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adealey · 07-17-07, 11:20 AM

Sigh... here we go with yet another bizarre ActiveStync misbehavior.

I have for years synced my PPC with two computers. I sync Contacts, Calendar and Tasks. I do not sync mail.

Recently my laptop was destroyed. Bought and configured a new one. Deleted the partnership with the destroyed one from my Cingular 8125 running WM5. Added the partnership with the new laptop.

Everything seemed normal until I tried to specify that I wanted to sync Contacts, Calendar and Tasks on the new machine when it popped a dialog box which says "You cannot synchronize contacts because it is already synchronizing with ARB01-Work."

Say what? I've done this for years and its documented as a reasonable thing to do!

I've tried all the delete one partnership, delete the other, delete both, reset the machines, etc tangos. I can still only get it to sync with one partner. Either one but only one at a time.

Uninstalling AS 4.2 & installed AS 4.5. Thought that was going to work because it let me establish a second partnership and select Contacts, Calendar and Tasks to sync without complaining. But then when I looked at the first partnership it had silently removed those three from syncing with that partner! (Has anyone noticed that AS gets stupider with each release?).

And now any and all attempts to establish the syncs on a second partner get the dialog box telling me I can't do this.

Did web searches and found very little on this. Only a couple of people who had the problem and no solutions.

Anybody have any suggestions?

07-17-07, 11:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
adealey Aximsite Prospect Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	problem syncing two computers - Outlook2003, XP, WM5 Sigh... here we go with yet another bizarre ActiveStync misbehavior. I have for years synced my PPC with two computers. I sync Contacts, Calendar and Tasks. I do not sync mail. Recently my laptop was destroyed. Bought and configured a new one. Deleted the partnership with the destroyed one from my Cingular 8125 running WM5. Added the partnership with the new laptop. Everything seemed normal until I tried to specify that I wanted to sync Contacts, Calendar and Tasks on the new machine when it popped a dialog box which says "You cannot synchronize contacts because it is already synchronizing with ARB01-Work." Say what? I've done this for years and its documented as a reasonable thing to do! I've tried all the delete one partnership, delete the other, delete both, reset the machines, etc tangos. I can still only get it to sync with one partner. Either one but only one at a time. Uninstalling AS 4.2 & installed AS 4.5. Thought that was going to work because it let me establish a second partnership and select Contacts, Calendar and Tasks to sync without complaining. But then when I looked at the first partnership it had silently removed those three from syncing with that partner! (Has anyone noticed that AS gets stupider with each release?). And now any and all attempts to establish the syncs on a second partner get the dialog box telling me I can't do this. Did web searches and found very little on this. Only a couple of people who had the problem and no solutions. Anybody have any suggestions?