The quality and success of Pocket PC magazine flows from the practical wisdom of its readers and their contributions to the publication. This philosophy is reflected in the Pocket PC magazine online forums (http://www.smartphonemag.com/forum), a place where users of Windows Mobile devices can post comments, questions, discoveries, news, tips, rumors, and more. "Tips from the Forums" represents a small sample of the Pocket PC wisdom posted. We have edited this material for clarity and to avoid repetition. A very big "Thanks!" goes to all the forum members and moderators for sharing their insights with other users. —Rich Hall, Editor, Pocket PC magazine
Hard reset erases everything—almost
I've picked up a new Axim x50v and I'm going to sell my iPAQ h3870 and all the accessories. How do I clear the permanent PIM? I can do a hard reset and clear out the normal stuff, but would like to clear the PIM before this hits eBay.
Mramay
A hard reset will clear the PIM data as well.
8ball
In the case of a device with user-accessible flash ROM—called the "File Store" on HP devices—a hard reset does not delete the data or files you've stored in the File Store. Back up utilities usually give you the option of placing the backup file in the File Store. You must use File Explorer to manually delete any files you have there.
Rich Hall
http://www.smartphonemag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13557
Trouble installing version 2, Adobe Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC
I have Adobe Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC version 1 already installed on my iPAQ h3950 and have been having problems installing version 2 in its place (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readerforppc.html). I uninstalled version 1 and then tried installing version 2, but it won't let me finish the installation, displaying a message that version 1 is still installed. Does anyone know where on the Pocket PC I can find hidden Adobe files, so I can delete them manually?
Tthrower
Do the uninstall through ActiveSync and then check your desktop PC's Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control panel, to make sure any desktop component of the Pocket PC version of Adobe Acrobat Reader has been removed. (You do not have to uninstall the desktop PC version of Acrobat Reader!) Then try to install Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC, version 2.
YankeeJeep
If you attempted to uninstall version 1 with Acrobat Reader still running on your Pocket PC, some of these files may not be deleted. The best way to make sure that no programs are running is to do a soft reset first. Acrobat Reader files are usually found in the My Device/Program Files/Adobe folder and in the Windows/Start Menu/Programs folder on your Pocket PC. You might try going to these folders and manually deleting any version 1 files you find, and then trying the version 2 installation.
Rich Hall
If none of this works, you may need to edit the Windows registry on your Pocket PC, to remove any reference to Acrobat Reader. The free registry editor program PHM RegEdit is available here (http://www.phm.lu/Products/PocketPC/). Search for all occurrences of the word "adobe" in the registry and delete the keys that contain it.
Menneisyys
http://www.smartphonemag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13621
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