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Let my experience be a warning to others.
Have nothing to do with the xda exec, WM5 or Microsoft Activsync 4.1 until the software is sorted out.
At present it is all a complete nightmare.
I am now left with a very bulky mobile phone( I think although I am not sure of the bluetooth headset yet) with no contatcts or appointments and no syncronisation to my computer on which the Outlook file has been completely screwed.
I still have to carry ny trusty old xda II for all other purposes.
Brian Leach

hi
Have you tried using the beta activesync 4.2?
Bryson

Sorry I'm not brave enough.
If an officially approved Microsoft released program can screw up all the firewall and netwrok settings and destroy my Outllook file god knows what a beta might do.
Brian Leach

brian leach said:
Let my experience be a warning to others.
Have nothing to do with the xda exec, WM5 or Microsoft Activsync 4.1 until the software is sorted out.
At present it is all a complete nightmare.
I am now left with a very bulky mobile phone( I think although I am not sure of the bluetooth headset yet) with no contatcts or appointments and no syncronisation to my computer on which the Outlook file has been completely screwed.
I still have to carry ny trusty old xda II for all other purposes.
Brian Leach
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Of the 3 things that you've mentioned (e.g. xda exec, WM5 or Microsoft Activsync 4.1), I'm going pretty well with two of those (e.g. WM5 or Microsoft Activsync 4.1). So, lets put the blame on xda exec?

i would look around int eh exec's settings under AS and see if it was set to sync using usb to the computer in question

hanmin said:
brian leach said:
Let my experience be a warning to others.
Have nothing to do with the xda exec, WM5 or Microsoft Activsync 4.1 until the software is sorted out.
At present it is all a complete nightmare.
I am now left with a very bulky mobile phone( I think although I am not sure of the bluetooth headset yet) with no contatcts or appointments and no syncronisation to my computer on which the Outlook file has been completely screwed.
I still have to carry ny trusty old xda II for all other purposes.
Brian Leach
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Of the 3 things that you've mentioned (e.g. xda exec, WM5 or Microsoft Activsync 4.1), I'm going pretty well with two of those (e.g. WM5 or Microsoft Activsync 4.1). So, lets put the blame on xda exec?
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What he said...he beat me to it.

Re
Rudegar
i would look around int eh exec's settings under AS and see if it was set to sync using usb to the computer in question
I would very much like to get that far!!
Re hanmin and The Brit
You must both be much cleverer than me if you have had no trouble with WM5 and 4.1. Could you possibly point me towards an idiot's guide please.
Incidentally 4.1 appears to work OK with my xda II running WM 2003 so I suppose it must be either WM5 or the Exec or both
Brian Leach

Brian,
It just worked "out of the box" without any configuration (other than ticking the boxes) or other messing around required.
In the office where I work there are 3 Prophets, 1 Wizard and a Charmer all WM5 and AS4.1 and nobody has any issues. My guess it's your Universal. :?

i'm using a universal .
with as4.1 and WM5
no problems here.
Just installed it and it works
and i sync 3 devices with it
1) compaq ipaq 3870 (wm2003)
2) Spv c500 (wm2003)
3) mda pro (qtec 9000)(wm2005)

It will be good if you could tell us what you are experiencing.. e.g. how you install your activesync, and what you see on the screen and what happened next..

