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How to load all programs after hard reset?

Hello!
I will receive my Polaris in a couple of days And I will probably load some new programs into it.
My question is: after a hard reset it will be back to factory settings right?
How do you load the new programs again?
Do you load them one by one, or is there a kind of backupprogram that will load all the programs for you?
Thank you.
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jacob12 said:
Hello!
I will receive my Polaris in a couple of days And I will probably load some new programs into it.
My question is: after a hard reset it will be back to factory settings right?
How do you load the new programs again?
Do you load them one by one, or is there a kind of backupprogram that will load all the programs for you?
Thank you.
And this is a excellent forum
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Of course you can use a backup program. The best are SPB Backup & Sprite Backup.

There are some backup programs, but they only store the contact/mail/calendar data... I'm not sure if there is any that backups the programs... the best way is to install everything on the memory card, and backup the shortcut files on the memory card. After the HR you only have to copy those back in the StartMenu folder
Som program dont work whithout registry entries or other installed components, so these won't work whith the method above.
The Activesync, and the Device Center has a list of installed/installable apps that will install those on user request (mass install), but that will still intall them 1 by 1....

jacob12 said:
Hello!
I will receive my Polaris in a couple of days And I will probably load some new programs into it.
My question is: after a hard reset it will be back to factory settings right?
How do you load the new programs again?
Do you load them one by one, or is there a kind of backupprogram that will load all the programs for you?
Thank you.
And this is a excellent forum
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If you're getting a sim free polaris, then, it comes with a free HTC back up software and a complimentary Sprite Back up software. You can use either of them. Install either one of them on the main memory but make sure you put your back up on your storage card.
Side note: Load APPLICATION software one at a time and observed the behaviour of your device for a day or so. If it's working according to your expectations then make a back up and install another one.

Thanks guys
And my Polaris comes sim free so hopefully the software I need is included in the package.

jacob12 said:
Thanks guys
And my Polaris comes sim free so hopefully the software I need is included in the package.
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There have been complaints about the (old) version of Sprite Backup that is included in the CD of Polaris. I would suggest to install the latest version of Sprite Backup or SPB Backup.

The HTC backup tool is Sprite Backup 5.10 (P3650_BackupTool_5.1.0.b1450_HTC_WWE_20071102.exe)
And the included 'SpriteBackupEnglishPersonalSetup.exe' is the same as the HTC one, but it installs a PC suite aswell.

Hard reset =/= restoring all the system files?

I am using Touch HD (BlackStone), I installed one of the hot fix from HTC and it seems causing my phone lock up with the ICR program. I did hard reset and reinstall the ICR and it still crashing all the time. I spended 2 days playing around with countless hard reset and the problem was still there. Finally I flashed my ROM and the problem seem gone now. Seems like the hot fix replaced some of the system files and the hard reset didn't restored them.
I just wondering what exactly hard reset does? Does it just delete the extra files and settings installed by users without restoring all the system files?

a hard reset restore all files of your phone (delete all contacts, messages, settings, programs....) to original parameters.
It's like a "fomat c:" for a computer !

So when I flash the ROM image into the phone, it will put it in a protected area in the flash ROM and hard reset will copy all the files from there to another portion of the flash ROM and execute from there?

when you flash a rom, it erase (or replace, it's the same) the 'older' rom !
a hard reset just delete all files ! if you hard reset your phone, it will be like you buy it, when you power on your phone at the first time !
there is no multi-partitions, one and only one OS can be flash, install and run at the same time !
I hope it's clear, and I answer your question, because my english is very bad....

Hey, if you try format c: ,you get rid of ALL datas on your disk, including OS !! So, it´s not like hard-reset Hard-reseting deletes all user-made data, but it doesn´t do anything with ROM/firmware files, so if you changed them, you can get them back only by reinstalling OS ;-)

vitavirgl said:
Hey, if you try format c: ,you get rid of ALL datas on your disk, including OS !! So, it´s not like hard-reset Hard-reseting deletes all user-made data, but it doesn´t do anything with ROM/firmware files, so if you changed them, you can get them back only by reinstalling OS ;-)
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Ah that explain why hard reset didn't fix my problems but re-flash the same ROM into phone did.
So there is a list of files in ROM to tell the hard reset program which are needed to keep?
thanks

sorry, it's to hard for me to explain what I think in english

question about SKtools

I've always used SKtools (only) to remove installed apps with the previous windows phones. Is it adviced to use SKtools with HD2 too?

