Sorry but still NOT fixed.

It is 9:19PM here GMT+11 Jan 7th 2010 and the exact same problems exist even
though I can open IE and load the Microsoft calendar page without having to
logon anymore.

In trying to upload, it works first time after killing off the calendar
currently there and while your session remains valid. Reboot your computer
and it no longer remains valid and all the same old problems remain.

On the sharing end where the calendar can only be VIEWED, the problem still
remains that if you don't know the username and password, you cannot view it
and even if you do you only get that one update that was sent to the server
the first time and that is that.

In short, same problems, not fixed, not even CLOSE to fixed.

Anyway, that was the big whinge from me. The truth is I can still upload it
to somewhere else on internet and download it as a file and OPEN rather than
save and Outlook 2007 opens and adds it. More inconvenient but not a lot
more. I can also email it to whomever I like so there are ways around it
until the server IS fixed. Regardless of what Christian said, he is wrong.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
news
As if 1:52 PM (ET) Christian posted that the problems with the server were
fixed.

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"Hugh Jeego" wrote in message
...
Sorry but no it doesn't work at all. I have tried it many times as have
others. It is just as broken as it always was no matter what happens. I
even tried it all again this morning. Still broken.


"thecreator" wrote in message
...
Hi Hugh,

The Work arounds do work.

You can share the Calendar. You need to know just there Email
Address, not the password. The responsibility for the password is
theirs, not yours.

After you have Published the Calendar, then Invite the people to
Subscribe to your Calendar.


--
thecreator




"Hugh Jeego" wrote in message
...
Diane,

Yes, I invited others and invited myself on the other machine as well.
It doesn't matter what you do - if you don't know the email address and
password, you cannot share that calendar.

Also, I just changed details on the work laptop calendar remotely and
tried to make it connect to the Microsoft calendar service again.
Yesterday, when I did that with changes, as expected it went OK
provided I clicked "Change Account" first. Any attempt to connect to
the Microsoft Calendar service after that was also OK as I didn't
change the calendar until this morning. So, this morning I make the
changes and get it to connect and as predicted, it failed in the way it
has always been failing since all this occurred in the first place. In
order to upload the changes to Microsoft, I have to logon to the
service using I.E. and delete the calendar then I have to go to Outook
2007 and click the "Change account" option. As I said to Christian
yesterday, in order to get updates to Microsoft as they occur for now,
you still have to keep on doing ALL this routine but at the other end,
you cant share the calendar which makes the whole service unable to be
used.

Now note that, while all that sounds like a big "Boo Hoo" whinge, it is
only meant to point out that the service just doesn't really work in
reality. The only real option until Microsoft fix this problem is to
save your calendar to desktop and upload it to a spot on internet then
get others to grab the calendar from there *OR* just email the calendar
to anyone else who you want to see it. So, there IS a workaround that
doesn't require as much time wasted as using the broken Microsoft
service for now. Hope that helps.

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Did you invite the others to the calendar? Once they are invited, they
use their liveid, not yours. If they have problems subscribing to it,
they need to log into office.com first, to set the cookie.

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"Hugh Jeego" wrote in message
...
That is what I did but it doesn't help with those people who don't
know your username and password who you want to see the calendar,
unfortunately.

The two methods that work without all this hassle and allow others to
see your calendar a

1) Email the calendar to whomever and get them to import it.
2) Upload it to somewhere on internet where it isn't linked for all
to see and send the link to others you want to see it, complete with
full file name. If they download it, they can have Outlook 2007
include it automatically.

Of course, neither of those methods beats the pre-problem sharing
through Microsoft but they will do until the problem is fixed.
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
I got the same error- I went to ofice.com and signed in with the
subscriber's liveid and then I was able to subscribe to the calendar.
Basically, the authentication problem affects both the publisher and
subscriber and both will need to use the workarounds.

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"TimL" wrote in message
...
Thank you for the post. I have been having this problem for about
two weeks.

Work around #1 did not work for me. (same error message: The
upload of
"Calendar" fialed. There was a problem uploading
the file to the server. )

Work around #2 did allow me to publish the calendar.

BUT: Now I cannot subscribe to the calendar.

