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The error happens only once, but I think that once the error shows, the sync doesn't sync anymore until I clear the error message. The error also hangs up Google Calendar Sync @ 99%.
But the error only happens when Outlook is closed, and it doesn't happen every sync. I believe that I left it at default 120 minutes because this is my home calendar, and no one puts anything on the calendar when I am not at home. I close Outlook on my desktop because some days I get on my laptop without opening the desktop. That way I don't have to clear both laptop and desktop emails out (both emails are set to leave the messages on the server until I delete them because I use both computers every day). But the days that I am on the desktop a lot and have email open, the error never comes up, so if you leave Outlook open, the error doesn't popup. I have left email open on the desktop by accident some days and the error never shows.
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0112358 wrote:
Thank you, curtterp. That is exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. Now I just need to figure out which piece of software will work best for me. That's quite a comprehensive list!
I'm curious why you like to keep your Outlook and your phone contacts separate, as I'm wondering if you've thought of something I haven't.
I looked into Google Calendar sync, and I would have liked to utilize it as well, but it is unfortunately not compatible with a 64-bit OS.
Thanks again and kind regards,
0112358
The Google Calendar Sync is not compatible with Windows XP 64bit systems, it works with my Windows 7 64bit system. If your running XP, I would venture a guess that you are running a 32 bit system, since XP in 64bit mode was not a normal install.
I keep my contacts separate from my phone and Outlook, because my phone only has contacts that I might call, or businesses that I need the GPS to get to. My Outlook contacts are more for family which I keep their address's but not call. There are some contacts that exist in both, but with about 100 more contacts in Outlook than the phone, I really do not want to keep them synced. It's not a real compelling reason why not, but its just my preference
I do get an error with Outlook almost every day. For some reason, Outlook gets an error "Outlook has encountered an error and must close" .... it happens at 99% of sync. It doesn't seem to affect the sync, just is an annoyance for the most part. I use Outlook 2010, but it did happen with Outlook 2007, but with less frequently.
The error happens only once, but I think that once the error shows, the sync doesn't sync anymore until I clear the error message. The error also hangs up Google Calendar Sync @ 99%.
But the error only happens when Outlook is closed, and it doesn't happen every sync. I believe that I left it at default 120 minutes because this is my home calendar, and no one puts anything on the calendar when I am not at home. I close Outlook on my desktop because some days I get on my laptop without opening the desktop. That way I don't have to clear both laptop and desktop emails out (both emails are set to leave the messages on the server until I delete them because I use both computers every day). But the days that I am on the desktop a lot and have email open, the error never comes up, so if you leave Outlook open, the error doesn't popup. I have left email open on the desktop by accident some days and the error never shows.
Your welcome... I like to talk about what I use and how it works, no matter if it works well or not. I also like free more than paid if the free functions for what I need. If there is no free that works for me, I don't mind paying for the functionality as long as it works the way I need it to work