Re: ActiveSync 4.1 (together with Windows Mobile 5) is a piece of crap

I have used Windows Mobile 5 and Activesync 4.1 very successfully. I never
used 3.8 though. Did you uninstall 3.8 completely before you installed 4.1?

"Chris Klein" <> wrote in message
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> I have lost 2 days messing around with the new ActiveSync 4.1 and
> Windows Mobile 5 and it does not work (I have searched the web and
> tried a zillion suggestions).
> It is totally crazy to release such a crap software after ActiveSync
> 3.8 worked just fine. I have used 3.8 and Mobile 2003 without any
> problems but I could not get 4.1 to work for me.
>
> The first insanity is the stupid firewall settings that are necessary
> and the second insanity is that it cannot even sync my outlook (I seem
> to have too much data) while 3.8 worked just fine. I get long error
> numbers instead of human-readable text (like 30 years ago in the staone
> age of software).
>
> I AM VERY ANGRY ... I sent my mobile 5 device back and am stepping back
> to Mobile 2003 and ActiveSync 3.8.
> Mobile 2003 crashes very often and the Bluetooth stack is unusable ...
> but I must have the Outlook sync!
>
> Shame on the developers who developed it and shame on the product
> managers who released such a piece crap!
>
> Christian
>
>

Sorry to hear you didn't like WM5, Chris. Having used the same iPAQ for
4 years, it's an improvement for me. And apart from disconnecting my
computer's wireless connections and being slower and missing some
options from 3.8 (e.g., no sync with only selected Contacts Categories),
AS 4.1 has worked quite well. I've even fixed the wireless
disconnection problem on my notebook.

I'm still working on why it's synchronizing slower than 3.8.


"Dan" <> wrote in message
news:%...
:I have used Windows Mobile 5 and Activesync 4.1 very successfully. I
never
: used 3.8 though. Did you uninstall 3.8 completely before you
installed 4.1?
:
: "Chris Klein" <> wrote in message
: news: oups.com...
: > I have lost 2 days messing around with the new ActiveSync 4.1 and
: > Windows Mobile 5 and it does not work (I have searched the web and
: > tried a zillion suggestions).
: > It is totally crazy to release such a crap software after ActiveSync
: > 3.8 worked just fine. I have used 3.8 and Mobile 2003 without any
: > problems but I could not get 4.1 to work for me.
: >
: > The first insanity is the stupid firewall settings that are
necessary
: > and the second insanity is that it cannot even sync my outlook (I
seem
: > to have too much data) while 3.8 worked just fine. I get long error
: > numbers instead of human-readable text (like 30 years ago in the
staone
: > age of software).
: >
: > I AM VERY ANGRY ... I sent my mobile 5 device back and am stepping
back
: > to Mobile 2003 and ActiveSync 3.8.
: > Mobile 2003 crashes very often and the Bluetooth stack is unusable
....
: > but I must have the Outlook sync!
: >
: > Shame on the developers who developed it and shame on the product
: > managers who released such a piece crap!
: >
: > Christian
: >
: >
:
:

Dan,

......apart from disconnecting my computer's wireless connections

how did you fix this problem?

Regards,

Brian

"PhiL PHiL" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Sorry to hear you didn't like WM5, Chris. Having used the same iPAQ for
> 4 years, it's an improvement for me. And apart from disconnecting my
> computer's wireless connections and being slower and missing some
> options from 3.8 (e.g., no sync with only selected Contacts Categories),
> AS 4.1 has worked quite well. I've even fixed the wireless
> disconnection problem on my notebook.
>
> I'm still working on why it's synchronizing slower than 3.8.
>
>
> "Dan" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
> :I have used Windows Mobile 5 and Activesync 4.1 very successfully. I
> never
> : used 3.8 though. Did you uninstall 3.8 completely before you
> installed 4.1?
> :
> : "Chris Klein" <> wrote in message
> : news: oups.com...
> : > I have lost 2 days messing around with the new ActiveSync 4.1 and
> : > Windows Mobile 5 and it does not work (I have searched the web and
> : > tried a zillion suggestions).
> : > It is totally crazy to release such a crap software after ActiveSync
> : > 3.8 worked just fine. I have used 3.8 and Mobile 2003 without any
> : > problems but I could not get 4.1 to work for me.
> : >
> : > The first insanity is the stupid firewall settings that are
> necessary
> : > and the second insanity is that it cannot even sync my outlook (I
> seem
> : > to have too much data) while 3.8 worked just fine. I get long error
> : > numbers instead of human-readable text (like 30 years ago in the
> staone
> : > age of software).
> : >
> : > I AM VERY ANGRY ... I sent my mobile 5 device back and am stepping
> back
> : > to Mobile 2003 and ActiveSync 3.8.
> : > Mobile 2003 crashes very often and the Bluetooth stack is unusable
> ...
> : > but I must have the Outlook sync!
> : >
> : > Shame on the developers who developed it and shame on the product
> : > managers who released such a piece crap!
> : >
> : > Christian
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>

See the thread "ActiveSync Kills Wireless" in this group... He changed
drivers for the wireless card to a different version from Intel.

Paul T.

"Brian J" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Dan,
>
> .....apart from disconnecting my computer's wireless connections
>
> how did you fix this problem?
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian
>
> "PhiL PHiL" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Sorry to hear you didn't like WM5, Chris. Having used the same iPAQ for
>> 4 years, it's an improvement for me. And apart from disconnecting my
>> computer's wireless connections and being slower and missing some
>> options from 3.8 (e.g., no sync with only selected Contacts Categories),
>> AS 4.1 has worked quite well. I've even fixed the wireless
>> disconnection problem on my notebook.
>>
>> I'm still working on why it's synchronizing slower than 3.8.
>>
>>
>> "Dan" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>> :I have used Windows Mobile 5 and Activesync 4.1 very successfully. I
>> never
>> : used 3.8 though. Did you uninstall 3.8 completely before you
>> installed 4.1?
>> :
>> : "Chris Klein" <> wrote in message
>> : news: oups.com...
>> : > I have lost 2 days messing around with the new ActiveSync 4.1 and
>> : > Windows Mobile 5 and it does not work (I have searched the web and
>> : > tried a zillion suggestions).
>> : > It is totally crazy to release such a crap software after ActiveSync
>> : > 3.8 worked just fine. I have used 3.8 and Mobile 2003 without any
>> : > problems but I could not get 4.1 to work for me.
>> : >
>> : > The first insanity is the stupid firewall settings that are
>> necessary
>> : > and the second insanity is that it cannot even sync my outlook (I
>> seem
>> : > to have too much data) while 3.8 worked just fine. I get long error
>> : > numbers instead of human-readable text (like 30 years ago in the
>> staone
>> : > age of software).
>> : >
>> : > I AM VERY ANGRY ... I sent my mobile 5 device back and am stepping
>> back
>> : > to Mobile 2003 and ActiveSync 3.8.
>> : > Mobile 2003 crashes very often and the Bluetooth stack is unusable
>> ...
>> : > but I must have the Outlook sync!
>> : >
>> : > Shame on the developers who developed it and shame on the product
>> : > managers who released such a piece crap!
>> : >
>> : > Christian
>> : >
>> : >
>> :
>> :
>>
>>
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