02-28-2004, 03:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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How Often Do You Hard Reset Your Pocket PC
Last week I asked you how often you soft reset your Pocket PC - you can still vote in that if you like. This week I'd like to know how often you hard reset your Pocket PC, wiping the memory out and restoring it to that factory fresh state, complete with that new car smell. :wink:
I used to do mine about once every six months. It just seemed to work out that I was either getting a new device or applying a full ROM upgrade. So far though with my 2215, I have gone eight months since buying it in late June of 2003 and currently see no reason to hard reset. For me, a hard reset is a colossal pain. It is a major undertaking to get MS Reader working with Audible, not to mention the hocus pocus you have to go through to get your device activated.
Then, for whatever reason, I have the tweak gene that means no matter how basic the software is, I have to change one of the defaults.  Apps like Pocket Informant make this a snap because you just copy its .reg file from the My Documents folder on your PC to the freshly reset device and PI does the rest. Most other apps store their settings in the registry though and have to be manually reconfigured. Yeah, I could export registry keys and import them but that is as much a pain making sure you have everything.
Lately, Pocket PC OEMs haven't been real keen on releasing ROM upgrades so there has been nothing on that front to encourage me to go through a hard reset. So how about you?
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02-28-2004, 03:11 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 95
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Do you mean how often do I hard reset my PPC or how often does [/i]it[/i] decide to surprise me by hard resetting itself?  . I have been having this problem where every couple of weeks, I find I have a plain vanilla 2215. Luckily I use Pocket Backup, and carry around an image on my SD card at all times.
Suhit
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02-28-2004, 03:15 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 254
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How about an option for "2 or 3 times a year: I beta test lots of stuff."?? Seems a little more realistic to me- at least, it's where I am.
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02-28-2004, 03:21 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,398
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I've hard reset my Axim X5 only once EVER. I had installed some text-to-speech software that made itself the default media player, and couldn't use Windows Media Player anymore.
Bought this X5 the week they came out, and it's still running strong!
Edit: Oh yeah, when I upgraded the ROM that was technically a hard reset
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02-28-2004, 03:21 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,734
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I only hard reset out of necessity, else I have to track down all the installation files for all the various software apps and tweaks I have on my system, and invariably some will be left behind (not to mention having to find and enter all the serial numbers and 10 character unlock codes )
The last hard reset I did was when I unlocked my XDA2, and I anticipate doing another when the official new rom comes out.
The less hard resets, the better.
Surur
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02-28-2004, 03:32 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 598
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Only once deliberately, before doing the Windows Mobile 2003 upgrade on my 5450.
And I dropped the bloody thing once, which did no physical damage to it, but resulted in a spontaneous hard reset, which resulted in purchasing Sprite Backup (or Pocket Backup as it was known then).
I am really hoping that the rumoured hard-reset PIM data protection feature is coming with the iPaq 63xx - much peace of mind to be had.
J'bm
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02-28-2004, 03:41 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 168
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My only hard reset on my 2210 was done before sending it in for warranty work.
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02-28-2004, 04:01 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 451
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Intentional hard reset, no. Losing all data like a hard reset, yes. once due to a repair, twice due to letting the battery drain by too much.  ops:
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02-28-2004, 04:15 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 61
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Need to have a intentional versus unintentional category as well! For me, its been a lot and not by design, my HP2200 just decides to hard reset itself. :evil:
Been happening for the last 3 months and it will lock up, not respond, hit the soft reset and it becomes a hard boot instead. I have even had it do it from the cradle. So my vote is a little aschewed.
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02-28-2004, 04:15 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 830
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i hate hard reseting!
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