New Computer

[tsmyth]

I have switched to a new computer. Old running XP Pro, new Windows 7 Pro. Phone is Samsung Galaxy S II (Android).

Also switched MS Office, so I have gone from Outlook 2007 to Outlook 2010.

MyPhoneExporer worked fine with the old computer and Outlook 2007. An excellent product. I am still cursing Samsung Kies....

But before I try synchronizing the Samsung Galaxy S II with the new computer, I would be grateful for some advice. I do not want to damage my Outlook file as happened once before with Kies and the old computer (XP & Outlook 2007).

Advice, please. How should I make the change to the new computer, new Outlook and of course the new Outlook file?

[FJ]

If there is a plain Outlook-Database then just sync your contacts with MPE -> he will push all contacts of the phone to Outlook. You should be also aware of the sync confirmation, so you'll know what MyPhoneExplorer wants to do BEFORE anything is touched

[tsmyth]

Actually my situation is the reverse.

The latest contacts and calendar items are in the Outlook (2010) file on the new computer. The phone has the old contacts.

I would like to update the phone contacts and calendar items.

And I would like to be sure I do the update in a way that does not damage the outlook file.

Any advice, please.

[dvhttn]

... The latest contacts and calendar items are in the Outlook (2010) file on the new computer. The phone has the old contacts.

I would like to update the phone contacts and calendar items.

And I would like to be sure I do the update in a way that does not damage the outlook file. ...

In Outlook you need to make sub-folders beneath your contacts. That way you can 'copy' all of the contacts from your main folder into one so that you ensure you have a copy if something goes wrong. Also, within MPE on your PC, you can select which Contact 'folders' are sync'ed to your phone. (File/Settings/Sync/etc etc) plus which direction the sync happens (just one-way or two-way).

HTH.

[FJ]

To ensure that the Outlook-Data will be untouched you can choose "Force Outlook -> Phone" in the sync settings of MyPhoneExplorer

[tsmyth]

Thank you for the suggestion. A couple of other questions:

Should I delete all the old contacts and calendar items from the phone before synchronizing (actually "copying" with "Force Outlook -> Phone")? I have a backup copy of the existing phone contacts in Samsung Kies just in case. When I had issues with Kies synchronization before and moved to MPE, I deleted all phone contacts and it worked fine.

Are there any issues with the new version of MyPhoneExplorer (1.8.3)?

I have Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. I suspect I have the 32 bit version of Office 2010 installed am not sure. Microsoft says that the standard install of Office 2010 is 32 bit, but I cannot find anything in Office on my computer that confirms this. Is 64-bit Outlook an issue with MPE? And how can I confirm what version of Office 2010 is on my computer (it was pre-installed by Dell)?

[FJ]

Should I delete all the old contacts and calendar items from the phone before synchronizing (actually "copying" with "Force Outlook -> Phone")?

Not needed

Are there any issues with the new version of MyPhoneExplorer (1.8.3)?

Currently it looks good, there is only a small issue with filesync, but maybe there are other bugs which are not found till now

Is 64-bit Outlook an issue with MPE?

Yes and No. Its also possible to sync with Outlook 64bit but its much slower and you'll get the Outlook Security dialog on every sync