Different synching problem

Question

After upgrading firmware and iTunes everything was fine except the calendar would no longer sync with Outlook 2003 and Vista home basic. I moved the calendar to my office PC and it worked fine there Windows XP and Outlookm2003). Last night I went to sync a couple of pics and all options were grayed out except for contacts and podcasts. I could no longer select anything else. I uninstalled Outlook, iTunes and Quicktime. Reinstalled iTunes and Quicktime and no change. Finally restored the phone from a backup. Still no change. I have my contacts and nothing else in the phone now and no way to select what I want to sync. I have it set to manually manage music. I've run out of ideas. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Problems syncing Outlook Several users have reported problems synchronizing data in Outlook 2003 and 2007 with the iPhone” particularly calendar information. The problem can generally be resolved by one of the following:
1. Make sure that the iTunes sync add-in is enabled in Outlook, as described in Knowledge Base document #305845.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305845
2. If data still will not synchronize, export your Outlook calendar (or other data that is failing to sync) as a .pst file by going to the File menu, selecting Import and Export…, choosing Export to a file then following the steps to save as .pst. This will provide a backup of your current calendar.
Next, delete all of your Outlook Calendar data via these steps (from Microsofts online support):
In the Navigation Pane, click Calendar.
On the View menu, point to Arrange By, point to Current View, and then click By Category.
Click Categories: (none), and then press CTRL+A.
All items in the list should now be selected.
Press Delete.
Now, try creating a single event in Outlook and syncing — the process should complete successfully. If it does, there was a problematic or corrupt entry in your Outlook calendar. Try manually re-adding items one at a time or in groups until you isolate the problematic data.
Hope this solves your problem