Desktop Software crashes when clicking on "Configure Settings"

Question

Hi,
I am a Blackberry newbie having bought my first one yesterday: a Bold 9780.
I installed the Desktop Software that came with the CD on my notebook running Windows 7 Professional. When Desktop Software started up after installation, I immediately got an error message that said "Rim.Desktop.Autoupdate has stopped working" and it then tries to search for a solution which didn't work.
However, Desktop Software managed to open up nicely despite that problem. In the main window, I went through the setup procedure as prompted. But when I got to "Organizer" and click on "Configure Settings...", it will attempt to do so but will crash with a message saying "Black Berry Desktop Software has stopped working". I have tried it several times and had the same response.
I have spent close to 8 hours through the night reading through all the message and forums here and on other websites and have tried countless ideas: clean uninstall and reinstall, register DLL files, etc. but nothing works. I have even tried installing the previous version 5.0.1 which also has some issues with being unable to open device database or something like that.
Getting this desktop software working is very important as I need to import all my work contacts from Outlook 2007 to my new 9780.
I am really at my wits end and would appreciate any help.
Thanks so much.

Answer 1

Hi, thanks for the reply. I tried the steps mentioned at the sites you linked but none of them helped at all. Upon further searching, I found a KB article mentioning that the crashing issue has been escalated with no solution as yet. It recommended that DM 5.0.1 be used instead.
So I did a clean uninstall of Desktop Software 6, downloaded DM 5.0.1 and went through the setup as documented. Did a sync and encountered a new problem. I check through and found some articles that recommended I try to narrow down the problem. I managed to sync my "task" and "notes" list on Outlook 7 with the BB Bold 9780 with no issues. But when I tried to sync the "Calendar" and "Address Book", it failed. Opening the log file, I discovered this error:
On 12/05/2010 21:59
One-way sync from Microsoft Outlook Contacts to Device Address Book
First System:             Device
Second System:            Microsoft Outlook
Second System File Name:  Address Book
Conflict Resolution:      Notify
Device Data Source:       "Default"
--> Failed to open device database!
Total Inputs From First System:  0
Field mapping used for translation:
   Device                            Microsoft Outlook
   First Name ---------------------- First Name
   Middle Name --------------------- Middle Name
   Last Name ----------------------- Last Name
   Title --------------------------- Job Title
   Company Name -------------------- Company Name
   Work Phone ---------------------- Business Telephone Number
   Work Phone 2 -------------------- Business Telephone Number 2
   Home Phone ---------------------- Home Telephone Number
   Home Phone 2 -------------------- Home Telephone Number 2
   Other Phone --------------------- Other Telephone Number
   Work Fax ------------------------ Business Fax Number
   Mobile Phone -------------------- Mobile Telephone Number
   PIN ----------------------------- User Defined String 1
   Pager --------------------------- Pager Number
   Internet Address1 --------------- Email1 Address
   Internet Address2 --------------- Email2 Address
   Internet Address3 --------------- Email3 Address
   Address1 ------------------------ Business Address Street 1
   Address2 ------------------------ Business Address Street 2
   City ---------------------------- Business Address City
   State/Prov ---------------------- Business Address State
   Zip/Postal Code ----------------- Business Address Postal Code
   Country ------------------------- Business Address Country
   Home Address1 ------------------- Home Address Street 1
   Home Address2 ------------------- Home Address Street 2
   Home City ----------------------- Home Address City
   Home State/Prov ----------------- Home Address State
   Home Zip/Postal Code ------------ Home Address Postal Code
   Home Country -------------------- Home Address Country
   Notes --------------------------- Body
   Interactive Handheld ------------ User Defined String 2
   1-way Pager --------------------- User Defined String 3
   Salutation ---------------------- Title
   Web Address --------------------- Web Page
   Direct Connect ------------------ Radio Telephone Number
   Categories ---------------------- Categories
   Picture ------------------------- Contact Photo
   Birthday ------------------------ Birthday
   Anniversary --------------------- Anniversary
   Nickname ------------------------ Nick Name
   Home Fax ------------------------ Home Fax Number
Internal Error #4238.
Translation Canceled!
Again I googled it and came up with nothing that worked. Stuff I tried:
1) Cleared the database using the "Advanced" function in "Backup and Restore" but that didn't help either.
2) Deleted the "IntelliSync" folder and re-configured the sync and tried it again. Nada.
3) Created a new empty profile on Outlook 2007 with no calendar or address book entries just in case there are some corrupted entries there, reconfigured DM 5.0.1 to sync from that and overwrite all data on my Bold 9780 and that didn't work either.
4) To be sure, I even tried to sync from Yahoo. And those DM did successfully log in, the same error as above pop up.
I would hazard a guess that DM 5.0.1 is not able to open the Bold 9870's database. Not sure why.
I think I should mention at this point that I am using Windows 7 Pro Edition and Outlook 2007. I am not using any enterprise nor any wireless sync. All I am trying to do is to get my address book and calendar entries onto that DARN Bold 9780 with the supplied cable.
I am thinking that maybe DM 5.0.1 may not be able to access the database on my Bold because it's running OS6.
Any ideas?