follettoverde said:
I've always used SKtools (only) to remove installed apps with the previous windows phones. Is it adviced to use SKtools with HD2 too?
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Yes SKtools works perfectly with our device

follettoverde said:
I've always used SKtools (only) to remove installed apps with the previous windows phones. Is it adviced to use SKtools with HD2 too?
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exelent , clean everything, just add opera cokies and opera cache to clean too , and put clean everything and thats it.....perfect

Steve0007 said:
Yes SKtools works perfectly with our device
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Hello,
what experience do you have with SKTools-backup after a
HardReset or ROM-Update?
I updated my O2-ROM from 1.48 to 1.72. Then I tried a backup
with SKTools, but my HD2 stopped working.
I could not switch it off, so I had problems to do a new HardReset.
After I managed this, I tried to backup the pim data.
But no success. Now I'm unconfused about the backup tool.
I understand that a ROM-update is a complex thing
(also 1.48 is not much different from 1.72).
But I expect as a minimum that I can backup the pim data.
My final question is, can I expect from SKTools a (more or less)
full backup after a HardReset.
Thanks
eshd

eshd said:
Hello,
My final question is, can I expect from SKTools a (more or less)
full backup after a HardReset.
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You are doing backup, right? Why should there be any problem?
OK, I never do any backup after a hard reset. I have done uncountably many SKTool backups, and have done a handful of SKTools restore after hard resets (fortunately not on HD2).
Why do you need to do a backup after a hard reset? If you want to go back to that status, you just hard reset again.

Move installed software.. not all possible??
Can anybody of you tell me, how I could move progs from internal storage to storage card, that do not have this option in SKTools?
Mostly this is regarding games that do not have the option to chose where to install to. They only have the option to deeply check intallation.
Is there another way to move istalled software/games than with SKTools??
Thanks for any Hint.

No help for me..?

FWIW, eshd's scenario happens to my Imagio. I recently got a refurbished unit from Verizon to replace my old Imagio (broken send key), and I used the complete backup and restore process with SKTools. Both the backup file and SKTools were on my storage card, so I just swapped the card into the new unit.
After programming the new unit over the air, I started SKTools and pointed it to the 160MB full backup. The unit automatically soft reset itself, and SKTools appeared to begin the restore process (progress screen with countdown of files transferred).
Once all the files transferred, however, the unit soft reset again and hung on the HTC logo screen. I tried this twice, and both times got the same result (I waited 20 minutes on the second time). I plan to try Sprite Backup next, as I just do not relish the idea of manually restoring all my settings to the new phone!

eshd said:
Hello,
My final question is, can I expect from SKTools a (more or less)
full backup after a HardReset.
Thanks
eshd
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No, or (perhaps) not always!
After a HardReset I had no success with a backup with SKTools.
eshd

Competely Restore GT I9003 to Stock.

Hi , i rooted my phone (after much tries , finally using Super One Click) , then i unrooted it. Now for some reason , my phone hangs whenever i turn on Wi Fi.
It wasnt happening when i bought the phone (Just a week ago)
I need help on how to restore it to complete factory sealed settings.
I'm in India(if that creates a difference in firmware).
Thanks !

You can factory reset but this will loose all your data/ contacts/images/sms/apps you installed from the market so take backup via kies if you need that data.
Settings > privacy> factory data reset
Hope you get it all new after reset, let us know.

Thanks for the suggestion , but i did a factory reset(many times over) , but it still hangs at the WiFi scanning networks . Also , the phone's performance seems to have degraded VERY MUCh.
:'(

if you want to hard reset your phone then go to the dialer and type the following code *2767*3855#
before this first make a backup of your phone by kies and do it at your own risk

Just did a hard reset , phone is rebooting..
EDIT : Rebooted Phone , tried to turn on Wi-Fi , again stuck...
How can i restore it to completely factory settings , like when i bought it ?

Check your wifi settings
hardware problem with the antenna may be the problem for which u have to go to samsung.

