Most active threads of late: those of the HP iPAQ hx4700

By Werner Ruotsalainen, Submitted Tuesday, August 1, 2006

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http://www.smartphonemag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=929&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

UPDATE (08/03/2006): make sure you don't miss http://www.smartphonemag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=1096&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 ! Yesterday and today, I've been busily posting a lot of answers & additional information to the Pocket PC Thoughts, MobilitySite and (to a lesser degree) BrightHand hx4700 WM5 2.0.1 upgrade-related threads. If you own a hx4700, want to upgrade to WM5 (or have already done so), make sure you follow those. I've also updated my main hx4700 WM5 2.0 upgrade-related article with links to my newer, 2.0.1- and RAM disk-related reports and articles.

Submitted by Werner Ruotsalainen on August 1, 2006 - 9:35am.

You must install the "official" (commercial), "old", first, 2.0 WM5 upgrade first (on top of WM2003SE) and, only after that, the new, 2.0.1 upgrade.

The need for double installs is a bit of pain in the back; hopefully HP releases some time 2.0.1 as a stand-alone, purchasable upgrade for WM2003SE devices as well.

Submitted by Werner Ruotsalainen on August 2, 2006 - 11:17am.

You have the WM5 ROM version 2.0; that is, you can safely install the new, 2.01 upgrade.

Submitted by Werner Ruotsalainen on August 3, 2006 - 4:22am.

Yes, you will need to reinstall all your 3rd-party (add-on) programs you want to use from scratch after the upgrade.

Make sure you save / synchronize all your personal data (contacts etc) from the device BEFORE upgrading.