Re: Error when trying to do a restore !

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From: Dave Evans [MS MVP-Mobile Devices] (daveatparagon-designs.com)
Date: 02/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:14:39 -0500

First let's clear up the dead battery issue. When a PPC powers down it does
NOT completely turn of. The RAM memory is volatile, so it requires power to
keep that memory. Even when off they still drain battery life. So you MUST
keep the unit charged.

Now for the back up: Are you doing the procedure right: When you connect do
so as a guest, then go to tools/back up restore/choose the restore tab, and
tap on restore now. Once you have restored you can sync, and you should be
good to go. If you are doing this and still have a problem come back a state
what is happening.

Dave

"Trevor S" <bill@gates.com> wrote in message
news:Xns949A999F4AC68billgatescom@130.133.1.4...
> My IPAQ 3970s battery went flat and lost it's memory (why does it do that
?
> it is supposed to power down on a low battery ?)
>
> Anyway, I am trying to do a system restore using AS 3.71, the system
> restore is from the same Pocket PC using a differnt partnership name (this
> battery flat thing has happened severl times and I never bothered clearing
> up, simpily creating another Partnership each time and re-installign
> everything, this time I cleared all the old partnerships out and thought I
> woul save time and use a backup !)
>
> AS keeps popping up with "The slected backup file is not valid, please
> select another backup file" which is nonsense, as I have not actually
> selecte a backup file, nor will to let me "browse" to a backup file to
> select one, there is only one .stg file in the directory on my HDD where I
> have the backup located !
>
> Am I out of luck using the .stg (backup file) file from last week ? and
> have to re-install from scratch ?
>
> --
> Trevor S
>
>
> "Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
> -Albert Einstein

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