The phone's kinda slow as well...
How do i check if it's the antenna ? i mean , is there any way ?
And no way to fall back to Sealed settings ?

When you did hard reset did all the installed apps returned to default setings?
after market apps were removed?
Did you instaled any app from the market to manage the wifi network?
I dont know any other way as yet best is to take it to samsung workshop as its under warranty.

To the best of my knowledge , yes the apps went back to their default state after the hard reset..I couldnt figure out how it was any different from the "Wipe Cache/Factory Reset" in the aNDROID recovery.
The problem actually started when i wanted to connect to an ad hoc network which i made on my laptop and android cant see it by default.
So , i replaced the wpa_supplicant by a custom file.
Wifi hanged for the first time.
Then somehow i copied back the default wpa_supplicant file but the problem is still on. I used adb to push as far as i remember.
Maybe i should try putting the default wpa_supplicant file back but im pretty sure that i've already done that.
I copied the instructions from emoiz.com,ad hoc networking and the comments said that it was working , but i got screwed...

Taking to samsung would be the easiest route unless you have other reasons not to do so, they should be able to sort this out.

Took it to the service station , the "Sir" who was supposed to handle software couldnt even do a factory reset thru android recovery , he said it cant be done thru software...I thought otherwise...

so dont they have the hardware reset, how else do they solve your problem, tell them you have got a new handset which is not working to connect to wifi.
Call the samsung helpline & register a service complain get the complaint number, even I am having some issue with the camera setting, will post a new thread to confirm then take it to the service center.

friggin Holi came in between...Will have to wait till wednesday(23 March) , but i guess ill wait till then ...Will give other options a go whille im at it though.

well , i maybe onto something...please i need to know from someone with a GT i9003 that what are the contents of the /data/wifi directory.

ashmew2 said:
well , i maybe onto something...please i need to know from someone with a GT i9003 that what are the contents of the /data/wifi directory.
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There is no such directory in data. See below the contents of data directory.
$ su
su
# cd data
cd data
# ls
ls
etc
dontpanic
cache
misc
local
data
app-private
app
property
log
btips
dalvik-cache
lost+found
gps
system
backup
anr
tombstones
#

even IF I am an I9000 user not i9003 , it should still work to flash with odin I guess. If you know the Phone , Pda and CSC of your phone , search your rom on xda or samfirmware.com and download it , put the files in odin , put phone in download mode (Volume down + Big Home Button and then Power at the same time ) , plug usb to phone and computer , close other apps , hit start and wait to finish ( don't touch phone until it restarts ) . If you brick your phone , don't blame me , I just made a sugestion .

wifi
i have same prob u have to hardrest thn root again and replace that original wap
_sup (after hard reset wifi go off don't on until replace org )dot't try after bcoz we don't know our wap_sup ver?

i have a problem on my i9000

i need some help from somebudy here
i have 1 samsung i9000 galaxy s have a very magic problem i try to solve 2 day aready ..but problem still same ..the problem is everytime i on the mobile everytime oso show me force close (many application error everytime not same)
i have try to format using *2767*3855# , master reset at phone ,try to program many version (include 2.1 , 2.3.3) but still same when i try to search at forum have many solution i think this maybe can help me .....so i try all the way teach in forum ....... yeah!!!
result same..
after that i try to use my way to solve i try to use miui to solve the problem but when i copy file to sdcard(intenal)done.. after i disconnet usb connet and connet again the files lose i try to copy to external sdcard but cannot detect anymore ....
can anybudy help me wit this problem ...
sorry for my poor english ...but i realy need a help
thanks in advance

Maybe a registry failure?
Clear all the caches on applications that fail.
Make a factory reset(will lose data) - only way to correct some corrupted data.

Are Your battery levels/temperatures ok?

OmenSixSixSix said:
Maybe a registry failure?
Clear all the caches on applications that fail.
Make a factory reset(will lose data) - only way to correct some corrupted data.
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i have try aready wipe and reset all
the android systerm just like have something lock...i foud that google acount cannot remove i try to login another acount but fail and yesterday i found a new problem again ....all about google network google sync all is lock ...

OmenSixSixSix said:
Are Your battery levels/temperatures ok?
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yup all is normal