hey there fellas!
somehow, i've managed to get my msn contacts in my normal contactlist.
this makes my contactslist very unstructured, because between the nromal names i got names like jack_23 or sweetjane. that sort of names.
i've tried to delete them manually, but they keep coming back.
i think its because i keep my phone synchronised with my computer?
i really dont know how to fix this and i hope u guys could help.
regards,
kay
I did this by accident too, and they just won't disappear after I delete them. Any ideas guys, on how to get rid of them?
you need to clear your windows live setup and start again
open Windows Live
menu > account options
select switch windows live id
then setup windows live again with your windows live id and this time do not select "store windows live contacts in your mobile phone's contact list"
OK thanks Mesquire, will try it out now to see if it works!
PS : Mighty fine looking lady in your Avatar! (=
Ok, re-did the windows live setup and everything, and it works a treat! Thanks for the tip mesquire!
it works for me too!
thanks a lot
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Hello. I've checked the previous pages and didn't see anyone having the same question. That probably means i am the only one so dumb in here)))
Basically, last night i was playing with overclocking my XDA Orbit being insured that all the contacts are syncronized. At some point (273MHz) the device stopped responding so i had to soft reset it. Later i found that nothing got lost BUT my contact list with all the numbers. Next, I open Outlook and see that none of them were saved there. WTF is ActiveSync is doing then? And another problem is that i cannot use backup of my old WM2003 contact list because there is no such option as Backup/Restore in WM6. Any ideas? Please,HELP. I really need those numbers back...
dj NJoy said:
Hello. I've checked the previous pages and didn't see anyone having the same question. That probably means i am the only one so dumb in here)))
Basically, last night i was playing with overclocking my XDA Orbit being insured that all the contacts are syncronized. At some point (273MHz) the device stopped responding so i had to soft reset it. Later i found that nothing got lost BUT my contact list with all the numbers. Next, I open Outlook and see that none of them were saved there. WTF is ActiveSync is doing then? And another problem is that i cannot use backup of my old WM2003 contact list because there is no such option as Backup/Restore in WM6. Any ideas? Please,HELP. I really need those numbers back...
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The contacts in the Orbit are gone...
The contacts in the Outlook not sync'ed hence they too gone...
Cannot import 2003 backup into WM6 - different structure
Option 1 - if you have old outlook backup - you can re-import into new outlook file and they re-sync again
Option 2 - Manually enter all the numbers you remember
Option 3 - Nothing
Basically the fact is if you cannot see the contacts in the fone - they are gone! If you cannot see in outlook they are gone - only option is to get from another source!
You mentioned 2003 backup - what did you take the backup with? Maybe you can still read using the same software and try to retrieve the number - or use another 2003 model to import into it
The backup was taken using Backup/Restore feature of WM2003. But I really wonder now, WHY Microsoft decided not to include this option in WM6? If anything happens, you're properly f****d, like me now.
BTW, WM2003 Contact list backup can be accessed with Notepad, but the data looks a bit messy that way.
dj NJoy said:
The backup was taken using Backup/Restore feature of WM2003. But I really wonder now, WHY Microsoft decided not to include this option in WM6? If anything happens, you're properly f****d, like me now.
BTW, WM2003 Contact list backup can be accessed with Notepad, but the data looks a bit messy that way.
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Am not in the same situation...was letting you know your options....
Good luck with the retrieval...
don't take it personally, i meant "You" in general
I analyzed the chain of events and it seems like i found the root of the problem. It's was nothing to do with overclocking or the device itself. Its ActiveSync. As I usually don't use Outlook, the contact list there was always empty. And this blessed child of Microsoft instead of copying contacts from XDA to Outlook did it other way round thus erasing everything on the phone. Don't know what to do, laugh or cry, but it's so... so... ridicilous!
Thanx for your help anyway, much appreciated
Hello,I have one Elf,and I have upgraded my ROM,now,I can´t sincronyze the calendary.
