Re: Cannot sync with 2 PCs

I have had this issue since WM5. It is not solely linked to just syncing with Exchange, as I have never done that. I do however sync one of my PCs with Exchange, and that seems to be contributory. I worked this issue with MS early on and they just never seemed to be able to duplicate it, so I just gave up. I also got a new job where I couldn't take my electronics, so my personal need disappeared.

For reference, in my case, if you partnered with two devices, the PIM items would only allow syncing with one of the PCs. I felt this was by design as there was a dialog box specifically indicating you could not sync contacts (for example) because it was already being sync'd with PC1. I felt some coder wrote that dialog, and MS indicated they wouldn't know why, because you shouldn't have that problem. Yea, right. In my case I could uncheck one PC syncing a particular item and check that item on the other PC. Just one at a time though, never both.

So, it is not an anomaly. It is a real bug, and an issue IMHO, but I went for several months trying to champion it with no resolution. Not having a very active Don Quixote gene, I gave up.

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Sven
MS MVP Mobile Devices

"Todd All***" <elecconnec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:f9d1p7$am7$3@xxxxxxxxxxx
At 08 Aug 2007 15:39:55 +0200 Edmund Sackbauer wrote:

today I hard resetted my device, and deleted all partnerships on both
PCs.
Then I connected with my XP PC and the AS4.5 wizard for establishing a
partnership came up.
At first question, if I want to sync with Exchange server, I unchecked
this.
At second question, what to sync: Took all options except email and
Media.
Initial sync did work correctly.
Went to 2nd PC, but when WMDC sets up the new partnership, the options
for contacts, calendar and tasks were already grey, so I could not
choose to sync them ("Is already synced with 'Windows PC'").


Just for grins- and perhaps find the bug, what happens if you uncheck the
e-mail box in AS on the device (stop synching e-mail)? Are you then
allowed to synch calendar, contacts, etc. with the second PC? (I'm
wondering if the bug checks for a previous e-mail-synched PC then
roadblocks all PIM data in error.)

If deactivating e-mail synching works, at least you could work around
that (just recreate your POP/IMAP accounts on the PPC. I've never
personally found off-line e-mail synching to be a very satisfying
experience.)

As I found out I am by far not the only one with this problem. It seems
nobody has a solution.
I am really desperate now, because I work a lot from home, so its
essential for me to have my appointments at my home Outlook also.


Depending on your desperation level, you could toss money at the problem-
1&1.com offers hosted Exchange service for $7/month, IIRC. You could set
your calendar up on that, which would automatically keeps both PCs and
the PPC in sync at all times. (Not ideal, but it's an option.)

Regarding Inbox, it can be synced with only 1 PC, but that does not
affect calendar, contacts and task sync. At least it didnt on my
WM2003SE device.

You're right- this certainly sounds like a bug, and a big one at that!

Good luck!


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