Hi could some one please help me delete some old partnerships in activesync, I use windows XP and activesync 3.7.1, everything works fine, but as i keep installing crap on my old XDA and also the new XDA-2 i oftern hard reset and then reinstall new or different programs.
The problem is each time i do this i have to make a new name for the partnership, i.e john-xda, john_xda, johns-xda etc etc, i have about 20 existing names listed , I know this is not the end of the world but it is anoying, and when you go to send a file via IR or BT from the laptop up comes a list of at least 20 old xda partnership names to choose from.
Please any ideas how to delets all of them apart from the one thats currently in use
Thanks
John
have you tried under activesync ? would seem logic to make it possible to delete partnerships from there
otherwise you can delete the folder made by the patnership under
my documents
Thanks for the ideas, I have looked in activesync but there are no options there to delete them, I have deleted the folders in my documents ( and the desk top short cuts to them) but when i try and send a file i still get shown the list of 20 plus names to send to, but the real problem is you cant use the same name twice.
thanks for trying tho
john
have you tried doing a search in regedit on the pc
it would be a typical place to store them
Go to ActiveSync while there's no device plugged in. Then select 'File', "Delete Partnership' until they're all gone.
Thanks Peter thak worked fine, i had looked in activesync but this was with a device connected.
thanks for bot of you for your help
John
is it possible to 're-link' the old partnership with an XDA after a hard reset?
b
why would you want to ?
you can still use the same name
you can still get access to all the files
you can still get access to the backup
so then why do you want the get the old patnership ?
just thought it might be easier than deleting the old partnership and creating a new one.
Also, do you know if the SMS messages are stored when the XDA syncs up? If so, how do I get the back onto my phone after a hard reset?
Cheers,
B
Old Partnership
If when you delete the partnership you answer no to delete files and the XDA has the same name the new partnership will use the same link area (/my documents/pocketpcXXmy documents)
ah HA! Awesome. But do you know about the text messages (SMS)?
B
Hi. If you had a partnership with your pc when you first synchonized and now you hard-reset your device, you might want to delete the old partnership if you don't need its documents anymore. That could be done in a very easy way even when the device is not connected. the steps are:
-Turn on pc
-double click active sync incon without connecting the device
-go to file>mobile device and select the partnership's name you wanna delete, when selected a big black dot will appear next to it.
-then file>delete parnership
Done!
Fantastic!! Although that still doesn't really answer my question :wink:
b
you cant sync sms's back if you took a backup and restore it you get the sms back or if you used the tool at yorch.net
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I need help urgently with my O2 XDAII.. i was loading a task manager prg after downloading the same.. http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/wisbar/download.html
(WisBar is the leading task management software(skinable) for the PocketPC.)
Just after running the program for the first time the PPC hardset itself wiping out all my data. When I restored from the back up file ..
I have three problems of very serious nature...!!!!!
1) When i did resotre from the back up file... it wont pick up the time and date and also still connects as GUEST and not with original profile. SO I am unable to syncronise the data.
2) It wont send/ receive SMS
3) The SMS inbox is all messed up... the sent items are in "deleted item folder" the received sms are in outbox folder... and i cant delet /move a single sms from any of the folders.
I tried to use file manager and deleting files from windows\ Messaging but it did not help at all. I tried delting files from windows..and i could not do that as i was getting messages which i cant understand.
Rest all programs are running fine without any aparant problems...
Can some one help me restore my handset...please....???
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Hello,
First of all, I'm not sure what's causing your device to Hardreset by using Wisbar, I have mine working perfectly. :?
What backup software are you using?
If using the pre-installed one you are bound to have some problems.
In my opinion, the best backup solution is Sprite Backup (not a free application but a great one).
I used to have the same restore problems with the included backup solution on my MDA (besides the backups where not compressed and it was not a selective backup/restore).
Next time try Sprite's Backup.
Google it!
As far as the active sync profile is concerned - simple delete the original profile on your pc and allow it to create a new one when you next connect. It will then sync all your data back again.
Hello,
I have one HTC Touch (wm6) with many apps and tweaks already installed and running.
My wife got another Touch (same ROM version) and gave me the job to install everything like to the mine.
