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Pepperman
11-06-2007, 09:32 PM
I have a Siemens SX66 phone that now has a broken screen. The screens touch doesn't work anymore, so I can't get into the phone. I do have a backup file of my contacts on a SD flash card.
Is there a windows program I can use on a PC to see the files/contacts? I do not want to buy a new screen just yet.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Menneisyys
11-07-2007, 09:18 AM
I have a Siemens SX66 phone that now has a broken screen. The screens touch doesn't work anymore, so I can't get into the phone. I do have a backup file of my contacts on a SD flash card.
Is there a windows program I can use on a PC to see the files/contacts? I do not want to buy a new screen just yet.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

1. welcome to PPCT :)

2. AFAIK the SX66 also has the standard HTC Xbackup. You're lucky because I've written a contact restore tool for Xbackup; see http://www.pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16922
Pepperman
11-08-2007, 01:26 PM
Thanks for the reply.
Sure do appreciate you taking the time.
After extracting the backup file everything seems to be extracted. But, I don't see any kind of contact folder or file.
I did change the folder options to show hidden files. Still nothing related to contacts except a file called Contacts.DEF located in the "IA Caller ID Photo" folder.
Where would the contacts file be located?

Am missing something?

Thanks again.
Menneisyys
11-15-2007, 04:46 PM
Unfortunately, my tool will only extract files, not databases. (Sorry for misreading your question; I've mixed it up with my contacts restorer tool I've written for ActiveSync (not xBackup) backup - see http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18858 ).

Right now, after doing a serious forum search at XDA-Devs, I don't know of any solution except finding someone with a pre-WM5 PPC PE device with xBackup and ask him to restore your stuff and, then, backup . export them with PIM Backup.

For example, at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=269889 , a guy called Carty promised to do this task for free - you might want to contact him.