I'm afraid it's a long story.
I first tried to connect with my laptop which had been happily syncing my xda II via AS 3.8 I think.
So I removed the xda pairing and then uninstalled AS 3.8.
I then installed AS 4.1 but when I attached the exec it came up as an unkown usb device.
I uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of times but could not get beyond this. By the way I'm running xp professional sp1.
I put the problem down to the computer retaining some xda II settings.
I therefore installed AS 4.1 on my desktop also xp pr sp1 which is WAN to the laptop.
The installation went alright and the exec was recognised and installed.
I set up the syncronisation and all went well although at some point I got the error message relating to a too large Outlook file which did not seem to be a problem for the syncing.
However all this would only work if I turned off Zone Alarm which I was not happy with and at this time I discovered that I could not move any files within Outlook folders or download any emails from my Yahoo account, each problem being met by an outlook file is locked message and an error messaage which I discovered meant that the pst file was corrupt.
In the meantime I had installed a couple of programs which I discovered were not compatible with WM5. At this point when switching on the machine I got two error messages one relating to Theme Refresh and I noticed that most of the system settings icons had been removed.
I therefore did a hard reset whereupon the error messages disappeared and the system settings returned. The Outlook file on the computer was/is still screwed.
However on reconnecting the exec I received the unknown usb devise error message I had become to regard as an old friend.
Turning to Zone Alarm if it is activated it blocks all attempts to download emails even though the three programs required by AS 4.1 have been given access. My conclusion is that it has screwed up the network settings in ZA.
Since then I have reinstalled the xda II on my laptop using AS 4.1 I should add and the syncronisation seems to be as normal as it has been for the llastt two years.
I have spent a lot of time since then trrying to export the parts of my Outlook file which was not backed up ( admittadely only a few days with a view to transferring across the pst file from the laptop and hoping it cures the problem.
Sorry it's such a rant but you can see how much ttime I've wasted to get to a worse postion than I started from.
One other point how the hell do I execute the voice speed dialler or disable it.
Having paired my Jabra BT 200 with the exec whenever I try to instigate a call the voice dialler activates gives an error message about no voice tag and then dies. I then have to press the talk button with the stylus to make the connection.
As I said before to my mind everything seems to have gone backwards with WM5 although looking at the posts on this and other forums there seems to be a balance between those who are happy with it and those like me who wish they had never seen it!!
Sorry but you did ask!!!
Brian Leach

Re Unknown USB Device.
I was having this error when having partnetships setup for both the M2000 and M5000.
I resolved this issue by making sure that before I connected a device I went into the File menu (in activesync), click on mobile device and make the device you want to sync is selected. Then connect.
Matt

Have you tried installing Sp2 as someone suggested in another thread?

At the risk of becoming boring I am pleased to report that I am almost back to where I started last Friday!!
I was able to extract most information from the "locked" Outlook pst file import this into the pst file on my laptop then copy this file back into the C drive on my desktop. Result Outlook working normally, Hurrah!
Am I brave enough to try loading Activsync 4.1 and syncing again? Not for a while I think.
Re SP2 I'm not going there unless I absolutely have to! This does not include trying get this heap of rubbish to work. I will merely revert to the good old xda II and use the exec as a hopeless mobile phone until the software catches up.
Incidentally I discovered another problem yesterday. The memory usage has changed from the xda II I understand and it now seems unlikely it will be of much use to me as I am pretty much up to capacity on that device. Still only on the contract for another year!!
To suggest using an SD card for programs as I have seen on one review is obviously nonsense. My TomTom navigator maps take two 1gb cards and that is without the program so the machine becomes useless as a GPS device amongst other things. Not even heavy enough to make a good paper weight but not far off!!
Doesn't seem to be much of an improvement over the xda II to me.
Sorry rant over.
Brian Leach

brian leach said:
Re SP2 I'm not going there unless I absolutely have to! This does not include trying get this heap of rubbish to work.
Brian Leach
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Pure madness, you refuse to do the basic necessary steps to get the device working, then rant that it dosn't work. priceless.
I want to use linux software on my PC, it says I have to run a linux OS, but I don't want to do that, so as the software won't work under windows XP, it must be ****. LMAO
Proof of my long term belief, there is nothing wrong with the Universal except the people who use it.
Guess what I use an Exec with WM5 and AS 4.1 with a fully working firewall and everything works.

Sorry don't agree.
SP2 is NOT a basic step. See the numerous problems caused by this so called upgrade.
I don't accept the linux/xp analogy. These are completely different operating systems not versions of the same.
I am quite prepared to take some time to set up a product but so far I have wasted about five days getting nowhere.
This is a consumer product available to the general public you should not need to make major changes to your computer system to make it work properly.
In addition I have used an xda II for over two years vitually problem free.
I am pleased that your exec is working fine for you, you are obviously better at computers than I am.
My point is that in every respect the exec is a step back from the xda II for everything I want it to do.
If you're happy with it fine but I am in the process of sending mine back so that I can get back to the work I am supposed to be doing.
Brian Leach

i would do some tests on other computers to see if it will work on them
i mean of cause as is not without it's issues
but i would make sure other factors dident interfear before i put the sole blame on AS and or Exec
usb2.0 vs. usb1.1 settings could be the issues
rights and left over from older installs
the usual suspect is often the os and or 3th party programs and settings
like had a xp install which would allways reboot without a warrning when an external usb device hd or sd reader or camera was connected
reinstalled and never saw that issue again

brian leach said:
SP2 is NOT a basic step. See the numerous problems caused by this so called upgrade.
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Ok, when SP2 hit the streets there were a few problems but with all the patches for the patch ( :? ) it's now settled down and is really stable. Do a full backup of your system and give it a try.

