Upgrade OsaSync PRO to version 6.1.4

This download will update your installation of OsaSync PRO to the latest version 6.1.4.

Installation instructions

Installing the upgrade is very easy, it won't take more more then a minute per computer!

Only install the upgrade when you are sure your subscription to upgrades and support has not expired! You can find this expiration date on the OsaSync options page.

Make sure you DO have a previous version of OsaSync PRO installed on you system! If you do not have a version of OsaSync PRO installed yet, download the full version from the download page.

• Click the download link below and the update will be downloaded to your computer.
• Do NOT uninstall the previous version. Uninstalling removes the support files and registry settings from your system. The upgrade doesn't contain the support files and assumes the registry info is still there.
• Make sure there are no changes anymore for OsaSync to process. Click Check for changes on other computers in the OsaSync menu to force OsaSync importing any changes. This is important because it is possible that the new OsaSync version cannot handle the update files created with a previous version anymore.
• Close Outlook if Outlook is still running.
• After the download has completed run the upgrade installation wizard by double clicking the file OsaSyncProUpd.exe. The installation wizard will guide you through the installation process.
  Make sure to install OsaSync in the setup wizard's default folder. This will be the same folder as the previous OsaSync installation folder.
• If you run outlook with OsaSync for the first time you can expect a message from your firewall asking if you want to allow OsaSync.exe to be able to access your local network. Please answer Yes.
• Copy the downloaded file to your other computer(s) running OsaSync and also install the upgrade there.

All configuration settings made by your previous installation will be retained so there is no need to run the OsaSync connection wizard again. You also do not have to resynchronize any folders after applying the upgrade.

If you upgrade from OsaSync Lite:
First uninstall the Lite version. Use the Uninstall OsaSync from the Windows Start menu - Programs - OsaSync. It is not necessary to remove the OsaSync IDs before doing this. After you have installed the full PRO version you will have to rerun the connection wizard and resync your contacts folders.

Upgrade OsaSync PRO to version 6.1.4 (2.9 Megabytes)

Outlook 2000 users: make sure to run in CW mode!
This latest version contains all previous upgrades so it is not necessary to install previous upgrades first!

If, for some reason you are not satisfied with the 6.0 version you can download the previous 5.10.1 version:
download previous OsaSync 5.10.1 upgrade   (install on top of current version)
download previous OsaSync 5.10.1 full version   (necessary after uninstallation)

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OsaSync PRO Upgrades

New in version 6.1.4 (July 28, 2008)

solved problems:

• OsaSync is unable to connect to the server (or to a peer computer) and goes into Local Mode. This can happen after the installation of Windows XP service pack 3. When you previously ran the OsaSync connection wizard, the wizard didn't prompt you for a username and password if it was possible to make a connection without a username and password.
  Solution: install 6.1.4 and rerun the OsaSync connection wizard. In the step connection click the checkbox Always ask for a username and password before you have the wizard connect to your network computer. The wizard will now prompt you the username and password for the computer you are connecting to.

New in version 6.1.3 (July 15, 2008)

solved problems:

• Custom form syncing: in some cases not all custom fields were synced. Initial syncing was fine but some updates were not recognized by OsaSync.

New in version 6.1.2 (July 9, 2008)

solved problems:

• error# 91 while Outlook is closing. This could happen if Outlook was closed right after it was started.
• some minor tweaks

New in version 6.1.1 (March 13, 2008)

solved problems:

• error# 424 in proc: clsManager.Timerfired. Object Required. This error could occur when Outlook was closed.

