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WM6 & ActiveSync

Hi All.
I have a problem with MS ActiveSync that's driving me mad.
I have Windows 2000 loaded on my work laptop (not my choice but my IT departments) and I'm currently using ActiveSync 4.2 - A couple of weeks ago I loaded one of the latest WM6 roms onto my HTC TYTN with no problems at all - I was very impressed with the basic enhancements and especially the fact that I could at long last recieve a text message notification for voicemail (I'kme easily pleased I know) - So now to my problem.
I tried to connect my TYTN to my laptop to load my BB Connect profile when I got a message that I need to upgrade ActiveSync to 4.5 ???? So, not concerned at this point I download the latest MSI package and started to install ActiveSync 4.5 on my Windows 2000 system... but.... towards the end of the install I got an error message telling me that I cant install ActiveSync because I am missing some DLL files (it doesnt specify which .dll files???)
I've searched everywhere for help resolving this problem but to know avail? So I have 3 questions?
1. Is there a known issue with ActiveSync 4.5 and Windows 2000? If so is there a fix for this?
2. Is there a viable alternative to MS ActiveSync that will work with WM6?
3. Is there a way of Syncing my BB Connect settings with my TYTN without using AciveSync.
Apologies if this is already covered elsewhere on the forum - any help at all would be greatly appreaciated.
Thanks.

One quick google search has given me this post. Give that a go and see what happens?

MAPI32.dll issue...
My wife had a similar issue which was either the mapi32.dll problem or just a fubar ActiveSync. I ran the fixmapi as well as removed most if not all traces of the old ActiveSync (Program Files and registry)
Hope this helps...

FixMapi
Thanks DBaser and MrVanx - I've already tried the FixMapi option but with no success - will try again followed by a sweep to remove any traces of a previous ActiveSync install before re-installing - I'll let you know how I get on.

Sigh....
OK - Tried running FixMapi.exe once again having completely uninstalled ActiveSync 4.2 and deleted the directories from the programmes directory and still I get the same error message? HHEEEeeeeelllppppp.....!!!!! This is driving me mad.... How about just getting the BB Connect settings accross to my TYTN without having ActiveSync installed???? Any Idea's?

Have you tried reinstalling the ActiveSync that came with your PDa and then run the 4.5 installer?
Give that a go...

VM6 requires Active Sync 4.5

Tried all of the above - still no joy!

Can you post a screenshot of the error message and also maybe check the Event Viewer (Start>Run>eventvwr) for Application or System errors that could help me diagnose further?
Wessel.Dk said:
VM6 requires Active Sync 4.5
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I am aware of this. I was asking the OP to install earlier ActiveSync and then run the 4.5 installer.

try hard resetting....then before doing ANYTHING, sync...follow the sync directions....make sure a new device name is synced with pc and device.......many go-arounds were finally solved by this.

rockky said:
try hard resetting....then before doing ANYTHING, sync...follow the sync directions....make sure a new device name is synced with pc and device.......many go-arounds were finally solved by this.
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rockky, go back and reread the thread. THis has nothing do do with the PPC. he is trying to install software on the PC.

Still Trying....
All. Thanks for the input so far - if anyone comes up with any more suggestions then please let me know!
I'll keep at it and if I find a solution will add the details to the post.
My IT dept are pretty snowed under as with those in many companies and so my little problem with a missing dll when trying to install a peice of software that has little or no benefit to the company is way way down the priority list.
Thanks again.

More Pain....
So... a short update.. I managed to convince my IT department to upgrade my system to windows XP (SP1 though as SP2 isnt yet supported by them) and guess what happens????
I eagerly await the arival of my new laptop - I get it today - boot it up - go straight to the microsoft website - download the activesync msi file..... hit the install button - and then..... and then I get the missing dll file error...
This is driving me mad? I'm presuming its a 'corporate' image problem or a specific peice of software installed on our laptops thats the issue? Are others having the same problem? and is there anyone out there who has found a working solution? or am I going to have to wait for another release from microsoft and hope that installs?
Alternatively - is there a way of setting up my blackberry connect settings without using active sync??? Can they be exported some other way? from tytn to tytn for example (Yes - I'm lucky enough to have two!)
As ever - any help is appreciated.....

