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My XDAII recently decided to hard reset on its own and I hadnt backed up for about 10 days (I use the latest version of Sprite Backup). After restoring I connected via activesync and it read the contacts on the PDA and decided to wipe 10 days worth of new contacts and outlook database edits! Because they wernt on the XDAII it assumed I had deleted them! Is there a way of avoiding this in the future?
in the activsync options there is a option called
conflict resolution which deside how conflicting settings are handled
Its not about a conflict- there is only 1 version of the new contact on my PC which it choses to delete because it doesnt see one on the XDA. I set the conflict resolution setting to "always replace the item on my PPC"
well some times when i sync there comes a dialog asking me if
i want to replace items on my ppc or on my pc or combine them
i always pick combine and clear up manualy if i get double entries
but as a rule ms software that you get for free have some troublesome strangeness personalities
I got caught by this a few times. My solution was to delete all the items on the desktop ( without emptying the waste bin so you can get them back if you need to) and then synch. This avoided the all delete or all duplicate scenarios. I think Sprite must affect a synch flag when it restores. Anyway - this works for me as I don't add that many contacts on a daily basis
UK badboy said:
Its not about a conflict- there is only 1 version of the new contact on my PC which it choses to delete because it doesnt see one on the XDA. I set the conflict resolution setting to "always replace the item on my PPC"
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Doesn't matter how many copies etc - it's a hidden TIMESTAMP that might cause this.
So despite them being in Outlook, and NOT on the phone, when you restore back to the phone, the timestamp is more recent than in Oultook.
Thus, when you sync, Outlook thinks ITS numbers are old, and no longer needed, and deletes them
I agree, it's the timestamp, how we work around it?
Shadamehr,
I completely agree with your diagnosis, and is very annoying to get the original date changed on my main PC since the date stamp is for me a criteria used to understand when a contact or an info comes from...
Is there a solution?
I use XBack-up, but I understand that also people who use Sprite have the same problem... is there a software without this problem?
By the way, taking about back-up, mine done on a kingston 128 menory takes around 6 hours... (restore is under one hour) is that normal? What is your experinece? Do u think it's a memory card a ROM or a device problem?
Thanks,
Chris
Hi there,
I just got my hands on an O2 XDA IIi, after having an XDA II for the weekend.
I am trying to work out how to best annihilate the O2 Active interface that's on by default -- I _hate_ it! I have tried uninstalling it through the Remove Programs control panel, but I get the following error:
Uninstall unsuccessful. The program was not removed because these files are in use or are read-only. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Memory > Running Programs tab > Stop all and try again.
\Windows\batteryinfo.dll
\Windows\clockinfo.dll
\Windows\Fonts\xpdr_02.ttf
\Windows\Mobile Solutions\O2ActiveUI\Modules\Connections\connections.exe
\Windows\o2aui.dll
However, there is nothing showing in the Running Programs tab. The Mobile Solutions entry remains in the Remove Programs list.
I have also tried doing a hard reset by holding the power button then hitting the soft reset button with the stylus, in an attempt to get the phone to prompt me for the "Please select your user type" dialog (with the options of Personal or Corporate (and being prompted for a code; I was going to try entering 0506, as mentioned here) however the phone is not prompting me with that dialog! It asks me to align the screen and enter the SIM PIN, and spends a few minutes installing software, but that dialog never reappears, I've only seen it once when I plugged the phone in to charge for the first time.
So, questions:
How do I disable the O2 Active interface?
Do I lose any functionality by doing so? (the Messaging, Phone, Internet... bar does not count as functional, in my book)
Are Contacts saved into "permanent" storage removed on a hard reset?
Any general tips or resources that you would recommend? (besides this forum, of course )
Thanks!
perform a hard reset and when the files are being installed just hit cancel and then install selected software......
you loose no functionality of the fone if you perform anything like this :S
contacts are mostly saved in the fone memory so wen u perform a hard reset......BANG!! contacts gone....
cheers
jeetz
You can set the contacts, conection settings, appointments and tasks to be stored in persistent memory, so they should remain after a hard reset (shouldn't they?).
Timmeh said:
You can set the contacts, conection settings, appointments and tasks to be stored in persistent memory, so they should remain after a hard reset (shouldn't they?).
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very true...i think that is possible....but if i were you why would i want to waste my memory chip on these small things...would go ahead and save the contacts on sim....
and rest of the settings can be saved by SPRITE BACKUP.
regards
jeetz
zairyaab said:
perform a hard reset and when the files are being installed just hit cancel and then install selected software......
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Unfortunately I can't do this, the device appears to completely ignore input whilst that process is happening (i.e. tapping cancel doesn't, and the backlight turns off despite repeated presses on all areas of the screen).