New in version 6.1 (March 10, 2008)

new functions:

• Read-Only folder syncing has been improved. If a folder is synced as being Read-Only it is not possible anymore to stop the folder synchronization on the computer on which the folder is Read-Only. Similarly it's also not possible to add another computer or to resync the Read-Only folder. These actions can only be executed on a computer on which the folder is NOT Read-Only. It is now possible to undo the Read-Only status of another computer without the necessity to resync the folder. To do this go to the OsaSync folder properties (OsaSync - Synced folder - Properties...) on a computer on which the folder is not Read-Only, select a Read-Only computer in the list and click Undo Read-Only.
• A Read-Only folder now gets the suffix '(SY-RO)' if the checkbox 'append (SY) to the name of a synced folder' is set on the OsaSync Advanced Options page.
• FTP syncing: when Outlook shuts down OsaSync will upload any pending files to the FTP server before terminating.

solved problems:

• If a folder was synced as Read-Only to a subset of the selected target computers (in other words: some computers are RO and some are not) then OsaSync would mark the wrong computer as Read-Only.
• When multiple items were moved from a non-synced folder to a synced folder and Outlook was shut down immediately thereafter then OsaSync would be terminated before all changes were processed. This could lead to folders going out of sync. OsaSync will now finish all processing before terminating..
• error# 91 in proc: clsManager.ProcessMasterCatsChanges. This error happened when a new category was added in Outlook 2007 while the default pst file (the top level folder that has the inbox folder) is excluded for OsaSync.
• Appointments syncing: if a new appointment is created and the property Show time as is changed from busy (which is the default value) to free then this would not be synced and the appointment would show as 'busy' on the synced computers.

New in version 6.0.12 (January 9, 2008)

solved problems:

• error # 265 in proc: ItemGeneral.ShareItems. Error in IMAPIProp::SaveChanges: MAPI_E_OBJECT_CHANGED. Happened when an appointment was shared (not synced but shared).
• Improvements to the synchronization mechanism for folders syncing with 2 or more computers.

New in version 6.0.11 (January 3, 2008)

solved problems:

• error # 91 in proc: clsAImanager.CreateItmsOpenInInspStr. Object variable or With block variable not set
• The OsaSync PRO tab in Outlook - Tools did not show the correct license information but always displayed the text 'unregistered'.
• error # 271 in proc: clsFolderMonitor.CreateWrappersForStore. Error in GetDefaultFolder - HrGetOneProp(Store): MAPI_E_NOT_FOUND

New in version 6.0.10 (December 19, 2007)

solved problems:

• Resynchronization of a folder that was previously synced with an alternative folder name failed if during resync the alternative folder name was not specified anymore.
• Improvement of the synchronization of meetings in the Calendar. Some scenario's could lead to duplication of meeting appointments.
• Duplicate items were not recognized in the Calendar if the location for the appointment was not filled out.

New in version 6.0.8 (December 14, 2007)

solved problems:

• error# 424 in clsManager.TimerFired. When this error occurs it is possible that deleted items were not synced.
• error #91 when adding a new Post item to a folder.
• 0 minute reminders where not correctly synced.

New in version 6.0.7 (December 12, 2007)

solved problems:

• In some cases an update to an Appointment, Task or Contact item would not be immediately synced. This could happen if the 2 or more items were still open in separate Outlook windows.
• Connection wizard: when the connection wizard ran for the second time the option was chosen to configure OsaSync in Client-Server mode for FTP only while previously OsaSync was configured for LAN or LAN + FTP then a small bug in 6.0 could have OsaSync accidentally delete folders
• A computer configured for both LAN + FTP could not connect to the FTP server when the LAN was not available due to the same small bug as above.

New in version 6.0.6 (November 14, 2007)

solved problems:

• error# 52 in proc: clsRemDataProcessor.CompDataStart. Bad file name or number 
• Message OsaSync is not responding is asked too soon. This will now be asked only if OsaSync.exe truly doesn't respond anymore.
• small bug that causes a delay in the syncing of snoozed or dismissed reminders. They eventually would get synced but not immediately

New in version 6.0.5 (November 8, 2007)

solved problems:

• OsaSync never finishes initialization. The OsaSync menu keeps displaying ' - initializing' and OsaSync.exe keeps consuming a lot of CPU time. OsaSync is unusable and Outlook behaves sluggish. Happened mainly with  Outlook 2003 and never with Outlook 2007.
  If you experience this problem it is also necessary to create a new Outlook profile. Please click here for a detailed explanation.
  
  Because this new OsaSync version doesn't respond anymore to added or closed Outlook Data files it is necessary to restart Outlook when you manually add an Outlook data file that has one or more synced folders (Outlook File menu - Open - Outlook Data file...). It's also necessary if you are going to MOVE items from an existing synced folder to a folder in the added file.