Samsung i780 - "E1" ROM issues

I have flashed into the E1 English ROM (the one without the opera browser) and encountered some issues, I might have had them in previous ROMs as well, and I am wondering whether there is a solution for them:
1) Cannot set the IE homepage, it will always refer back to SamsungMobile
2) Cannot sync via Blue-tooth, even though a partnership is set with my PC, and ActiveSync is enabled I keep getting a message: "Cannot connect using Bluetooth to a PC that supports ACtivesync. You may be out of range. Would you like to create a bluetooth partnership with a different PC?"
Clicking Yes does not help here and the Bluetooth wont sync​
Did anyone find a resolution for this matters?

i have the original E1 rom, i dont think the activesync prob is related to the rom as mine has no prob activesyncing using BT since the A1 rom.
btw make sure u are using the latest activesync on the pc.
use your phone to detect your pc, not the other way around, then try activesync. if u still cant, use your pc's BT to establish a serial connection to the phone, then start activesync on your phone.

QuickGPS not updating on activsync connection..

Hello all,
This could be ROM related, but I could not find any solution in the searches I've made. I am finding that QuickGPS is not updating automatically upon connection with activsync...when set to do so.
I would assume that the fix is in the registry? Perhaps someone else has had this issue and found a solution?
Looking forward to trying anything simple, before I update the ROM....
Thanks

facing same problem & couldn't find a solution
hope to find suitable fix

i THINK u need internet connection to be active on your computer 1st

If your in AS mode and connected to Internet through the PC then you can do it Manually by going to the Program and Taping on it,
If someone has an Automatic solution once you're connected to AS & PC i would like to hear about it, maybe the same solution could happen for Automatic Weather update??

Just to clarify the problem:
The PC is connected to Internet, and my HD is connected through ActivSync.
I have Internet connection using Opera & can surf websites normally using it.
BUT cannot surf using Internet Explorer , and also can not update QuickGPS manually (when click Download, I got the message "Connection Failed. Pls try again later"
Thanks if anyone can help.

Interestingly enough my issue is different.....
I can download the data when I click the "Download" button...no problem
HOWEVER, the minor issue is that it is not automatically updating and downloading on connection with Activsync.....as it is supposed to do
I think if you not able to download any updated data (at all) then you have a more serious problem. Sometimes their server is down and getting the data does not work

Activesync problems?

Yeah yeah.
MY Dash wont seem to connect properly to my PC Via the required activesync 4.5...
IDK if this is in the ROM, My computer or AS4.5
but when i plug in my phone it MIGHT connect, might not or come up with a malfunction error.
Last time it said Activesync has encountered an error and needs to close or something like that...
But if i reinstall active sync it will work just fine the first time or two

what OS are your running and which active sync? might have a issue between them if you got the wrong one.

taalon927 said:
what OS are your running and which active sync? might have a issue between them if you got the wrong one.
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Windows XP Home (2001)
SP2 with .net 3.5 installed
Active sync is the one for x86 XP & Vista

not sure i have had similar issues with win 7, but i also noticed there was a update for the driver that seems to have fixed it. maybe check via windows update and see (do it while phone is pluged in) if there is a update for the driver to connect it.

i'm not sure what the issue is but it seems that every rom i flash to aside from the factory rom as soon as i flash outside of it, activesync and wmdc fails to establish any form of a connection whatsoever and i have tried the wm 6.1 by kavana and the 3vo 6.5 rom and after i installing the other roms neither acticsync or wmdc won't connect but reflashing to the factory rom it works i dunno what the deal is, but i do know that after using the Excalibur USPL- CID BYPASS it refuses to conntect even if you don't flash after using this so i attribute the connection failure to the bypass fix

i finally figured out what was keeping my active sync from properly connecting and this might help you out,
active sync needs to have port 900 open to connect, if you open it in the win xp firewall add exceptions for port 900 via tcp and udp even if it's already listed do it, and if you have a secondary program such as mcafee or norton you will need to do the same in that program as well, once the ports have been opened you'll need to reboot, but it should work

Tilt 2 as modem

I recently change my BB for a Tilt 2 but I haven't figure out how to use it as a dial up modem as I did with my BB are there any software or driver available for vista 64
Ive downloaded some driver but no luck!! any help will be apreciated!

internet search please:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=338003

I'm trying to use the phone as a dial up modem those instruction are for data sync any other suggestion

Welcome to forums
Have a deep read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=407563
Read, Search, Respect and Enjoy!

