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medgirl2001 · 01-04-06, 02:00 PM

When I updated the ROM of my X51v to A04, it was brand-new and I didn't have any programs installed yet. I gather from the posts I have been reading here that the backup/restore utility on the X51v doesn't seem to work after hard resetting for the A06 upgrade. It sounds like people are having to reinstall everything.

My question is - what is the best way to handle it? Why doesn't the data get restored after syncing? Forgive me - I am pretty new to PocketPC and Outlook. My experience is with Palm, where it was a simple matter to sync and restore data from the desktop. I want to make absolutely sure I don't overwrite my PIM data or something during the sync.

My other question is this - I have many programs installed to my CF and SD cards - probably more than to the device itself. What is on the cards isn't going to be erased by the hard reset, but do I still need to reinstall the applications in order to preserve the shortcuts to them?

Thanks for any help!

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medgirl2001 Aximsite Minor League Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 132 Device: Motorola Razr V3 Carrier: T-Mobile Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Question about updating X51v with A06 ROM When I updated the ROM of my X51v to A04, it was brand-new and I didn't have any programs installed yet. I gather from the posts I have been reading here that the backup/restore utility on the X51v doesn't seem to work after hard resetting for the A06 upgrade. It sounds like people are having to reinstall everything. My question is - what is the best way to handle it? Why doesn't the data get restored after syncing? Forgive me - I am pretty new to PocketPC and Outlook. My experience is with Palm, where it was a simple matter to sync and restore data from the desktop. I want to make absolutely sure I don't overwrite my PIM data or something during the sync. My other question is this - I have many programs installed to my CF and SD cards - probably more than to the device itself. What is on the cards isn't going to be erased by the hard reset, but do I still need to reinstall the applications in order to preserve the shortcuts to them? Thanks for any help!