Contacts from WinMo to Evo: Instructions

[WatermelonSlim]

Okay, I got the contacts perfectly imported into gmail. Contacts, contact picture, all fields (addresses, phone numbers, emails, etc) catagories, and the contact notes. Here is how I did it...

#1: Install Outlook on the computer. The Touch Pro 2 disk has a 60 day trial, so I just used that.
#2: Tried to sync the Touch Pro 2 via ActiveSync on my XP netbook (where I installed Outlook) but kept having problems. I ended up removing the Google Sync exchange server (via activesync) from my phone. It didn't work properly anyway (no catagories) so just removed it. I then hit help and check for updates in Outlook, and installed all the updates.
#3: Now my phone successfully synced via activesync and Outlook had all of my contacts.
#4: In Outlook hit file, Import and Export, Export to a file. Select Comma Seperated (Windows) and export it.
#5: Go into gmail and import that file into contacts.
#6: Now all of my contacts were there, with all the fields, and even the catagories. The only problem is the pictures weren't there.
#7: Then I set up the Google Sync (exchange server) with the info here:
Setting Up Your Windows Mobile Phone for Google Sync : Google Sync - Google Mobile Help
#8: After setting up the Google Sync, did a send/receive on my phone.
#9: After the send/receive completed, all of my contacts on gmail had pictures, and still had the catagories and everything else.

 

[Saepak]

Thanks, Salty. Got mine done a few days ago. I had to piece those things together. Are you in Tx by chance? I have a friend that goes by that name on everything he does. Just wondering.

 

[Gekko]

why not just use Google Sync or Synthesis SyncML or Nuevasync alone? why mess with Outlook and Exporting? no pics and categories with those three?

i always prefer OTA.

i personally used Nuevasync but i have no pics or categories.