Well after reading the last thread I'm still having problems my notebook doesn't recognize the phone as a standard modem I've installed various vista drivers found on other threads still no luck!!
os windows vista 64

im using vista64. it shouldnt matter which version you are using because drivers are automatically installed when you connect via usb. when i first plugged in my tp2, it automatically set everything up. dont try to configure the modem crap in MyComputer, but rather just hook up via the internet sharing app on the tp2 or if your laptop supports wifi, enable wifi on your tp2 and search for the signal on your laptop. the above mentioned forum topics should have more than helped. its easier than you make it bro. btw, are your carrier internet settings correct? here are settings for Tmobile and ATT. hope this helps.

For sure give this thread a read: Wifi Internet Sharing
It's the easiest way to turn your phone into a router and get internet on your laptop. That said, if your laptop or desktop isnt wifi enabled then you'll just have to teather it using "internet sharing" I havn't seen a rom yet (even my stock ATT rom had it I believe) that doesn't have internet sharing built into it as a standard option in the com manager or in the connections settings.

if you dont have the internet sharing app, its HERE in this thread

This most be very disappointing for all of you that have tried to help me on this issue but I'm still having problems...
List of things tried already
1. Installed internet sharing but cant get the phone to connect via usb, the wifi recieve data I've tried the phone on my home network without sim card and it browses the net without problems but can't use it as a router with or without the sim card
2. Follow the att instructions but my phone has the media net setting locked and I can't edit them
"Media Net This connection is pre configure. It cannot be modify'
3. installed all kind of drivers still not recognized as a standard modem
Last drivers instaled was using wmdriverinstaler
Even gone to you tube!!
Toshiba satellite a305 wifi enabled
vista home premiun 64
att tilt 2 rom1.59.502.3 rom date 9/25/09 wm6.5
CE OS 5.2.21849 build 21849.5.0.63
att $30 unlimited data plan ("no thethering" din't need it with the blackberry since it work as a dial up modem)
I wont give up I like this htc better than my BB curve!!!
Is it a rom issue?
Drivers issue?
att plan that has to upgragded to tehter "won't go there"
Unlocking the phone?
Thanks!!

Have you tried connecting the laptop to the phone via Bluetooth (if you have that option on your laptop)? I was trying to get Internet Sharing going this way, and once I paired the two, I got an option to use the phone as a dial-up modem, rather than just sharing the phone's ATT data connection (which sounds like exactly what you are looking for). For some reason, I got this option when I connected via Bluetooth, and not USB. Also, I'm using XP, and not Vista, so I don't know if that will change the options.

quiquerc said:
This most be very disappointing for all of you that have tried to help me on this issue but I'm still having problems...
List of things tried already
1. Installed internet sharing but cant get the phone to connect via usb, the wifi recieve data I've tried the phone on my home network without sim card and it browses the net without problems but can't use it as a router with or without the sim card
2. Follow the att instructions but my phone has the media net setting locked and I can't edit them
"Media Net This connection is pre configure. It cannot be modify'
3. installed all kind of drivers still not recognized as a standard modem
Last drivers instaled was using wmdriverinstaler
Even gone to you tube!!
Toshiba satellite a305 wifi enabled
vista home premiun 64
att tilt 2 rom1.59.502.3 rom date 9/25/09 wm6.5
CE OS 5.2.21849 build 21849.5.0.63
att $30 unlimited data plan ("no thethering" din't need it with the blackberry since it work as a dial up modem)
I wont give up I like this htc better than my BB curve!!!
Is it a rom issue?
Drivers issue?
att plan that has to upgragded to tehter "won't go there"
Unlocking the phone?
Thanks!!
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which rom are you using?

ok so if you are using the stock rom, why cant you connect? your settings are automatically set up on a stock rom. you must have done something in the connections settings to screw up your connection. just reflash the stock rom.

Well thanks for all the help and suggestions but the problem was the actual phone
I went to ATT and changed the unit and now it works fine I was able to connect via internet sharing using wifi apparently there was hardware failure with my original tilt
Thanks you for all your help!!!