Syncing has always been the purview of the synch software. Outlook has no native ability to synch, it is only the data repository.

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After furious head scratching, Geo asked:

| Go to Tools-Other-Advanced-COM Plugins-itunes sync
|
| I toggled the checkbox a few times and it seemed to get my iPhone
| syncing properly - now if only it could group my contacts - I would
| be set.
|
| I found this solution on a Mac-centric forum - I love the "blame the
| syncing software" comment below. Way to be helpful.
|
| With Apple and MS technology working together the users need to help
| bridge the "bug" gap instead of pointing fingers.
|
| "kcm dallas" wrote:
|
|| I've tried everything I can find to make my new iphone sync with my
|| outlook contacts; however, everytime I sync it is interrupted and
|| states "microsoft outlook contacts has experienced a problem and has
|| to close". My music syncs fine, but no contacts or calendar. I don't
|| care about the calendar any more but the contact file is essential!nc