Non-recurring all-day events synchronize on wrong day

[Steen Kastoft Hansen]

I have an HTC P3470 with Windows Mobile 6. I use Activesync 4.5.0 build 5096
to synchronize with Outlook 2007, and I have the problem that all
non-recurring all-day events (such as holidays) in Outlook end up on the day
before on my HTC device.

I have searched the net and found that many other people have the same
problem, for example here:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/.../thread/799657ab-d954-4cf7-b8c2-7773f61cd18f/

It seems that the problem is related to settings for Daylight Saving Time,
and some people have made a workaraound by switching off automatic adjustment
for DST. My desktop computer is not in a domain, and I would not like to set
DST manually.

I have now gone through all holiday events in Outlook and changed them to be
recurring with only a single instance, and this has moved them to the right
date on my HTC. I still need to go through all birthdays, and other events.

However, I wonder why this problem is not described in a Knowledge Base
Article that I can find. Is there a fix or an easier workaround?

Regards,
Steen

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I have an HTC P3470 with Windows Mobile 6. I use Activesync 4.5.0 build
5096
to synchronize with Outlook 2007, and I have the problem that all
non-recurring all-day events (such as holidays) in Outlook end up on the
day
before on my HTC device.

Visit the Microsoft DST web site and make sure both your desktop and your
hand-held contain the most recent DST updates.
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Did you follow the 4 steps at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/daylightsaving/default.mspx ?


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[Steen Kastoft Hansen]

Visit the Microsoft DST web site and make sure both your desktop and your
hand-held contain the most recent DST updates.
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst

I had already done this before posting the problem.

There is one thing in this connection that nags me: I have read (in the
thread that I linked to) that it is crucial that the desktop machine and the
handheld both are set to the same time zone. I live in Copenhagen, and my
Desktop machine is set to the only appropriate zone, which is "GMT +1
Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris". My HTC, on the other hand is set to
"GMT +1 Prag, Budapest". There is a "GMT +1 Copenhagen", but whenever I set
it to this time zone, it reverts to the other time zone! Since they are both
GMT +1, and since they are both using the same DST, I expect that it should
not make a difference, but one never knows!

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

the difference is usually because ST/DT switch out at different times so if
they are the same, it shouldn't matter.

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