mda vario + activ sync

[Guest zaid36]

I have just installed activ sync for my mda vario - I get a message saying connecting but then nothing happens after this. I have uninstalled and then reinstalled activ sync and done a soft reset on my mda but still the same problem.

can any one help?

[Guest zombiefly]

I have just installed activ sync for my mda vario - I get a message saying connecting but then nothing happens after this. I have uninstalled and then reinstalled activ sync and done a soft reset on my mda but still the same problem.

can any one help?

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i got my vario last week and i've had nothing but trouble with active sync 4.0

when i plug in the device, a network icon appears by the clock and the device is recognised, however its a bit of a lottery if active sync decides to start.

In the event log, there are DCOM errors created when active sync attempts to load.

Luckily i have a partition image of my drive at xp service pack 2 level without any windows updates installed. It seems to work ok at this point. If i install windows updates, the DCOM issue appears.

I'd suggest downloading activesync 4.1 to see if that fixes your problem, also check the event log for DCOM errors.

[Guest brykins]

I have just installed activ sync for my mda vario - I get a message saying connecting but then nothing happens after this. I have uninstalled and then reinstalled activ sync and done a soft reset on my mda but still the same problem. can any one help?

Are you running any kind of software firewall? I have to disable my Zone Alarm (free edition) otherwise I get the same thing - just hangs on connecting. Works fine with the Microsoft firewall of course!

[Guest jfran]

Are you running any kind of software firewall? I have to disable my Zone Alarm (free edition) otherwise I get the same thing - just hangs on connecting. Works fine with the Microsoft firewall of course!

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Ideally you should add activesync to the list of application the firewalls should exclude, there are guides to doing this on the windows mobile site - http://windowsmobile.com check out AS Troube Shooting.

rgds

Jim

[Guest brykins]

Ideally you should add activesync to the list of application the firewalls should exclude, there are guides to doing this on the windows mobile site - http://windowsmobile.com check out AS Troube Shooting.

Only guides for the paid for version of Zone Alarm - the free one works just as well but doesn't have some of the options needed. Adding the four processes that need to get through the firewall didn't help me at all.

Having said that, I've not looked into it too far as I didn't know if I was staying with AS4 because I didn't know if I was staying with a WM5 device. Looks like I am now (though not the Wizard) so will look into it again.

[Guest hunyango_uk]

just had my vario for two days and i have no trouble syncing with pc eversince i installed the activesync, and even i sync it over bluetooth i have no problem at all, ah that's the beauty of wireless technology. :)

[Guest JPo_23]

I'm having trouble synchronising my vario too. I use Sygate personal firewall pro, and I can't sync ( Activesync 4.1) when its switched on, even though I've set it to allow Activesync connection manager and Activesync RAPI manager. When I turn sygate off it works fine.

Anyone got any ideas on how to fix this?

[Guest brykins]

I'm having trouble synchronising my vario too. I use Sygate personal firewall pro, and I can't sync ( Activesync 4.1) when its switched on, even though I've set it to allow Activesync connection manager and Activesync RAPI manager. When I turn sygate off it works fine.

Anyone got any ideas on how to fix this?

Upgrade to Windows Mobile 2003 SE and Activesync 3.8

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[Guest JPo_23]

Would activesync 3.8 actually work with the vario?

[Guest Tobers]

Just been having the same problem with my O2 XDA Mini S. It was sitting on "connecting" for ages and never actually connecting. Using Activesync 4.1 by the way.

I've now managed to get it to connect to my work PC. It would connect to my home PC but as all my contacts & schedule are on my work one it made things a bit pointless.

I found that the Cisco VPN Client on my work PC has a "stateful firewall always on" facility. So, from startup onwards, the firewall is on and was blocking traffic from the XDA. I turned the "always on" to off, and the XDA connected fine. Prior to doing this I'd used "mxconfig.exe" to switch off anything that looked like a non-Microsoft firewall and any anti-virus, which made the connection work. I then gradually turned them all back on until I got to the Cisco VPN at which point the connection stopped working and the problem was diagnosed. Bloody boring though - been at it most of the day.

Now I've got the f'ing 85010014 error! Aaaaaaaaaaaaggggggggggggghhhh!

I've run Add/Remove programs to uninstall and then reinstall Outlook (doesn't need the original CD-ROM - just chose "update" for Office and remove Outlook from the installed components, reboot, and reinstall again. Still doesn't work.

Then I've run scanpst.exe to repair my pst file - lots of probs found and repaired. Still doesn't work.

Now running "detect and repair" (Outlook->Help->Detect and Repair) to see if that makes any difference.

Jeez - what a pile of poo. It's only synchronising some data for f's sake. Microsoft should be shot!

Will post back if it ever works....

[Guest brykins]

Would activesync 3.8 actually work with the vario?

No - that's why I'd like to "upgrade" my MDA Compact II to WM2003SE so I can go back to AS3.8!

[Guest Tobers]

OK - it's working now. No more 85010014.

Today, me and my work PC are plugged into the company LAN by cable. Yesterday I was at home and Activesync would not sync with Outlook offline. It wouldn't sync with it online either as I cannot run the VPN to get into the company LAN and have Activesync connect to my XDA at the same time.

So, it looks like Activesync needs to have Outlook online if, like me, you are using a mailbox on the Exchange Server.

Hurrah!

:)

[Guest welshgaz]

I have a smiliar problem and I've posted in the Wizard forum, but for those who dont read that I'll summarise it. I've managed to get it to synchronise, but contacts just will not synchronise. They've never sync'd yet all other itmes sync just fine. I've tried deleting partnerships on both the laptop and the vario but still nothing. I've not got a firewall other than the basic win xp sp2 version. AS 4.1 is installed and the laptop is new so I've never used AS before on it. Unfortunatly my other computer is not working so I cant try it on that. The AS window says that it is synchronised even when I only select contacts to be sync'd, and it says this almost immediatly on connecting - even though it goes through the process in the status screen. On checking the AS options on the device later, it will show contacts to be greyed out so it can't be selected again.

Help!!

Happy New Year and all that

Gaz

[Guest breezy69]

I had the same problem. Deselect contact under Tools>Options. Let the Vario sync and then go back and re-select contacts. It should sync all the contacts then.

[Guest welshgaz]

I had the same problem.  Deselect contact under Tools>Options.  Let the Vario sync and then go back and re-select contacts.  It should sync all the contacts then.

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Breezy69

Your a star! Thank You!!! Had my Wizard a month now and that was my last niggle sorted.

Hope you have a great new Year

Gaz