Multiple User Sync Question

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I am a little confused as to the correct way to do this. My wife & I each
have separate Palm Pilots and use one desktop computer. I would like to
have hers sync with the Palm Desktop and mine to sync with Outlook 2003.
What is the correct way to set this up?

Thanks in advance... Bob

Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (More info?)

Problem is unsolved. One Palm is a Tungsten e while the other is the
current entry level one (can't remember the model #).

Bob

"Brian Greenberg" <brian@familygreenberg.com> wrote in message
news:1105207082.279712.318380@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>
> Bob Newman wrote:
> > I am a little confused as to the correct way to do this. My wife & I
> each
> > have separate Palm Pilots and use one desktop computer. I would like
> to
> > have hers sync with the Palm Desktop and mine to sync with Outlook
> 2003.
> > What is the correct way to set this up?
> >
> > Thanks in advance... Bob
>
> Sorry, I don't know, but I have a similar question:
>
> I just bought a Tungsten T5, and was planning to give my wife my old
> m515. Problem is they support different OS versions, and the HotSynch
> manager for the T5 can't recognize the m515.
>
> Bob - are your & your wife's Palms the same model? If not, have you
> solved this problem? Has anyone else? Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> -Brian Greenberg
> -brian@familygreenberg.com
>

Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (More info?)

Problem solved. Pretty simple fix, too, but it may be specific to my
situation:

I noticed that when I right clicked on the HotSync Manager, I got the
standard choices of Network, Modem, and Local, but also *TWO* entries
called "Local USB." Selecting one of these entries would cause them
both to become checked, and unchecking one of them would have
unpredictable results on the other (sometimes they'd both become
unchecked, other times not). I also realized that when I messed with
the settings, I typically had to keep messing with it for a while
before my Tungsten T5 - the one with the USB sync cable - would sync
properly again.

I began to suspect corruption in the HotSync Manager configuration. I
figured there must be an application somewhere that lets you manage
these entries, but I couldn't find one after a cursory search. I also
thought about uninstalling the HotSync Manager application, but the
Windows Add/Remove Programs list did not have an entry for it, and the
thought of going into the folders themselves & hoping to extract all
the required files was not too appealing.

So, here's what I did:

I uninstalled the entire Palm Desktop application (warning: while this
had the effect of uninstalling the HotSync Manager, I'm pretty sure it
also deleted the PC copy of all of my data. If you're thinking of
trying this and have the ability to synch before proceeding, do it - at
least you'll have a recent copy of your data on the PDA if something
goes wrong). Once the software was gone, I reinstalled the *OLD*
version of the Palm Desktop, and got the m515 syncing properly again.
Once I'd gotten that far, I uninstalled *that* software, and
reinstalled the latest Palm Desktop (the one that came with the
Tungsten T5).

Now, my HotSync Manager has four entries: Network, Modem, Local, and
Local USB (just one of those). I selected Local and Local USB (the
m515 has a serial sync cable, the Tungsten T5 has a USB one), and both
of them sync fine.

Like I said, this may be pretty specific to my problem, but I figure if
it helps any of you fine people out, it's worth the post.
Thanks for everyone's help...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot (More info?)

Problem solved. Pretty simple fix, too, but it may be specific to my
situation:

I noticed that when I right clicked on the HotSync Manager, I got the
standard choices of Network, Modem, and Local, but also *TWO* entries
called "Local USB." Selecting one of these entries would cause them
both to become checked, and unchecking one of them would have
unpredictable results on the other (sometimes they'd both become
unchecked, other times not). I also realized that when I messed with
the settings, I typically had to keep messing with it for a while
before my Tungsten T5 - the one with the USB sync cable - would sync
properly again.

I began to suspect corruption in the HotSync Manager configuration. I
figured there must be an application somewhere that lets you manage
these entries, but I couldn't find one after a cursory search. I also
thought about uninstalling the HotSync Manager application, but the
Windows Add/Remove Programs list did not have an entry for it, and the
thought of going into the folders themselves & hoping to extract all
the required files was not too appealing.

So, here's what I did:

I uninstalled the entire Palm Desktop application (warning: while this
had the effect of uninstalling the HotSync Manager, I'm pretty sure it
also deleted the PC copy of all of my data. If you're thinking of
trying this and have the ability to synch before proceeding, do it - at
least you'll have a recent copy of your data on the PDA if something
goes wrong). Once the software was gone, I reinstalled the *OLD*
version of the Palm Desktop, and got the m515 syncing properly again.
Once I'd gotten that far, I uninstalled *that* software, and
reinstalled the latest Palm Desktop (the one that came with the
Tungsten T5).

Now, my HotSync Manager has four entries: Network, Modem, Local, and
Local USB (just one of those). I selected Local and Local USB (the
m515 has a serial sync cable, the Tungsten T5 has a USB one), and both
of them sync fine.

Like I said, this may be pretty specific to my problem, but I figure if
it helps any of you fine people out, it's worth the post.
Thanks for everyone's help...