[CAB] Enable Active Sync with Multiple Exchange Servers - Windows Mobile Apps and Games

Eyup,
This is not my fix, I found it here all credit to Nuno Luz of MSMVPs.com - who in turn found it from "Chris de Herrera" here. (That's as far as I traced the credits )
Basically in Active Sync 4.* Microsoft removed the ability to Sync with 2 Exchange Servers.
I tested this fix on my phone with the following setup:
Active Sync via USB with Work's Exchange (no E-Mail)
Active Sync via USB to Home Outlook (no E-Mail)
Active Sync OTA to Google Apps Mail (inc. E-Mail)
Changing the following registry setting will allow it to work with 2 servers.
Tweaks (in many formats)
Changing the follow registry DWORD to 1 will enable it:
Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\EnableNonLocalCrossPollination]
Here's the Prov XML for anyone who's interested to use:
Code:
<!--Enable Multiple Exchange Servers -->
<characteristic type="HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync">
<parm name="EnableNonLocalCrossPollination" value="1" datatype="integer"/>
</characteristic>
And finally, here's a CAB: Download
P.S. I would recommend soft reset after installation.
EDIT: If I'm not the first to post it on here, then I couldn't find it. Let me know if someone else has, and I'll make this thread disappear .
Thanks,
Dave

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awesome stuff, thx

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To say it first: Great finding!!!
But i can't get it ...
Do i have to set up one Exchange Server on my PC's ActiveSync and the other on my WinMo's ActiveSync.
Or is there a possibility to add one Exchange Server to my WinMo's ActiveSync?
And if there is one ... how can it be done?
regards
fwt

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fwt said:
To say it first: Great finding!!!
But i can't get it ...
Do i have to set up one Exchange Server on my PC's ActiveSync and the other on my WinMo's ActiveSync.
Or is there a possibility to add one Exchange Server to my WinMo's ActiveSync?
And if there is one ... how can it be done?
regards
fwt
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I set mine up by syncing with my Work's active sync via USB, and then launching Active Sync on the Phone and doing "Menu" > "Configure Server".
Dave

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You say you can sync email with multiple exchange servers with this?
I can't find any way to setup the second exchange account when you already have an exchange account setup.
I do not want to sync through USB, I want it to be possible through 3G / WiFi for both.
What I want is to sync 2 email boxes on 1 Exchange Server. Basically my own email box and an info box. This can also be done of course by just adding the same server twice, just with different credentials. However I can't find a way to setup a second exchange server when you already have one set.
You sync email with only 1 account. Syncing different items with more than one PC / Server was already possible without this fix.
-edit- I'm not sure if it is coincidence or not, but syncing exchange through 3G stopped working after applying the CAB file, syncing through WiFi on same network did still work. After undoing it and soft reset it worked again...

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Remco- said:
You say you can sync email with multiple exchange servers with this?
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No he is not saying this. He only said email at the last item of Google Apps Mail.
This only lets you sync multiple non-mail items with different Exchange servers. Once you pick email, it locks out the Exchange choice again.
PS: I really do need a way to sync two exchange email accounts.

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RoryB said:
PS: I really do need a way to sync two exchange email accounts.
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As do I, guess we'll have to wait for WP7

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I just set up two exchange accounts and then tried RapiConfig to get settings.
Got error: Config failed <0x85070006>
Anyone have some of the settings information from
Code:
<wap-provisioningdoc>
<characteristic-query type="Sync" recursive="true"/>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

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Can't really get it working.
On the Phone
- Phone Disabled in ComMgr
- Wifi disabled
- Installed the cab => OK
- Checked the Regkey => OK
- Softreset my HD => OK
- Rechecked the Regkey => OK
- No ActiveSync Settings configured
Phone connected to PC via USB
- Configured ActiveSync on my PC with nuevasync.com to have multiple Calenders from GCal and my Contacts as described at www.nuevasync.com
- Synced via USB => OK
- Disconnected Phone from PC
Back to the phone
- Start ActiveSync (not the syncing)
- Go to Menu => Configure Server
- Set up Email address (unchecked "Attempt to detect ExchangeServer Settings automatically"
- Set up Server adress to m.google.com (checked "This server requires an encryted (SSL) connection)
- Set up user information as described at http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138636&topic=14299
- The dialog "Choose the content you want to synchronize" is empty
Where am i mistaking???
Can someone please help me?
Thanks in advance
fwt

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fwt said:
Can't really get it working.
On the Phone
- Phone Disabled in ComMgr
- Wifi disabled
- Installed the cab => OK
- Checked the Regkey => OK
- Softreset my HD => OK
- Rechecked the Regkey => OK
- No ActiveSync Settings configured
Phone connected to PC via USB
- Configured ActiveSync on my PC with nuevasync.com to have multiple Calenders from GCal and my Contacts as described at www.nuevasync.com
- Synced via USB => OK
- Disconnected Phone from PC
Back to the phone
- Start ActiveSync (not the syncing)
- Go to Menu => Configure Server
- Set up Email address (unchecked "Attempt to detect ExchangeServer Settings automatically"
- Set up Server adress to m.google.com (checked "This server requires an encryted (SSL) connection)
- Set up user information as described at http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138636&topic=14299
- The dialog "Choose the content you want to synchronize" is empty
Where am i mistaking???
Can someone please help me?
Thanks in advance
fwt
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If the last thing your are trying to do is set up exchange email, try going into mail acount instead of activesync. Do not let it try connecting and instead select type as exchange.

