How to Share Outlook and Files in a Workgroup
Managing file versions, calendars, tasks and email across a group is a major challenge. SYNCING.NET keeps every bit of data organized and up to date across each group member’s PC, laptop, netbook and even the iPhone. This week we’d like to outline how to share Outlook and files in a workgroup.
Instructions:
Step1
Download the software at www.syncing.net, and save the setup file to your hard disk. When you start the installation immediately, click “Run.” The installer will guide you through the necessary steps to install the software.
Step 2
After a successful installation, SYNCING.NET will start automatically. Next, you will be prompted to enter a user account or to create a new. If you are installing the program on a second PC, you may choose to use an existing account. An account is required on all PCs with the software installed.
Step 3
Choose one of the following options: Select “Share my files and folders”, if you want to create a File-Sharing synchronization network, select “My Outlook data”, if you want to create an Outlook synchronization network.
Step 4
If you choose to create a File-Sharing network, select “New Network” under “Files” and enter a name for it. Then select the folder on your hard drive whose contents will be synchronized with all members you will then invite to this network. If the folder is to be synchronized on more than just your own computers, you now have the opportunity to invite other people to your File-Sharing network.
Step 5
To invite people to the network, simply enter their e-mail addresses, and they will immediately receive an e-mail invitation from SYNCING.NET containing a download link if they do not already have the software installed. After they have successfully installed it, a message is displayed inviting them to your new network. Add one or multiple e-mail address and when finished and send the invitation.
Step 6
If you want to create an Outlook synchronization network, select “New Network” under “Outlook” and enter a name for it. Select one or more Outlook folders from the previously selected Outlook profile which you want to keep in sync with other computers. Gray Outlook folders are already synching in another network and cannot be selected.
Step 7
If the folder or folders are to be synchronized on more than just your own computers, you now have the opportunity to invite other people to your Outlook network. Simply enter their e-mail addresses, and they will immediately receive an e-mail invitation from SYNCING.NET containing a download link if they do not already have the software installed. After they have successfully installed it, a message is displayed inviting them to your new network. Add one of multiple e-mail address and when finished, send the invitation.
Step 8
Once your friends or colleagues have been invited to your Outlook network, the current contents of your Outlook folders is prepared for export.
You are now ready to share Outlook and files with your friends and colleagues! Make sure to check out our user guide for more tips.
How to Sync Your PCs
People who travel or work from home typically use several computers – a desktop while in the office, a laptop while on the road, a home PC, a smart-phone, etc. It can be difficult to stay organized when files are updated and saved locally on one PC creating many duplicates of varying accuracy, or reconciling email, contacts or calendars across every computer used. SYNCING.NET is the solution. It is the only software product available that syncs Microsoft Outlook and shared files across several computers without bothering with hosted services, online data storage or risk of security failures while data is in motion between devices. For example, a professional with a home desktop, an office PC and a laptop can automatically sync:
Step 1
Download the software at www.syncing.net, and save the setup file to your hard disk. When you start the installation immediately, click “Run.” The installer will guide you through the necessary steps to install the software.
Step 2
After a successful installation, SYNCING.NET will start automatically. Next, you will be prompted to enter a user account or to create a new. If you are installing the program on a second PC, you may choose to use an existing account. An account is required on all PCs with the software installed.
Step 3
Choose one of the following options: Select “Share my files and folders”, if you want to create a File-Sharing synchronization network, select “My Outlook data”, if you want to create an Outlook synchronization network or choose “Nothing at this time”, if you do not want to create a network or if you want to join an existing network.
Step 4
Once you install SYNCING.NET and create a synchronization network (SyncNetwork) for the desired partners or your own computers, it connects all invited computers in a peer-to-peer network in order to share your specified file folders and MS Outlook folders and keep them synchronized.
For a step-by-step- guide on the installation process, check out this video.
That’s it– you are ready to start sharing files and documents!
Does my computer have to be online for synchronization?
Yes, with the new version SYNCING.NET 2.0 you need to be connected to the internet for synchronization! Because of SYNCING.NET uses a peer-to-peer service for synchronization, that means a direct connection between at least two computers, it have to be at least one more computer online to get changes from other participants. (This is not needed if you checked the option SYNCING.NET “Configuration -> Options -> General Settings” “Enable Store and Forward”. To get more information, please look here: Store and Forward)
The computer has also to be online if all participants are connected in the same local network (LAN). The peer-to-peer service is always trying to create the fastest connection between the computers, if this is possible over the local network, the data transfer will not go over the internet.
If you are using the old version SYNCING.NET for Outlook with the LAN mode, you don’t need an internet connection. The change requests will be stored in the local network on a network shared folder. For synchronization there have to be also at least two computers switched on (not online) and one of the both computers have to be the computer where the network shared folder is located.