I have reinstalled the last ROM,the active sync,and done a hard reset,and it is all sincronized excep the calendary.
How can I solve it?
Thanks
1st, make sure activesync is set up correctly. When your device is connected and synchronizing, do you see calendar listed on the activesync screen? If not, once it is finished synchronizing, click tools, options on the activesync menu and make sure there is a checkmark next to calendar. If this doesn't work, post a reply and we can try some other things.
It is marked,but it doesn´t work.
I have tried now in two computers,one with office xp and the other with office 2007,and it doesn´t work,i can´t sincronice anything with the calendar
Very Strange.
1. Did Contacts Sync ok with both computers you tried it on? To make sure, create a new contact on PPC called Test with a bogus phone number and see if it shows up on desktop.
2. Are you using the built in Calendar Application on the Pocket PC or have you installed a 3rd party program like pocket Informant, etc.
3. Make sure you are syncing with the correct profile on the computer. Go to Start Menu, Control Panel, Mail, and click on Profiles. See how many are listed. If only one, you should be ok, if multiple, make sure correct one is selected.
Reply back with results.
Thanks,
Problem Solved
I have solved it.
First I have installed pocketmirror(trial),and after it i have unistalled it,and now it is working fine.
Thanks all to help me
jjmontoliu said:
I have solved it.
First I have installed pocketmirror(trial),and after it i have unistalled it,and now it is working fine.
Thanks all to help me
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Glad it's working.
my screen broke and ive got the replacement ordered, but for the next week or 2 i need my contacts transferred over to my sim. i looked around active sync and couldnt find an option.
so heres my questions, 1-is there a program that will let me use my computer to go through the phones menu (or atleast see where im going)
and 2-if thats not a possibility, could anyone make me a map of buttons to press in order - 6.1 homescreen (menu is in list view and has not been rearranged)
please help me out if you have any better ideas.
thanks in advance
suprajztwenty said:
my screen broke and ive got the replacement ordered, but for the next week or 2 i need my contacts transferred over to my sim. i looked around active sync and couldnt find an option.
so heres my questions, 1-is there a program that will let me use my computer to go through the phones menu (or atleast see where im going)
and 2-if thats not a possibility, could anyone make me a map of buttons to press in order - 6.1 homescreen (menu is in list view and has not been rearranged)
please help me out if you have any better ideas.
thanks in advance
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ActiveSync? Sync contacts to pc,and then sync them to new phone when you get it.
"replacement screen" not replacement phone...the temp phone im using now is a pre pay nokia so if anyone can be of use and help with viewing my contacts with active sync or copying them to the sim with software? much appreciated
suprajztwenty said:
"replacement screen" not replacement phone...the temp phone im using now is a pre pay nokia so if anyone can be of use and help with viewing my contacts with active sync or copying them to the sim with software? much appreciated
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Check the Club Nokia web site. I used to have a Nokia phone, and they have a software suite that will allow you to export contacts from Outlook to most of their phones.
http://www.nokiausa.com/A4986252
You can Sync your contacts to your PC, then use the Nokia Suite to copy them from Outlook to your Nokia.
Note that if you don't have access to a Nokia data cable, in many cases you can sync with Infra-Red. I had an old Nokia 6610 and used IR from my laptop to keep my contacts up-to-date.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
just install this, plug into activesync and you can view your phone from your desktop...therefore you can just copy everything to the sim and you should be all set.
gixxum said:
just install this, plug into activesync and you can view your phone from your desktop...therefore you can just copy everything to the sim and you should be all set.
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Very handy software. Thank you.
thanks gixxum, exactly what i was looking for!
im here to please
i did a bit of a search but couldnt find what i wanted.
basically i want to remove the email address used for windows live / msn so there isnt one there. any idea how to do it?
thanks
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just pull up the messages screen...tab down to the live account...hit menu softkey....tab down to delete...hit enter....confirm if necessary....you can set it back up if needed...
i turned my phone on to try this today and it seems my email has gone from the msn thing so its all good,
thanks
Hey guys,
Just received my HTC 7 Pro today.