When I attempt to subscribe to the calendar I get the following
error:

Cannot verify or add the calendar to outlook. Make sure the
following
link is a valid calendar link:


The link is the link that was sent with the publish of the calendar
(that I
had just performed)

Is there a work around for this problem.

"Christian Miller" wrote:

It has come to our attention that some users are experiencing
problems with
their Outlook Calendar Sharing. I am here to let you know that we
are
actively working on the problem, and we'll keep you up-to-date as
we learn
more. We currently have two workarounds (listed below) which will
allow you
to continue to use the Outlook Calendar Sharing Service.

Common Symptoms:
. When publishing a calendar to Office Online, Outlook prompts
user to sign
in, upon doing so Outlook throws an error stating "The upload of
'calendar
name' failed."
. When refreshing Outlook's Inbox via 'Send/Receive', Outlook
prompts user
to sign in, upon doing so Outlook throws an error stating "The
upload of
'calendar name' failed."
. Online Calendar does not appear to be syncing with Outlook

Workaround #1:
This workaround will allow you to continue the Outlook Calendar
Sharing
service without the need to republish your calendars. This
workaround has
only been verified to work with Windows Vista. Note: This
workaround may
not work for all users.

1) Close Outlook.
2) Open Internet Explorer (Note: this walkthrough will be
explained using
Internet Explorer 8)
3) In the top right, click Safety to open the dropdown.
4) Click Delete Browsing History. to open the Delete Browsing
History window.
5) Uncheck Preserve Favorites website data.
6) Check Temporary Internet files, Cookies, History, Form data,
Passwords,
InPrivate Filtering data.
7) Click Delete.
8) Using Internet Explorer, go to: http://office.microsoft.com/.
9) In the top right corner, click Sign in.
10) On the sign in page, enter your Email address and Password.
11) Click Save my e-mail address and password, make sure you
select this
field and not the other two.
12) Click Sign in.
13) Open Outlook, at this time you should be able to publish
calendars and
sync with the Outlook Calendar Sharing Service.


Workaround #2:
Use this workaround as a last resort, using this method will
require you to
republish and share your calendars.

1) Open Outlook
2) Open Account Settings. If you are using Outlook 2007 you can
find
Account Settings under Tools - Account Settings. If you are
using Outlook
2010 Beta you can find Account Settings under File - Account
Settings -
Account Settings..
3) Click Published Calendars tab in the Account Settings window.
4) Select your existing Calendars and click Remove.
5) Click Yes to the window that appears asking if you would like
to stop
publishing the calendar.
6) At this moment, a window will appear stating Outlook cannot
delete the
calendars through the client and will ask if you want to delete
the calendars
via http://office.microsoft.com; if this window appears click Yes,
from here
you must delete all your online calendars using Internet Explorer.
If this
window does not appear, it is recommended you open Internet
Explorer and go
to: http://office.microsoft.com, sign into the Outlook Calendar
Sharing
Service and delete all of your online calendars.
7) Return to Outlook once all your online calendars have been
deleted from
the Outlook Calendar Sharing website.
8) Inside Outlook return to Account Settings and then to the
Published
Calendars tab.
9) Click Change Account. which can be found on the Published
Calendars tab.
10) Click Yes on the window which warns you that all calendars
currently
published to Office Online will no longer be published.
11) Click Sign in on the Office Online / Office.com Registration
window. If
you are already signed in, click Sign Out and close the window,
and return to
Step 9.
12) Type your Email Address and Password.
13) Select Save my e-mail address and password.
14) Click Sign in.
15) Click Finish.
16) Republish and share your calendars. More Information on how
to do this
can be found he
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...809831033.aspx.


Thanks,
Christian Miller

Microsoft Corporation

1) Yes. Same old problems that have been there since the problem started.

2) Outlook 2007 with all the latest updates.

3) IE8 with all the latest updates.

4) I can publish the once only like has been the case since the problem
started. If I try to update the calendar again or reboot the computer, I
cannot publish again without killing off the calendar at the Microsoft site,
same as always. The error given was the same as it has always been, no
change there. No subscriber who doesn't know the username and password I use
to upload the calendar successfully with Outlook 2007 the once ONLY can view
it at all.

