I just got an X5 400 Mhz. I've been following some threads on here and I'm interested in installing some stuff like ICBar. However, reading their page, it says it makes modifications to the pocketpc software. Is stuff like ICBar easy to uninstall (I've read the uninstall tutorial on here)? Basically, I want to test some stuff out but I want to be able to completely remove it incase I want to go back to the original setup my Axim came with.
MOST software is easy to install. Some programs are better written that others though.
A lot of software will write to the registry. It's nothing to worry about.
You should develop a backup strategy. Activesync will backup the main memory and you would have to manually backup your Built In Storage and Storage Cards, or there are other 3rd party tools. The Dell tool is pretty weak.
Also you can hard reset the device and that will clear the memory and do pretty much a restore to factory defaults. But it will not restore a ROM upgrade and will not clear storage cards or Built In Rom. The easiest way to do a hard reset is to remove both batteries.
If you remember only one word from this post it should be this one: backup
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So if the little backup program that Dell provides isn't very good, can anyone suggest another one? Basically, I'd like to make an image of my Axim (I don't care about backing up the CF or SD memory) and be able to restore it if necessary.
Also, my friend modified his registry manually and said he screwed up. When he did a hard restart, it was still broken. I'm afraid a program I install may do something like this.
So when you say ActiveSync backs up the main memory, that means it backs up the programs I have installed in the main memory too, right? And it does this by default every time I sync? What's the use of Dell's backup tool then?
As for my friend...I should have stated he has a Toshiba, not a Dell. But as I understand it he overwrote a part of the memory where the main OS image lives. Who knows...as long as I can restore my Axim to how it was when I got it from Dell if need be, I'll be fine.
If you have an external memory card then I really recommend Pocket Backup Plus. While Activesync can backup your PC, it is slow, especially to restore, and is no use to you if your hard reset occurs when you are away from your PC.
Pocket Backup (as well as the Dell freebie) can backup to a storage card which you can take with you and restore when you are away from your PC. Plus the data can be compressed and the process is very fast.
As for the Dell freebie, I tried to use it once (I had also done a Pocket Backup, thankfully) and after a hard reset the restore failed about halfway through. I would not rely on it myself.
Originally posted by IceNineJon So when you say ActiveSync backs up the main memory, that means it backs up the programs I have installed in the main memory too, right? And it does this by default every time I sync? What's the use of Dell's backup tool then?
As for my friend...I should have stated he has a Toshiba, not a Dell. But as I understand it he overwrote a part of the memory where the main OS image lives. Who knows...as long as I can restore my Axim to how it was when I got it from Dell if need be, I'll be fine.
Thanks for the help!
No, Activesync does NOT backup the main memory, it only syncs whatever you have selected to sync.
To reiterate: Most program uninstall gracefully, some do not. ICBar works well, uninstalls easily. Sometimes when uninstalling a soft reset is required (Think CTRL-ALT-DEL on the pc). Rarely, a hard reset is required (Think reformat hard drive, reinstall operating system). I've owned 5 pocket computers over the last 4-5 years and have done ONE hard reset (to install WM2003). (EDIT: I remembered a second hard reset--to overclock a Casio E-125--hard resets are rare!)
A good backup is PocketBackupPlus from Sprite Software . It can back up to your SD or CF card, or to a PC. I put my backup in Built-in Memory (encrypted and compressed) so that if a disaster befalls me on the road I can restore and be going again without having to get back to a PC somewhere.
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