BirdieSync doesn't work after installing under Vista Busines
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:51 pm
Hi,
After installing and configuring BirdieSync 1.5.2.0 under Windows Vista Business 32 bits (with TB 2.0.0 and Lightning 0.3.1) I am unable to sync my Cards. In the Sync Center I can briefly see a 'Cards: Attention Required' message before it gets overwritten by Sync Completed (like almost everyone I also think that this WMDC is even worse than ActiveSync, which was never a marvel to start with )
I tried to monitor system activity using Systernals's Process Monitor tool, and discovered that during a sync there was no reference at all to BirdieSync (neither in any filename, process, or registry key, while there was plenty of references to SplashID, another application that I use to sync passwords between my desktop and my iPaq).
I suspect that somehow, BirdieSync didn't correctly register itself with the WMDC at install time (or at least not fully).
I did configure everything in Thunderbird.
I used to use BirdieSync under WinXP before, with no problem (so this isn't my first time using it .
Various issues I encountered during install:
1- install.log said 'Error while opening file for reading: C:\Program Files\BirdieSync/Preferences.xml'. So I copied that file from Users\username\Roaming\BirdieSync into that specified folder. Not sure if that error is just to handle upgrade scenarios or really an issue.
2- install.log also complained about 'Impossible to load archive file (GetLastError = 0)'. Not sure if this is related to the previous message however.
2- The preferences.xml file on my PDA had a different filesize , so I tried overwriting it with the one from my desktop. Still no luck.
I ran out of idea there. Any suggestion? I do see the Cards/Mails/etc options in my Sync Settings, I have only enabled Cards in the BirdieSync-related options.
After installing and configuring BirdieSync 1.5.2.0 under Windows Vista Business 32 bits (with TB 2.0.0 and Lightning 0.3.1) I am unable to sync my Cards. In the Sync Center I can briefly see a 'Cards: Attention Required' message before it gets overwritten by Sync Completed (like almost everyone I also think that this WMDC is even worse than ActiveSync, which was never a marvel to start with )
I tried to monitor system activity using Systernals's Process Monitor tool, and discovered that during a sync there was no reference at all to BirdieSync (neither in any filename, process, or registry key, while there was plenty of references to SplashID, another application that I use to sync passwords between my desktop and my iPaq).
I suspect that somehow, BirdieSync didn't correctly register itself with the WMDC at install time (or at least not fully).
I did configure everything in Thunderbird.
I used to use BirdieSync under WinXP before, with no problem (so this isn't my first time using it .
Various issues I encountered during install:
1- install.log said 'Error while opening file for reading: C:\Program Files\BirdieSync/Preferences.xml'. So I copied that file from Users\username\Roaming\BirdieSync into that specified folder. Not sure if that error is just to handle upgrade scenarios or really an issue.
2- install.log also complained about 'Impossible to load archive file (GetLastError = 0)'. Not sure if this is related to the previous message however.
2- The preferences.xml file on my PDA had a different filesize , so I tried overwriting it with the one from my desktop. Still no luck.
I ran out of idea there. Any suggestion? I do see the Cards/Mails/etc options in my Sync Settings, I have only enabled Cards in the BirdieSync-related options.