[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] finalzero:
Okay in answer to some of the questions here..

If you are getting a message that the program may not work correctly you can safely hit OK and setup should continue, however if you are unable to click continue then you need to edit the ms_.nbf file, extract the config.txt using a tool like ER2003Edit (linked in one of my posts above) i.e drag the file to your desktop and open it in Notepad.

Then delete the line that reads:

\Extended_ROM\TPDisable.exe

You should now be able to hit OK and continue with the install, remember some applications may not work correctly with WM2003SE as they were designed for WM2003 (an earlier version).

Okay with regards to why anyone should upgrade to WM2003SE, well speed for one. I have noticed a great improvement in speed and the overall feel is much smoother. With WM2003 (I am using 1.72.00WWE rom) I notice the XDAII become sluggish and the a little unresponsive over time and this is only noticable when you use WM2003SE and compare the speeds. Secondly WM2003SE has allot of bug fixes, better support for the PXA processors i.e it steps the processors down and up (i.e speed up or slow down) correctly which WM2003 has problems doing - many times I have used a demanding tool like Pocket Informant and WM2003 takes over a minute to decide that it needs to speed up.

Improved power management, improved networking (WiFi works properly now) and better screen resolution (well on a device that has QVGA) such as screen rotation which is probably one reason to upgrade as you can now use pocket Word, Excel and IE (things I use allot) as intended.

The reason I am able to make the above comparisons is because I have access to an XDAIIs (I purchased one and then gave it to my brother when I realized the hardware was not any different except for a keyboard) so I am able to compare the two operating systems.

As for being only good for corporate users, to be honest the XDAII itself in any form is aimed at corporate users. Its not exactly the kind of device you would expect a 'SMS Kiddie' to use. Personally I have a nice Windows 2000 based network at home with my own Exchange 2003 server handling me email and a web server to host my various sites so the XDAII is a welcome addition as I can take it to work, dock with my work network and then come home and transfer my tasks, schedule and mail to my home network.

If your after a show device then the new Sony Ericson or Samsung slide phones are the best choice as a halfway house between a full PDA (which is what the XDAII is) and a smartphone.

Cheers,

Godz

Also an update regarding my testing of the various WM2003SE upgrades. At the moment I have put a stop to upgrading my XDAII because I have found a very serious issue with the versions of WM2003SE (I tried, DCS, Mysterman, my own cooked version and Sin's Australian version) and they all have the same problem whereby if you hit the power switch at the top the device completely shutsdown and will not power back up unless you do a soft reset or if your lucky it will switch on if you ActiveSync or someone calls you.

Otherwise I can't complain, runs like a dream but I think realisticly I need a device for everyday use so I have downgraded my device to 1.72.00WWE version for the time being. I feel WM2003SE does not have the software base yet that WM2003 devices do and as many noticed most of the applications do not work correctly if at all on WM2003SE (another reason why I ditched the XDAIIs).

Happy New Year to everyone our sympathies to those that were caught in the tsunami :shock:

Godz

Godz