but the FAILED thing comes along with CONTACTS. also, recently, PERSONAL SETTINGS are failing to sync.
therefore, the help of an expert is needed. as this is a global problem, and I don't think that microsoft will provide us with the solution soon (not in the current generation of software)
another question: when I use resco file explorer and bluetooth, how to see my desktop computer under "my network"?
in other words: is the known lack of profiles microsoft bluetooth stack resolved yet?
I installed the provided DUN profile, but what I need isn't DUN, btw, it also says OBEX doesn't exist when I try to recieve from any normal mobile phone (for example Nokia or so)! is that normal?!!
HTC PROPHET, WM6 Prophet Touch by Gullum
ROM Version 4.0.0.0 WWE
Radio Version 02.47.21

The folks at microsoft have identified this issue and have found not a solution, but a workaround to this problem. Go to the following website if you want more details.
https://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsMobile/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2467855&SiteID=65
Basically, all you have to do is switch your live account and thal'll reset all your settings and contacts. Note that this is not a solution but it works. You can connect to messenger and your email account as long as you don't close the application, so if you have enough memory you can always leave it running in the background because if you close it and try to sync again it'll fail
Hope that helps!!

I've Got the Solution!
Hi Friends!
I've owned HTC Touch recently & Using Windows Live.
I've faced the same Sync Problem there but now got hte solution & is working fine.
here is the process:
Open Windows Live on your device and click Menu - Account Options. select Switch Account and follow onscreen instructions.
Also Tick all 3 options which comes after entering ur Windows Live ID And password.
Not It Works Fine.
Enjoy...
alabij said:
When ever I click sync in Windows live it comes up as failed. I get my e-mail but my contacts in messenger aren't synced. In windows live on the PPC it only shows 4 of my contacts compared to the about 30 on my PC version.
It's not like I use Live anyway, I'm more of a Yahoo user but since Yahoo doesn't support their ppc client anymore I decided to go back to MSN since my Yahoo contacts are available on my PC MSN.
So, does any one know of a registry hack to uninstal and do a fresh install of Live on the Mogul.
Thanks
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alternative to outlook and activesync.

i'm pretty fed up of outlook and how it screws with my contacts *i recently updated, and it removed all the titles from the names which is VERY annoying.* not to mention when i add contacts to my phone, it does NOT add them to outlook (maybe i'm just stupid but when i tried to set it to phone, it DELETED all my contacts sans a few) are there any alternative programs that are a bit easier and funner to use?
thanks in advance.

in one word: no.
Outlook is the easiest way AND the most perfected.
There are a few other possibilities to avoid outlook but in my opinion a pda without outlook is useless.
If you encountered problem it might be
-correct active sync version ?
corresponding to that : correct outlook version ?
-correct settings in active sync ?
If you fail to syncronize with ac....dont even try other solutions.

i'm using activesync 4.5 and the outlook version 2002, i copy contacts and settings from outlook just fine, with the exception of it screwing with the titles and names a bit, it's the other way around that's giving me a headache.
what do you recommend the optimal settings be so that if something is new on my computer, it transfers to my phone, and if something is new on my phone, it transfers to teh computer
(also anyway to stop it from seperating the names and removing titles?)
thanks in advance.

seems to be a settings problem
So i only have a german verison of ac i don't know the english name for the settings.
But you have to tell ac to sync in both ways and give the mobile thing the priority.
Then your problem should be solved.

did that, and once more it deleted all the contacts on my phone except for like 3-4 .... either this install is screwy or something is going wrong, or i'm just an idiot.

i refuse to sync with outlook!
i used to, and i ended up with half a dozen duplicate contact and calendar entries for each one!!! i tried settings, etc, finally said to hell with it and set the phone to not sync with outlook. i feel your pain.

Good, now i don't feel like an idiot

I had similar frustration. I eventually set up my 8125 to its own email address, and turned off the sync-ing of contacts. I have two separate contact lists now, but I'm not losing contacts from my phone all the time, either.
I do not have problems with duplicated events, but I publish my Outlook calendar to the phone, not the other way around.
I never schedule from my 8125. I always tell people to send it to my email, so I can control it from my PC. I only use the handheld on meeting-heavy days, and then I'm only checking email, and not accepting meetings.
Using: WM5, ActiveSync 4.5, Outlook 2003 on Desktop

Well, there is an alternative. I run linux so AS isn't even an option for me. I have been using FinchSync since I got the phone and it has worked great. I can even sync anywhere I have a network connection without being at home.
FinchSync uses an http connection to sync contacts with Mozilla's Thunderbird email and address client as well as your datebook with Mozilla's Sunbird calendar. So far it has worked great. One hint though, take the time to read the install and configuration instructions on their website!
Hope this helps!
PhilD

I absolutely hate Activesync. I update my phone contacts and appointments via my Tilt, and then hook it up to my computer only to find that Activesync is deleting them on my phone and restoring the older files on my two PC's. I think, "oh, well I must have the sync settings set improperly," so I check them on my PC and my Tilt... it turns out that it only goes one way: from the PC to the mobile device. (Please correct me if I'm missing something.) You can just disable the sync settings, but then what's the point of having the program installed?
Personally, I have few complaints about Outlook.
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to be giving PDASync a try. They seem to advertise all of the features I'm looking for, although it does carry a hefty price tag of $50.
http://www.laplink.com/pdasync/

I'm still not 100% sold on PDASync. It seems to lack the ability to sync internet browser favorites/bookmarks and custom file folders. The quest continues.
On a slightly brighter note, this seems like quite a useful list of syncing software.
http://pocketpccentral.net/software/sync.htm

i must use lapsync because i don't want all 1500 outlook contacts into my phone, so i filter them by category and only sync a certain category.
i dont sync bookmarks, but i know you can use AS to sync ONLY bookmarks. to sync custom files and folders, try mobsync - its free.