Thanks for the tips.
I am sure that what you say is correct.
It is almost certainly something to do with my particular setup, being a business network set up and administered by a reasonably competent but amateur computer man, but as it works just fine for me under SP1 I am reluctant to install SP2 just now to get a devise working which in all honesty is not as good as my xda II ( for my purposes I must stress, there may be improvements which don't affect me).
I blame myself for not doing enough research before taking the plunge. As everything I have read since indictaes that it is not the device for me.
In any event I am in the process of sending it back so it is no longer an issue.
Brian Leach

but if it is an usb2 vs. usb1.1 issue then you will have to make sure if you ever replace your xdaII that you dont just get the same issue
all new pda's are likely to come with usb2 from now on

Activesync - "exact" syncronisation?

Hi,
I won´t bore you with the complicated story that put me in this situation.
What I would like is this…
1. That the calender and tasks FROM the computer is exactly syncronised TO the smartphone.
With "exactly" I mean that if there for example are objects on the Smartphone that are not on the computer those should be removed. No objects, wheter updated later on the smartphone or not, should be taken into consideration.
2. The second thing I would like is the reverse, namely that the "Files" folders FROM the Smartphone i exactly (as described above) syncronised TO the computer.
Please be concrete in any advice I am new in the game, and the active sync help is not much of help
/Danne
Sweden

ActiveSync will not do this as it will *synchronise* your PC, and phone.
It sounds like you just want is one way synchronisation, something ActiveSync can not do.
Pumasoft's Intellysync used to do one way synchronisation, but I am not sure if it's available as a standalone desktop application anymore.
I am unsure why you need only one way transfer though, if yo uare away from your desk, and you make an appointment on the phone, why wouldn't you want this updated on your PC?
Also with the files, they should update both ways, nothing will go to the phone unless you change it on the PC, so that should already work as you require.

too bad... I guess you are shure about this.
Do you know why then it is possible in Activesync (Tools / Alternatives /)
too choose from what I want to syncronise in the:
Hermes / TyTN
VS.
The PC?
What is that function for, why is it splitted?
Ok, I will explain the background.
I exported outlook and what I didn´t know was that the things I had exported before would come back when I Imported outlook again (.pst - file).
So on my travel I was stuck with lots of information that was outdated.
(Pocket PC:n could not syncronise all the info I had so therefore the export to external harddrive.)
So I decided to temporarily use only the files and contact parts of outlook and then one way syncronise it the best parts of what I had on the Pocket PC vs. home computer outlook.
I have enormous amounts of information i outlook so it will be some work to get rid of the outdated info - and the outdated info is not always older than the updated.
/Danne

OK let me get this right.
Your PC is correct.
Your phone is outdated.
If this is right, then delete the activesync connection to your phone, and recreate a new one. When it asks you if you want to combine items, or overwrite them, just overwrite them, and this will replace everything on the phone with what is on the computer.

Yes that sounds like a good solution!
As said I am new and don´t know the how´s.
But first I will syncronise only contacts and files since these are the most updated on the Pocket PC.
But do you know why there is a split between sync between the Pocket PC and the Home PC? (tools / settings)
Should the settings be that all relevant things are checked on both units?
Thanks!
/Danne

I have to to to town for a while, will be back in a couple of hours.
/D

Even thou I erased the mobile from active sync and restarted the computer it had saved the files somewhere and I wasn´t given the option to erase what was on the mobile more than mediaplayers files.
Welll... there will be some work but..
End of story.
Danne

