Saturday, February 28, 2004
How Often Do You Hard Reset Your Pocket PC
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "THOUGHT" @ 07:00 AM
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. :D 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?
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. :D 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?
