Hard to believe, but Samsung via the firmware upgrade ends up with Kies 3 that has LESS FEATURES than the old Kies 2.6. I have a Samsung Tablet (Galaxy 2) and a Galaxy 4 phone. Once upon a time, I could sync my phone and tablet with my desktop calendar and contacts. Now, Kies 3 will not allow me to sync with my desktop and Kies 2.6 won't work with my new Phone. This is a bummer. Now, every time I enter new information into my desktop Outlook Calendar - or contacts - I have to do it straight into my phone. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb. Who in their right mind issues a program (Kies 3) that is now backward compatible?
Does anyone know a remedy if the Samsung software Kies does not want to function, that is does not synchronise my i9000 (Android 2.2) phone with my Outlook calendar and address book? My computer runs Windows XP. Thanks for any advice

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