WM 5 question

SubaruWRX · 01-02-08, 09:10 PM

A PDA I brought not too long ago Asus A730W has PC2003se on it I was wondering since Asus never had a ROM update for it can I buy an upgrade Cd for WM5 and have it work?

Julie · 01-02-08, 09:34 PM

No, unfortunately that's not how OS upgrades work for pocket pcs. The OS has to be customized by the OEM to run on your pocket pc.

SubaruWRX · 01-02-08, 09:45 PM

Ah I see.. I wonder if they will ever drop this policy.

Julie · 01-02-08, 10:14 PM

There really isn't much standardization in hardware on a pocket pc like there is in computers. For windows mobile devices, the OS must be customized to run on each mobile devices unique hardware and constraints. I don't see that changing any time soon.

SubaruWRX · 01-03-08, 01:15 AM

and from what I see here I'm not missing too much with WM5?

Julie · 01-03-08, 11:55 AM

WM5.0 works fine on the two pocket pcs I have that came with it already installed. But I've read so many threads from users who upgraded their pocket pcs to WM5.0 and started having a lot of problems. Because of those threads, I did not upgrade one of my pocket pcs that could have been upgraded to WM5.0.

Honestly, I don't really think WM5.0 added that much to a pocket pc. It is nice to have persistent memory and not worry about battery going flat, but since I use an extended battery with my windows mobile 2003se pocket pc, that's really not much of a concern to me.