BCM 2007 & Active Synch Warning Bob Heiney 4/5/2007 1:42:01 PM Well, here we go again. Another pain in the butt from the boneheads at Microsoft. I am synching to my Cingular 8125/Windows Mobile 5.0 from BCM 2007 (we should rename this BM 2007 as in bowel movement). In the course of synching, both sides stop. Then Active Synch disconnects. So I may get 150 business contacts into the phone before the system halts. From there, when I try to synch again, the application takes my synched contacts from the phone and adds them back into BCM 2007. Now I have duplicates. I'm so glad I have plenty of free hours to 'save time' and manage my contacts via computer!

RE: BCM 2007 & Active Synch Warning Samvnw51 4/10/2007 3:12:02 PM I have had some synch problems too, but not the same as yours. I synched 175+ contacts and 7 accounts without a problem from a Vista PC running BCM2007. However, Edits to an existing BCM contact in Outlook on the PC do not flow through to the WM5 device (cingular 8125). Adds and deletes do flow through to WM5. I'm using a USB connection, not bluetooth. Edits made on the WM5 device flow back to Outlook/BCM on the PC beautfully. I'm using the latest "Beta" BCMV3PPC.exe V1.0 for PocketPC software from the MS download site. I'm surprised this is still called Beta there and am wondering if they have released a final version with these problems fixed. Have you heard anything about a new release of this? "Bob Heiney" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Well, here we go again. Another pain in the butt from the boneheads at > Microsoft. > > I am synching to my Cingular 8125/Windows Mobile 5.0 from BCM 2007 (we > should rename this BM 2007 as in bowel movement). In the course of synching, > both sides stop. Then Active Synch disconnects. So I may get 150 business > contacts into the phone before the system halts. > > From there, when I try to synch again, the application takes my synched > contacts from the phone and adds them back into BCM 2007. Now I have > duplicates. I'm so glad I have plenty of free hours to 'save time' and manage > my contacts via computer!

RE: BCM 2007 & Active Synch Warning Bob Heiney 4/10/2007 3:38:05 PM Hi Sam, No I have not. However, I followed the advice of another user in this Discussion Group and purchased Chapura's (www.chapura.com) synch product. That worked without any issues. I really don't understand why that one should work any different than MS active synch. One thing though- and this is real cool- it combines both folders (Outlook & BCM) to create one unified look up on my Cingular 8125. Thank you for the tip on the Beta issue for Pocket PC. I wish I had known before I purchased the Chapura product!. Bob "Samvnw51" wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have had some synch problems too, but not the same as yours. I synched 175+ > contacts and 7 accounts without a problem from a Vista PC running BCM2007. > However, Edits to an existing BCM contact in Outlook on the PC do not flow > through to the WM5 device (cingular 8125). Adds and deletes do flow through > to WM5. I'm using a USB connection, not bluetooth. Edits made on the WM5 > device flow back to Outlook/BCM on the PC beautfully. I'm using the latest > "Beta" BCMV3PPC.exe V1.0 for PocketPC software from the MS download site. I'm > surprised this is still called Beta there and am wondering if they have > released a final version with these problems fixed. Have you heard anything > about a new release of this? > > "Bob Heiney" wrote: > > > Well, here we go again. Another pain in the butt from the boneheads at > > Microsoft. > > > > I am synching to my Cingular 8125/Windows Mobile 5.0 from BCM 2007 (we > > should rename this BM 2007 as in bowel movement). In the course of synching, > > both sides stop. Then Active Synch disconnects. So I may get 150 business > > contacts into the phone before the system halts. > > > > From there, when I try to synch again, the application takes my synched > > contacts from the phone and adds them back into BCM 2007. Now I have > > duplicates. I'm so glad I have plenty of free hours to 'save time' and manage > > my contacts via computer!