Emoze problem

Evening guys
Not sure how many emoze users we have here?
I'm currently having a problem where Emoze is using constantly 30-40% of my PC CPU (when connected to my hermes) and its killing the battery of my hermes within 4-5 hours from full charge! :O Also, the PC Connector is eating vast amounts of Virtual memory, like a few hundred KB a sec and then when its eaten it all, it crashes with some C+ script error
I've tried installing the connector on Windows XP SP2 and Server 2003 SP2 (with Outlook 2003 and 2007), and tried the client on WM5 and WM6. Neither of these combinations make any difference.
Anyone else having problems like this or have any idea's on how to fix it?
I've emailed emoze support without reply as of yet.
Thanks

I've been using emoze for about 6 months, and have been one of their big proponents on HoFo.
First thing is, turn off Always On for Push (or whatever it's called). I am usually at 3-5 minutes, but turn it back on Always On if I am expecting something with a time constraint (I also have a mobile-dedicated Gmail account syncing through true push on Mail2Web). Reducing frequency makes HUGE difference in battery life, and my guess is that is part of the CPU problem you're having as well.
Regarding program memory, there's no way around the fact that emoze is fat. I've just lived with it, and have mostly stuck to flashing ROMs with high free memory / low page pool. I also just exit if I'm doing something with heavy program memory needs, e.g. GPS.
You shouldn't be having the memory leak you describe if you are using one of the latest versions (a new one was released last week). There was a bad version a couple of months ago, but they fixed it right away.
On a related note, if you are using ActiveSync at all, go ahead and set up a fake server and reduce the # of syncs as much as possible. Between the memory leaks from AS and emoze's high memory needs... well, the better care you take of your program memory the better it will take care of you!!
Post back here if you aren;t getting a response from their techs, and I'll see if I can help. They are usually VERY responsive, though.
Long response, but I'm a big emoze fan, and like to see people get the benefit of it.
EDIT: I've used emoze mostly on Wizard and Hermes in WM5. I've only just changed over to a Universal with WM6, and due to memory constraints haven't left emoze running all of the time... so there might be problems with WM6 with which I am unfamiliar.

Thanks for the reply rpodos!
I'm actually in the process of moving house shortly, so when I have I'll format my computer, start from scratch and hopefully kyphur's new v0.30 of WM6 will be out which I'll use also.
I'll report back in a week or two!
Thanks again

Emoze user...
Just my .02 worth... Ive been using Emoze for over 6 months as well with no problems. Turn off their version of "push" and have it "pull" every few minutes. You'll see vast battery usage improvement.
Also, and I think this is very important... So far their tech support has been great. So give them a shout if you are having problems.

well i have been using emoze lately and i have gotten the same error, a weird c++ runtime error that only fix when i restart outlook 2007 and emoze and also emoze eats enormous amounts of virtual memory, i just wonder why it needs so much memory i emailed to the support people and got no response whatsoever it's sad cos i like it, i tried the consilient push mail solution that also doesnt work for me, anyone got any idea about how to fix this problem?? or if any of u have any other suggestion about push mail services for free i'll take it

