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James S Clark
I have been experiencing problems with XP SP3 and ActiveSync 4.5, in as much
as a windows mobile 5 or 6 device can no longer reliably connect & re-connect
via USB & use ActiveSync to synchronise. Both PC & mobile device often
require a complete restart or uninstalling and reinstalling everything before
functionality returns. After this it stops working again after the device
has been disconnected for the is first or second time and the whole process
has to be done again before a connection can be established.
According to the MS website, ActiveSync 4.5 is only compatible with XP SP2
and earlier - I thought this was just an out of date message so I called MS
UK tech support to get the low-down. They told me that, wait for it,
ActiveSync is indeed NOT compatible with XP SP3!!! Since it wasn't a piad
support call i couldn't take the issue further with MS on the phone.
I am keen to learn if anyone else has encountered this problem and whether
it's really true that installing XP SP3 will wreck windows mobile
synchronisation functionality. I find it hard to believe it's true, but it
did come from horses mouth so to speak.
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Regards,
James S Clark
Software Developer & Technician
The Coleman Group (UK)
as a windows mobile 5 or 6 device can no longer reliably connect & re-connect
via USB & use ActiveSync to synchronise. Both PC & mobile device often
require a complete restart or uninstalling and reinstalling everything before
functionality returns. After this it stops working again after the device
has been disconnected for the is first or second time and the whole process
has to be done again before a connection can be established.
According to the MS website, ActiveSync 4.5 is only compatible with XP SP2
and earlier - I thought this was just an out of date message so I called MS
UK tech support to get the low-down. They told me that, wait for it,
ActiveSync is indeed NOT compatible with XP SP3!!! Since it wasn't a piad
support call i couldn't take the issue further with MS on the phone.
I am keen to learn if anyone else has encountered this problem and whether
it's really true that installing XP SP3 will wreck windows mobile
synchronisation functionality. I find it hard to believe it's true, but it
did come from horses mouth so to speak.
--
Regards,
James S Clark
Software Developer & Technician
The Coleman Group (UK)