My Axim X51v has gotten very slow to find web pages lately and I've
been getting the Setting/Dismiss dialogue box often from a place that
should have a very good signal (according to my laptop). I read
someplace that the Dec 6 upgrade will speed things up.

So I went to get it and while running it, I got the question or
warming that all data will be lost after the update has been run and
that I should use AtiveSynch to backup. However, accordong to the
helf files on Activesynch, there is no backup for WM5. Am I reading
this correctly? If there is no back up, how do I back up? I have a
bunch of programs in, including a bluetooth keyboard and driver, I
have internet Explorer favorites and lots more..will all that be lost?

What do you all do for backup?

Alan

I use Spb Backup to backup to a storage card.
There is no AS backup for WM5 devices.

--
Laura Rooke
MVP - Mobile Devices

Reply to message from Alan <alanremovecalan@excite.com> (Tue, 12 Dec 2006
09:15:50) about "Backup and WM5":

A> ... I read someplace that the Dec
A> 6 upgrade will speed things up.

What is this Dec 6 upgrade and where does one get it?

I also have an Axim X51v but don't have an answer to your problem. Mine has
no such issue as yours.

Good luck in sorting it out.

Best Regards
Wayne Moses <wmoses@houston.rr.com> Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:35:10 -0600

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At 12 Dec 2006 10:15:50 -0500 Alan wrote:

> So I went to get it and while running it, I got the question or
> warming that all data will be lost after the update has been run and
> that I should use AtiveSynch to backup. However, accordong to the
> helf files on Activesynch, there is no backup for WM5. Am I reading
> this correctly?

Yes.

> If there is no back up, how do I back up? I have a
> bunch of programs in, including a bluetooth keyboard and driver, I
> have internet Explorer favorites and lots more..will all that be lost?

Yes. However, it's not generally a good idea to restore backups made
from one ROM version to another, because it might overwrite new registry
settings designed for the new ROM with the settings fr the old.

Having said that, the newest version of Sprite Backup claims to have a
safe restore-after-ROM update function.

"Laura" wrote:

>I use Spb Backup to backup to a storage card.
>There is no AS backup for WM5 devices.

Sprite Backup can do backup to storage card _and_ to Windows computer
via sync cable as well.

cu
Dirk

>What is this Dec 6 upgrade and where does one get it?

Please see
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=1499&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

--
Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"Wayne Moses" <wmoses@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
news:1165963298@wmoses.houston.rr.com...
Reply to message from Alan <alanremovecalan@excite.com> (Tue, 12 Dec 2006
09:15:50) about "Backup and WM5":

A> ... I read someplace that the Dec
A> 6 upgrade will speed things up.

What is this Dec 6 upgrade and where does one get it?

I also have an Axim X51v but don't have an answer to your problem. Mine has
no such issue as yours.

Good luck in sorting it out.

Best Regards
Wayne Moses <wmoses@houston.rr.com> Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:35:10 -0600

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Please read the Backup Bible at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=1270&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
- it answers all your questions.

--


--
Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"Alan" <alanremovecalan@excite.com> wrote in message
news:3dhtn29l3h0esinl3objg99t1cg0fj5u49@4ax.com...
> My Axim X51v has gotten very slow to find web pages lately and I've
> been getting the Setting/Dismiss dialogue box often from a place that
> should have a very good signal (according to my laptop). I read
> someplace that the Dec 6 upgrade will speed things up.
>
> So I went to get it and while running it, I got the question or
> warming that all data will be lost after the update has been run and
> that I should use AtiveSynch to backup. However, accordong to the
> helf files on Activesynch, there is no backup for WM5. Am I reading
> this correctly? If there is no back up, how do I back up? I have a
> bunch of programs in, including a bluetooth keyboard and driver, I
> have internet Explorer favorites and lots more..will all that be lost?
>
> What do you all do for backup?
>
> Alan

Reply to message from "Werner \"Menneisyys\" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows -
Mobile Devices]" <!ei.mail (Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:23:49) about "Re: Backup
and WM5":

>> What is this Dec 6 upgrade and where does one get it?

W> Please see
W> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ index.php?blog=3&p=1499&more=
W> 1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Thanks. I went to the Dell Support site a couple of nights ago, downloaded
and installed it. So far no visible difference.

Best Regards
Wayne Moses <wmoses@houston.rr.com> Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:58:15 -0600

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