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AKAJohnDoe · 03-25-06, 12:02 PM

My X50v running Windows Mobile 2003 second edition began having some hardware problems. So, I took a couple of special backups using Sprite Backup. I took one as a self-extracting .exe and the other as a normal Sprite backup file. In both of these two special backups I unchecked the box under exclusion rules to omit persistent storage and also uncheck the exclusion rules themselves. I had to use a 2GB CF card to get enough space to contain them; it thought it woulod be slightly larger than a 1GB card.

So, the questions:

Am I correct that this backed up BIS?
When the replacement X50V arrives, will I be able to restore BIS?
Given that the .exe is compressed and is 28.7MB as saved on my PC, will I run into storage problems during the restore on the PPC? I did not have that much combined storage+program available.
Given that I can restore as I plan, will it be more advantageous to use one backup over the other? I realize I would have to install Sprite Backup first in order to restore the native backup.

I also realize that I can simply reinstall, but this seemed like a reasonable time to try out this feature of Sprite. I've done a number of hard resets and restores successfully, but those do not wipe BIS, of course.

Any advice from actual experiences is welcome!

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AKAJohnDoe Aximsite Elite Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,629 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Q: Sprite Backup Restore of BIS on WM2K3.2 X50V My X50v running Windows Mobile 2003 second edition began having some hardware problems. So, I took a couple of special backups using Sprite Backup. I took one as a self-extracting .exe and the other as a normal Sprite backup file. In both of these two special backups I unchecked the box under exclusion rules to omit persistent storage and also uncheck the exclusion rules themselves. I had to use a 2GB CF card to get enough space to contain them; it thought it woulod be slightly larger than a 1GB card. So, the questions: Am I correct that this backed up BIS? When the replacement X50V arrives, will I be able to restore BIS? Given that the .exe is compressed and is 28.7MB as saved on my PC, will I run into storage problems during the restore on the PPC? I did not have that much combined storage+program available. Given that I can restore as I plan, will it be more advantageous to use one backup over the other? I realize I would have to install Sprite Backup first in order to restore the native backup. I also realize that I can simply reinstall, but this seemed like a reasonable time to try out this feature of Sprite. I've done a number of hard resets and restores successfully, but those do not wipe BIS, of course. Any advice from actual experiences is welcome! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.