5) I tried every single thing that you and Diane have said and in fact had
done that before it was posted here as I thought the problem was my end. It
wasn't. I can go the the Microsoft calendar online using IE, delete it
completely and delete it from my computer as a published calendar and
everyone else can delete it from their computer as an Internet calendar and
then I upload using Outlook 2007 again and for the first time only - and no
other - it works perfectly and then it never works again IF I try to upload
changes made or IF I reboot the computer. Regardless of that, if I go to the
Microsoft calendar site online with IE8, I can get straight there without
having to supply username and password and I can appear instantly as logged
on. So, it isn't an issue of username, password or possibly some data
corruption in my calendar - it is the same problem as there always was. It
just isn't fixed and is as bad as it has always been since this all started.

I guess the major point, here, is that there are only a small number of
people in the newsgroup and sure I may only be one person saying they have a
problem but newsgroups are an arcane knowledge these days. What do you want
to bet that there are a multitude of people out there experiencing the same
thing I am yet not in here to report it?

"Christian Miller" wrote in
message ...
Hello Hugh,

Are you still experiencing problems publishing? If so, let's see if I can
help. First I need to ask you a few questions:
1. What version of Outlook are you using?
2. What version of Internet Explorer are you using?
3. What is your current publishing status? Can you publish? Are you
getting any kind of error? If so, what is it? If you can publish, are
your
subscribers experiencing issues?
4. What have you tried to resolve the issue?

Thanks,
Christian Miller

Microsoft Corporation


"Hugh Jeego" wrote:

Sorry but no it doesn't work at all. I have tried it many times as have
others. It is just as broken as it always was no matter what happens. I
even
tried it all again this morning. Still broken.

Delete the cookie it uses (or delete all cookies) and see if it works
right - saving passport/LiveID passwords has been problematic in the past.
If you login online, do not save the password. If other computers saved the
uploader's liveid, delete those cookies too and have them use their own
liveid (which you give permission to access the calendar.)

[[It's working correctly for me - my outlook uploads it (last upload about
45 min ago), another liveid downloads it on schedule. No annoying password
dialogs.]]

--
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"Hugh Jeego" wrote in message
...
1) Yes. Same old problems that have been there since the problem started.

2) Outlook 2007 with all the latest updates.

3) IE8 with all the latest updates.

4) I can publish the once only like has been the case since the problem
started. If I try to update the calendar again or reboot the computer, I
cannot publish again without killing off the calendar at the Microsoft
site, same as always. The error given was the same as it has always been,
no change there. No subscriber who doesn't know the username and password
I use to upload the calendar successfully with Outlook 2007 the once ONLY
can view it at all.

5) I tried every single thing that you and Diane have said and in fact had
done that before it was posted here as I thought the problem was my end.
It wasn't. I can go the the Microsoft calendar online using IE, delete it
completely and delete it from my computer as a published calendar and
everyone else can delete it from their computer as an Internet calendar
and then I upload using Outlook 2007 again and for the first time only -
and no other - it works perfectly and then it never works again IF I try
to upload changes made or IF I reboot the computer. Regardless of that, if
I go to the Microsoft calendar site online with IE8, I can get straight
there without having to supply username and password and I can appear
instantly as logged on. So, it isn't an issue of username, password or
possibly some data corruption in my calendar - it is the same problem as
there always was. It just isn't fixed and is as bad as it has always been
since this all started.

I guess the major point, here, is that there are only a small number of
people in the newsgroup and sure I may only be one person saying they have
a problem but newsgroups are an arcane knowledge these days. What do you
want to bet that there are a multitude of people out there experiencing
the same thing I am yet not in here to report it?

"Christian Miller" wrote in
message ...
Hello Hugh,

Are you still experiencing problems publishing? If so, let's see if I
can
help. First I need to ask you a few questions:
1. What version of Outlook are you using?
2. What version of Internet Explorer are you using?
3. What is your current publishing status? Can you publish? Are you
getting any kind of error? If so, what is it? If you can publish, are
your
subscribers experiencing issues?
4. What have you tried to resolve the issue?

