[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] xdadevelopersuser:
Re: issue with this ROM

See my response to Summiter above for the results of my 2.3 w/CF2.

The first post was really just to document what I found worked for me. I try to provide as much relevant information as possible. If you can limit the problem space and find a repeatable process, you can work on the possible solutions. It helps if you have the proper tools. Even then, there are a lot of moving parts, and any one of them can throw an error.

When I first got the 8125, I was trying to get it setup to work the way I wanted it to work. One of the items on my punch list is to rearrange the Start Menu, but I found that moving the shortcuts caused a problem. WM5 gave a message that this could cause problems, but I did it anyway. The hardware buttons would no longer respond, but after moving the shortcuts back, they worked. I thought the same thing as you - the app itself should be called.

With what you have experienced with the Help shortcut, this could cause all sorts of unintended consequences. On XP, Help is tied to Internet Explorer, and their common subsystems are embedded in the OS. This is why MS says that IE cannot be fully uninstalled. They are technically correct that the subsystem cannot be removed easily. I suspect WM5 has similar limitations.

If another app was trying to interact with Help for some reason, then moving the Help shortcut could cause problems. The app might work, but because it could not find the Help files, the app and the System could slow down. I can see where this could cause problems to manifest elsewhere.

Money and PPCProfilesPro exhibited the same problems for me on Summiter's TEST2. Otherwise, I would use it, and manually install CF2.

To eliminate as many variables as possible, I installed Money onto a clean system using Summiter's 2.3 w/CF2. After the ROM was finished installing, I installed Money, but I did not change or install anything before or after the Money install. When I tried to Sync, it hung. I could not delete any .wav or .mid files, and therefore, I do not know if this would have solved the problem. (This is the short version of my reply to Summiter.)

Summary

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The problem did not manifest itself using Summiter's 2.17 ROM, and I think it included AKU2.0 and CF2. The problem did occur with Summiter's 2.3 w/CF2 ROM, and this included AKU2.3 and CF2. The problem did occur with Summiter's TEST2 ROM, and this included AKU2.3 but not CF2. The problem did not manifest itself downgrading Summiter's 2.17 ROM. The problem did not initially manifest itself using Cingular's 2.25 ROM, and I think this included AKU2.2 but not CF2. The problem did occur on the Cingular 2.25 ROM after making numerous changes (registry, settings, apps installed, etc.). A second flash with Cingular's 2.25 ROM did produce a repeatable problem when an additional .wav or .mid file was added to the /Windows dir. The problem did occur with Summiter's 2.3 w/CF2, and Money was installed on a clean System.

The variables that I see are AKU version and included Ringtones/sound files. Because I did not document the exact sequence leading up to the problem manifestation, I cannot eliminate alternate vectors. It is possible that using Cingular's 2.25 ROM, installing Zoki's A2DP Hack, and adding the sound files is creating the environment for the problem to manifest itself. This is only one possibility, and I do not want to imply that any of the ROMs or apps are defective.

It may be possible that what you and I are experiencing with Money and PPCProfilesPro is a manifestation of a more widespread problem. If this is the case, other strange problems may be a manifestation of the same mechanism. This is the reason for the details. It is easy to mistake causation and correlation.

Anyone reading this post should keep in mind that much of this is supposition, and I could be totally wrong. I am not an expert, and I try not to play one. Nothing sets me off faster than finding out that I know more than somebody who claims to be an expert, and I am making no such claims.

I usually just lurch on BB's and newsgroups. The flame wars are hillarious until the usual references are made, and the thread dies. Somebody eventually starts another one.

Take care.