I DID manage to get it to prompt me for the user type, however, by not entering anything when prompted for the SIM PIN, I entered 0506 as the code, and got a dialog saying the O2 Active interface won't be installed, and indeed, it wasn't. Only things I miss are the battery status monitor, and the Get Settings (wherever that was hiding) for retrieving GPRS/etc settings from the network.
zairyaab said:
you loose no functionality of the fone if you perform anything like this :S
contacts are mostly saved in the fone memory so wen u perform a hard reset......BANG!! contacts gone....
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That's why I asked about "permanent" memory -- how permanent is it? Though I don't seem to be able to store or at least retrieve any data from it, so I've gone with using xBackup (came preinstalled on the device) and backing up to a spare 16MB SD media I had lying around. It seems to have backed up OK, though I haven't tried a restore yet.
Thanks for the responses!
wellll thts why i said save the contacts to sim....if you change the sim to some other fone you get your contacts in tht sim....and its very stable saving them to sim.....and for rest of the programs use SPRITEBACKUP. ITS AWESOME !!
How would I do this??? it is so weird... they just are there on my back up but I can't follow or find any files to them..
Hi,
Removing the account is easy:
Start Pocket Outlook, goto menu - tools - options
You see the list of active accounts, just tap and hold the account you would like to remove and the popup menu pops up. Tap on delete and your account will be deleted.
Hope this helps!
TheMarcello said:
Hi,
Removing the account is easy:
Start Pocket Outlook, goto menu - tools - options
You see the list of active accounts, just tap and hold the account you would like to remove and the popup menu pops up. Tap on delete and your account will be deleted.
Hope this helps!
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NO NO NO... lol tech support just said the same thing... I can't see them... but they are there because when I put the exact same name it says, "you can't have a duplicate account... AND my PBreeze shows them too... but the only active one are the current ones that I have configured correctly.
when this happened to me, I had to hard reset, then used my latest spb backup to back up everything except the mail stuff, then I recreated my accounts, this was what spb advised me to do and it worked.
Good Luck with this.
marisa4755 said:
when this happened to me, I had to hard reset, then used my latest spb backup to back up everything except the mail stuff, then I recreated my accounts, this was what spb advised me to do and it worked.
Good Luck with this.
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yea, problem is however... that when I first did it I backed up the problem.. LOL... oh geez what an issue... lol I think it is time to start over anyhow.. .
christian15213 said:
yea, problem is however... that when I first did it I backed up the problem.. LOL... oh geez what an issue... lol I think it is time to start over anyhow.. .
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How about:
1) Restore your current backup.
2) Backup your device again missing out the mail stuff
3) Hard reset
4) Restore the new backup
I might have to do this shortly
That's what I ended up doing, it saved me a lot of time as the only thing left to do afterwards was recreate the mail stuff.
Hope it goes OK
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That's what I ended up doing, it saved me a lot of time as the only thing left to do afterwards was recreate the mail stuff.
Hope it goes OK
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ahhh. lol, I am a dodo head... I see what you're saying now... yes... I get it... lol hmmm wish I thought of that...
however, did you notice problems whith other things as well... for example I use spbtime and get an error all the time can't exucute spbtime.exe notify or something like that... comes up all the time....
I seem to remember there were a few minor issues, mostly with programs that I had installed to my storage card. I think there were about 2 apps which I had to uninstall and then re-install to get everything back to absolutely perfect. In my case the issues arose because I had sent back my original Vario II to t-mobile (screen alignment probs) and they sent me a new/reconditioned machine in return. Obviously things must have been very slightly different, and this led to the mail problem.
Apparently another thing which is crucial is setting the time/region etc correctly after a hard reset.
You could try an uninstall and then re-install of this particular application, or look on spb's forum and ask for help there, they are very good with most issues that come up.
I saw suggested on one forum that if doing a hard reset and complete re-installation instead of using backup, it's a good idea to do an extra backup at the stage when only really, absolutely crucial tried and tested applications are on, a kind of 'baseline' backup. However, I've never been patient enough to do this myself!
Is there any way to do this? I screwed mine up using Seven's contact syncing with Gmail (my fault, not theres... it was documented before I tried), but did create a backup with all the correct number types. I need to delete all the contacts (all 200 of them) but don't want to go one by one or hard reset?
Is there anyway to do this? Because "contacts" and "deleting" are such vague terms, searching leads to other things...
If not, guess it gives me an excuse to try another ROM
Option1: You can Sync it to PC' Outlook, Select all and delete in one shot on your PC' Outlook and watch it getting deleted automatically on your Pocket PC.
Option2: Use programs such as SPB Backup to take a complete backup, hard-reset, restore without contacts.
Feasible?
Regards,
Carty..
Carty said:
Option1: You can Sync it to PC' Outlook, Select all and delete in one shot on your PC' Outlook and watch it getting deleted automatically on your Pocket PC.
Option2: Use programs such as SPB Backup to take a complete backup, hard-reset, restore without contacts.
Feasible?
Regards,
Carty..
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Very, Thanks.
