ActiveSync code 86000108 - No sync of calender and contacts

> I am using a T-Mobile MDA and Outlook 2003. My OS is Windows XP Home Edition
> (SP2). The Windows Firewall is off; I am using Norton Personal Firewall,
> allowing ActiveSync all access.
>
> I have had no problems synchronising the calender and contacts after
> installation of ActiveSync 4.0. I think the problem occurred after a Windows
> XP (security?) update.
>
> I have tried the Troubleshooter. In its log file "Exchange server not found
> in Outlook profile" is mentioned and further:
> "Pinging Device xxx.xxx.x.x (there were numbers here, which I replaced by
> x's) started; Pinging - IcmpCreateFile failed, err = 11010; Unable to
> establish a connection between the PC and the device. Get up-to-date
> solutions to common connection problems. Please click the following link:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65257".
>
> There is however a connection between the PC and device... I can sync
> anything except the calender and contacts !!!
>
> The troubleshooter results page states no additional known issues have been
> found.
>
> The link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65257 refers to the article
> "If ActiveSync Cannot Receive Data Through Port 990". I have tried all
> solutions, and even switched the firewall off entirely after which the Sync
> remained unsuccessful.
> I also unchecked all items to be synchronised in ActiveSync, exited
> ActiveSync, and checked all items again as suggested in an earlier posting.
> It didn't work.
>
> Does anyone have a clue what the problem may be?
>
>

> I forgot to mention that I have on the 22nd September 2006 mailed this

> to Microsoft, but received no reply. I have since upgraded to ActiveSync

> and now to 4.5.0 (beta), hoping the problem would go away... it didn't.
> "JSteen1967" wrote:
> > I am using a T-Mobile MDA and Outlook 2003. My OS is Windows XP Home

> > (SP2). The Windows Firewall is off; I am using Norton Personal Firewall,
> > allowing ActiveSync all access.
> > I have had no problems synchronising the calender and contacts after
> > installation of ActiveSync 4.0. I think the problem occurred after a

> > XP (security?) update.
> > I have tried the Troubleshooter. In its log file "Exchange server not

> > in Outlook profile" is mentioned and further:
> > "Pinging Device xxx.xxx.x.x (there were numbers here, which I replaced

> > x's) started; Pinging - IcmpCreateFile failed, err = 11010; Unable to
> > establish a connection between the PC and the device. Get up-to-date
> > solutions to common connection problems. Please click the following

> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65257".
> > There is however a connection between the PC and device... I can sync
> > anything except the calender and contacts !!!
> > The troubleshooter results page states no additional known issues have

> > found.
> > The link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65257 refers to the

> > "If ActiveSync Cannot Receive Data Through Port 990". I have tried all
> > solutions, and even switched the firewall off entirely after which the

> > remained unsuccessful.
> > I also unchecked all items to be synchronised in ActiveSync, exited
> > ActiveSync, and checked all items again as suggested in an earlier

> > It didn't work.
> > Does anyone have a clue what the problem may be?

>I found quite a number of posts on this error, most of them deal with
> certificate issues between the device and the Exchange server. Many of
> these posts indicate that certificates were never involved and the error
> just showed up one day, so I get the
> impression there may be other causes; this solution looks like it may
> help:
> http://www.mydigitallife.us/2006/11/activesync_serv.html
> ActiveSync Server error 86000108 is a pain but easy to fix
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>> I forgot to mention that I have on the 22nd September 2006 mailed this
> issue
>> to Microsoft, but received no reply. I have since upgraded to ActiveSync
> 4.2
>> and now to 4.5.0 (beta), hoping the problem would go away... it didn't.
>> "JSteen1967" wrote:
>> > I am using a T-Mobile MDA and Outlook 2003. My OS is Windows XP Home
> Edition
>> > (SP2). The Windows Firewall is off; I am using Norton Personal
>> > Firewall,
>> > allowing ActiveSync all access.
>> > I have had no problems synchronising the calender and contacts after
>> > installation of ActiveSync 4.0. I think the problem occurred after a
> Windows
>> > XP (security?) update.
>> > I have tried the Troubleshooter. In its log file "Exchange server not
> found
>> > in Outlook profile" is mentioned and further:
>> > "Pinging Device xxx.xxx.x.x (there were numbers here, which I replaced
> by
>> > x's) started; Pinging - IcmpCreateFile failed, err = 11010; Unable to
>> > establish a connection between the PC and the device. Get up-to-date
>> > solutions to common connection problems. Please click the following
> link:
>> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65257".
>> > There is however a connection between the PC and device... I can sync
>> > anything except the calender and contacts !!!
>> > The troubleshooter results page states no additional known issues have
> been
>> > found.
>> > The link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65257 refers to the
> article
>> > "If ActiveSync Cannot Receive Data Through Port 990". I have tried all
>> > solutions, and even switched the firewall off entirely after which the
> Sync
>> > remained unsuccessful.
>> > I also unchecked all items to be synchronised in ActiveSync, exited
>> > ActiveSync, and checked all items again as suggested in an earlier
> posting.
>> > It didn't work.
>> > Does anyone have a clue what the problem may be?
>

> Sir:
> Not enough memory on handheld unit to support data transfer. Turn handheld
> off then on again, reboot and link manually. (Don't reboot the PC) Works for
> me.
> Cingular 8525
>
> >I found quite a number of posts on this error, most of them deal with
> > certificate issues between the device and the Exchange server. Many of
> > these posts indicate that certificates were never involved and the error
> > just showed up one day, so I get the
> > impression there may be other causes; this solution looks like it may
> > help:
> > http://www.mydigitallife.us/2006/11/activesync_serv.html
> > ActiveSync Server error 86000108 is a pain but easy to fix
> > Hal
> > --
> > Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> > Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> > http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> > KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> > Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com
> >> I forgot to mention that I have on the 22nd September 2006 mailed this
> > issue
> >> to Microsoft, but received no reply. I have since upgraded to ActiveSync
> > 4.2
> >> and now to 4.5.0 (beta), hoping the problem would go away... it didn't.
> >> "JSteen1967" wrote:
> >> > I am using a T-Mobile MDA and Outlook 2003. My OS is Windows XP Home
> > Edition
> >> > (SP2). The Windows Firewall is off; I am using Norton Personal
> >> > Firewall,
> >> > allowing ActiveSync all access.
> >> > I have had no problems synchronising the calender and contacts after
> >> > installation of ActiveSync 4.0. I think the problem occurred after a
> > Windows
> >> > XP (security?) update.
> >> > I have tried the Troubleshooter. In its log file "Exchange server not
> > found
> >> > in Outlook profile" is mentioned and further:
> >> > "Pinging Device xxx.xxx.x.x (there were numbers here, which I replaced
> > by
> >> > x's) started; Pinging - IcmpCreateFile failed, err = 11010; Unable to
> >> > establish a connection between the PC and the device. Get up-to-date
> >> > solutions to common connection problems. Please click the following
> > link:
> >> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65257".
> >> > There is however a connection between the PC and device... I can sync
> >> > anything except the calender and contacts !!!
> >> > The troubleshooter results page states no additional known issues have
> > been
> >> > found.
> >> > The link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=65257 refers to the
> > article
> >> > "If ActiveSync Cannot Receive Data Through Port 990". I have tried all
> >> > solutions, and even switched the firewall off entirely after which the
> > Sync
> >> > remained unsuccessful.
> >> > I also unchecked all items to be synchronised in ActiveSync, exited
> >> > ActiveSync, and checked all items again as suggested in an earlier
> > posting.
> >> > It didn't work.
> >> > Does anyone have a clue what the problem may be?
> >
>
>
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