WM5 Registry won't save

[SteveFLHTCI]

I know I've seen something in here about this before, something about there being 2 types of registries, and when you make changes, one type will not survive a soft reset. I can't find anything about this using the search tools, can anyone point me in the right direction? I am once again taking the plunge to WM5.

[Menneisyys]

On WM5 devices, you will also want to make sure the changes are flushed back to the ROM (as the Registry is kept in RAM and changes are rarely flushed back to ROM, which will result in a simple soft reset getting rid of all changes). To do this, on many WM5 devices (like the HTC Wizard), just long-press the Power button. On some other devices, you must explicitly configure the device to shut the PDA completely down upon a long-press (instead of just dimming the screen). For example, on the x51v, you must go to Settings/System/Power/Power Button and enable "Full power off" instead of the default "Dim/light the display" as can be seen in this screenshot. You'll only need to power off your PDA for some seconds because it's before shutting it down that the Registry is flushed back to the ROM; that is, you can safely switch it back on instantly.