Database Users

Backup / Restore Failing

I have created a backup using the ActiveSync backup utility followed by a hard reset. When I try to restore the .stg file i get the following message. 'Restore cannot be completed successfully. The selected backup file was created from a different type of mobile device. Am I missing something when I run either the backup or restore to cause thie error

You need to place the backup.stg file in the pda 's profile folder e.g (Using windows xp)Open explorer and put the file in
C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxxx\Application Data\Microsoft\ActiveSync\Profiles\pocket_pc\
Hope this helps.

Make sure you have the Regional setting the same as what you have backup.

Use Sprite Backup,,, its great :wink:

I have the regional setting the same as the backup and the backup file is in the correct folder

if you changed rom version between the backup and restore it could be that
personaly i had some issues once because i took another timezone well it were still gmt+1 but the city's they listed were different then i changed it to the one i used when i did the backup and all was well

unsuccessfull SPB Backup.....

In the end of the process it sais Unable to read from file "\Windows\lic\lsoma.db" and the backup ends up being not successfull as I'm not able to run the backup executable file to restore the unit. Please help.

I had that error when spb backup was only partly installed i.e. I had reset my device and just made a lnk to the program. I think it may throw up that error if the program is intalled on the storage card too. Have you been messing with memaid or deleting startup links? - that can mess up spb backup.

Sprite Backup not working afte re-load

Hi all
Recently my laptop was reloaded and Sprite Backup was not included. I still had the program on my Touch but could not backup on my pc. I have now removed sprite from my phone, and reloaded the files from the CD which came with my purchase.
The program loaded sucessfully on my pc and phone (or so it said) but the following problems are now encountered:
Firstly when I choose the Icon on my phone the spinning loading icon appears but then disappears again and nothing happens;
When I try to backup via the pc the following happens:
- an error message on phone with the heading "Localizer" and the text "Error (1) - loadstring failed for 65288", then phone switches off after pressing the X on the message and after restart the message (under heading "Sprite Backup") appears: "Invalid command line parameter".
I have tried to re-do the processs to no avail, can someone please help me as I cannot backup my phone currently. Also please note that I have 2 Sprite Backup icons (one with a (1)) which do not disappear after program removal.
Please help someone?

delete all files and registry keys belonging to sprite backup
do not try to keep any settings of your sprite backup installations
delete sprite backup folder under \storage card\program files and if there is from under \program files
all necessary files will be installed, so do not think of keeping of any extra useful files from older versions (or backup them to somewehere else before installation)
delete spriteres.dll from wherever it exists ( \windows, \program files\sprite backup, etc)
reinstall
all will be ok

SPB backup

i have a question. when i use spb back up it gives an error in the window/hsdata file. when i look at that file there are some .txt files and some opera files. are they important should i erase them? could you help me

Copy protected files

Hi,
I'm trying to copy a dll in windows\ folder but get access denied. I tried to find a solution by searching the forum and google but had no luck.
Any suggestions?

I doubt it would work, but you could try using sprite backup to copy everything and then find some way to open the resulting sprite backup file ! afaik it is effectively a zip file !