Thanks,
Christian Miller

Microsoft Corporation


"Hugh Jeego" wrote:

Sorry but no it doesn't work at all. I have tried it many times as have
others. It is just as broken as it always was no matter what happens. I
even
tried it all again this morning. Still broken.

Hi Hugh,

You can no longer view your Calendar online or publish the Calendar to
be viewed through a Browser of any kind. One needs to use Outlook 2007 or
Outlook 2010 Beta, right now.

The Subscribers, also using Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 Beta, must also
deleted their cookies as well or do a search and delete all their Windows
Live ID cookies.

I can go the the Microsoft calendar online using IE

I can't get there.Once signed it, it takes you to:
https://calendars.office.microsoft.c...r rorcode=404

The Calendar Pubcalstorage is no longer available.


--
thecreator






"Hugh Jeego" wrote in message
...
1) Yes. Same old problems that have been there since the problem started.

2) Outlook 2007 with all the latest updates.

3) IE8 with all the latest updates.

4) I can publish the once only like has been the case since the problem
started. If I try to update the calendar again or reboot the computer, I
cannot publish again without killing off the calendar at the Microsoft
site, same as always. The error given was the same as it has always been,
no change there. No subscriber who doesn't know the username and password
I use to upload the calendar successfully with Outlook 2007 the once ONLY
can view it at all.

5) I tried every single thing that you and Diane have said and in fact had
done that before it was posted here as I thought the problem was my end.
It wasn't. I can go the the Microsoft calendar online using IE, delete it
completely and delete it from my computer as a published calendar and
everyone else can delete it from their computer as an Internet calendar
and then I upload using Outlook 2007 again and for the first time only -
and no other - it works perfectly and then it never works again IF I try
to upload changes made or IF I reboot the computer. Regardless of that, if
I go to the Microsoft calendar site online with IE8, I can get straight
there without having to supply username and password and I can appear
instantly as logged on. So, it isn't an issue of username, password or
possibly some data corruption in my calendar - it is the same problem as
there always was. It just isn't fixed and is as bad as it has always been
since this all started.

I guess the major point, here, is that there are only a small number of
people in the newsgroup and sure I may only be one person saying they have
a problem but newsgroups are an arcane knowledge these days. What do you
want to bet that there are a multitude of people out there experiencing
the same thing I am yet not in here to report it?

"Christian Miller" wrote in
message ...
Hello Hugh,

Are you still experiencing problems publishing? If so, let's see if I
can
help. First I need to ask you a few questions:
1. What version of Outlook are you using?
2. What version of Internet Explorer are you using?
3. What is your current publishing status? Can you publish? Are you
getting any kind of error? If so, what is it? If you can publish, are
your
subscribers experiencing issues?
4. What have you tried to resolve the issue?

Thanks,
Christian Miller

Microsoft Corporation


"Hugh Jeego" wrote:

Sorry but no it doesn't work at all. I have tried it many times as have
others. It is just as broken as it always was no matter what happens. I
even
tried it all again this morning. Still broken.

I do not want to sound like a broken record, but can you try deleting all
your cookies, and resign into your LiveID via Outlook (Workaround #2). From
there tell what your repro steps are to get to your current state?

Another question I have, are you using Outlook on two different machines?
And if so, are you attempting to publish calendars from these two different
machines?

Thanks,
Christian Miller


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Delete the cookie it uses (or delete all cookies) and see if it works
right - saving passport/LiveID passwords has been problematic in the past.
If you login online, do not save the password. If other computers saved the
uploader's liveid, delete those cookies too and have them use their own
liveid (which you give permission to access the calendar.)

[[It's working correctly for me - my outlook uploads it (last upload about
45 min ago), another liveid downloads it on schedule. No annoying password
dialogs.]]

I had done all that and it wasn't working at that time.

Today and for the last 3 days it has been working, though. I didn't want to
come in here sooner and say that in case the problem came back again and I
was back to where I was.

In any case, thanks to all for all the help. I remain unsure why the problem
occurred or is now OK but in the end it doesn't matter because it is working
fine right now.

"Christian Miller" wrote in
message ...
I do not want to sound like a broken record, but can you try deleting all
your cookies, and resign into your LiveID via Outlook (Workaround #2).
From
there tell what your repro steps are to get to your current state?

