ActiveSync4.5 & Contacts problem

[dj NJoy]

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...

[devdarshan]

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...

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

[dj NJoy]

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.

[devdarshan]

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.

Am not in the same situation...was letting you know your options....

Good luck with the retrieval...

[dj NJoy]

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!

[dj NJoy]

Thanx for your help anyway, much appreciated