I Tried Laplink today, This needs ActiveSync to function properlyu (did not see my device attached). I am lucky I had trial software instead of paying $ 50

HTC problem w/ ActiveSync to second computer

I cannot get my HTC to complete an ActiveSync with my second PC (a Laptop). After more than a week speaking with HTC and surfing for solutions, I can successfully sync with my PC#1 (Tower Computer) but can still not get a complete sync with the PC#2 (Laptop). I am only syncing Contacts, Calendar & Tasks. On the laptop, I can sync Calendar and Tasks, but Contacts has failed every time and with every attempted fix. I do have a large number of contacts (3925), but this syncs OK every time on my Tower PC. After a long period the sync process stops with the following error message:
“Desktop synchronization cannot be completed. Reduce your mailbox size by deleting some items and folders and try again. Support Code:85010017”
I think this odd in that I'm not trying to sync my mail folders
Following are my specs/setup:
Handheld Device:
- HTC HD (called Blackstone in US)
- Window Mobile 6.1
- ActiveSync 4.5.0 (build 5096)
PC1 (Tower):
- Asus P5N32-SLI Premium Motherboard
- Intel Core2 Duo 6600 2.4Ghz (Socket775)
- 4GB RAM (OCZ DDR2 800Mhz)
- Windows XP Professional SP3
PC2 (Laptop)
- Lenovo X60s (Type/Model: UK16DUK)
- Intel T2400 @ 1.83Ghz
- 80GB HD, 1GB Ram
- Windows XP Professional SP3:
I’ve tried all the obvious such as disabling AV and firewalls, deleting all contacts in Outlook and even recreating a new relationship between the HTC and Laptop. One additional note; on a few of the attempts it would end with the error above, but actually sync all of the contact multiple times (ie ending up with 7850, 11,775 or 15,700 contacts which are even multiples of the number I actually have. And yes I’ve ticked the box to “replace” not add in the Connection/USB setup page on device.
Thanks in advance for any help in resolving this problem.

try disabling tf3d (start/settings/personal/today/elements and untick tf3d) during sync

If your Syncing from outlook, the message is Right. Contact in outlook are part of your mailbox.
Here is somthing you could try.
Make a subfolder under contacts and put copy a few contacts in it.
Now configure active sync to sync only the contacts subfolder under contacts.
See if that works.
Or you can move most of your contacts to that subfolder en do a sync without ajusting activesync settings. That way there is less data to sync initially. If this goes well move some more contacts from the subfolder to the contacts folder.
Once all the contacts are synced you shouldn't have the problem anymore.

Bbonzz & Stief, thank you both for the replies. Bbonzz, I just tried the your idea of unticking tf3d but no joy. Stief, your idea of chopping the amounts up into smaller chunks may work as a one-off, but I’d have to redo this sequence at later points as (no offense to any MS employees on this forum), I would never trust a MS application with all my personal and business information; so the “real” repository for this data will always be my CardScan software for which I will infrequently make new transfers into Outlook and thus would have to do this “workaround" many times
One other item that may help troubleshoot is that after an Activesync with the offending second computer (laptop) it has sometimes loaded many blank contacts into Outlook and even after stopping and unplugging the cable Outlook has continued to add more.
It is actually doing this right now and is up to 301 blank contacts for which I’ll wait till it stops and delete them all.
... open for other fixes if anyone has any ideas

maybe is stupid as idea (it did the trick for me in the past when i had Palm), but worth try since you've nothing to lose
your 2 pc's have the same contacts database? I mean, if you delete everithing on laptop you don't lose anyting, right? If so, you could try to delete the contacts database on laptop, bacup the tower in a .pst, import in laptop. In this way you'll have the same image on both pc's, and all the contacts will have the same ID. So Activesync should simply verify that there's nothing new on laptop side, and finish the sinc. And since it's only the first sync that scans the entire database and compares with the entire database on handheld, next time you shouldn't have problems anymore

I've the same problem here

Guys ....
I had exactly the same problem. The way I solved it was to sync first old phone (I have new NB and PPC ... so I needed to migrate all info from old/home PC and Hermes to NB and HD).
so the working process:
1] I synced HD with home PC
2] Sync Hermes with NB
3] Sync HD with NB
......
done
no more "mailbox size failure" appeard ....
/ said with other words .... the process recommended by Stief should work as well - or better ... just migrate all data to NB not using HD and than resync HD with laptop.

bbonzz, thanks again, I've tried this fix. I imported the PST file from computer #1 to computer #2. Then, did full full HTC sync with computer2. IT WORKED. However, when I then try to sync with computer #1, it's back to same problem.
As HTC wash their hands of any Activesync issues, we're on our own. I've found a prgramm called XTNDConnect. Does anyone know if this could replace acctivesync?

i think it is an activesync / wm6 bug, and not a bug of the blackstone.
I had the same behaviour with my mda3 (blue angel)

The last solution i can think of, is a "partial" sync. It's a pain in the a**, since you have to sync back and forth, but could work.
What i mean is:
1. you have your .pst backup. Now delete everything everywhere but contacts, say, # to C, sync with your HD and sync with the other PC: since there are few contacts, you should sync without problems.
2. Now import in pc #1 or pc#2, where you want, the .pst backup (with the filter "do not import duplicates, of course), and delete everything but contacts from # to F and sync again with both PC's. Since #-C are already synced, you shouldn't have problem, because this time should be imported only contacts D-F
3. Go on this way since all contacts have been synced.
If this one too fails, i surrender