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You receive a "SYNC_5" or a "MIS_5" error message when you try to synchronize your Pocket PC or Smartphone calendar with your Exchange 2000 Server, Mobile Information Server 2002, or Exchange 2003 Server mailbox


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Symptoms

When you try to synchronize the calendar on your Pocket PC device or the calendar on your Smartphone device with your Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server mailbox, your Mobile Information Server 2002 mailbox, or your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 mailbox, you receive error messages that are similar to the following:
Synchronization failed due to an error on the server.
Try again later
Error Code: SYNC_5

Error: MIS_5
Synchronization failed due to a server software error. If the problem continues, contact your network administrator.

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Cause

This problem may occur if your calendar contains very many calendar items.

In this scenario, a Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) search request that contains thousands of REPL tags may generate a SYNC_5 or a MIS_5 error code.

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Resolution

Exchange 2000 Server

Hotfix information

To resolve this problem, obtain the August 2004 Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 update rollup.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
870540� Availability of the August 2004 Exchange 2000 Server post-Service Pack 3 update rollup

Prerequisites

Because of file dependencies, this update requires Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (SP3). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301378� How to obtain the latest Exchange 2000 Server service pack
Additionally, this update requires the Exchange 2000 Server Post-Service Pack 3 update rollup that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article:
870540� Availability of the August 2004 Exchange 2000 Server post-Service Pack 3 Update Rollup

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix. However, many Exchange-related services are automatically stopped and then restarted when you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   02-Jul-2004  02:59  6.0.6605.0        851,968  Davex.dll      
   02-Jul-2004  02:59  6.0.6605.0      2,170,880  Exoledb.dll    


Exchange Server 2003

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
836993� How to obtain the latest service packs for Exchange Server 2003

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix. However, many Exchange-related services are automatically stopped and then restarted when you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------------
   08-Jun-2004  03:15  6.5.6980.92     1,064,448  Davex.dll        
   08-Jun-2004  03:23  6.5.6980.92     3,619,328  Excdo.dll        
   08-Jun-2004  03:15  6.5.6980.92     2,532,864  Exoledb.dll      
   

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1.

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Keywords: KB842541, kbhotfixserver, kbbug, kbexchange2000presp4fix, kbfix, kbqfe, kbautohotfix

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Article Info
Article ID : 842541
Revision : 12
Created on : 10/25/2007
Published on : 10/25/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 418