How to get Vista, WMDC and OneCare to play happily together

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

This is a Public Service Announcement.

If you are using Vista and Windows Mobile Device Center with OneCare, you need to configure some ports in the firewall for the device to connect.

This may also (read 'will probably') be necessary with firewalls other than OneCare too :)

Take the following steps...

- Right click the onecare icon (green '1' in the system tray)

- Click 'Open Windows Live OneCare'

- Click 'Change OneCare Settings'

- Click the 'Firewall' tab

- Click 'Advanced Settings'

- Click the 'Ports and Protocols' tab

- Click 'Add', and repeat for the following ports (I set them all up for the 'local network' scope):


Port 990 inbound TCP

Port 999 inbound TCP

Port 5678 inbound TCP

Port 5679 outbound UDP

Port 5721 inbound TCP

Port 26675 inbound TCP


- Click OK / OK / OK

- Replug device[/code]

You should then be syncing to your heart's content! :D


[i]Here ends the Public Service Announcement.

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[Guest nickcornaglia]

Ooooo....this may be just what the doctor ordered.

This is a great site! :)

In fact....I removed One Care while I was setting up WMC with my XBOX, because it wouldnt let me connect.

But I never tried to connect my phone again.

Maybe now I'll add it back and do the above.

THANKS!

[Guest pisquee]

How strange that OneCare isn't preprogrammed to recognise other MS products!

[Guest stevekay]

I had the problem of connecting through WMDC, however when I checked the Ports & Protocol tabs as described, I noticed that ActiveSync was listed at the top of the list.

Putting a tick in that box solved the connection problems!

BTW: There are also settings for XBox Media Center Extenders on that list...

(Don't be fooled by the fact that the list is greyed out, you can still tick the boxes :) )

Edited February 5, 2007 by stevekay

[Guest nickcornaglia]

I had the problem of connecting through WMDC, however when I checked the Ports & Protocol tabs as described, I noticed that ActiveSync was listed at the top of the list.

Putting a tick in that box solved the connection problems!

BTW: There are also settings for XBox Media Center Extenders on that list...

(Don't be fooled by the fact that the list is greyed out, you can still tick the boxes :) )

DId eventually see the XBOX items in the list that fixed that problem for me. Now having the problem from the original post and going thru the steps.

[Guest nickcornaglia]

Do I set all of these to INTERNET or LOCAL NETWORK (SUBNET)????

I was connecting fine earlier this week...something updated last night I believe and it wont connect now.

My firewall switches from Automatic to Restricted when I plug my device in

[Guest kyrkesmith]

I had the problem of connecting through WMDC, however when I checked the Ports & Protocol tabs as described, I noticed that ActiveSync was listed at the top of the list.

Putting a tick in that box solved the connection problems!

BTW: There are also settings for XBox Media Center Extenders on that list...

(Don't be fooled by the fact that the list is greyed out, you can still tick the boxes ;) )

The ActiveSync box didn't work for me, I had to add the ports as per Paul's instructions.

Also, it seems that the greyed out ones are ones that you can't edit. Still, not especially clear.