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HELP SOS!!! HELP SOS !!!

I need help urgently with my O2 XDAII.. i was loading a task manager prg after downloading the same.. http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/wisbar/download.html
(WisBar is the leading task management software(skinable) for the PocketPC.)
Just after running the program for the first time the PPC hardset itself wiping out all my data. When I restored from the back up file ..
I have three problems of very serious nature...!!!!!
1) When i did resotre from the back up file... it wont pick up the time and date and also still connects as GUEST and not with original profile. SO I am unable to syncronise the data.
2) It wont send/ receive SMS
3) The SMS inbox is all messed up... the sent items are in "deleted item folder" the received sms are in outbox folder... and i cant delet /move a single sms from any of the folders.
I tried to use file manager and deleting files from windows\ Messaging but it did not help at all. I tried delting files from windows..and i could not do that as i was getting messages which i cant understand.
Rest all programs are running fine without any aparant problems...
Can some one help me restore my handset...please....???
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Hello,
First of all, I'm not sure what's causing your device to Hardreset by using Wisbar, I have mine working perfectly. :?
What backup software are you using?
If using the pre-installed one you are bound to have some problems.
In my opinion, the best backup solution is Sprite Backup (not a free application but a great one).
I used to have the same restore problems with the included backup solution on my MDA (besides the backups where not compressed and it was not a selective backup/restore).
Next time try Sprite's Backup.
Google it!

As far as the active sync profile is concerned - simple delete the original profile on your pc and allow it to create a new one when you next connect. It will then sync all your data back again.

Account Locked after flashing

Hello! I'm new here and really need some help.
This is my second time flashing and i successfully flashed the new dutty's 6.1 wm rom onto my phone. I used sprite backup to back up my data and everything was going great but....
whenever i go into my sms inbox or gmail inbox a message pops up saying:
"Company policies regarding messaging services have changed:
- Use of text messaging is prohibited
-Use of internet e-mail is prohibited"
my SMS and Email have been locked for some reason and I don't know why.
There is a message in both saying
Account Locked
Company policy prohibits use of text messaging on this device
You cannot send or receive text messages.
this happeneds even without connecting to active sync
So i tried hard resetting and texting works fine if i don't back up my data. So obviously something goes wrong after i try to back it up... but i don't know what or why. help please!
i definatly don't want to reinstall everything since i didn't save any of the cabs. =(
thank you!

not one suggestion?

If you are backing up data from one rom, flashing a new rom and then trying to restore the previous backup, that will cause big problems, different roms have different registry entries etc etc etc. You can restore your PIM information usually but nothing else, you need to reinstall all your apps etc.

yeah... after backing up individual things i found out that it's problems with the registry. thanks for the info though... looks like i'll have fun redownloading everything. =)

by the way does anybody know how to repair it ?

If its just your sms emails and contacts that you want to restore then you could flash your old rom back, restore the sprite backup and backup the data with pim backup.
then flash back to the new rom and restore with pim backup.

I had exactly the same problem when I went to WM6.1 & tried to restore a backup. Keep your CABs on the Storage Card if you can!

Image backup

hi, is there any possibility to make complete backup of the phone (ROM + programs + contacts + messages...) and later complete restore ?
just like on PC with Norton Ghost or any other tool.
thx for your answers.

SPB Clone will do it... if you want to pay $299 for it. PM me for more info.

my answer may be bias as i have not tried any other apps for this (like spb clone etc..) but sprite back up is the sh#t. it does ghost your phone. if you get a new phone, just hit restore and you are right back were you left off on the old.
FYI - If you use sprite and your phone has web Imap accounts, remove the accounts before you do a back up. when you restore a sprite backup with existing email accounts it creates "ghost accounts" that show in tf3d but around really there and cant be removed.
so back up without the accounts so you can save your txts. then restore and re add email.

YL Groper said:
my answer may be bias as i have not tried any other apps for this (like spb clone etc..) but sprite back up is the sh#t. it does ghost your phone. if you get a new phone, just hit restore and you are right back were you left off on the old.
FYI - If you use sprite and your phone has web Imap accounts, remove the accounts before you do a back up. when you restore a sprite backup with existing email accounts it creates "ghost accounts" that show in tf3d but around really there and cant be removed.
so back up without the accounts so you can save your txts. then restore and re add email.
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Yea I agree, Sprite is great. I've only had one problem with it so far: I installed the Rhodium TF3d which messed with some certs and decided I didn't like it. So I performed a full restore and it couldn't restore some dll's; I had to hard reset. Other than that, Sprite has been real good for my other restores.

How can I remove a phantom email account?

I updated my FUZE to the new ROM. Before doing that I used Sprite to backup everything except for System Data (and my memory card).
After the update I used Sprite to restore everything. Among that was the contents of my imap email account. However when I went into the Inbox, there was no email account so I could not open or access of the old messages that I can scroll through on the email page. I tried to create an email account but it told me there was already an account with that name (it seems like there is, but I can't access it).
I did a master reboot to clear everything out and before I restored from Sprite, I created the email account again. But when I did the restore, the same thing happened as before.
I know I can deselect email in the restore options but doing that means that it doesn't restore any SMS/MMS messages which I want.
Where is the email account data? Somewhere in the registry? If so, where? After I do a restore, would it be safe for me to find that account data and delete it so I can create it for real? I don't want to keep any of that old email.
Thanks.