Notification Queue, fixing & cleaning HOWTO

This is version 0.1 of a guide I am putting together about the Windows Mobile Notification Queue. I don't really know which forum to put this in, so mods feel free to move it if you feel that General is not the best place - thanks.
WARNING: Follow the advice below at your own risk! Backup your device first before trying any of this! Messing with the Notification Queue can stop Activesync and other software working permanently if you screw up, which only a hard reset can fix!!!
### Preface ###
After calendar reminders (and other notifications) stopped working again on my HTC Universal running WM5, I decided to do some research into this so-called "Notification Queue" and find out what each entry did, which were causing problems, and which ones could be safely deleted.
There is very little information out there regarding the notification queue (and a lot of misinformation), so I have gathered up what I could and hopefully this will be the only post you need to read if you are having problems with alarms/reminders/notifications/etc, or just want to do some spring cleaning to speed up your device.
The Notification Queue is present on all WM2003, WM2003SE, WM5, and WM6 devices - both PDA's as well as Pocket PC phones. I don't know about the Smartphone, I don't think MemMaid works on those devices anyway, can any Smartphone owners comment?
Its purpose is to basically run tasks and activate alarms/reminders at scheduled times, particularly when the device is in standby or low power mode.
The Notification Queue is the cause of many problems/bugs such as alarms/reminders not working, or alarms going crazy when the device is rebooted, etc. It does not cause anywhere near as many problems on WM6, but WM6 users may still benefit from this information.
### Tools you will need ###
DinarSoft MemMaid. The 15 day free trial will be enough, or you could buy it. Other software exists that will do the same thing, but this guide will focus only on MemMaid.
Also some backup software like SPB Backup!
Firstly: Install MemMaid, but don't open it just yet. Disconnect your device from your PC so that Activesync is not connected, then you should also properly close/kill ActiveSync with your task manager so that it doesn't interfere with the queue by frequently adding new repllog.exe entries (perhaps this is not required, but I think it is a good idea anyway).
Secondly: Now open MemMaid, and click on the second tab which should be the Notification Queue. This is where you need to be.
### Entries in the Notification Queue ###
Duplicates: The first thing you should do is press the "Find Duplicate" button, and remove all duplicate notifications. This is safe to do.
"Blank" entries: These appear to be blank, but when you select them, they have lots of seemingly random hex letters and numbers. These are left over from old failed ActiveSync connections, and should be deleted.
repllog.exe: These are all added by ActiveSync, and are necessary for it to work correctly. There should only be a few (like 3 or 4) entries in the queue, all of which look different from each other. You can only safely delete ONE type of them, which is the type at or near the top of the queue that looks like this: Argument: /sched /remote /h 01 October 2007 - 16:48:56. Delete any of this type that have dates/times in the past, but leave the future ones alone. And definitely leave the other repllog.exe entries alone that appear further down in the queue!
CALENDAR.EXE: Delete all of these, don't worry they will be re-added in the proper order later on. A backlog of these are what causes most problems.
\Windows\clock.exe: Same as CALENDAR.EXE - delete all of them. Also the cause of many problems. If you do find any of these, after deleting them you should then turn off all Alarms in Start->Settings->System->Clock & Alarms.
\\.\Notifications\NamedEvents\xxxxxx: The SCRIPT ones apparently relate to the flashing screen notification type for your device, but they don't seem to cause any harm and I don't know enough about them, so don't delete these.
CALNOT.EXE | \\Windows\calupd.exe | clocknot.exe: Leave these well alone, unless you have some with dates/times in the past (at or near the top in MemMaid) AND there are also others of the same type in your queue with dates/times in the future (in the middle or bottom). If this is the case, delete only the ones in the past. If in doubt, leave it alone, unless you have a backup and are feeling adventurous!
\\Windows\sddaemon.exe: This is the Smart dialer service. There should only be 1 of these entries after you cleaned the queue of duplicates earlier, so leave this alone.
There will probably be some other entries not mentioned here caused by software you have installed, leave these alone also unless you have good reason to think otherwise.
At this point if you scroll to the top of your Notification Queue, the first few entries should all have dates/times in the near future, and nothing else in the queue should have a date/time in the past. So you have cleaned your Notification Queue, and now you only have one last step to perform
### FINAL STEP (important) ###
You can now close MemMaid. Open up your favourite file explorer, the WM5 default one will do but personally I prefer Resco Explorer 2007. Navigate to the My Device\Windows\ directory. There are a LOT of files in here, so it may be a bit slow.
Now you need to execute each of the following 3 files, only once and in this order:
clocknot.exe
calnot.exe
calupd.exe
It will seem like nothing has happened once you execute each of these, as they all run in the background and are very small files.
Then, close Explorer and perform an ActiveSync connection with your PC to make sure your calendar entries are properly registered on your device.
Now you should wait at least 5-10 minutes for your changes to be saved by the operating system, then you can perform a soft reset and any notification-related problems you were having previously should all be gone! (and your device may be a little bit faster too)

Hi sl9,
thank you for your post, I've found it very useful. I have frequent reminders problems on my Artemis and it's really pain for me to fight it almost every day and although I like my device I'm thinking of change it to other OS phone (Palm OS or Symbian) only because Microsoft don't care about clients.
I hope other users will add their tips in this threat so we could finally make our WM devices more stable and reliable.
For those who deleted to much from notification queue and their PDAs don't synchronize - there is "Recreate ActiveSync" feature in SKTools. I used it with good results so you could give it a try.

i have a problem with a duplicate:
every time i softreset i have a new duplicate of tmail.exe. how can i avoid this?

