I have problems with active sync actually I have never seen a worse user friendly program as active sync almost no possibilities for user interference. And it quite often for some reasons delets all contacts and tasks etc from phone.
ANd will not sync notes from computer to phone. says just attention required but what to do remains unknown. Is there any better syncing program for win me 6 maybe.
I would delete the active sync connection on the PC, and on the phone, and start from scratch.
PC = file/Delete Mobile device.
Phone = Programs activesync/menu/connections/delete what ever you pc connection is called.
Of course don't delete the connections when they are connected.
Plug the phone back in, and create a new connection, and see if that corrects the problem.
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I have recently reinstalled windows on my computer, and have upgraded to Activesync 4.5 as the other versions are no longer available. When I sync my pda with activesync, I put it in its controller and it syncs email etc... fine.
Then I do something on my desktop and leave it there - I work at home so I want it constantly syncing with my outlook
About 5 minutes after sync, it disconnects, and I have to take it out of its cradle and put it back in again - very annoying!
I am not sure if I have missed some "turn off if inactive for" setting, but I cant work this one out...
hardingt
same problem with me
I also encounter the same problem after I migrate my BA to WM6, any help guys ? thanks++++
same problem
anyone have any ideas?
I've got a similar problem with my hermes.
Funny, my old angel doesn't have this problem tho.
Anyway, try turning off the 'advanced network functionality' and see if that makes it any more stable.
Settings -> Connections -> USB to PC
Other 'fixes' I've seen mentioned are:
Soft reset the phone
Uninstall, reboot, reinstall ActiveSync
Delete the association between the phone and computer, reestablish
IMO, activesync is a nasty hack that needs to be dragged out back and shot. Start with a clean code base, or make it a strictly backup solution with plugins for extra things, like syncing with outlook. That's how Palm does it, and I never had an issue with my old Palm Pilot not syncing.
Problem solved
turning off the 'advanced network functionality' in Settings-connections-USB to PC solved my Activesync 4.5 - Connection keeps turning off problem.
Thanks to jdc
Antivirus
Turn off your antivirus or other security programs . it helped me to connect . I turned off eset smart security on my pc and my BA became connected .
arash67 said:
Turn off your antivirus or other security programs . it helped me to connect . I turned off eset smart security on my pc and my BA became connected .
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That's another possibility.
when the 'advanced network functionality' thing is enabled, it enabled the RNDIS part, which makes the phone part of a private network that exists between the phone and the activesync program. Any communication to the phone is then done over a 'network bridge' of sorts. If a firewall or other network security program is running and has not been told to allow that traffic, it will block it and the whole thing will not work.
For the record, I downloaded activesync again and did the 'uninstall, reinstall, doo-da, doo-da' dance. After it reapplied some USB hotfixes that I don't recall from the first time I installed it, my RNDIS dropping issues have gone away.
Of course, it would by nice if microsoft would post the version and build number so we know if there has been an update to it...
EDIT: ...and it looks like I spoke too soon. Sometimes the enhanced network function stuff doesn't kill the connection, other times it does. Bluetooth and USB-serial connections are solid. I'm about ready to trash this hack program and find a 3rd party sync application. This is getting st00pid IMO... Grrr...
Title explains everything. It keeps going through sync process automatically. Very annoying. Caused me to lose all my contacts on my phone and Outlook. Had to start all over again. Fix?
disable syncing contacts and outlook
.... So everytime I want to sync. I have to go through checking the boxes again.
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.... So everytime I want to sync. I have to go through checking the boxes again.
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Or you can repeat your previous mentioned frustration. Whichever you prefer is fine with me.
ok.. well I don't think that'll help me.
This is what happened:
It kept syncing, I deleted partnership on activesync, deleted associations in the phone by deleting windows PC. Connected it again, went through the setup wizard and only clicked on contacts. Finished syncing.
Delete every contacts off my Outlook 2007 and on my phone. I had like half of them saved on my SIM. At that my SIM card is maxxed out with numbers.
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Title explains everything. It keeps going through sync process automatically. Very annoying. Caused me to lose all my contacts on my phone and Outlook. Had to start all over again. Fix?
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Do you mean that ActiveSync is consistently sync'ing?
ActiveSync will always sync about every five minutes. It's hard coded to do this... annoyingly enough.
I use one computer to sync but sometimes i want to use my work computer to connect so i can transfer files to it. i could never stop it from trying to sync my contacts even if i had all options unchecked first. It doesn't even say it's syncing but it would still mess up my phone and delete all my contacts, etc. i just go back to the original computer and resync and everything is normal again.