New in version 6.0.1 (November 2, 2007)

new functions:

• This new OsaSync version has little feature changes compared to the previous version. However, much has changed internally. OsaSync is now split in two parts, one part is the Outlook Add-in and the second part is a separate program called OsaSync.exe. A large majority of OsaSync functions has been transferred to this new exe program. This makes the connection between Outlook and OsaSync less tight and results in a faster and more stable Outlook experience (and solves freezing problems with Outlook 2007!).
  If you run outlook with this new OsaSync version for the first time you can expect a message from your firewall asking if you want to allow OsaSync.exe to be able to access your local network. Please answer Yes.
• OsaSync has become Profile aware. If work with multiple Outlook profiles it is now possible to specify the profiles for which OsaSync should run on the OsaSync Advanced Options page..

solved errors:

• If a computer was deleted in client-server mode from the button on the osasync options window then the other computers would not refesh there computer list correctly if they are configured for both LAN and FTP access.
• Error# -196609 in proc: clsJournalProc.pmsgImportJournal. Error in _HrGetIDsFromNames - mp == NULL object errorcode: -2147418113. These errors could occur when osasync was merging folder contents during a 'prepare folders for sync' operation and found duplicate items.
• Error# 91 in proc: clsManager.SetDataTimersAndMnuBtns. Object variable or With block variable not set. Happened when 2 or more Outlook explorer windows were opened and one window was closed without clicking on the remaining open window.
• Several minor tweaks

New in version 5.10.1 (Five point Ten point One; March 2, 2007)

new functions:

• In client-server mode it is now possible to remove a computer from the configured computers group. To do this select a computer on the the OsaSync options page and click the 'Delete config info' button. So when a computer is removed it is not necessary anymore to manually edit the CnfComputers.txt file on the LAN and/or FTP server.
• When a computer is removed from the configured computers group other computers are notified immediately and refresh their list of configured computers. In previous OsaSync versions this list was refreshed only when Outlook was restarted.
• The shortest interval period allowed for FTP file transfers has been decreased to 1 minute.
• When OsaSync is started and still busy initializing then some OsaSync menu items like 'checking for changes' are not yet available (grayed out). To make this more clear these menu items names will now be appended with 'initializing...'. These menu items are also not available when OsaSync periodically checks all folders for changes. This will now be visible by the menu item name suffix 'processing...'

solved errors:

• OsaSync logging & error tab on the OsaSync advanced options windows has now been translated in French, Spanish, Italian and German. Due to a problem with our translation agency these translations were not ready when we released version 5.9.
• Outlook 2000: if PDA support was enabled by right-clicking the folder and choosing folder properties; OsaSync tab then this setting wouldn't 'catch'.
• If the notes of a contact, appointment or task was completely deleted this deletion was not seen by OsaSync so the deletion did not sync.
• Error# 91 in proc: clsContactImp.ImportContact. Object variable or With block variable not set LineNumber: 33. Happened in Outlook 2007 when OsaSync was importing new contacts and reminders are not synced.
• If a contact was open in an window while OsaSync received an update for this same contact then the contact window would be closed and possible changes would be lost. OsaSync will now show a message and postpone the update of the contact until the contact window has been closed.

New in version 5.9 (February 14, 2007)

new functions:

