MICROSOFT GARBAGE

I get that error on a clean PC reboot without opening Outlook at all. I am
certain it is not running on another computer, or on the computer I wish to
sync with.

It sure seems odd that I can get a repeated error from WMDC and nobody here
can seem to pinpoint why the error message occurs. I can easily duplicate
the error message. It seems to be the culprit of the sync issue with
Outlook...

"Rodric Vos" <rodric-@vos.net> wrote in message
news:%...
> Errr....because you have Outlook set up to open a .PST and this .PST is
> already open in Outlook on another computer? This gives an error as well.
> The PST referenced in the profile, may not be opened at the same time from
> a different computer.
>
> I also have synchronisation problems, but other than you do and indeed,
> like you, I too do regret that we are dependend on MS that shipped Vista
> earlier than it should I guess.
>
> Regards,
> Rodric.
>
> "Todd Joyce" <microsoft.public.pocketpc.activesync> wrote in message
> news:6ED3A468-2060-4161-90A7-...
>>I have followed those guidelines and still can not sync with Outlook. Any
>>ideas why I keep getting the error that it can not connect to the network
>>from WMDC?
>>
>> "Chris De Herrera" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi,
>>> You can run WMDC and Windows Live OneCare. See
>>> http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/wmdc/onecare/index.htm for information
>>> on how to setup the OneCare firewall to work with WMDC.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Chris De Herrera
>>> http://www.pocketpcfaq.com
>>> http://www.tabletpctalk.com
>>> http://www.pocketpctalk.com
>>> http://www.mobilitytalk.com
>>>
>>> ActiveSync 4.x Troubleshooting Guide -
>>> http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/acti...shoot-as4x.htm
>>> Windows Mobile Device Center Troubleshooting Guide -
>>> http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/wmdc/
>>>
>>> "Dan Ruggles" <> wrote in message
>>> news:14B22C46-7852-46A6-B7B3-...
>>>>I have a UT Starcom phone from Verizon (Pocket PC) using Windows Mobile
>>>>5.0
>>>> and Vista Business loaded onto a IBM T41. I also run Office 2007.
>>>> There was
>>>> a new version of Windows Mobile Device Center loaded sometime around
>>>> 2/23/07
>>>> and is dated 1/31/07 (920701). Delete the older version and re-install
>>>> this
>>>> one. Delete the old device driver for the mobile device. Un plug and
>>>> insert
>>>> the USB back in and let it search your device and the internet. Seems
>>>> to
>>>> take a while but I think there was also new drivers loaded.
>>>>
>>>> DO NOT run Windows Live One Care. If you have it installed,
>>>> de-install.
>>>> This causes conflicts and prevents Mobile Device Center from
>>>> establishing a
>>>> synch. I don't run Outlook 2007 when I synch. Seems to get confused
>>>> when I
>>>> have Outlook up and running, even though this wasn't a problem with
>>>> ActiveSync 4.5.
>>>>
>>>> After I selected the file and other components I wanted to synch,
>>>> everything
>>>> worked fine. I then loaded AvantGo onto my laptop and let it download
>>>> to the
>>>> Pocket PC. DO NOT sync these services. I found that VISTA won't let
>>>> it pass
>>>> through to sync to the remote AvantGo server. I just sync over a data
>>>> call.
>>>>
>>>> All of this took about 3 days and lots of calls to Microsoft and
>>>> experimentation to make work.
>>>> --
>>>> Dan Ruggles
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Todd Joyce" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Let's see, I have a brand new Dell Axim X51V with MICROSOFT WINDOWS
>>>>> MOBILE 5
>>>>> on it and a desktop with MICROSOFT VISTA ULTIMATE on it and using
>>>>> MICROSOFT
>>>>> WINDOWS MOBILE DEVICE CENTER will not sync with MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007
>>>>> OUTLOOK at all. I have searched several forums, called tech support
>>>>> at Dell
>>>>> and Microsoft, opened ports on firewalls, added programs as
>>>>> exceptions,
>>>>> reinstalled operating systems, Office, WMDC all with the same result.
>>>>> These
>>>>> MICROSOFT PRODUCTS DO NOT SUCCESSFULLY WORK TOGETHER.
>>>>>
>>>>> No wonder Dell is jumping ship and getting out of the PPC market.
>>>>> MICROSOFT
>>>>> could not find their ass with both hands.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would venture to guess that NOBODY here can get the above products
>>>>> to work
>>>>> together as they are supposed to, reliabily and without any problems.
>>>>> If
>>>>> you can - please chime in here.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is pretty unbelievable that MICROSOFT can not get their own
>>>>> products to
>>>>> work together, and that so many people are having such problems with
>>>>> synching Outlook 2007 and Vista.
>>>>>
>>>>> Throw the PPC's in the garbage and get a small notepad and a pen.
>>>>> Works
>>>>> great and the worst that can happen is the pen runs out of ink. No
>>>>> tech
>>>>> support required, works EVERY time.
>>>>>
>>>>> After this whole ordeal, If I could "Quit" on Microsoft and never buy
>>>>> or
>>>>> support their products again I would but how is a person going to do
>>>>> this?
>>>>> Instead, I simply have to give up the use of a PPC until MICROSOFT can
>>>>> figure this out and make their products work together. Oh, I will
>>>>> still
>>>>> have to make the paymets on my new Axim, even though it will not work
>>>>> as
>>>>> advertised. My old X5 was fine, but it has MICROSOFT PPC 2003 on it
>>>>> and the
>>>>> new MICROSOFT WMDC does not support their own products and said I
>>>>> needed a
>>>>> PPC with WM5 or newer on it to work with MICROSOFT VISTA. I bought
>>>>> VISTA,
>>>>> OFFICE 2007, WMDC latest release and a new PPC with WM5 on it and I
>>>>> still
>>>>> can not sync with all the latest Microsoft products freshly installed,
>>>>> thousands of dollars later. Good news for MICROSOFT though, they made
>>>>> a
>>>>> bunch of money and thats what counts to them, not having software that
>>>>> works
>>>>> with it's own.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks to all on this site who have dilligently tried to help so many
>>>>> others
>>>>> like myself, to no avail. Hopefully someday my new PPC will work
>>>>> before it
>>>>> becomes extinct as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just don't forget - We are all at the mercy of the MICROSOFT
>>>>> CORPORATION for
>>>>> a solution here...
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Well, I finally got it to sync! It seems there was an installation issue
with Outlook 2007. I ran the new Office Diagnostic Tool which is located in
the Help menu on Outlook and after about 15 minutes, it said out of all the
tests it found and fixed one problem, so I thought I would try the sync
again, not expecting any success and low and behold - It worked! I just had
contacts selected so I then enabled all the other sync options including One
Note, many email folders, Business Contact Manager, Mobile Favorites, Mobile
Docs, Notes, Tasks, Calendar...