I forgot PIM Backup (what I used to back them up) gives the option to delete existing contacts before restoring. I had never used that option before so forgot about it. Oh well... mark this one on the useless thread list.
Thanks for your help though, Carty.
right first things first ive done a few searches and coldnt find anything
I would like to know what you guys use to back up your phone. Im mainly after backing up my sms inbox, contacts and installed apps and settings. Ive had to factory reset my phone twice in the passed week lol lost everything and now have it tweeked to my liking now. so I best back up everything asap incase
thanks for any replies
Hi..
there is an app called microsoft my phone , on the start windows tab,,
regards
op
and i dont fancy paying £18.19 for SPRITE BACKUP
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Hi..
there is an app called microsoft my phone , on the start windows tab,,
regards
op
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I'm with this guy....I use Microsoft "My Phone" too....I like to mess with my phone and this program syncs everything that I need and stores it online. I can even access and make changes from my PC if I feel the need. Everytime I change my ROM I just sync it up and all my contacts, calendar etc are back on the phone!
Seem those guys never upgrade their phone, uh!
Every time you have to re-enter all config stufs (e.g. e-mails accounts & passwords, connections settings, and so on); everything can be saved by ActiveSync or My Phone EXCEPT those specific configs!!!
I just found CeRegistryEditor (link to ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/?lang=en): it allows to backup & compare registry entries with file(s) by using ActiveSync connection.
Everytime you add/change some specific settings just compare entries with previously saved one and save it with mnemonic name; once you re-initialize your phone just load all saved keys, of course without forgetting to re-install all related programs, if needed!
Your phone will be just as you want in a couple of minutes. That's it!
rg,
Stefano
Definitely SPB Backup.
Give that a shot... it's a costly bit of software... but completely worthy.
Sprite Backup is a must for anyone, especially for those who wants to do some tweaking.
sprite back up
Exactly 12 hours ago my Leo 's sence stopped launching and I was in a horrible time.I had collected 79 nice opera bookmarks and doing a hard reset should clean all of them !
spb back up was not the solution ,cause it can't back up favourites.and Microsoft my phone couldn't sync cause the wi-fi was dead ! so I beamed up Sprite back up tool from my old Hd .
and it selected percisely what I wanted...I think spb phone plus or suit has the same function for backing up favourites but SPRITE is perfect.
I want to back up my hd2 too, can anyone tell me how to use Activesync for backing up plz
Hi,
i think you can't use AS for backup. You could copy all the user-data and programm folders but not the registry entries. You need special backup software for this purpose. I know Spb Backup and Sprite. Although i ve registered bith i mainlay use Spb because it works better for me. I think it is worth his money.
Bernhard
Re: HD2 backup
Personally I store everything on the storage card - and use Jeyo Mobile Companion to backup and restore contacts, sms, call history etc prior to flashing... works like a charm...
And in conjunction with Microsoft My Phone - never lost anything so far... even able to recover my business mobile while roaming...
trying to put my nubers on the adroid version how can i do it
haircuts91 said:
trying to put my nubers on the adroid version how can i do it
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As with Android you need to set up a GMail account, so you can access the app market.
Set up a new exchange e-mail account on your WinMo phone - Use the details you used in the GMail account. Once it is set up, the GMail account will pick up your contacts when you sync the phone (via the phone's Activesync).
When you go into Android sync your Gmail account.
PIM Backup.
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trying to put my nubers on the adroid version how can i do it
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if you use hotmail, just use activesync/exchange connection on your android
I got a question, when you install the wp7 on the HD2, do you also lose files from the internal memory? like the camera software or the album software or everything from internal memory?
so which backup file can i use to save all those folders and files?
I tried SPB.
Downloaded it ok.
Ran it ok.
Then at the end of the process it crashed the phone.
Booted but sense wouldn't load at all. Start worked but irratic and laggy, settings didn't open.
Tried numerous soft resets but nothing worked.
Did a hard reset and used Microsoft MyPhone to restore contacts, tasks, SMS and calendar all perfect apart from havingbto resync contacts with facebook.
I did have to download all my apps and mods again and confit email etc. A real pain but didn't loose anything valuable,
MyPhone very useful and free.
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I tried SPB.
Downloaded it ok.
Ran it ok.
Then at the end of the process it crashed the phone.
Booted but sense wouldn't load at all. Start worked but irratic and laggy, settings didn't open.
Tried numerous soft resets but nothing worked.
Did a hard reset and used Microsoft MyPhone to restore contacts, tasks, SMS and calendar all perfect apart from havingbto resync contacts with facebook.
I did have to download all my apps and mods again and confit email etc. A real pain but didn't loose anything valuable,
MyPhone very useful and free.
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Hello,
I use spb backup for over a year and it works more that perfect.
Maybe you are doing something wrong (although I can not imagine what can go wrong in such an easy installation). I have used it for numerous backups and restores.No problem at all. Spb Backup is Highly Recommended.
Regards,
John