Outlook Connector and Calendars Synch?

[dtgVA]

Sometime over the weekend I noticed in status bar area in Outlook 2007 an
exclamation point. I clicked on it for a detailed report and it indicated
there was an error connecting to Windows Live Calendar. I thought it was some
type of server error that would soon clear up. Well it never did. So I
started investigating today and stumbled across this in Outlook Help:

"Calendar synchronization with Outlook is a paid subscription-only feature.
When you subscribe to Windows Live Hotmail, you get to synchronize notes and
tasks as well as your calendar. If you are using the Outlook Connector with a
free Windows Live Hotmail account, you will see an alert on the Outlook
Connector toolbar."

Is this something new? I've had my free Live Hotmail account since 12/08 and
Office 2007 with Outlook Connector since 02/09 and have been able to synch
calendars just fine until this past weekend. The subscription is only 19.95
per year. I'm considering getting it just to make that dreaded exclamation
point go away! Perhaps that's what Microsoft had in mind--to make it so
annoying that we felt compelled to pay to get rid of it.

Thanks,
David

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

No, the current connector (v. 12.0.6423.1000) works with free accts too, but
it’s a little buggy. It's a forced download so you should have it. They
were working on the calendar server and its possible they broke something -
try restarting outlook or rebooting. You may need to remove the acct and
readd it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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[dtgVA]

Thanks for your reply. I took your advice and removed/re-added my hotmail
account. The caledar sync worked for about an hour then the error reoccured.
So it's probably a server issue.

I understand Office 2007 Service Pack 2 is suppose to be released today
(4/28/09). Maybe that has something to do with the recent quirks.

Thanks again,
David

No, the current connector (v. 12.0.6423.1000) works with free accts too, but
it’s a little buggy. It's a forced download so you should have it. They
were working on the calendar server and its possible they broke something -
try restarting outlook or rebooting. You may need to remove the acct and
readd it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Sometime over the weekend I noticed in status bar area in Outlook 2007 an
exclamation point. I clicked on it for a detailed report and it indicated
there was an error connecting to Windows Live Calendar. I thought it was
some
type of server error that would soon clear up. Well it never did. So I
started investigating today and stumbled across this in Outlook Help:

"Calendar synchronization with Outlook is a paid subscription-only
feature.
When you subscribe to Windows Live Hotmail, you get to synchronize notes
and
tasks as well as your calendar. If you are using the Outlook Connector
with a
free Windows Live Hotmail account, you will see an alert on the Outlook
Connector toolbar."

Is this something new? I've had my free Live Hotmail account since 12/08
and
Office 2007 with Outlook Connector since 02/09 and have been able to synch
calendars just fine until this past weekend. The subscription is only
19.95
per year. I'm considering getting it just to make that dreaded exclamation
point go away! Perhaps that's what Microsoft had in mind--to make it so
annoying that we felt compelled to pay to get rid of it.

Thanks,
David

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

I don't think sp2 if affecting it (its available now) but I do know they
were/are doing updates to the calendar server. I don't know if they are
finished yet.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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Thanks for your reply. I took your advice and removed/re-added my hotmail
account. The caledar sync worked for about an hour then the error
reoccured.
So it's probably a server issue.

I understand Office 2007 Service Pack 2 is suppose to be released today
(4/28/09). Maybe that has something to do with the recent quirks.

Thanks again,
David

No, the current connector (v. 12.0.6423.1000) works with free accts too,
but
itâ?Ts a little buggy. It's a forced download so you should have it.
They
were working on the calendar server and its possible they broke
something -
try restarting outlook or rebooting. You may need to remove the acct and
readd it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

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Sometime over the weekend I noticed in status bar area in Outlook 2007
an
exclamation point. I clicked on it for a detailed report and it
indicated
there was an error connecting to Windows Live Calendar. I thought it
was
some
type of server error that would soon clear up. Well it never did. So I
started investigating today and stumbled across this in Outlook Help:

"Calendar synchronization with Outlook is a paid subscription-only
feature.
When you subscribe to Windows Live Hotmail, you get to synchronize
notes
and
tasks as well as your calendar. If you are using the Outlook Connector
with a
free Windows Live Hotmail account, you will see an alert on the Outlook
Connector toolbar."

Is this something new? I've had my free Live Hotmail account since
12/08
and
Office 2007 with Outlook Connector since 02/09 and have been able to
synch
calendars just fine until this past weekend. The subscription is only
19.95
per year. I'm considering getting it just to make that dreaded
exclamation
point go away! Perhaps that's what Microsoft had in mind--to make it so
annoying that we felt compelled to pay to get rid of it.

Thanks,
David

 

[dtgVA]

I failed to mention that along with the calendar sync problem, Outlook has
suddenly started checking for new mail every minute. The settings indicate
that it should be checking every 30 minutes. Could this too be due to a
server issue? (BTW, Windows Update has just installed Office 2007 SP2 and as
you thought these issues were not affected by the update.)

David

I don't think sp2 if affecting it (its available now) but I do know they
were/are doing updates to the calendar server. I don't know if they are
finished yet.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:
(e-mail address removed)

Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter:
(e-mail address removed)




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Thanks for your reply. I took your advice and removed/re-added my hotmail
account. The caledar sync worked for about an hour then the error
reoccured.
So it's probably a server issue.

I understand Office 2007 Service Pack 2 is suppose to be released today
(4/28/09). Maybe that has something to do with the recent quirks.

Thanks again,
David

No, the current connector (v. 12.0.6423.1000) works with free accts too,
but
itâ?Ts a little buggy. It's a forced download so you should have it.
They
were working on the calendar server and its possible they broke
something -
try restarting outlook or rebooting. You may need to remove the acct and
readd it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your
newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


Sometime over the weekend I noticed in status bar area in Outlook 2007
an
exclamation point. I clicked on it for a detailed report and it
indicated
there was an error connecting to Windows Live Calendar. I thought it
was
some
type of server error that would soon clear up. Well it never did. So I
started investigating today and stumbled across this in Outlook Help:

"Calendar synchronization with Outlook is a paid subscription-only
feature.
When you subscribe to Windows Live Hotmail, you get to synchronize
notes
and
tasks as well as your calendar. If you are using the Outlook Connector
with a
free Windows Live Hotmail account, you will see an alert on the Outlook
Connector toolbar."

Is this something new? I've had my free Live Hotmail account since
12/08
and
Office 2007 with Outlook Connector since 02/09 and have been able to
synch
calendars just fine until this past weekend. The subscription is only
19.95
per year. I'm considering getting it just to make that dreaded
exclamation
point go away! Perhaps that's what Microsoft had in mind--to make it so
annoying that we felt compelled to pay to get rid of it.

Thanks,
David