Well, i'm thinking in mirror my SD card card to her SD and then restore my last SPB Backup from there.
Someone did it before? If i change the USER name before i sync to my PC it will be recognized as another device diferent to the mine?
Could be another things to be changed for her PPC works?
Thanks for the help...
And please, save my weekend 8)))
{}s
CreativeBR
CreativeBR said:
Hello,
I have one HTC Touch (wm6) with many apps and tweaks already installed and running.
My wife got another Touch (same ROM version) and gave me the job to install everything like to the mine.
Well, i'm thinking in mirror my SD card card to her SD and then restore my last SPB Backup from there.
Someone did it before? If i change the USER name before i sync to my PC it will be recognized as another device diferent to the mine?
Could be another things to be changed for her PPC works?
Thanks for the help...
And please, save my weekend 8)))
{}s
CreativeBR
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I think it won't, but I'm not sure. Just restore your stuff to her PPC, change the owner name and let AS connect to it. If it still refers to the same PPC (I think it will), let me know and I look up the related Registry entry doing this.
Note that you can safely do all this - it won't mess up anything.
CreativeBR said:
Hello,
I have one HTC Touch (wm6) with many apps and tweaks already installed and running.
My wife got another Touch (same ROM version) and gave me the job to install everything like to the mine.
Well, i'm thinking in mirror my SD card card to her SD and then restore my last SPB Backup from there.
Someone did it before? If i change the USER name before i sync to my PC it will be recognized as another device diferent to the mine?
Could be another things to be changed for her PPC works?
Thanks for the help...
And please, save my weekend 8)))
{}s
CreativeBR
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Hi!
I have done this several times using SPB backup with success (HTC P3300). This is the steps I performed:
1) Create an complete backup in self extracting (exe) format with SPB Backup
2) Manually backup any necessary files and folders from Storage Card (i.e. Program Files)
3) Upgrade the target device to the same Rom version
4) Copy manually backed up files to the target Storage Card
5) Execute SPB backup file on the target device, excluding PIM information (this is an option when restoring)
6) Change owner name
7) Change device-ID (important because AS uses this to identify the device). The device-ID is changed from the about screen in settings.
8) Make a partnership in AS and transfer all PIM information.
Regards,
PK
Thank you both for the help.
I did the steps above and everything went fine. Great Paalkr !!!
I just forgot one thing before... The programs/configs are to be identical (and they are now) but not the PIM info.
When i first connected to the AS it restored all my PIM info (contacts...) to her Touch...
Off couse she can edit her contact list in the Touch but i guess the next time she connect her phone to my PC all my contacts stored in XP outlook will be cloned to the her PIM info.
I tried to uncheck the contacts in AS but it warned that this action will clear all the contacts in the next sync...
Well, Am i wrong or is there a way to bypass the sync problem???
Ps. Two things related to the problem. i can't create another WindowsXP user account for her and the contacts stored in the XP outlook arent important to me or to her (but if i uncheck the contacts option in AS i guess i will loose all my phone PIM info too).
Once more, thank you for this great help.
CreativeBR
CreativeBR said:
Thank you both for the help.
I did the steps above and everything went fine. Great Paalkr !!!
I just forgot one thing before... The programs/configs are to be identical (and they are now) but not the PIM info.
When i first connected to the AS it restored all my PIM info (contacts...) to her Touch...
Off couse she can edit her contact list in the Touch but i guess the next time she connect her phone to my PC all my contacts stored in XP outlook will be cloned to the her PIM info.
I tried to uncheck the contacts in AS but it warned that this action will clear all the contacts in the next sync...
Well, Am i wrong or is there a way to bypass the sync problem???
Ps. Two things related to the problem. i can't create another WindowsXP user account for her and the contacts stored in the XP outlook arent important to me or to her (but if i uncheck the contacts option in AS i guess i will loose all my phone PIM info too).
Once more, thank you for this great help.
CreativeBR
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Hi!
If you don't want do sync PIM info it is important to connect to AS in guest mode, just press cancel when AS detects the device for the first time. If you want to delete a partnership you can do this from the file menu in AS (in the PC) when there is no device connected.