varvocel said:
For those who deleted to much from notification queue and their PDAs don't synchronize - there is "Recreate ActiveSync" feature in SKTools. I used it with good results so you could give it a try.
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Good advice, but if you follow this HOWTO correctly then it won't break ActiveSync. The repllog.exe entries are required by ActiveSync to work so just don't delete those (although you can safely delete 1 type of repllog.exe entry - see above)
LordDeath said:
i have a problem with a duplicate:
every time i softreset i have a new duplicate of tmail.exe. how can i avoid this?
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tmail.exe is Pocket Outlook, sounds like your version may be a little buggy. What OS are you using, WM2003(SE), WM5 or WM6? There is no tmail.exe entry on my HTC Universal running WM5. Check your Windows\Startup directory in file explorer, and if there is more than 1 entry of anything (especially anything that looks like tmail or outlook) then just delete the duplicate. What does this notification look like exactly, is there any other text besides "tmail.exe"?

Try SKtool Lite. Free and good to clean Notification Queues

sl9 said:
Good advice, but if you follow this HOWTO correctly then it won't break ActiveSync. The repllog.exe entries are required by ActiveSync to work so just don't delete those (although you can safely delete 1 type of repllog.exe entry - see above)
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Yes, I know that. Maybe I should write: if you unintentionally delete...
tmail.exe is Pocket Outlook, sounds like your version may be a little buggy. What OS are you using, WM2003(SE), WM5 or WM6? There is no tmail.exe entry on my HTC Universal running WM5.
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On my Artemis with WM6 there is no tmail.exe in NQ too, although I'm sure I saw this entry (maybe before upgrading to WM6).

Sian said:
Try SKtool Lite. Free and good to clean Notification Queues
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You could even buy full version. It's not so expensive and has unlimited free upgrades. They have unbelievable support. I wrote them 2 times and they send me advices after couple hours (last time it was Sunday
Good luck

Do you know what notification is this?
After soft reset I have always duplicates notifications (logs from SKTools):
Application: {635A02A8-E099-4E88-8797-2DDD7119C909}
Notify Type: 2
Event Status: 0
Event Type: 0
Arguments: (none)
Application: {635A02A8-E099-4E88-8797-2DDD7119C909}
Notify Type: 1
Event Status: 0
Event Type: 1
Arguments: (none)
Anybody knows from where are these entries?
Thanks

my ppc has windows mobile 6 with aku 0.3.0. i have looked a bit more:
a new tmail.exe duplicate is left into the notifcation queue every time, when my device automatically sends/receives mail for my pop3 gmail account. it was set to do it once a day and i changed it to manually and now i have no tmail.exe entries anymore.
but i have a new question:
i have five alarms for every day from monday until friday.
for each of this alarms i get a queue entry with "windows\clock.exe" and the correct time. so i have 5 queue entries for clock.exe.
but what does happen, when one of these alarm is ringing and i press "dismiss"? should it create a new entry for the same day in the next week immediately or does it leave only 4 entries in my queue?
because on my ppc it acts like in the last example:
the last time i deleted and added my alarms was last week on wednesday. so last week's thursday, friday and this week's monday is already gone. thuesday and wednesday from this week are left over and so i have only these two alarms in my notification queue.
will my ppc create new entries for the next week, if all the current alarms have been done, or should a new one be created immediately after an alarm has rung/rang/ringed, no idea ?
did you understand, what i mean? i ask it, because i don't know if my ppc has a bug or if it is working right.

I've setup SKtools to clean notification Queue every night while I sleep and so far my morning alarm has gone off as it should.
Embarrasing how M$ can deliver an os that can't even work reliably as an alarm clock...
(WM6 on Tytn)

jompao said:
I've setup SKtools to clean notification Queue every night while I sleep and so far my morning alarm has gone off as it should.
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I do the same, but there is one problem with this method - when NQ is corrupt SKTools will never run, because it is never called... On the other hand, when I've spoken with SK Software support yesterday they've told me they observed "not working reminders" problem only when there are about 100 bad entries in NQ, so cleaning it one a day should be enough.
Jompao - do you often use recurring reminders, have you third party today plug-ins like Pocket Breeze or SPB Diary? And how long have you your device?
jompao said:
Embarrasing how M$ can deliver an os that can't even work reliably as an alarm clock...
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I agree 100%. I'm sure people using Windows Mobile devices have significantly often heart attacks then others
Truly speaking I was seeking Symbian device for me only because NQ problems...