• Enhanced conflict resolution for the contact notes and new conflict resolution for the notes of appointments and tasks. If the notes on two computers were updated at the same time it was possible that those notes were swapped: computer A got the updated notes field from computer B while B got the updated notes from A. Previous OsaSync versions also checked to prevent this swapping but that check allowed a time difference of 15 minutes and would only signal differences if the notes field on the other computer was updated longer than 15 minutes ago then the update on the current computer. This was useful to prevent incorrect signaling if the computers' time setting was up to 15 minutes apart. Because most computers nowadays sync the time with an internet time server this period of 15 minutes has now been changed to 2 minutes. If you have just updated the contact notes while OsaSync imports the same notes field that was updated more than 120 seconds before your update then OsaSync will show a window on which you have to choose which update you want to use or you can have OsaSync append the notes from the other computer to the current notes so that you can merge the notes manually. If you find the 120 seconds slack period still to long then this can be changed by setting the Windows registry value BodyDiffSec to a smaller value (In HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OsaSync).
• FTP file transfer: when files are zipped it was possible that a large zip file was being downloaded before if was fully uploaded by the remote computer. This resulted in a corrupt downloaded zip file is and can't be opened. OsaSync is now updated to prevent this. A zip file is now uploaded with the file extension 'xxx' and is renamed to 'zip' when the upload is ready. Downloading computers ignore 'xxx' files so the file will remain on the server until the upload is ready.
• Whenever OsaSync encounters an error when OsaSync is processing an item outlook, OsaSync will also display the subject of the item.
• The location of the log files created by OsaSync has changed. The location \Program files\OsaSync\Log has been changed to \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\OsaSync. On Windows Vista this location is \ProgramData\OsaSync. This change was necessary because Windows Vista doesn't allow applications to create data in a '\Program files' subfolder (unless Outlook runs in elevated mode).
• The OsaSync advanced options page has been enhanced with a tab called Logging and errors. This tab shows the log file folder. Both the logging folder and the vosaddin.log file can be opened directly from this tab. A Create email button facilitates the creation of an email to technical support with the vosaddin.log and sync log files attached.
• When OsaSync wants to import a contact, appointment or task and sees that this item is already present in the folder then OsaSync will now also present the option to delete the existing item and to continue the import.
• Syncing or not syncing of reminders for appointments, tasks, contacts (outlook 2007) and emails has become more consistent. If 'sync reminders' has been disabled on the OsaSync advanced options page then reminders won't fire for new items created by others. In this way you will only get reminders for appointments created by yourself in a common calendar.
• FTP transfer: the shortest interval time allowed between two ftp file transfers has been reduced to 10 minutes to 5 minutes.
• The OsaSync advanced options page now has a setting to have OsaSync append folder names of synced folders with (SY) in the Outlook folder list. Example: the synced inbox will be shown as 'Inbox (SY)'. By default this option is not set.

solved errors:

• Dismissing a reminder did not sync although the box "Also sync reminder changes" in Advanced Options / Outlook Items Options was checked.
• Outlook being unresponsive when OsaSync was checking for changes. When at least one other synced computer was offline then OsaSync would cause Outlook to be unresponsive for several seconds.
• In peer-to-peer mode the OsaSync options page erroneously displayed 'OsaSync in client-server mode' above the computers list. This off course should have been 'OsaSync in peer-to-peer mode'.
• If 'enable PDA support' was set then a delay could be experienced when outlook was closed.
• When OsaSync was configured for the first time in peer-to-peer mode the CnfComputers.txt file would be created in the c:\ root folder while this had to be the OsaSync_Data folder.
• Several minor tweaks

New in version 5.8.1 (September 14, 2006)

solved errors:

• Enabling PDA support for a folder from the OsaSync folder properties window (OsaSync - synced folder - properties...) did not work.
• Syncing of snoozed appointments did not work (when OsaSync is set to sync reminder changes on the appointments tab in Advanced Options).
• Error# -196609 in proc: clsFldMon.CreateItemNewMsg. Error in _HrGetIDsFromNames - mp == NULL object errorcode: -2147418113 LineNumber: 13

New in version 5.8 (September 7, 2006)

new functions:

• Synchronization support for the Outlook Journal folder. Journal items were not supported in previous OsaSync versions.
• The OsaSync Options window now lists the current syncing mode for computers configured for both LAN and FTP. Now you can easily see if syncing takes place via the LAN or via the FTP server.
• The FTP Options window now has a section which enables the LAN/FTP switching for a selected computer. The existing section to switch modes applies to ALL other (for both configured) computers. This is relevant for laptops. The new section applies to a computer which is still connected to the LAN but has received a message from a laptop to sync through FTP. If for some reason a message to start or stop syncing through FTP is not received then this section enables the switching for that computer only.
• OsaSync does not check for duplicate emails in the Drafts folder anymore. This makes it possible to create multiple drafts with the same subject.
• By default OsaSync does not sync reminder changes anymore so if you snooze an appointment, task or email reminder this change is not synced. If you do want to sync reminder changes you can click the checkbox Also sync reminder changes on the Outlook item tab on the OsaSync advanced options window.
• Supported features for Outlook 2007:
  * Contact's business card layout is synced
  * Follow up flags and reminders for contacts, tasks, distribution lists, emails and posts are synced.
  * The master Categories are synced
• Small changes necessary for Windows Vista (beta 2). If you want to run OsaSync on Windows Vista then a small security related setting has to be changed. Please check out our technical support page for details.

