Re: Can't Sync At All with Windows Mobile 5 and ActiveSync 4.2 :-(

Hi,
Do you have a software firewall installed? It can prevent synchronization
like you described.

As for the types of data that you are synchronizing you can choose these
when you are connected or on the Pocket PC under ActiveSync.



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ActiveSync 4.x Troubleshooting Guide -
http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/faqs/acti...shoot-as4x.htm

"Keith Russell" <5hub-> wrote in message
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> Hi, everyone.
>
> Ever since "upgrading" to a WM5 device and being forced,
> accordingly, to upgrade to ActiveSync 4, I have had nothing but
> trouble. It's been over a week now since it stopped working
> completely, and I've tried everything I could think of. I
> uninstalled and reinstalled. I upgraded from 4.1 to 4.2. I
> uninstalled and reinstalled--again. I've been through numerous
> recradlings, soft resets, and Windows XP reboots. I've checked to
> make sure my cradle is plugged directly into a USB port. I don't
> remember what else I've tried, but I've been through Microsoft's
> troubleshooting steps with no success. I've also searched the
> newsgroups for help, but found nothing new (although it's very
> possible that it's there, and I missed it).
>
> I have several "conduits" enabled (what are these called in the
> PPC/WM/ActiveSync world, anyway?). What happens is that the
> device connects (sometimes after several recradling attempts, but
> it does eventually connect). It then displays "Looking for
> changes," pausing at one of my third-party conduits and looking
> for changes there--for several minutes. I then get a
> "Synchronization cannot be completed successfully" message and
> the ActiveSync window now says "Connected: Synchronization
> error".
>
> I'd like to go into Options and disable all the conduits to see
> if I can synchronize, then re-enable them one by one to see if I
> can narrow the problem down. However, there seems to be no way to
> get into Options! In the past, when I had this problem, I would
> wait until the Sync started, then click on the Sync button to
> stop it; at that point, Options became available. Now, however, I
> never get past the "Checking for changes" task to actual
> synchronization. Is there a way to disable the conduits or to
> otherwise accomplish this by editing the registry? Any other
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks VERY much in advance for any help you can give me.
> --
> Keith