Another question I have, are you using Outlook on two different machines?
And if so, are you attempting to publish calendars from these two
different
machines?

Thanks,
Christian Miller


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Delete the cookie it uses (or delete all cookies) and see if it works
right - saving passport/LiveID passwords has been problematic in the
past.
If you login online, do not save the password. If other computers saved
the
uploader's liveid, delete those cookies too and have them use their own
liveid (which you give permission to access the calendar.)

[[It's working correctly for me - my outlook uploads it (last upload
about
45 min ago), another liveid downloads it on schedule. No annoying
password
dialogs.]]

"thecreator" wrote in message
...
Hi Hugh,

You can no longer view your Calendar online or publish the Calendar to
be viewed through a Browser of any kind. One needs to use Outlook 2007 or
Outlook 2010 Beta, right now.


Yeah I have been using Outlook 2007 since 2007 actually but yes I can delete
the calendar online through IE8 though I havent actually tried to view it
that way. I did try the Joomla add-in for it but it really doesnt format
well at all on a web site.

The Subscribers, also using Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 Beta, must
also deleted their cookies as well or do a search and delete all their
Windows Live ID cookies.


All people I want to see it can see it now. Thanks for that.

I'm using Vista, Outlook 2007 (12.0.6243.1000), IE 8.0.6001.18702

I get the Upload of Calendar failed error. I've removed Published calendars
from Outlook Account Settings, changed accounts, and followed the
instructions in workaround #1.



"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

Delete the cookie it uses (or delete all cookies) and see if it works
right - saving passport/LiveID passwords has been problematic in the past.
If you login online, do not save the password. If other computers saved the
uploader's liveid, delete those cookies too and have them use their own
liveid (which you give permission to access the calendar.)

[[It's working correctly for me - my outlook uploads it (last upload about
45 min ago), another liveid downloads it on schedule. No annoying password
dialogs.]]

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072


"Hugh Jeego" wrote in message
...
1) Yes. Same old problems that have been there since the problem started.

2) Outlook 2007 with all the latest updates.

3) IE8 with all the latest updates.

4) I can publish the once only like has been the case since the problem
started. If I try to update the calendar again or reboot the computer, I
cannot publish again without killing off the calendar at the Microsoft
site, same as always. The error given was the same as it has always been,
no change there. No subscriber who doesn't know the username and password
I use to upload the calendar successfully with Outlook 2007 the once ONLY
can view it at all.

5) I tried every single thing that you and Diane have said and in fact had
done that before it was posted here as I thought the problem was my end.
It wasn't. I can go the the Microsoft calendar online using IE, delete it
completely and delete it from my computer as a published calendar and
everyone else can delete it from their computer as an Internet calendar
and then I upload using Outlook 2007 again and for the first time only -
and no other - it works perfectly and then it never works again IF I try
to upload changes made or IF I reboot the computer. Regardless of that, if
I go to the Microsoft calendar site online with IE8, I can get straight
there without having to supply username and password and I can appear
instantly as logged on. So, it isn't an issue of username, password or
possibly some data corruption in my calendar - it is the same problem as
there always was. It just isn't fixed and is as bad as it has always been
since this all started.

I guess the major point, here, is that there are only a small number of
people in the newsgroup and sure I may only be one person saying they have
a problem but newsgroups are an arcane knowledge these days. What do you
want to bet that there are a multitude of people out there experiencing
the same thing I am yet not in here to report it?

"Christian Miller" wrote in
message ...
Hello Hugh,

Are you still experiencing problems publishing? If so, let's see if I
can
help. First I need to ask you a few questions:
1. What version of Outlook are you using?
2. What version of Internet Explorer are you using?
3. What is your current publishing status? Can you publish? Are you
getting any kind of error? If so, what is it? If you can publish, are
your
subscribers experiencing issues?
4. What have you tried to resolve the issue?

Thanks,
Christian Miller

Microsoft Corporation


"Hugh Jeego" wrote:

Sorry but no it doesn't work at all. I have tried it many times as have
others. It is just as broken as it always was no matter what happens. I
even
tried it all again this morning. Still broken.