I have attached a cab file that maybe you can use to delete all PIM data on the device. I have not tried it on WM6, so there is no guarantee.
Regards,
PK
Worked perfectly.
For someone that will follow this topic for the same problem in the future just one extra thing: - to connect as a GUEST you need to exclude the partnership on both PC AS and Mobile AS.
Thank you once more Paalkr.
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CreativeBR
Oh no... I don't know what I did but I did something wrong as I lost all my calendar entries, phone numbers and tasks etc.
I installed a new Windows XP version on my desktop and then Activesync, plugged my HTC TytnII to the USB-cable and pressed OK to everything (I know, I was too tired) and I think I accidentally DELETED the old partnership.
Now I'm searching for an old version of the Outlook.pst with RecoverMyFiles application, but is there a way to search the HTC TytnII for some remains of the data?
I simply depend on my contacts, calendar entries and tasks... lots of business related material in them Please help in any way you can.
I'm sorry men, My bother just did that, and had no backup..
"the most outrageous thing".. for the company to give with phone a Trial version of sync application(outlook), that stops wotking after 30, 60 days, and then you have USELESS device, that after any kind of malfunction DESTROYS LITERALLY Your Entire AGENDA, Contacts, calendar......
I'd like to Quote that sentence:
"That fact that it could be erased without any interaction from the user seems like programming incompetence that surpasses even Microsoft's ability to screw things up."
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/cms/forum/topic/29672
I Agree, Phone is supposed to be an APPLIANCE, Not WINDOWS pc braking up untill SP3 comes out!, No Automatic backup in a device??!! of the most vital data>?.. i have no will power to write about it now..
I Know some companies ARE Making up for M$ Mistakes, like HTC giving their own version of backup tool... Yet it should be hardcoded in system to make backups REGARDLESS of User interaction, kind of like system restore""
I Have also lost some important data, and found me a PIM Backup. works very well.
free, does the job MICROSOFT already TOOK Money from us to do and FAILED...miserably.
Unfortunately for MANY of "newcomers" that happens.. tired, late night, and ALL Your "life" essential data GONE!!, thanks to Activesync.. microsoft, and Bill G.
PARALYSED!!
Ech..
Seems, that nothing can be done AT ALL to get those back, unless you have copied or backed up your PIM.vol file by accident..
"NO, no system restore for PocketPC this time".. that SUCKS BIG TIME< .. Just like VISTA..
It's like selling a security box with only ONE KEY, so, when you'll brake it there will be NO WAY to recover contents of it..
"we" Have basically NO choice whatsoever to purchase alternative "security box", since like 60% or more(?) of mobile devices are WM devices..
I'm still trying to digg deeper into database structure to find any sort of way to reverse removal of records in database, or to find a log in which each operation done on database is being stored..
SLimmm chance?..
Worth taking to help The Brother out.. ;-)
Take care, and back up your PC, Microwave, fridge, "Ipod" and a car computer contents.. before it will get lost in a cyberspace "owned by M$"..
johniemi said:
Oh no... I don't know what I did but I did something wrong as I lost all my calendar entries, phone numbers and tasks etc.
I installed a new Windows XP version on my desktop and then Activesync, plugged my HTC TytnII to the USB-cable and pressed OK to everything (I know, I was too tired) and I think I accidentally DELETED the old partnership.
Now I'm searching for an old version of the Outlook.pst with RecoverMyFiles application, but is there a way to search the HTC TytnII for some remains of the data?
I simply depend on my contacts, calendar entries and tasks... lots of business related material in them Please help in any way you can.
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From what you wrote it sounds like all you did was delete the partnership, right? What is on your phone currently?
Yes, I deleted the partnership and my phone is currently blank. No contacts, no calendar entries... nothing
Are you using Exchange Server to connect to, or just your Windows XP box that downloads something like POP3 mail ?
If you use exchange server, your data is not lost, all you gotta do is re-establish a partnership with your Exchange Server.
If you reinstalled XP without making a *.PST export of all your Outlook files, and your PDA is now empty, you are pretty much screwed, sorry.
