A new device, and a new partnership with Sync Center?

[rlmentz]

Ok, the port on the bottom of my pro had problems that they could not fix at the Sprint Store and they swapped it out for a new phone. I assumed that Sync Center would restore my contacts and calendar using the old partnership, but it wants me to create a new partnership. How exactly do I sync this new device as if it were my original phone? I am running vista, so its using Sync Center, not the version that runs on XP (cant remember the name of it on XP right now).

[jason25]

Go ahead and create a new partnership. All of your contacts are stored on your pc from your old device. I am on XP and use ActiveSync and do this often.

[rlmentz]

I actually sync with 2 computers (don't know if this is recommended or not, but its necessary). Work and my laptop at home. Each computer was named just that in the partnership, work and laptop. I synced my outlook email with work, but not with the laptop. Only contacts and calendar with the laptop. If I set up the new partnership like it was before, will everything transfer ok? On another note, I had a gmail email account set up as well as a roadrunner account. Those did not transfer over with the new partnership. Any ideas on that or do I just have to recreate those accounts on the device?

[jason25]

Just be sure to select what you want to synce with on each pc. I always have to set my email account up again, but I only sync to my work exchange.

[rlmentz]

Jason, thanks for the input, much appreciated!

[Dr.8820]

i have had 3 pros and am waiting on the 4th and usually the same partnership was used.

[rlmentz]

mr8820, You said usually, so that means that at least once it did not. Did you use a backup program to reinstall, or just let it sync up.