I got the error: The folder [folder-ID] is absent in the processed folders list. What can I do?
February 20, 2009
The release updates of 01/07/2009 contain a small bug that was reported through the message Error: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800403EA): The folder [folder-ID] is absent in the processed folders list.
This is a non-critical error that does not affect normal functioning of SYNCING.NET. Nevertheless, it may impact the concerned computer by creating a high number of error messages.
This effect relates to the following SYNCING.NET releases:
Version 2.5.3294.15780 (Windows XP) (01/07/2009)
Version 2.5.3294.16142 (Windows Vista) (01/07/2009)
We have created hotfixes that solve this issue. These can be downloaded from our download page
The updated versions are:
Version 2.5.3295.20218 (Windows XP)
Version 2.5.3295.25043 (Windows Vista)
In addition, all users of SYNCING.NET v2.5 will get this hotfix automatically through the update feature of SYNCING.NET. Therefore, some users may get a second update notification. These users should acknowledge the notification and install this latest update.
Why does the SYNCING.NET v.2.5 update fail on my Vista computer?
February 20, 2009
It may happen that older SYNCING.NET v.2.x releases do not correctly download the SYNCING.NET v.2.5 installation package for Windows Vista, but the installation package for Windows XP. As a result the update process may be interrupted or won’t start at all.
If this happens, please cancel the update, download the latest SYNCING.NET installation package for Vista from our website and install it manually.
Your SYNCING.NET settings will be restored after the manual installation has been finished.
What to do if SYNCING.NET doesn’t send logfiles through ‘Report a Problem’
February 20, 2009
Please ensure that the following files are not blocked by any application on your computers:
- ..\Program Files\SYNCING.NET Technologies\SYNCING.NET\bin\NotificationService.exe
- ..\Program Files\SYNCING.NET Technologies\SYNCING.NET\bin\SyncingOLWatchService.exe
- ..\Program Files\SYNCING.NET Technologies\SYNCING.NET\bin\SyncService.exe
Also ensure that:
- SyncService.exe is allowed to establish a secured connection to TCP port 443 of our authentication server auth1.syncing.net
- NotificationService.exe is allowed to be launched and to send e-mails. This application creates and sends the log files.
To test the functionality you may try to launch the error reporting tool manually through ‘Start -> Programs -> SYNCING.NET -> Report a Problem’.
What’s the difference between the one-year subscription license and the perpetual license?
February 20, 2009
SYNCING.NET can be licensed in two ways:
One-year subscription license
This license allows to use SYNCING.NET for one year. Updates and upgrades are included. Subscription licenses can be renewed. Not extended licenses are taken out of service and the synchronisation will stop working.
Perpetual license
The perpetual license includes all updates indefinitely and major upgrades are included at no additional costs for 2 years.
What’s the meaning of the green lock and the red lock?
February 20, 2009
With the menu item “check out”, files and folders are locked by other users. The folder or files are read – only for all users. You can see a green lock on the computer where the files ‘checked out’ and a red lock on the other computers.
When you editing a file (e.g. Word, Excel…) please check the file out, and when done editing it, check it back in. Thus other users are able to edit and save the file.
This prevents backup copies of files.
Why do I get an error message if I use special characters or an umlaut?
February 20, 2009
Please mind these recommendations when installing SYNCING.NET or creating SYNCING.NET networks:
Avoid the use of an umlaut or special character in file/directory names
File/directory names must not contain more than 255 characters
After installing SYNCING.NET 2.x I can no longer synchronize my mobile devices with Outlook
February 20, 2009
As long as SYNCING.NET 2.x is online and accessing the local Outlook PST-file, another synchronization tool may not be able to get access to the PST-file, too. To solve this effect, it may be necessary to completely deactivate SYNCING.NET 2.x through “syncservice.exe /close” during the synchronization process of the third party tool, not only to “Exit ” SYNCING.NET.
To create a shortcut which deactivates SYNCING.NET 2.x, please follow these steps:
1) start SYNCING.NET
2) right-click onto your “desktop”
3) choose “new”
4) choose “shortcut”
5) type “C:\Program Files\SYNCING.NET Technologies\SYNCING.NET\bin\SyncService.exe”
6) choose “finish”
7) double-click the new shortcut to completely close SYNCING.NET 2.x.
Now you should be able to access the PST-file through the third party synchronization tool.
Please mind that these changes to your local PST-file won’t be recognized and synchronized by SYNCING.NET automatically. To get these changes synchronized you need to restart SYNCING.NET first, then open the contact or appointment you’ve imported from the mobile device, do a small change and save it.
To restart SYNCING.NET 2.x you may choose Start->SYNCING.NET->SYNCING.NET or you may
create a second shortcut on your desktop. To do this please follow the above mentioned steps, but type /silent instead of /close during step 5).
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