Thread: Need advice on replacing my PDA
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Old 01-03-2010, 02:36 AM   #94
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Originally Posted by HansTWN View Post
If you have exactly the same model with the same RAM and ROM you might try the following (don't know if it works or if the program will recognize the second device as a different machine and refuse to restore). Also make sure that you have the exact same ROM version. Not just WM 6.0 but the same user ROM version from the same cook.

1.)Get an evaluation copy of Sprite Backup from handango.com or elsewhere.
2.)Make a complete system backup of the working one (with all settings, etc) to your SD or CF card.
3.)Install Sprite Backup to the PDA you are having problems with, stick your SD card into the expansion slot, and then do a complete system restore.

That is the "non-geek" method. I am sure that there are special programs to do just that, since some companies buy 100s or 1000s of WM devices and set them up automatically.
It sounds like that would copy all the settings and installed programs, but not the actual operating system, which I think is what I need. The one that does not sync properly is a flash ROM that I got on that developer site. The other one just came with WM 6.0 already installed, and apparently incorporates the fix that was issued for the sync problem. It's that fix that I'd like to have.
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