solved errors:

• Error# 91 in proc: clsFoldermonitor.SyncFldInitOnThis. Object variable or With block variable not set.
• Outlook freezing during the import of large Distribution Lists (> 300 members)
• Performance enhancement for the moving of multiple emails at once to another folder. There could be a noticeable sluggishness when 5 or more emails were moved,  especially when one or more other computers are offline for some time.
• Some other minor tweaks

New in version 5.7.6 (June 8, 2006)

solved errors:

• The OsaSync folder resynchronization wizard now has an extra step for instructing the wizard to create a new OsaSync folder ID. If folder ID's don't match on all computers then resyncing with the creation of a new folder ID solves this.
• If the subject of an email is changed AND the email is moved then the subject change would not always sync correctly.
• Adding members to a distribution lists in outlook 2000 or 2002 sometimes resulted in the member being added by OsaSync without an email address.
• Error# -196609 in proc: clsContactImp.ImportContact. Error in _HrGetIDsFromNames - IMAPIProp == NULL object errorcode: -2147418113

New in version 5.7.5 (May 4, 2006)

solved errors:

• Birthday and Anniversary appointments could be deleted by OsaSync if the Calendar folder is synced and the Contacts folder isn't. Whenever you set a contact's birthday or anniversary Outlook creates a corresponding appointment in the calendar (in Outlook 2002 and higher). OsaSync uses a mechanism to ensure that these new appointments are synced correctly. OsaSync also changes the appointment to a new date if you set the contact's birthday to another date. In order to keep the contact's birthday/anniversary the same with the corresponding appointment and in sync with other computers OsaSync uses a mechanism to link the contact with it's appointment(s). This worked fine except if the default contacts folder was not synced.
• clsContactImp.UpdateProperty: error# -2147352567.  Error: Property is read-only. This happened when OsaSync tried to update the email display name in Outlook 2000.
• A deleted category or user defined field of a contact, appointment, task or email was not deleted on the synced computers.

New in version 5.7.4 (April 13, 2006)

solved errors:

• Error# 91 in proc: clsFldMon.RemDuplicatesInFld. FindTaskOnLogicalID: Object variable or With block variable not set LineNumber: 3. This error happened when OsaSync removed duplicate tasks and found a tasks without a due date set.
• Email display name fields for contact items did not sync properly.
• Error# 459 in proc: clsManager.Start. Object or class does not support the set of events ór:
  Error# 196734 in proc: clsManager.Start. Automation error. The specified module could not be found

New in version 5.7.3 (March 5, 2006)

WHEN SYNCING CALENDARS: MAKE SURE TO INSTALL THIS VERSION ON ALL COMPUTERS!

solved errors:

• Outlook 2000:
  When outlook was closed it could remain in memory (visible in windows task manager). When Outlook was then restarted. OsaSync was not started.
• Calendar synchronization with a computer that is set to another time zone: the start- and end times of non-recurring appointments on both computers are the same. This is not correct: they have to take into account the time-zone time difference.
• Outlook hanging or crashing. This happened when OsaSync was importing an email and could not save the imported email (for whatever reasons). The alternative approach used by OsaSync for again trying to save the email could crash Outlook.

New in version 5.7.2 (February 27, 2006)

solved errors:

• Error# 13 in proc: clsMailProc.pmsgImportMsgFile. Type mismatch. This happened when a forwarded email was synced and could cause Outlook to crash.
• Outlook crashed while importing sync calendar sync data. This happens when appointments were synced with the notes field containing text and/or links.
• Error# 438 in proc: clsContact.HasContactChanged. Object doesn't support this property or method
• Error# 5 in proc: clsDLproc.IsSameMember. Invalid procedure call or argument
• Error# 9 in proc: frmSyncWiz.cmdNext_Click. Subscript out of range. /Could happened when syncing in Advanced Mode and multiple folders were selected.

