Mensahe mula sa diskusyon List Windows Mobile v5.0 Problems and ActiveSync 4.1 Problems Here

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Subject: Re: List Windows Mobile v5.0 Problems and ActiveSync 4.1 Problems Here
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 13:01:39 -0600
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M,

I too have an x50v that I have upgraded to Windows Mobile 5.  I too have 
experienced some issues and some of the issues you have brought up are known 
issues that Dell will be addressing.  Those issues include the rapid battery 
drain if you have SD or CF card in the device and Microsof has done a pretty 
good job with ActiveSync 4.1.  Dell will also be addressing the WiFi and 
bluetooth stacks as well if the rumor mill is right.

That said, clearly you are having a lot more issues than the norm.  When I 
first did my upgrade, it went horrible as well and I ended up rolling back 
to WM2003SE.  When I tried it again, I did a hard reset and removed all of 
the storage cards.  I then cradle the unit and did the upgrade.  I highly 
recommend that you keep the device cradled the entire time you are 
upgrading.  It seems that going to battery power (when you are told to reset 
the device) doesn't do it any favors.

The initial sync of the device in WM5 is slow but has been significantly 
improved in 4.1.  Still, remember that you are writing to the ROM now 
instead of RAM - it's slower than RAM.  Once that initial sync is done 
though, you should see a better performance.

In an editorial I wrote last week I stated that the problems are there but 
there is a lot to like about the new OS.  With Dell expected to release a 
new ROM image soon, I wouldn't give up on it just yet but I would suggest 
making starting all over as I outlined above.  You can find that editorial 
on my website BTW.

Hope this helps,


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"M" <mspencer_h...@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Can I suggest using this thread as a posting for all Windows Mobile
> v5.0 problems and ActiveSync 4.1 problems.
>
> I've just joined this forum after upgrading from 2003SE to Mobile
> v5.0 for Axim X50v on the Dell Axim X50v. This software release is a
> disaster. How can this have happened, where is beta testing, regression
> testing, acceptance testing? It's apparent from the Dell and HP forums
> that problems are common-place.
>
> These are the problems Im experiencing, which appear to be typical.
>
> Speed
>           -     General performance - is unbeleivably ponderous in
> response to the simplest actions (like I click on "Ok", or ask for the
> "Menu"). What has happened to my Axim X50v running at 624Mhz!!!?. The
> machine is very pre-occupied with something since the upgrade - (and it
> isn't me, or the job in hand!)
>           -     Synchronisation - is painfully slow. I've been
> synchronising over USB (first time synch) for 75 mins - YES SEVENTY
> FIVE - it's just finished.
>           -         Soft-reset: it now takes a full 45 seconds from
> soft-reset to use. What is it doing?
>
> Battery life - the battery runs down at an incredible rate after the
> upgrade
>
> Bugs
> -         Crashes - (eg 'error detected in device.exe')
> -         WiFi - sometimes runs of its own accord after a soft-reset,
> but the wireless driver thinks it isn't running (so I cant turn it
> off!)
> -         Reset - Black screen with vertical lines sometimes after a
> soft-reset
> -         Email accounts - I setup up a new Email account in the
> email client and it disappeared after I'd been using it for a day. This
> isn't friendly!
> -         Synchronisation - the connection drops.
>
> What have I tried? Ive removed all programs on the Axim x50v through
> Active Sync 4.1, uninstalled all Pocket PC software from the partnered
> Desktop PC, uninstalled Active Sync, hard-reset the Axim X50v and
> started from a clean slate, re-installing ActiveSync4.1 without any
> additional software. No difference. Im stuck with this until either
> Dell fix it in a future service release or I retro-install 2003SE.
>
> How and when are these problems going to get fixed?
>