The Pocket PC and ActiveSync performed reliably for several years with no
apparent errors. It is only recently that this has been happening. All of
the hardware and related software is the same. The reliability or accuracy
of the sync has just become an issue in the last few months.
The ActiveSync is the same version for the last couple of years, but it
says it is the latest version. The only thing tha gets updated regularly is
Outlook - Windows update is turned on.
I am at a complete loss trying to figure this one out. My suspicion is that
a Windows, or Outlook update may be causing this but there are simply too
many of these to uninstall.
"Todd Allcock" wrote:
> Was it still randomly messing up with new items prior to ever synching
> with the second PC? Or was sync between the device and th one PC you
> deleted/recreated the partnership with still solid prior to adding the
> other PC into the mix?
>
>
> At 14 May 2009 07:16:04 -0700 JGreg7 wrote:
> > I have tried the procedure you outlined below by deleting everything
> from the
> > handheld and second computer and rebuilding both the synchronized items.
> >
> > The problem hoever is with ne things, when I add a new item, or update
> an
> > existing item, sometimes it is lost when I sync.
> >
> > As an example: I create a new item on my work computer, sync, and
> verify it
> > is on my hand held, when I sync it on the home computer, it erases the
> new
> > item.
> >
> > Another example: I update an existing item on my work computer, sync,
> and
> > verify it is on my hand held, when I sync it on the home computer, it
> > replaces the updated item with the old one.
> >
> > In general, it seems to work most of the time, however I have watched
> it do
> > the above quite a few times. I have even created test items to
> demonstrate
> > this effect. It happens quite randomly, so it is difficult to detect a
> > pattern.
> >
> > "Todd Allcock" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "JGreg7" <> wrote in message
> > > news:950222CC-29BA-495A-9B13-...
> > > >I am using Active Sync 4.5 with a Pocket PC with Mobile 2003, on two
> > > >Windows
> > > > XP computers. I synchronize the outlook on both computers
> excluding
> > > > e-mail.
> > > >
> > > > Active Sync is starting to operate erratically, first it stopped
> > > > synchronizing Notes, now it is overwriting new Calendar and Task
> data with
> > > > old data.
> > > >
> > > > I have gone through the settings, and they are correct for what I
> want to
> > > > sync, but it does not seem to be working that way.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas on how to fix this?
> > >
> > > Depending on your tolerance for tracking down and eliminating
> duplicates,
> > > the best course of action would be to delete the partnership between
> the
> > > device and the most up-to-date PC (in terms of synched data, not
> > > technology!) and then recreate it. Assuming at least one of the PCs
> is
> > > up-to-date, you could select "replace data on the device with data
> from the
> > > PC" when setting up the new partnership- that'd be less painful. If
> there
> > > is data on the device that isn't on the PC, you'd need to select the
> "merge"
> > > (or "combine"- I forget what they call it these days) option to avoid
> losing
> > > it, which will likely create a bunch of duplicate items you'd need to
> weed
> > > through and delete.
> > >
> > > After getting the data synched properly between the device and one
> PC, move
> > > on to the next, first deleting the notes, tasks, etc. from that PC,
> (so
> > > "merging" data when setting up the partnership doesn't create a whole
> new
> > > set of dupicates to deal with- essentially the "correct" data from
> the first
> > > PC will be transferred to the second via the device.) This should
> get all
> > > three sets of data back in sync.
> > >
> > > > Or am I just at the end of the useful life of
> > > > this technology?
> > >
> > > Some of us might argue Activesync reached it's end of useful life
> about
> > > three years ago! ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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