Re: PPC 2003 upgrade. how long should it take ?

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From: Jon G (jgeuder42AThotmailDOTcom)
Date: 03/11/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:24:39 -0500

OR, as an alternative, you might try closing down all non-essential programs
(I use EndItAll) and then attempt the upgrade. I was having the same
problem upgrading my 3955 and the above method worked for me.

Jon G

"Neil Paisnel" <neil@remove.this.bit.paisnel.co.uk> wrote in message
news:tBX3c.4$WL5.14614@news.ecrc.de...
> Yes, that is correct, you need to use AS3.7
>
> Do a complete uninstal of 3.7.1, then manually check for any remains in
> Explorer, and also in the registry.
>
> Re boot and install 3.7 from the original disk. You may be lucky and have
> completely removed all remnants of 3.7.1. For what ever reason, the only
> way I got upgrade to work was by putting 3.7 on a machine that had never
had
> 3.7.1 on it. I found an old spare PII 266 machine, fdisked it and did a
> clean windows instal, Custom instal with nothing else selected to be
> setup...it is quicker that way. then just installed 3.7 Then the upgrade
> worked.
>
>
> "Alan Hinchcliffe" <alan.hinchcliffe@nospam_btinternet.com> wrote in
message
> news:c2p747$hrp$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> > AFAIK i believe you need to down grade AS to 3.7 in order to update your
> > ipaq the update will not work with AS 3.7.1
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Bait for spammers:
> > root@localhost
> > postmaster@localhost
> > admin@localhost
> > abuse@localhost
> > postmaster@127.0.0.1
> > "Roger Conroy" <rjconroy@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:evE0EzyBEHA.3796@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > as soon as the upgrade starts, it makes a sound like it syncing, then
> just
> > > sits there. im using active sync 3.7.1 so it isnt that. in stumped !
> > >
> > > "Roger Conroy" <rjconroy@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > news:%23EiR6KyBEHA.3132@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > ok, its now been 2 hours of just sitting there... this cant be
> > > right...help
> > > > appreciated
> > > >
> > > > "Roger Conroy" <rjconroy@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:usewxExBEHA.3796@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > ipaq 5455, launched the upgrade util, it sits there on "verifying
> the
> > > > > information on your ipaq pocket pc ... please wait" for like 15
> > > minutes,
> > > > > nothing seems to happen ?
> > > > > any thoughts ?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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