But why do they keep coming back?
Hi,
I've been using MemMaid to handle notification and alarm problems for a long time. I run it every night and at least once or twice daily, just to keep up with dupe notifications. I found the info in the first post of this thread extremely useful and informative and I learned a lot I didn't know about the problem. Many thanks.
But... after following the suggested procedure, the dupe notifications still keep coming back!!! Even before I could do the soft reset after resyncing the calendar with AS, 7 dupe notifications reappeared. Is this just another curse of the WM op system? Or am I the only one this happens to? And is there no permanent cure other than getting a new PPC device?

New version of pmClean
Hi,
There is a new version of pmClean here: http://www.pocketmax.net/_d/pmClean.arm.cab
Program has better cleaning algorithms and Autostart feature. I used 1.04 version and found it very useful so why not to try it (it's freeware - thanks PocketMax and especially Bruce).

Nehpets said:
Even before I could do the soft reset after resyncing the calendar with AS, 7 dupe notifications reappeared. Is this just another curse of the WM op system? Or am I the only one this happens to?
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Many people have issues with NQ (WM2003, WM5, WM6) so you are not the only one I stopped to synchronize my device with Outlook (actually I removed Outlook 2007 from PC - too many bugs for me) and now I have less problems with NQ.
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And is there no permanent cure other than getting a new PPC device?
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Bad news - getting new Pocket PC is not cure - all three last Windows Mobile versions had issues with NQ. So getting new device could be a good solution, but device with other OS (Symbian?).

awesome info...here's another question...
i see some of the longer-range (5-6 weeks and more) events with the Notifications\NamedEvents folders...
however, the only ones in the near term listed are for later today...does it only work 1 day at a time? will it populate tomorrow's notifications at midnite?
thanks!

There is new (1.5) version of pmClean released - another improvements and autostart bug fix.

I'm glad some people have found this useful. Spring cleaning the notification queue can often save you having to hard-reset your device, and is a good idea even if you aren't having problems with it
One last thing about duplicate notifications: You don't need to clean these so often, once a day or more is probably overkill. I clean mine once every 2-4 weeks, which is enough to prevent any problems from reoccurring.
Also note that the advice in this thread will NOT "cure" the problem, it will not prevent duplicate notifications from happening in the future.

Notifications\Named Events\WLMScheduler_TimeChangeEvent
Notifications\Named Events\WLMScheduler_TimeChangeEvent
Anybody know if I can take this one out..Have no idea why WLM (which I think is Windows Live Messenger) should have anything to do with giving me a notification event.. Wondering whether I can take out . I rarely even use WLM Messenger to begin with!

Quick fix for alert problems
I wrote a small free application, that clears notification queue. It works fine for me. Can someone (who have alarm problems) run and check it as well.
Download
Thank you

Just tried your app, found 353 duplicate entry's or so.
Seems to be working fine so far after the Soft Reset.
I will have to wait till my next Alarm before I will know if it fixed my problem but either way, thanks for the app!
ActiveSync isn't broken nor does anything else appear to be broken.

When Sync smashes Sense

Hi everybody.
I posted this several times, but I had no answers.
I'm experiencing troubles loading Sense.
I've been experiencing this along releases, for about a year.
I flash and it works for about 3 months, then Sense does not load at startup.
During this year, I've been changing about all programs, and my pc's OS, I'm now on W7.
When Sense begins to not to load, I solve restoring on pda the Application Data directory from backup; then, it works several times, before to not to load again.
After each restore, I have to split and redo the partnership with my pc in order to sync it, otherwise it fails. I don't know, but the Sense failure might be related to the synchronization.
After tests, I think it's not related to installed software or to pc, it might be a trouble related to synchronization, but not itselves, probably because of some tweaks.
I'm using Microsoft Office 2010 on pc, and I use to sync contacts, calendar, tasks and Onenote, as I think everybody does, so I can't believe I'm the only one effected.
Well, I'm a system engineer, but I have only a little knowledge on WM.
So, would you please explain me how to troubleshot or fix?
I've been reading a lot, but I found no infos about troubleshooting.
As IT professionist, technology is for me a passion, I'll be glad to learn something about this.
Thanks everybody!