>I do have an answer for this question in case anyone else here is hunting
>one
> - it was hard for me to get it figured out.
>
> The number in the () on the cell phone calendar once it is synced to
> OUtlook
> is the number of years since the original occurence. THerefore, the date
> you
> put in for birthday or anniversary on the contact 'Detail' page is
> supposed
> to be a date of birth or wedding year. This way your calendar will tell
> you
> how old or what year anniversary it is. Of course, the silly thing is
> some
> people I could care less to have that info. A lot of times I meet a
> colleague and just want to record the date; it is a nice touch to wish an
> unsuspecting person happy birthday. Do I care what year they were born?
> No
> and I am not going to ask either, lol.
>
> So now I understand although it seems a little silly to not have a
> separate
> field for this. I knew Outlook calculated that because I have seen it on
> Custom Forms, but to not give you a sync option to not include this field
> seems shortsighted.
>
> So mystery solved, I hope this was informative.
>
> Thanks Russ for all your help on this thread and all other MVPs and
> helpful
> readers as always.
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>

>> msnews.microsoft.com
>>
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5A457CCB-B8F3-49A3-A75D-303FD2F205C2@microsoft.com...

>>> What should I specify for the NNTP server for these MIcrosoft groups? I
>>> have
>>> manually opened up OE so I can set it up.
>>>
>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>

>>>> Why didn't you say so? Then try the other solutions I posted. You must
>>>> also
>>>> ensure that within OE itself, it is NOT set to be the default.
>>>> --
>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:27B40561-E56E-49F6-B169-FFE51F705F35@microsoft.com...

>>>>> That's the first thing I had checked Russ. Under 'Internet Programs

>>>>>>

>>>>> Newsgroups' Outlook Express is the only option and is selected
>>>>> already.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>>

>>>>>> Then you haven't configured things correctly. To get the News
>>>>>> command
>>>>>> back,
>>>>>> go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel | Internet Options and
>>>>>> change
>>>>>> the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
>>>>>> OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you
>>>>>> launch
>>>>>> it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the
>>>>>> No
>>>>>> button.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or
>>>>>> reboot
>>>>>> your
>>>>>> machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is
>>>>>> reporting
>>>>>> success
>>>>>> with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else
>>>>>> fails,
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> /outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
>>>>>> newsreader via the News command in Outlook.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>>>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:64BC67EC-0830-4370-8877-1CBD52BDADE3@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>> Nope. I have MAIL, CALENDAR, CONTACTS, TASKS, NOTES, FOLDER
>>>>>>> LIST,
>>>>>>> SHORTCUTS,
>>>>>>> JOURNAL, FOLDER in that order.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> You should see "news" in the Go Menu.
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>>>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>>>>>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:AA59560E-BE1A-4827-BE0D-372FEBEB3D81@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>> Last question on this thread then: How do I launch OE from
>>>>>>>>> Outlook.
>>>>>>>>> Sounds
>>>>>>>>> right on the money the best option. TY
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>> Just launch OE from Outlook and it will open in "news only"
>>>>>>>>>> mode.
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>>>>>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>>>>>>>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> news:101450C3-654B-44D6-9DBA-031E5BB64AB2@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>>>> So I can continue using Outlook 2003 as I do and also set
>>>>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>>>>> OE
>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> newsgroups? If that's right, cool, I will have to get back
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>> OE.
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> used
>>>>>>>>>>> to use newsgroups there many moons ago but also ceased
>>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> program
>>>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>>>> I switched to Outlook. The shortcut converted to an
>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook
>>>>>>>>>>> icon
>>>>>>>>>>> when
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> installed Office.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>> It's the synch software that matters. So if indeed you are
>>>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>>>> Activesync
>>>>>>>>>>>> then someone in that group might have seen a similar
>>>>>>>>>>>> problem.
>>>>>>>>>>>> If
>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>> third
>>>>>>>>>>>> party or proprietary synch software, then support will
>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>> come
>>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>> those developers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> There are a host of good, free news readers out there.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I've
>>>>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>>>> ever
>>>>>>>>>>>> used
>>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook Express. It's not particularly good, but it's free
>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>> already
>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>> hard drive (whether I want it or not).
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>>>>>>>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>>> news:63D9826D-DE41-476E-970A-9B73B2C135F9@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>I was going to ask for a free news reader suggestion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The dash is a smartphone, not a pocket-pc; I don't know
>>>>>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> matters
>>>>>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>> you feel the problem lies with the software itself. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone
>>>>>>>>>>>>> else would have reported this issue by now, especially
>>>>>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> sync
>>>>>>>>>>>>> software
>>>>>>>>>>>>> related and multiple peeps should be seeing it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> microsoft.public.pocketpc.activesync pops up right
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> away.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:0B70B2D9-B655-4DFE-B5CA-4D3637B8100E@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Can you please better direct to those groups? I seem
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time finding them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sean" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you sir, you are in fact The Man.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook's only role in synchronization is to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> provide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consistent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> database
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and interface to the various synch programs. Any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problems
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> arise
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> synchronization are a result of the synch program,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> newsgroups for both Activsync and Window Mobile on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> servers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:DEBACADB-E9FF-466F-91C3-67592D4E622B@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for getting on that so quickly Russ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, does the sync software not pull this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Contacts/Calendar? I cannot fathom why many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> items
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appear
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> incorrectly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> duplication does not originate on the windows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> system a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> la
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sync
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> software is just supposed to pull the data over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> phone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> without any manipulation of data. If it was the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sync
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> software
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ALL birthdays and anniversaries would have a (x)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simply
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case. Many do appear fine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you are positive that this issue resides with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ActiveSync
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WMDC
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for Vista users, can you please give me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> direction
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appropriate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> location
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to seek an answer? Thanks Russ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately this is not an Outlook issue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Synchronization
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problems
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exclusively within the purview of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> synchronization
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> software.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> T-mobile
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't know how to support that, you might try
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Activsync
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mobile group.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Sean" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:E99B54E2-DFC5-4B72-9662-4EC9BC4BC9AD@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good evening and thx in advance for all help.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have sought advice from my mobile provider
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (TMobile -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dash
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> phone) and was told by their 3rd level
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> engineers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ask
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Outlook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am using Office 2003 SP 2. I am currently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vista
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Premium
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mobile Device Center but have experienced the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> issue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> XP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pro
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SP 2
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with Activesync 4.5 and earlier.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no duplicate birthdays or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anniversaries
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contacts
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in