Problems while upgrading h3970 Pocket PC, help me please before I get the hammer out!!!!

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#20179 16-Mar-2008 02:00

ive just got a 3970, upgraded from a 3870, ive tried to put ppc2003 on as an upgrade but its gone all wrong!!!!

got vista on my laptop, it wont sunc and now all i get is serial compaq v.048 without cable and usb compaq v.048 with, the battery was at 100% when i started and ive tried soft reset, hard reset, and battery out, all i get is the same faint screen!!!

help me please!

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#116881 16-Mar-2008 08:49

You can just try running the update again if it is in this state. Generally it will "see" the Pocket PC and update it.

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#116882 16-Mar-2008 08:50

As for not synchronising, I believe Windows Vista WMDC will work with Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and newer only.

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#116884 16-Mar-2008 09:07

ive spent all day with this and here is what ivew come up with..............

it wont sync, the screen wont go away even if i spin 3 times while crossing my fingers and resetting, i think it is 2 problems, 1 with vista not seeing it, and 2 the rom is written wrong, ive tried every button combo, stamping my feet and the occational swear word!!!

anyone got one for sale, think this ones a duffer!!

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#116889 16-Mar-2008 09:34

First try using Windows XP to install the OS. There aren't any ROM upgrade packages for Windows Vista, so you will have to follow that path. You can try running the install again while your Pocket PC is in that state.

Second, as I wrote before WMDC works with Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and up only.

I wouldn't blame Windows Vista, it's just a Pocket PC with an old operating system that is not supported without an upgrade. The upgrade was released about four years ago and it wasn't designed for Windows Vista at all.

Also it surprises me that you have the upgrade handy, because HP made it available for a limited time only and it's no longer available, so you can't guarantee that the upgrade is not faulty if it's not coming from legitimate sources.

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