New in version 5.7.1 (February 19, 2006)

new functions:

• New folder resynchronization wizard.
  If a folder has become out-of-sync it is now very easy to repair this. The new folder resynchronization wizard will guide you through all necessary steps. The resync wizard is similar to the 'prepare folders for synchronization' wizard but adds a few extra's:
  - You can choose to have OsaSync delete all items on the target computers. If so, OsaSync will first backup the folder contents to a backup folder.
  - Duplicate items can be removed prior to the creation of sync data.
  - If there are still many unprocessed OsaSync files from a previous synchronization attempt then the wizard will offer the possibility to delete those files
  With this new wizard it's a snap to get your folders back in sync again! To run this wizard choose OsaSync - Synced folder - Resynchronize...
• Syncing support for contact attachments. If you attach a file to a contact item this attachment is now also synced.
• Syncing support for the contact picture (Outlook 2003)
• Syncing support for the links in contacts and appointments
• The OsaSync synchronized folder properties can be accessed faster by clicking OsaSync - Synced folder - Properties.... In the Synced folder menu you can also directly add a computer by clicking the Add computer menu item or stopping the synchronization of the folder by clicking Stop synchronization.
• The OsaSync peer-to-peer configuration wizard has been enhanced to make it easier to set the same OsaSync_Data folder on both configured computers.
• It is now possible to configure OsaSync in client-server mode on a mapped drive instead of on a server. So instead of having to select a UNC path like \\computername\sharename\somefolder\OsaServer you can now configure the OsaServer folder on a mapped drive like X:\somefolder\OsaServer. A mapped drive can be required on a Novell server. The mapped drive also opens new syncing scenario's, for example a USB stick that acts as the 'server'.
• Email syncing: the indication that an email is replied to or forwarded (the icon and time) is now also synced.

solved errors:

• Tasks: if the due date of a synced task was moved to another date then the reminder on the synced pc was updated to a wrong date.
• OsaSync's handling of birthdays and anniversaries has been updated to prevent the creation of duplicate appointments in the Calendar folder.
• Error# 438 in proc: clsContact.CreateContactMsgData or in clsCntProc.SetPropsInNamedProps:. Object doesn't support this property or method (error in version 5.7 for outlook XP only)
• Some other minor tweaks.

New in version 5.6.3 (January 7, 2006)

solved errors/problems:

• When a task folder was prepared for synchronization duplicates could be created if this folder contained instances of recurrent tasks which were already complete. Completed recurrent tasks can’t be synced properly: Outlook keeps generating new tasks when OsaSync tries to sync one. This is why OsaSync deletes a complete tasks instance once the task is set complete. OsaSync has now been updated so that when the folder is prepared for syncing the complete recurrent instances are deleted as well. The remaining not completed recurrent task then syncs normally and there will only be one instance of this task on each computers.
• FTP syncing: when OsaSync transfers files with the ftp server and file zipping and encryption is not enabled then it could happen that OsaSync stopped downloading files. Several items are synced by OsaSync by exchanging a .txt and a .msg file with the same file number. If OsaSync found a .msg file on the server while the .txt file was not there it would not continue the download assuming that the .txt file was not yet uploaded. OsaSync has now been changed so that it only waits for the corresponding .txt file three times and will continue downloading all files after thereafter.
• Error# 91 in proc: clsDistList.ProcessMembersChanged. Could happen when a member was added to a distribution list.
• Error# 13 in proc: clsFolderMonitor.CreateNewFldID. Type mismatch. Could happen when a folder was synced.
• When a new task was created with priority low then the priority low status was not synced.
• When a folder was prepared for syncing in advanced mode and the folder was set to be Read-Only on the target pc then this Read-Only indication was not set on the target PC. So the folder on the target PC not Read-Only.
• When a contacts address field spans multiple lines then this could result in OsaSync continuously generating update files for the synced computer.

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