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Windows Mobile 6.5 fails to ActiveSync with Google Apps

Scott — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:25:17 +0000

Setting up your Windows Mobile 6.5 phone for Google Apps should be simple, there are some clear instructions located here. However I have found that on some HTC Windows based phones the account creation process does not go so smoothly. After a bit of hunting around I found someone who had a fix for me. Here is the more detailed version of how to get it working:

Connect your phone to your PC via the USB cable
Disable all syncing with your PC by clicking Tools -> Options
Click the Settings button and add your Exchange (Apps) account (do not check “Detect Settings”) and check Email syncing only
Sync
Edit the Exchange settings and check “Detect Settings”
Sync
Edit the Exchange settings again and check Calendar and Contacts (no tasks in Apps remember!)
Sync again

And there you go! Not sure if this is a bug in Activesync, the phone or Apps, but it sure is annoying. At least it only occurs on setup, after that everything seems to keep up to date with no problems.

Exchange 2007 certificate migration

Scott — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:02:01 +0000

Exchange 2007 uses SSL certificates extensively across the IMAP, POP, IMAP, UM and IIS services. I assumed that adding an SSL certificate to one of the Domain Controllers would propogate that certificate across all the controllers. I guess it makes sense that I was wrong, SSL certificates aren’t something you want spread or activated widely. If you do need to move or copy the certificate across servers though, it is a simple 3 step process in the Exchange shell:

1) Export the certificate from the original server:

Export-ExchangeCertificate -Thumbprint 5113ae0233a72fccb75b1d0198628675333d010e -BinaryEncoded:$true -Path c:\certificates\export.pfx -Password:(Get-Credential).password

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996305.aspx

2) Import the certificate into the new server:

Import-ExchangeCertificate -Path c:\certificates\export.pfx -Password:(Get-Credential).password

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124424.aspx

3) Enable the new certificate:

Enable-ExchangeCertificate -Thumbprint 5113ae0233a72fccb75b1d0198628675333d010e -Services “POP, IMAP”

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997231.aspx

Done!

Microsoft Promotions

Scott — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:54:26 +0000

Ok I don’t want to sound like an MS Fanboi, but there are actually a few cool things Microsoft related happening with me at the moment.

Skydrive

Skydrive is a very cool new file storage service from Microsoft. Really simple, you get 5GB of storage space and can upload any file smaller than 50MB. Sounds perfect for a “My Docs” backup system? The only catch is that there is no shell extension or decent folder upload tool yet. They do however have a nice drag+drop multi-file upload tool, which I guess will do for now. I would love to see a more integrated tool that actually backed your “My Docs” up for you, but my guess that is hidden somewhere in the greater Windows Live skunkworks for now.

Windows Server 2008 + Exchange 2007

Yes, I am migrating my servers at home to the latest and greatest MS enterprise offerings. This also means going to Windows 2008 x64, which is fine since I have been an AMD fanboi for some time, but it would have been nice of them to make the migration a little easier! I know hardware is cheaper than software these days, but it would be nice to be able to easily upgrade Exchange from 2003 to 2007 without having to have a spare x64 machine lying around. Anyway it is all underway, so keep an eye on my Netcraft page.

Windeyer Dibbs

Scott — Sun, 14 Sep 2003 06:24:11 +0000

Well it has been a while since i have done any updates! I have been busy working at Windeyer Dibbs Solicitors . I designed that web site and also did all the setup for the web and DNS servers. (If you don’t believe me check the web server version …:-) ). The next thing that i will post is how i setup horde and imp to work with an exchange server. Firstly i just have to get Turba working (not easy!). I may also do some more rack conversions soon!