Mesquire
Wed Apr 23 20:12:32 PDT 2008
It turned out I didn't have to try either.
I was preparing to try your 1st suggestion and I thought of edit one of
my monthly recurring tasks and sync to computer before attempting
either, and surprisingly the overdue count disappeared. Go figure!
Thanks for your suggestions still - I'll remember next time something
similar comes up
"Ed Hansberry, MS-MVP/Mobile Devices"
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> "Mesquire" <=NOSPAM=@mesquire.com> wrote:
>
>>Recently performed a hard reset on my Dopod D810 and restored data
>>from
>>my Outlook 2003 via ActiveSync 4.5 without problem, except for Tasks
>>shown on Today's screen - there is an overdue item. Opening Tasks to
>>find out what has been overdue, but there is no such entry. Try
>>resync
>>with Microsoft Outlook many times but still can't get rid of it (and
>>there is no error message on ActiveSync)
>>
>>Is there a way to reset the "counter"? I don't feel like performing a
>
> Two things you can try.
>
> 1) In Outlook, create a new TASKS folder and move all tasks to
> that. Then sync to your device. This should remove everything
> from the device related to tasks. undock your device, soft reset
> it and make sure the TODAY screen shows no tasks. If none, move
> all the tasks back to the real tasks folder and resync.
>
> 2) If that fails, delete the partnership in ActiveSync and
> recreate it. You won't lose any data on your device. All PIM data
> (tasks, appointments, contacts, etc.) will be purged and then
> copied over when you create a new partnership on that first dock.
> Just tell it NOT to combine anything, but clear off the device.
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