Popular Error Code 0x80040fb3

Greetings Folks!
This is my first post.
I have been reading the web and many, many, many, (read: ad nauseum) the various solutions to addressing this error message.
Each time I try and sync my address book, I get "Error encountered. Error code - 0x80040fb3. Check documentation."
I have tried pretty much everything I could find out there including wiping my device clean of every last morsol of infomation.
I have tried a hard reset;
Filling in First, Last, & Company name on EVERY contact in Outlook;
I have cleared the device memory of both the address book and the calendar; and
I searched and followed info on enabling advanced sync to figure out which contact was giving me the probblem.
Of course the latter was too convuluted with info for me to understand.
I am using the 8830 and have nebver had a problem with this since very recently. Sometimes when I try a sync, the record sync will stop at the same place and others it will go further into the number of records before telling me to beat it with the error code.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
thbanks much in advance.
Solidarity In Struggle

Hi,
Let's try this:
perform a clean uninstall of the DM
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB11320&sliceId=SAL_Pub...
Install this version of DM 4.2.2
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB05468&sliceId=SAL_Pub...
Take these steps into consideration when installing, and kill all firewalls and virus checking.
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/rim/board/message?board.id=BlackBerryDesktopSoftware&thread.id=1...
Please let us know how it goes.
Thanks,
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Try the tips listed here:
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