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RoryB said:
If the last thing your are trying to do is set up exchange email, try going into mail acount instead of activesync. Do not let it try connecting and instead select type as exchange.
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Oh my god ...
This did it ...
Thank you so much
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best regards
fwt

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fwt said:
Oh my god ...
This did it ...
Thank you so much
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best regards
fwt
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if you don't mind. can you please give me step by step instructions on how you did the two exchange accounts. I have been trying to get it working from the add new email section and then selecting exchange, but a message pops out saying only one exchange account can be configured. Thank you for your help.

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fastwasp said:
if you don't mind. can you please give me step by step instructions on how you did the two exchange accounts. I have been trying to get it working from the add new email section and then selecting exchange, but a message pops out saying only one exchange account can be configured. Thank you for your help.
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I will try to. But have a lot private stuff to manage.
Will respond later this week.

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@fwt: I think the person above your post still wants two email accounts through exchange, which I think is still not working.

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RoryB said:
@fwt: I think the person above your post still wants two email accounts through exchange, which I think is still not working.
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I am looking for the same behavior.
Is what's described above only for calendars?
Thanks.

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pgonza02 said:
I am looking for the same behavior.
Is what's described above only for calendars?
Thanks.
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What I have been to figure out myself so far is anything that can be synce'd with an Exchange Server can be done with multiple accounts, except email. As soon as you set up an Exchange email account, your phone removes the ability to set any more Exchange accounts.
Hopefully someone figures out a way around it as I too have two different work email accounts I want pushed to my phone.

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fastwasp said:
if you don't mind. can you please give me step by step instructions on how you did the two exchange accounts. I have been trying to get it working from the add new email section and then selecting exchange, but a message pops out saying only one exchange account can be configured. Thank you for your help.
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So here we go.
1st thing to know is ... as already mentioned (also by RoryB)
Only one (1) email-account can be synced by ActiveSync.
How i did it:
1. Start ActiveSync on the PPC
2. Configure Server
3. Configure Options
4. Chosed Calendar and Contacts
5. Synced via ActiveSync OTA
6. Closed ActiveSync
7. Tap on Start and open EMail
8. Tap on Create new Account
9. Choose Microsoft Exchange
10. Follow the step on the screen but make sure to set up the Account manually.
11. Sync via ActiveSync OTA
12. Finish
So my result is:
1st ExchangeServer
- Calendar
- Contacts
2nd ExchangeServer
- EMail
Sorry for not delivering Screenshots or beeing more detailed.
Hope this helps.
regards
fwt

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Thank you, that answers my question.
My issues is still wanting to sync a personal calendar from Google and my work one from Exchange without them mixing. I like the idea from NuevaSync to use categories but it is still a half solution since I'm not sure I can accept work meeting requests on the phone and have them go to the correct calendar.
Thanks again for the information.

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DaveShaw said:
Eyup,
This is not my fix, I found it here all credit to Nuno Luz of MSMVPs.com - who in turn found it from "Chris de Herrera" here. (That's as far as I traced the credits )
Basically in Active Sync 4.* Microsoft removed the ability to Sync with 2 Exchange Servers.
I tested this fix on my phone with the following setup:
Active Sync via USB with Work's Exchange (no E-Mail)
Active Sync via USB to Home Outlook (no E-Mail)
Active Sync OTA to Google Apps Mail (inc. E-Mail)
Changing the following registry setting will allow it to work with 2 servers.
Tweaks (in many formats)
Changing the follow registry DWORD to 1 will enable it:
Code:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\EnableNonLocalCrossPollination]
Here's the Prov XML for anyone who's interested to use:
Code:
<!--Enable Multiple Exchange Servers -->
<characteristic type="HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync">
<parm name="EnableNonLocalCrossPollination" value="1" datatype="integer"/>
</characteristic>
And finally, here's a CAB: Download
P.S. I would recommend soft reset after installation.
EDIT: If I'm not the first to post it on here, then I couldn't find it. Let me know if someone else has, and I'll make this thread disappear .
Thanks,
Dave
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I hate to burst your bubble, but you really didn't do what you think you did. You can do EXACTLY what you did without ever installing your CAB or making any registry changes or using any special ROM's. You didn't enable mulitple Exchange accounts, you enabled the ability to transfer data ACROSS more then one Exchange account.
That being said, it's still pointless because you still can't enable more then one ActiveSync type for each of a maximum of 4 accounts (email, contacts, calendar, tasks). Crosspollination (which should have told you something to start with) was apart of the DESKTOP Outlook experience that DOES allow you to configure more then one Exchange account. With it enabled, allows you to cross-sync information between 2 different Exchange accounts, such as contacts. It gets to be really messy, and is the driving force behind why Microsoft only allows one full Exchange sync per option.
Here's the real deal:
- You can have a maximum of 4..that's FOUR Exchange accounts.
- You can only use each of the 4 options ONE TIME (email, contacts, calendar, tasks). That means if you use calendard and contacts in one, like I do for Nuevasync, then you will be able to do a maximum of 3.
- You have to setup email LAST. Setting up your first Exchange email account disables the ability to add more Exchange servers.
- If you do this, you will not be able to successfully connect/sync with PC's ActiveSync software on your PC. You'll get an error.
So, bottom line, this has been covered a million times already, and the supposed fix has been driven into the wall.

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Thanks
fwt said:
Hope this helps.
regards
fwt
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Your above instructions worked great for me. I am now syncing my Google Calendar and Contacts via a Nuevasync server (Exchange Server 1) while syncing my work email and calendar with my work exchange server (Exchange Server 2). Sweet! Kind of weird but I had cross pollination of my Google Cal events in my Outlook calendar (which is actually what I would prefer) and my work cal gets synced with my Google default calendar (which is preferred too). I was looking for a solution as CalGoo Sync is no longer supported which I was using to push/sync my work cal with Google Cal. Woo Hoo!