Outlook 2010 Calendar Sync Issue

Background:
1. Traditional Chinese Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit running Outlook 2010 64 bit and iTunes 10.6.3.25 64bit.
2. Three apple devices (namely, one iPad 2, one iPhone 4S and one iPhone 4) using the same apple id sync contact and calenda with Outlook 2010 since Day 1.
3. No setup for sync with iCloud, Google Calenda, Live Calenda,etc before.
Issue:
1. Calendar and contact sync were working perfectly until two weeks ago when a conflict calendar message appeared but I neglected it (and now the conflict message does not pop up again).
2. Any edit/ new addition in iDevice calendar does not appear in Outlook Calenda after sync. Any edit/ new addition in Outlook Calendar does not appear in iDevice either. But contact sync is working flawlessly.
3. Although the new entry/ edits of calenda of iDevice, say iPad 2, does not appear in Outlook Calendar after sync, the (supposingly) missing items appears again in my iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 after sync with Outlook. So I believe the items are still there but cannot be properly displayed in Outlook Calendar only. But if I create an entry in Outlook Calendar, the new entry or edit do not sync to my iDevices.
4. Tried "reset sync history" and it didn't resolve the issue. Browsing in internet for three days and tried many methods but the issue still exists. Checked the calendar profile in Outlook and it is teh same as contact prfile. But contact sync successfully but calendar does not.
Please HELP!

Exatcly the same thing here with Outlook 2007 (-> not an Outlook 2010 issue???)
I tried several times. First I deleted all entries in my Outlook (I only want to copy entries from iPhone to Outlook). I made sure, none of the "Replace information on this iPhone"-flag was ticked and I also used the "Reset Sync History"-Button in iTunes.
Sync is OK for Contacts and Notes but all Calendar-Entries are deleted on the iPhone after sync (and Calendar in Outlook is still empty of course).
I am using an iPhone 3GS with iOS 4.0.1, iTunes 9.2.1.4, on a Win7 64Bit with Outlook 2007 (was all OK a month ago when I was still using iOS 3.1.3, and iTunes ?.?.? (not sure but I think it was the version just before 9.2))
BTW: We are not allone. See following link:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/outlook/thread/3cf216ed-3f0d-47f3- 8043-d2d0de4c824c

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5) Close outlook.
6) Open iTunes with your phone connected via USB. Under info, switch everything you want to sync back to Outlook. Then close iTunes and unplug your USB connection.
7) Find your iCloud icon under Control Panel. Select "sign out." It is not necessary to keep a copy unless it makes you feel more comfortable. If you have another backup system like Carbonite you should be okay. Of course, it never hurts to make a copy (but if you do, it takes awhile and it is not clear where it ends up).
8) Open outlook again; go to account settings. Under data files, select Personal Folders as the default file. You will still see an iCloud archive on your list after you change it.
9) after you do this, it will take several minutes for Outlook to switch over to the Personal Folders data file. Be patient. After this is done, you will be able to use Outlook 2010 without the iCloud files showing up or interfering with the function of the software or syncing.
10) Once Outlook has successfully switched files, close it again.
11) On your iPhone, go to settings and select the iCloud menu. Turn off iCloud sync on each item you have been syncing. When it asks if you want to keep all the items that iCloud has placed there, select DELETE.
This is an act of bravery; I had no idea what would happen when I did it. However, it worked out fine because it wiped my calendar and contacts clean on the iPhone. No more duplicates. A bit scary because no more ANYTHING but when I synced the phone again, it all came back -- and no dupes.
12) after you turn off iCloud on your phone, plug your iPhone into the USB port, turn on iTunes. After iTunes recognizes your phone, it will sync again. All your contacts and calendar items will be transferred back to your iPhone (and no duplicates!)
I am very pleased that I was able to figure this out, but disgusted at Apple's irresponsibility with claiming iCloud works with everything. It obviously doesn't and I wasted a lot of time and lost some data due to the iCloud.
In summary: This is what I did to get rid of iCloud. If you want to keep it, I don't know how helpful this will be.
Reminder: I did this in a Windows 7 Ultimate environment with Outlook 2010. I also have iTunes 10.5.2 (most recent version). Note: In Outlook 2007, 10.5.2 causes a glitch that claims iTunes can't find Outlook even if it is there.
You can repair the glitch in 2007 by closing all your programs, go to the control panel, then open the Programs menu. Find your Office 2007 program and right click. It gives you the option to repair or uninstall. Select REPAIR and then the windows installer will run. Follow the prompts and then restart. You will be able to see Outlook again from iTunes.
Hopefully, this will help others not waste time trying to make their technology function smoothly!
Thanks to the Apple community for the answers I've received.

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