It is syncing now but looks like it is working, I will post back when it is
complete and I can verify the data integerity.

It is odd however, that there was an installation problem when Vista was a
clean install immediately followed by a clean install of Office 2007. My
Outlook data was then imported into the newly created .pst file created by
Outlook. Not sure why there was a installation problem here. I had even
uninstalled and reinstalled Office 2007 to try to fix the problem. Maybe
there is a bug in the installation code of Office 2007 and the Office
Diagnostics code catches this but only if the program is run.

One Care is on and the port allowances and program exceptions have been
applied as advised elsewhere on this and other forums.

The tip for the solution came from www.aximusers.com at
http://www.aximusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8322

And, humbly said - Thanks Microsoft for providing a diagnostic tool that
solved the issue of my various recommended MS software products not working
together.

Also, a big thanks to all on this site who have listened, agreed and
disagreed and most importantly helped to find a solution!

I have the same frustration. I have a new Dell Inspiron 6400 with Vista Busniness, Outlook 2007 and everything ran great.
I downloaded WMDC latest build and everything crashes. Outlook now barely runs, slow to open email and attachments and retrieve email. My Treo 700W will sync contacts OK, but all appointments have double/triple entries. I have removed WMDC and it did not fix the problem wiht Outlook.
I am frustrated as I have been working on this for a week and nothing syncs...

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I have the same frustration. I have a new Dell Inspiron 6400 with Vista Busniness, Outlook 2007 and everything ran great.
I downloaded WMDC latest build and everything crashes. Outlook now barely runs, slow to open email and attachments and retrieve email. My Treo 700W will sync contacts OK, but all appointments have double/triple entries. I have removed WMDC and it did not fix the problem wiht Outlook.
I am frustrated as I have been working on this for a week and nothing syncs...

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