I agree on what version because not even the LATEST version of AS is said to *work* with Vista. Now granted there may be some things that work but I thought everyone knew (At least by now) that there are still SO MANY 3rd party hardware and software issues with Vista. These compatabilty issues are nothing new and were made public when Vista was released. How many people remember the outcry about iPods not synching with Vista? This is why on my desktop I still have XP Pro as my OS even though I have Vista Ultimate on my laptops. My desktop will not be going to Vista any time soon.
As for how to resolve your issue.....we.....manually looks to be your best option but even then.....will that mean there will be data synching between the OS and the PPC? Not neccessarily.
Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobi...ivesync45.mspx
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 for Itanium-based Systems; Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition; Windows XP Media Center Edition; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft® Outlook® XP, Microsoft® Outlook® 2003 or Microsoft Outlook 2007® messaging and collaboration clients required for synchronization to the desktop or portable computer of e-mail, calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes. (Outlook 2007 is recommended)
Microsoft® Office XP, Microsoft® Office 2003, or Microsoft® Office 2007
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6. or later (required)
Microsoft® Systems Management Server 2.0