What you might be able to do (if your mail is hosted somewhere and you download via POP/IMAP, is get your XP box to connect to the POP3 service, get your mail, and then sync it to the device. Still , your contacts, agenda, everything will be lost.
lucid said:
If you reinstalled XP without making a *.PST export of all your Outlook files, and your PDA is now empty, you are pretty much screwed, sorry.
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OK, so live and learn... that's all I gotta say. Damn I hate Microsoft for not including a semiautomatic system restore/backup utility, but most of all I hate myself for not being more careful. I should've been more alert and backed up my data monthly or even weekly.
I'm off to buy a backup application asap :/
Hello,
My Outlook Mobile Account Info has been corruptet in some way.
The email accounts, sms shows fine, is not visable when starting Messaging.
When I search with PIM manager the accounts are there and when I try reinstalling SEVEN it tells me I have reached the limit of number off accounts.
I am trying to locate the files where the account info is stored and associated emails to delete these and start over again.
Can anyone help with file name and location or if there is a tool available.
I found mailaccountrepair posted on xda but it didn't work. What I really think is the best way is youst to find the files and delete them.
Many thanks,
Hakan, Linkoping, Sweden
Hi. Do you happen to have WM6.1? It seems there is a known problem & Microsoft released a patch:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958639/en-us
"This behavior occurs because the e-mail account details are corrupted when the Windows Mobile 6.1-based device does not connect to the SMTP server."
Otherwise your best bet might be to backup what you can & do hard reset which should fix the problem but unfortunately you'll need to restore all your settings/stuff which shouldn't be too bad using activesync or a backup/restore tool like PPCPimBackup (both of which I've done numerous times from muckin up my phone so bad it wouldn't work or simply migrating to a new phone.)
If you are set on trying to recover what you got now, I think some email stuff is stored under:
My Device\windows\Messaging (I think text files of your messages & attachments)
MD\Application Data\Volatile (?)
MD\MAPI (empty on mine)
Sorry I can't say for sure what all is where & exact purpose but maybe it will head you in the right direction. I recall coming across registry entries for Messaging & MAPI too but it has been awhile. Yell if you want me to dig out my registry editor & look but again hopefully I got you started.
Hope that helps.
Bill
Thanks a million.
I ended up restoring from a fairly recent backup however I am a bit worried for it to happen again.
I am not sure if my problem was because of the known issue you mention. When researching it I also found that the patch wasn't very stable:
http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook_mobile/archive/2008/11/12/wm-6-1-smtp-fix-released.aspx
Anyway, a restore solved the problem for now!
Happy hollidays, Hakan
I have an O2 XDA Orbit2 - Unfortunately the screen is frozen and it is stuck at the message 'Several incorrect passwords have been entered. To continue password entry, enter 'a1b2c3''. I am unable to enter anything.
I have tried both a soft and hard reboot but the screen simply returns to the above message.
I have tried Active Sync and have been able to retrieve my tasks (200+) and contacts (2,500+). I am NOT however able to sync and retrieve my diary (dating back to 2001). I really don't want to lose my diary if possible as it contains birthdays, important dates, etc. I am also able to browse my Xda and copy all files back to my laptop including PIM.VOL. The only file
I can't copy is CEMAIL.VOL (I think that's it's name) which it says is locked. I believe PIM.VOM contains my encypted diary - I opened using NOTEPAD although encypted I can make out one or two entries.
I have tried the following without success:
(1) I have tried to install Mymobiler but it won't connect to the Xda.
(2) I have tried upgrading Windows Mobile Device Centre to the latest version for Windows7 with no success. I still can't sync my calendar.
(3) I have visited the O2 shop who were no help.
(4) I have tried a hard reboot. I thought I would then be able to copy the PIM.VOL back to the Xda. As noted I can't perform a hard reboot.
I don't know what to do. Can you help? I have read lots of posts on the XDA Developers site but haven't found a solution. I aren't very technical so anything about Flashing ROM (whatever that means), etc is lost on me.
Can anyone provide a solution to retriving my calendar data or can recommend a company in the UK who could help me. I don't care about the phone as I have an iPhone but as I say I really don't want to lose my calendar data.
Thanks for reading and hopefully being able to help me.
Simon