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Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: Anonymous on March 05, 2004, 03:01:27 pm

I have been synching without problem at work.  Running Win2k, sharp rom 3.13 and outlook.

all of a sudden I now getting \"unable to initialize API\" messages when running the synch?

Any suggestions?  I was thinking of re-installing the zaurus software

Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: hamiltonpruim on March 09, 2004, 07:21:43 am

You are lucky.... I\'ve never had anything else but that!! So far, I\'ve ried every combination that I can think of (W2K, Palm, Outlook, WinME, lastest sharp synch software, upgrade ROM to latest sharp ROM) Abject failure
 :cry:  

Hamilton

Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: Mitch on March 09, 2004, 07:38:03 am

When I had that problem I noticed that I couldn\'t write to my SD card, I stuck that in a card reader on my PC and backed up the data, reformated it, put the data back on it, then stuck it back in my Z and everything started working again.
Have you:
A) got enough internal storage spare?
 enough space on your SD or CF card? (if you\'ve set email to store on them)

Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: hamiltonpruim on March 09, 2004, 10:31:13 am

yes, & yes ...... for the \"your zaurus i slow on memory\" problem I created a 20Mb swap on an SD.... zip. :cry: :cry: :cry:

Hamilton

Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: Mitch on March 09, 2004, 10:52:47 am

Are you trying to store your emails on your SD card?

Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: VivianC on March 09, 2004, 11:24:12 am

I just started having a similar problem with my SL-5500. The Sync seems to run fine, but it doesn\'t detect any changes between Outlook and my Z. I tried clearing the sync log but nothing changed. I\'ll reinstall the W2K software next.

Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: hamiltonpruim on March 09, 2004, 11:48:51 am

Nope. Only trying to sync contacts. (Don\'t use outlook for eMail.... no way nohow!)

Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: undrwater on March 10, 2004, 02:06:08 pm

Quote

I just started having a similar problem with my SL-5500. The Sync seems to run fine, but it doesn\'t detect any changes between Outlook and my Z. I tried clearing the sync log but nothing changed. I\'ll reinstall the W2K software next.

You might not need to go that far, try re-setting the Synchronization Options by clearing out Outlook, then putting it back in.  The next sync should be able to detect changes.

Guest:
I\'d say it\'s time for a re-install...but be sure to eliminate all references of Intellisync beforehand.

Title: Synch stopped working "unable to initialize API"
Post by: hammy on March 13, 2004, 01:39:27 pm

BTW, remove (scraping through the registry on the way) and reinstall didn\'t work either......

Hamilton