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Microsoft Outlook - Force your Windows Mobile 5.0
device [an error occurred while processing this directive] Introduction: Are you using multiple Outlook profiles on your computer? Are you annoyed at the fact that you have to choose the profile that your device must synchronize with every time you connect the device to the computer? If you answered "Yes" to these two questions, then read on on how you can force your Windows Mobile (WM) 5.0 device to open the profile you would prefer it always synchronize with. History: Pre-WM 5.0 devices used to be able to synchronizing with multiple profiles on the same computer. This had advantages and disadvantages. It was useful for you to transfer the PIM information into another persons profile quickly from your PDA. But often users would end up mixing their schedules, contact information etc. ActiveSync would never prompt the user that the profile with which the partnership was made is not open. It would synchronize information with whichever Outlook profile was open or opened by default. The only prompt you would get in this case was the "Combine or Replace Dialog". Outlook Profiles - What are they? We have been discussing about Microsoft Outlook profiles but what is it and how is it useful. If you would like to have a better understanding then refer to Outlook - E-mail profiles explained. Outlook Profiles, WM 5.0 and ActiveSync 4.x - Explained I shall use a scenario which you should be able to identify with (if you are using Outlook profiles). Lets assume that on my computer there are two Outlook profiles i.e. "Home" and "Work". "Home" as you guessed it contains all my personal information and "Work" profile contains business related information. Currently I have set Outlook to prompt me for a specific Outlook profile. I have picked up my new WM 5.0 mobile device and after installing ActiveSync 4.2, I have connected it to my computer and configured the Information Types it must synchronize. During this operation, Microsoft Outlook was opened by ActiveSync and therefore I was prompted with the "Choose Profile" dialog as seen below:
I had to select "Work" here from the drop down since I wanted to synchronize my device with my "Work" profile. My partnership was created and on all subsequent synchronizations, whenever I connected my device, I would see the above dialog whenever Outlook was not open. Often I would put my device and go do some other work and upon return realize that the synchronization had not started due to the above prompt. If Outlook was open with my "Work" profile, then it would simply synchronize the information and all was well. However, if my "Home" profile was active, then I would see "Attention Required" along with the 8503001f error message as seen below:
The only way for me to synchronize after the above error was to disconnect the device, shut down Outlook and restart it and choose the correct profile in the prompt as seen in Figure 1. The information given below will help you get over the prompt (Figure 1) whenever Outlook is opened via ActiveSync. Please note that if another Outlook profile is open, then it will continue to display the error seen in Figure 2. So the best way to go about solving this would be to shut Outlook before connecting the device. How to force open the profile I wish to open with my WM 5.0 device? Read the information as applicable to you:
Conclusion: Although the steps appear to be many it hardly takes a few minutes and you will end up saving the time in the long run for having to select the correct profile (if Outlook is closed). No more waiting at the desktop after you connect your device to choose the profile. This tip is very useful if you are having more then one mobile device and are synchronizing them with different profiles. It is even more useful for users using Bluetooth to synchronize since no more getting up to click the prompt on your computer. Note that this technique will work only with a Windows Mobile 5 device. If the Outlook profile is deleted and you have a
partnership using it, then you will
prompted that "The Profile name is not valid. Enter a valid
profile name." In such a scenario you will need to delete and recreate
the partnership. Read other articles by Raj Pillai Discuss your Handheld PC, Palm-size PC or Pocket PC needs at Pocket PC FAQ Forums. [an error occurred while processing this directive] |