Help Please - Dell Axim X5 Upgrade to 2003

[Chorlie]

Hi,

I bought the 2003 upgrade CD from Dell last summer but after reading some posts on here I didn't bother installing it, now there is a couple of bits of software I need that will only run on 2003 and therefore am going to upgrade, but I have a few problems which I through some helpful person on here can point me the right way:-

1, The CD won't run, my desktop has Windows 98se, do I need something higher? or is there a time limit on the software?

2, The upgrade came with Outlook 2002, when I tried to install that it asked for a 25 digit key, the key that came withthe software in only 22 digits long and therefore won't work.

3, How best to backup my PDA before upgrading so I can copy the info. back once upgraded.

Has other X5 owners had problems with the software supplied from Dell?

Cheers
Chorlie
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[lbendlin]

1) see if the CD has an Autorun.inf file. In that file it says which application should normally start upon insertion. Manually start that application

Win98SE is a bad idea for ROM upgrades, especially via USB. Make sure your USB setup works flawlessly, and that absolutely no other program is running during the upgrade

3) Forget about backup/restore. You are doing a major ROM upgrade here, backup/restore generally only works on the same machine with the same ROM revision.

Take this opportunity to do an inventory of which programs you REALLY need, and then re-install just those.
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