Try ActiveSync Toggle
ActiveSync Toggle, installed onto your desktop PC, should allow you to manually disconnect ActiveSync connection between your Tilt and desktop PC. You can still leave your Tilt cradled so it can continue to charge the battery. When you want to again allow your Tilt and PC to sync you just tell ActiveSync Toggle to allow the sync.
I created a quick launch icon in the lower left toolbar area of my desktop PC (XP). The quick launch icon I created for the ActiveSync Toggle makes it really easy to just click on it to open/launch the ActiveSync Toggle application.
Here is the link to ActiveSync Toggle: http://www.micrologics.co.uk/library/ast/
Hope this helps.
Enable guestonly mode. You'll still connect to activesync, but you'll never be prompted to create a partnership. Your Tilt will continue to charge, you can still access your files, etc...
Here's the link for guestonly: http://www.pocketpcfaq.com/applications/undocumentedactivesync.htm
PM
Hi,
I was wondering if it's possible to disable auto starting the Windows Mobile Device Center automatically starting when you connect the USB cable. I don't use MS way of syncing, all I need from the connection is file transfer with retaining device access to the SD card, and internet connection routed from my PC to PPC. Technically I just need it to update my RSS feeds once it's on cable and to have access to files.
I was ultimatedly able to disable WMDC by renaming C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdcBase.exe to something else. Raphael synced much faster, I was almost immediatelly able to access files on the device. The problem is I lost internet access on the PPC by doing this.
Sooo the ultimate question is:
Is there a way how not to start the annoying green ugly thing that takes up whole screen when you most need it clean and only thing it does is slowing your initial file sync, BUT retain the network feature as well.
Or is there a way to make the Device Center start completely hidden at least?
I just hate when Microsoft tries to make an app idiot-proof and in the same time makes life miserable for the advanced users...
Heya guys, what would you suggest in terms of a program that is a good alternative to active sync. i'm getting really really pissed off with active sync claiming that some of my stuff is not matching and it resyncs and wipes all my special ringtones as well as my contacts in my Peoples tab in tf3d.
I share your frustration but have found a sort-of solution. When you get the error "There has been change made on your server that requires re-syncronize all items on your device" I do a hard reset. You will loose all your changes since the last sync, plus you have to reload everything.
Many may dissagree with me on this, but here is how I have deleted this problem.
1) Hard Reset
2) Set Owner Name
3) Connect to PC and Sync. Do not disconnect from PC.
4) Open Active Sync or WMDC and change your Sync content to your preferences and let it sync again.
5) disconnect from PC and turn off "Advanced Network Conection or Enable faster data synchronization" (depends on WM version) on the phone: Start>Settings>Connections>USB to PC
6) Soft reset, and you are good to go.
7) reload all apps.
Personally I do not reload from a back-up as I find the problem can reappear. Others may find this overkill, but this problem bugs me so much, I am wiling to go to consderable effort to get rid of it for good. If you ever turn on the fast/advanced connection again, the problem will resurface.
I think the problem has to do with the high speed data transfer. Probably a polling timing or something. I think the PC or Phone is looking for a response and not getting it fast enough which causes the full resync. By disabling the advanced or faster USB connection, it works fine for me.
Other uses have also reported that syncing via BT eliminates the problem,but I have never tried this.
I used to get this about every 4-5 weeks, but since I maded the changes described above, I have not had the problem for over a year unless I forget to turn off the advanced/fast usb sync after a ROM flash.
Hopefully this will work for you as well. It is frustrating when you cannot trust the phone to keep your data entered between syncs.
Doug M.
I would suggest using PIMBackup, it runs from your phone and saves everything or just the items that you choose onto your storage card. It is way faster saving and retrieving your contacts than active sync, It also allows you to restore without a computer so if you mess up your phone and have to do a hard reset when you are away from your computer you can get your contacts back without going out of your way to get to a computer
Do any of you run active sync on two computers, ie, a pc and a laptop?
If so is there anything to be aware of, or are there no know issues or possible problems with it?
I'm mainly wanting it so that I can have all my email contacts in my two machines.,
notes, and tasks are not that important..
calender? hmm maybe but not essential.
not that I know off issues that is
but to be on the safe side I would export the pst file
from outlook on the main computer for backup just in case
I do that. No conflicts so far. Now I even sync to a Macbook and another to PC. Works very well, as long as you indicate which to overwrite which.
ohh, one more thing. my original pc is Xp and hence has active sync..
but my new laptop has vista, so presumably cant use activesync, and has to use mobile device centre...
with this extra complication, still no issues?
ActiveSync is built into Vista and Windows 7. I've never had any problems syncing. As long as the rules are set up properly it's pretty straightforward. I've set mine for the phone to have precedence over the data in both computers.