So far i am liking the device and the OS, but one thing is annoying me:
- The first Windows Live ID you configure will sync all your contacts etc.
All of the Windows live contacts are added to the phone's contact list (which is rediculous because i talk to people on Windows Live which i have never even met IRL.....).
Is there any way to exclude the contacts from my list and still keep the Windows Live ID account? (of course i do want to keep the marketplace features etc).
I read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847139
But that didn't really solve the problem either.
The deeper problem is that i have a Windows mobile 6 phone which i want to sync up with this one. But if all contacts would be in 1 list i would end up with around 300 contacts......
Have many people here bit the bullet and finetuned their real-life phone contact list with Windows Live / Facebook?
If so, what was the easiest way to sort it all out?
Thanks in advance.
PS.
I think if MS would have just used the contact groups/categories settings (which you can set in Windows live messenger) all would have been fine.
An option to hide or always 'fold' and show certain groups at the bottom would have solved this entire issue (which a lot of ppl seem to have).
Da_maniaC said:
Hey guys,
Just received my HTC 7 Pro today.
So far i am liking the device and the OS, but one thing is annoying me:
- The first Windows Live ID you configure will sync all your contacts etc.
All of the Windows live contacts are added to the phone's contact list (which is rediculous because i talk to people on Windows Live which i have never even met IRL.....).
Is there any way to exclude the contacts from my list and still keep the Windows Live ID account? (of course i do want to keep the marketplace features etc).
I read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847139
But that didn't really solve the problem either.
The deeper problem is that i have a Windows mobile 6 phone which i want to sync up with this one. But if all contacts would be in 1 list i would end up with around 300 contacts......
Have many people here bit the bullet and finetuned their real-life phone contact list with Windows Live / Facebook?
If so, what was the easiest way to sort it all out?
Thanks in advance.
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I already used my Windows Live account to organize all my contacts and emails and such before I got my windows Phone, so this was not an issue for me.
Unfortunately you cannot disable contact sync'ing from Windows Live, but you can filter your contact list in the People hub. So you can hide them, but they'll still be sync'd in the background.
The only real workaround if you don't to hide your Windows Live contacts would be to actually go and organize your Windows Live contacts so that they are useful.... or delete them all. XD
Hmm, i might be able to live with the hide option but can't seem to find it anywhere. Is it a mango beta feature?
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Hmm, i might be able to live with the hide option but can't seem to find it anywhere. Is it a mango beta feature?
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I am on Mango, but I'm pretty sure you could always filter out contacts since the beginning of Windows Phone. Though to be honest, i don't know if you could filter out Windows Live contacts before Mango.
Look in Settings > People, then there should be an option titled 'filter my contact list' or something similar. If its not there, then i guess its a Mango-only thing.
I had similar experience like this when I was using windows mobile and synced it with my hotmail... It synced all my email addresses I ever sent an email to, to my phonebook... I knew something like this could happen again with windows phone again... So I created a new live id just for my phone with no contacts and anything . I only use Google contacts and calendar and my live id is only for SkyDrive ...
Sent from my OMNIA7 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
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I am on Mango, but I'm pretty sure you could always filter out contacts since the beginning of Windows Phone. Though to be honest, i don't know if you could filter out Windows Live contacts before Mango.
Look in Settings > People, then there should be an option titled 'filter my contact list' or something similar. If its not there, then i guess its a Mango-only thing.
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All i see when i go to Settings > People is:
- Sort names by
- Display names by
- Accounts
So, how hard is it to obtain the latest Mango update?
Also, is there an easy way to import old text messages from WM 6 to WP7?
prjkthack said:
I am on Mango, but I'm pretty sure you could always filter out contacts since the beginning of Windows Phone. Though to be honest, i don't know if you could filter out Windows Live contacts before Mango.