RE: BCM 2007 & Active Synch Warning Samvnw51 4/10/2007 4:16:01 PM Bob, Thanks for the quick reply. I just discovered on the MS BCM team Blog ( http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/default.aspx ) that they are working on a final release of BCM for WM5. One Question: Does Chaupur's product work with Vista on the PC, or just XP? Which are you using? Thanks. Sam "Bob Heiney" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi Sam, > > No I have not. However, I followed the advice of another user in this > Discussion Group and purchased Chapura's (www.chapura.com) synch product. > That worked without any issues. I really don't understand why that one should > work any different than MS active synch. > > One thing though- and this is real cool- it combines both folders (Outlook & > BCM) to create one unified look up on my Cingular 8125. > > Thank you for the tip on the Beta issue for Pocket PC. I wish I had known > before I purchased the Chapura product!. > > Bob > > "Samvnw51" wrote: > > > I have had some synch problems too, but not the same as yours. I synched 175+ > > contacts and 7 accounts without a problem from a Vista PC running BCM2007. > > However, Edits to an existing BCM contact in Outlook on the PC do not flow > > through to the WM5 device (cingular 8125). Adds and deletes do flow through > > to WM5. I'm using a USB connection, not bluetooth. Edits made on the WM5 > > device flow back to Outlook/BCM on the PC beautfully. I'm using the latest > > "Beta" BCMV3PPC.exe V1.0 for PocketPC software from the MS download site. I'm > > surprised this is still called Beta there and am wondering if they have > > released a final version with these problems fixed. Have you heard anything > > about a new release of this? > > > > "Bob Heiney" wrote: > > > > > Well, here we go again. Another pain in the butt from the boneheads at > > > Microsoft. > > > > > > I am synching to my Cingular 8125/Windows Mobile 5.0 from BCM 2007 (we > > > should rename this BM 2007 as in bowel movement). In the course of synching, > > > both sides stop. Then Active Synch disconnects. So I may get 150 business > > > contacts into the phone before the system halts. > > > > > > From there, when I try to synch again, the application takes my synched > > > contacts from the phone and adds them back into BCM 2007. Now I have > > > duplicates. I'm so glad I have plenty of free hours to 'save time' and manage > > > my contacts via computer!

RE: BCM 2007 & Active Synch Warning "mrtimpeterson via OfficeKB.com" <u8453[ at ]uwe> 4/10/2007 4:43:58 PM Sam, Chapura's Pocket Mirror Professional for WM is indeed Windows Vista compatible. For many years now I have found Chapura to be always proactively ahead of the curve with the quality and reliability of their sync solutions. The Pocket Mirror Professional for WM puts multiple folder contacts all into only 1 place on the handheld device where you can then utilize the contact with full look-up, dialing, & caller ID functionality. Also, with BCM version 3, the Project Tasks are separate data items from the native Outlook Task items. This BCM folder (Project Tasks) will also be synced and the Project Tasks on your handheld are then identified as such. MS should buy Chapura so that they could actually learn how to do syncronization correctly. The MS BCM sync application "may" be released "soon" but "soon" never seems to arrive very timely and when it does there always seems to be bugs or problems. I just can't say enough for how consistently reliable Chapura is. If you ever do have any problems, their CS is legendary. -THP Samvnw51 wrote: [Quoted Text] >Bob, >Thanks for the quick reply. I just discovered on the MS BCM team Blog ( >http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/default.aspx ) that they are working on a final >release of BCM for WM5. One Question: Does Chaupur's product work with Vista >on the PC, or just XP? Which are you using? > >Thanks. > >Sam > >> Hi Sam, >> >[quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> > > duplicates. I'm so glad I have plenty of free hours to 'save time' and manage >> > > my contacts via computer! -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com

RE: BCM 2007 & Active Synch Warning Samvnw51 4/10/2007 7:56:01 PM Sounds great. Couple of questions: 1. If I am using Chapura, can I still synch the non-BCM outlook data over the air with Exchange Direct Push EAS, while doing the Chapura/BCM synch over bluetooth ot USB? 2. Does Chapura work with BCM 2007 on Vista Business? Vista uses the "Mobile Device Center" rather than Active Synch. Do I have to install Active Synch on Vista? Thanks Sam "mrtimpeterson via OfficeKB.com" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Sam, > > Chapura's Pocket Mirror Professional for WM is indeed Windows Vista > compatible. For many years now I have found Chapura to be always proactively > ahead of the curve with the quality and reliability of their sync solutions. > The Pocket Mirror Professional for WM puts multiple folder contacts all into > only 1 place on the handheld device where you can then utilize the contact > with full look-up, dialing, & caller ID functionality. Also, with BCM > version 3, the Project Tasks are separate data items from the native Outlook > Task items. This BCM folder (Project Tasks) will also be synced and the > Project Tasks on your handheld are then identified as such. > > MS should buy Chapura so that they could actually learn how to do > syncronization correctly. The MS BCM sync application "may" be released > "soon" but "soon" never seems to arrive very timely and when it does there > always seems to be bugs or problems. I just can't say enough for how > consistently reliable Chapura is. If you ever do have any problems, their CS > is legendary. > > -THP > > > > Samvnw51 wrote: > >Bob, > >Thanks for the quick reply. I just discovered on the MS BCM team Blog ( > >http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/default.aspx ) that they are working on a final > >release of BCM for WM5. One Question: Does Chaupur's product work with Vista > >on the PC, or just XP? Which are you using? > > > >Thanks. > > > >Sam > > > >> Hi Sam, > >> > >[quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > >> > > duplicates. I'm so glad I have plenty of free hours to 'save time' and manage > >> > > my contacts via computer! > > -- > Message posted via http://www.officekb.com > >