Well here's what you should do. Restore your Sprite backup.
Download and install "PIMBackup" and do a full backup with it.
Go into the registry and delete the email account from HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Inbox
Reboot
Check your Message app to see if the email account is gone. Set it back up.
Restore your stuff from PIMBackup. Ditch Sprite
Sprite backups are great but restore lots of stuff. Sprite has the ability to restore bugs and bad registry keys. PIMBackup JUST backs up the information therefore it is the best and even works across multiple flashes without screwing anything up. I actually set up an XML file to load on first boot using UC (most custom roms use this) that sets up my Email account automatically, then a simple PIMBackup restores everything back.

player911 said:
Ditch Sprite
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Maybe a little excessive! but Player is right, Sprite is no good for restoring after flashing a new rom (use pimbackup).
Sprite is great for backing everything up, hard reset, restore - exactly the same so its great for trying new settings, software etc etc.

I didn't want to confuse anything here but I actually did use PIM (I've used it for regular backups and migration for over a year). I used it before using Sprite. But after doing a restore, my device became EXTREMELY slow, to the point where it took roughly 5-10 seconds to open up a single txt msg. So I did a master reset and then did a restore from Sprite (which is what brought me here).
If I restore from Sprite again (and it will give me that phantom email again), think I can just delete the reg key? Would it delete the contents of this invisible Inbox? Should it have any negative effects?
Thanks.

Can you delete the reg key - yep!
will this remove the contents of the ghost account - i dont think so, but the account wont exist, so you shouldnt be able to get to these messages
Any negative effects? - almost certainly! but not from removing the spurious reg key. Using sprite to backup, then changing the rom, then restoring sprite will almost always leave some annoying, odd or unusual behaviour. Simply because when you changed the rom, you changed (a few) what reg keys are required and what they are called (mail accounts generate a unique guid when you create them, which is where the ghost account has probably come from)
Restoring a pim backup avoids this, as it simply puts the database info back on - leaving windows to worry about reg keys etc - i'm not sure why it was so slow before, maybe trying again & a couple of soft reboots could help - or maybe the pim backup is screwy, try making a new one.
Good luck!

FWIW, when I updated the ROM I did as the HTC website instructions say and did not choose to backup any system data in Sprite (they say this avoids copying the registry).
So anyway, what will delete the contents of the ghost account?
Or maybe I'm thinking about this the wrong way - maybe instead of deleting the contents of that ghost account, would I be able to create a new account through the registry? Or rename a (real/functional) account in the registry? (when I have the ghost account and try to create an account with the same name normally, it tells me the account exists...even though it kinda doesn't)
I think the problem I am having with PIM seems to be too many message. I say this because the number of messages goes up for a long time and that's when it takes forever to load messages. I found that it settles down after a few hours but even then it still takes about 2-3 seconds to open a single txt msg.
Thanks.

Backing up Mail Account settings?

Is there a tool that allows the saving and restoration of mail account settings.
Would save some time after a hard reset.

Try app Microsoft My Phone!!

You can use Makisu to store your mail settings in an xml file and use Sashimi to restore your settings after flashing.
http://www.winmo-experts.com/

MAMeingast said:
You can use Makisu to store your mail settings in an xml file and use Sashimi to restore your settings after flashing.
http://www.winmo-experts.com/
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I agree, I used the same method and I can restore the mail from zero to configured in 2 seconds

anhphe076 said:
Try app Microsoft My Phone!!
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Where do I find that Sync Point! Possible that in the German Version it is missing?

Niker84 said:
Where do I find that Sync Point! Possible that in the German Version it is missing?
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You can't backup your e-mail with MyPhone? Or are you looking for an extra option to sync e-mail setup information? AFAIK MyPhone will not only save your e-mails but your account information as well! But I'm not a big fan of MyPhone (it always messes up syncing with my PC), so I'm not sure.
YAAAAY! My 1000th post!

I have contacts, calender, tasks, sms, favorites, photos, videos, music, documents and storage card. Nothing more...

SPB backup does the trick for me!
I like the fact you can pick and choose what you can restore from a previous backup, hence if there where anything conflicting you can leave it out!
Awesome piece of kit!

spb backup can backup/restore the email-setting and/or just the emails?

That's a good question! +1

Yes it does!
spoogedemon said:
spb backup can backup/restore the email-setting and/or just the emails?
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When I first got it I wasn't sure but sure enough, After a hard reset and a full back up everything (and I mean everything) was back to how it was! great piece of kit!
Only thing I had a problem was had a couple of errors with SPBtv but still seemed to work fine.
So I Can confirm it will back up:
Registry
Mail accounts
Wifi settings/configurations
mail (both sms & email)
Bookmarks in Opera
and so the list goes on..
One word of warning, when it asks if the time is the same as on your phone, you need to make sure it is as only made that mistake once
Phone kept glitchin away till my next hard reset...
No long term damage done tho so all is good!
Well worth the money personally!

Is there no simple tool to back-up and restore only email account settings?

No tool? ;D

Okay. Wherre are the mail account settings stored.
Eg accounts and server settings?

SPB Backup works for me.
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SPB Backup
I installed SPB backup and had a play.
There is no option for backing up just mail settings.
Do I need to perform a system backup or email backup? Note I don't care about the emails, I just want the account settings.
When I do a restore does it give me more options?

you could use provisional xml to backup email only. It's a bit complicated but after you do it once you'll get the hang of it.

Not interested in the email.
After a flash I find it a pain having to re-setup my email accounts (3). Would be cool to just restore the settings only. They all sync via Exchange and IMAP so no need to backup.

Provisional XML backs up the settings, not the emails themselves

Thanks McKenna
Followed these instructions
Thanks for posting you guys, Complete noob to this,
1. So I install vinny's app ( Storage Card )
2. Copy & Paste Shogunmarks files to pc
3. Edit xml files to include my info
4. Copy to same folder as 1. on ppc.
5. After Hard reset just run Vinnys app.
from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=362684