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1. someone

   
   Posted on: June 07, 2007 at 4:24AM  

   You wicked ppl, can't you add simple Windows Calendar and Windows Contacts syncing to WMDC?
2. inkognito

   
   Posted on: June 08, 2007 at 6:38PM  

   Hi,

   I have just acquired my first Windows Mobile 6 powered phone. I was absolutely amazed, shocked, appalled (and so on) to discover that it is not possible to synchronize my Windows Contacts (from Windows Vista) to the phone.

   I simply cannot believe that this is not possible, now that I've been good and chosen the "narrow path of purity", in relation to only chosing Microsoft products. I really expected them to integrate such things for me in a smooth, transparent manner.

   I do not accept the fact that I have to type every single person from my personal contacts in Vista, into the phone by hand (there's a lot of them...)

   Please tell me that I've missed something!

   Please, Microsoft, guide me down the path of the righteous man, I'm losing faith here!

   br//
3. Nish Vamadevan

   
   Posted on: June 11, 2007 at 9:47AM  

   inkognito, Follow the instructions here...

   http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx
4. Brandon LeBlanc

   

   
   Posted on: June 11, 2007 at 12:52PM  

   Nish, I don't think that link helps inkognito with the problem of syncing Windows Contacts and Windows Calendar... all I see are installation instructions.

   inkognito, the Windows Mobile Device Center Team is aware of users concerns with being unable to sync Windows Contacts and Windows Calendar to your mobile phone through Windows Mobile Device Center.

   However, I want to throw this out that with Windows Live and your Windows Live Contacts - you can sync them with Windows Contacts on Windows Vista AND sync with your Windows Mobile 6 device using Windows Live for Mobile. I wrote a post about syncing Windows Live Contacts to Windows Contacts here:

   http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2007/05/13/making-your-windows-live-contacts-work-with-windows-contacts.aspx

   - Brandon
5. inkognito

   
   Posted on: June 12, 2007 at 6:00PM  

   Hi Brandon,

   Your suggestion seems like it could be worth a shot, I'll try it out soon.

   If it turns out to work, I'll consider it as a workaround for now. I hope the MS team will be able to develop the feature for the next release.

   BTW: Thanks for constructive input!.
6. tj311

   
   Posted on: June 15, 2007 at 8:05PM  

   I have installed the latest version of wmdc 6.1 and I'm still not able to sync my Dash smartphone. The pc sometimes sees it and it syncs and then next time I try, it isn't even recognized as being plugged in. Are there more known issues with WMDC?
7. Copenhagen

   
   Posted on: June 27, 2007 at 3:04AM  

   I have been using Vista with my Dell Axim X51 since Vista Beta 2. I now have the commercial Ultimate Vista.

   There were problems along the way but the worst problem has now occurred when I installed the latest driver update to Windows Mobile Device Centre 6.1

   I get two error messages - one that svchost.exe has closed down and one that the Windows mobile 2003 based devices service has closed down. These events occur when I try to connect the device in it's USB cradle.

   When the upgrade runs, the first thing it does is install an unknown device (at first this took ages but after various tries this goes faster now in the preconfigured folders.)

   All I can do now is to choose the device connection type (excluding Bluetooth) and then the whole Device Centre crashes and generates error messages when I try to connect.

   Vista synced perfectly with the device prior to the upgrade.

   I read the blog here and tried uninstalling the upgrade (WMDC) and booting and then re-installing. No change. I tried uninstalling and then installing each of two previous upgrades I still had - one from December and one from February. No change.

   Any help available? I could send the ETL log files to dcinput@microsoft.com if someone there would receive them and look at them

   Forgot to say that the Axim has WM5.
8. dericlaw

   
   Posted on: June 29, 2007 at 6:28AM  

   dear all,

   i had just recently bought a laptop with window vista home basic, and found out the window mobile device center can't sync with my pocket pc 2002.

   I know the best solution is upgrade my pocket pc, but i don't want to throw away my pocket pc 2002, anyone know how do i connect my pocket pc 2002 to window vista?

   appreciate your help or any suggestion for me?

   thanks in advance

   Deric
9. richardk

   
   Posted on: July 03, 2007 at 3:06AM  

   I have a new sony vaio  with vista. I also sync with my microsoft mobile xda. Everything works except the notes that are on pwi files. They will not open in vista in any program. I cannot transfer this data. For some reason the title of the note transfers but not thre content. Any help please!!
10. Copenhagen

    
    Posted on: July 04, 2007 at 8:03AM  

    My situation is this:

    I have been using my my Dell Axim X51 (with WM5) on XP and then on Vista

    since the betas and RCs and now have the commercial Ultimate Vista (English)

    with the Danish Language Pack.

    There have been issues along the way with various versions of the OS –

    mainly that there was never an automatic upgrade when these were available

    and needed ( you had to hunt for them or find references to them on blogs and

    newsgroups). The other big headache was that it couldn't recognize Outlook

    2003 for a long time.

    Since I installed the latest driver update to Windows Mobile Device Centre

    6.1 the longtime well functioning connectivity with my Axim was destroyed and

    I get two error messages - one that svchost.exe has closed down and one that

    the Windows mobile 2003 based devices service has closed down. These events

    occur when I try to connect the device in its USB cradle. The Axim shows that

    it is about to connect and then the two Windows error messages pop up on the

    host Vista machine.

    When the upgrade has run, the first thing it did was to install an unknown

    device (at first this took ages but after various tries this goes faster now

    in

    the pre configured folders.)

    On the Vista Blog I read a suggestion that it might be an idea to try

    uninstalling the upgrade (WMDC) and then boot and re-install the package. No

    change. I tried then uninstalling and then installing each of two previous

    upgrades I still had - one from December and one from February. No change.

    When I discussed the above problems with a Windows Mobile Device Center

    staff member and sent him the Event Log references for wcescomm and/or

    rapimgr events and the etl logs and the full msi logs he asked whether the

    machine had been booted, and whether there is anything left in my

    \Windows\WindowsMobile folder after uninstalling (both) of the Windows Mobile

    Device Center 6.1 entries in the program control panel applet? I replied that

    I had rebooted numerous times and that there were still many files and

    folders left in the WindowsMobile folder.

    The staff member commented that it looks like the some of the files are

    still the old (wmdc 6.0) version and that's causing the problem.

    I have since manually uninstalled the remaining files in the

    \Windows\WindowsMobile folder (besides those of other programs installed)

    after uninstalling the package and rebooting, which I was able to. However,

    the folder en-us and four main files (all version 6.1) still remained and I

    was not able to delete them, even after a boot.

    I have also used all the suggestions on the Windows Mobile Device Center

    Troubleshooting Guide page (uninstalling the "Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote

    Adapter" and ensuring that there is firewall access etc.).

    I have also uninstalled (and rebooted) and then installed as administrator

    (though I am the only user of this machine and administrator).

    I have run out of good ideas.

    It is vital for me to be able to synchronize my data for meetings etc.