Look in Settings > People, then there should be an option titled 'filter my contact list' or something similar. If its not there, then i guess its a Mango-only thing.
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Didn't even realize they added that feature, nice
Da_maniaC said:
All i see when i go to Settings > People is:
- Sort names by
- Display names by
- Accounts
So, how hard is it to obtain the latest Mango update?
Also, is there an easy way to import old text messages from WM 6 to WP7?
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Yeah looks like this is a Mango only feature. That check mark for Facebook contacts that's currently in the NoDo release of Windows Phone 7 turns into a button that lets you filter contacts from multiple sources (Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live, etc.). So I guess you aren't gonna see that feature till Mango. Sorry.
Text messages cannot be imported to Windows Phone 7, and they cannot be exported from Windows Phone at all.
If you are a dev, you can get Mango very easily. But if you aren't, there are some methods around here on XDA you can use. Only problem it, when the real Mango comes out this fall, you have to go back to your current version of Windows Phone (which is gonna a couple months old backup by the time Mango comes out) before you can update to the final release of Mango. Just part of the fact that this is beta and really not meant for daily use (even though it far exceeds the quality of a typical beta product).
Thanks for the info man.
So, if i wait for mango i wouldnt have the roll-back issues, since right before the update the phones state will be backed up?
One more small question:
Does Windows Phone even read/handle SIM contacts (haven't had a SIM in the phone yet)?
If not i'll just update my Windows Live contact list till its current and start using it (untill Mango comes out and i can filter/hide the contacts i don't wish to see).
Da_maniaC said:
Thanks for the info man.
So, if i wait for mango i wouldnt have the roll-back issues, since right before the update the phones state will be backed up?
One more small question:
Does Windows Phone even read/handle SIM contacts?
If not i'll just update my Windows Live contact list till its current and start using it (untill Mango comes out and i can filter/hide the contacts i don't wish to see).
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Yes, if you wait for the official release, then you will only need to update your phone once Mango officially comes out. All your settings will be retained and your phone will be backed up as part of the update process.
Windows Phone 7 can import your SIM contacts from the settings > people menu (you should see a button to import SIM contacts). But it does not display any contacts stored from your SIM. Once you import your SIM contacts, they get copied to your Windows Live account.
yup
import from sim option
Hmmm, i put in my SIM card etc. The network is working fine, but the option to "add SIM contacts" is greyed out and i can't select it.
Any ideas?
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Hmmm, i put in my SIM card etc. The network is working fine, but the option to "add SIM contacts" is greyed out and i can't select it.
Any ideas?
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If the option is greyed out, its because your SIM has no contacts to import. Or maybe they are in some foreign format from some unknown device? Not sure. I have some junk SIM contacts that T-Mobile put into my phone, and they import fine when I press the button.
You sure the SIM card has contacts?
Hey,
I am positive the SIM has contact information since my other phone (HTC Touch Pro / WM 6.1) recognises them.
There are around 60 contacts on there or so...
Da_maniaC said:
Hey,
I am positive the SIM has contact information since my other phone (HTC Touch Pro / WM 6.1) recognises them.
There are around 60 contacts on there or so...
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Not sure then. If the option is greyed out, it means Windows Phone does not see any contacts on the SIM card. In which case, I cannot help you with that. Maybe plug the SIM into a different non-WP7 device, and try to clear out the SIM and then re-copy your contacts to the SIM? Not sure if that'll help.
u can't prevent sync of contacts in the primary live account on pre mango wp7, this is why I created a new live account,imported my contacts to it and then added that new live id first when I got my windows phone so if u hadn't really done anything important id recommend performing a hard reset then re-sync with the new live account. or install the mango beta.
I think i might have a solution here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...-phone-7/9a27ca98-45ac-423e-ba42-0682e001676a
It will mean i'll have to sort out my double contacts for a while (but mehhh...)