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[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] RogerStenning:
trialling Sprite right now, so far, so good, loaded just fine, worked as advertised, so far therefore, so good :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Dexter_Morgan:
With sprite backup can the data be accessed from a pc if your phone is lost/stolen?

I had my phone stolen and because I had used binary mode with pim backup I couldn't access my data. Thankfully a friend let me restore my data to their phone and I was able to save it in a way that excel would display.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] vardig:
Use microsoft myphone....

Awsome App.

Backups up.....e-mails...contacts and pictures. If your phone gets stolen dont worry...you just re-sync it with your new phone and job done.

http://sn1-p2.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb/Start.po?mkt=en-GB

I am using this at the moment and it is perfect. You will need a hotmail account...thats it.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] RogerStenning:
you also need a hefty dataplan - I can see a months' metered data (500 megs ain't all that much, really) being eaten up in fairly short order by an over-the-air backup set being created. Think I'll stick with local software solutions, not remote solutions, even though one has to pay for the local solution.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] vardig:
Why would you need a hefty data plan ?????????? Slap on Wi-Fi and sync your phone..lol
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] poetryrocksalot:
Trust me Sprite Backup is ****ing amazing. ****ING AMAZING.

I've created backups everyday. And when something happens to my phone. I factory reset my phone. And then I restore it with ONE BACKUP FILE created by Sprite Backup.

I don't even need to reinstall the software after the hard reset, because Sprite Backup creates a file that automatically restores your entire phone without the need to install the app when your phone is completely factory reset.

It always works perfectly. No registry problems. Nothing. You just have to know how it works and how to use it and how it "merges files and settings".
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Mashe:
as for sprite, or the MS .. does it correctly save also all the linking and other info created by pocket informant?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] vardig:
Sprite Backup:

http://www.spritesoftware.com/products/sprite-backup/full-edition

Microsoft MyPhone

http://sn1-p2.myphone.microsoft.com/mkweb//MoreInfo.po?tsid=1249493566820

Make your mind up :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] radiowc:
I don't believe there any so call "BEST" backup software...it is only the matter of preference which one you like or which have easy backup and restore method.

The most important it must work on your phone and must be able to backup and restore successfully :>

FYI, i am using spb backup... works great on my TP2. never failed me before.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] FHM123:
I use dashwire (www.dashwire.com)... The good on this (besides its free), the data is stored on inet server, so u dont need to worry when changing/formating the computer and you can recover the data from anywhere.:)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] powersquad:
SPB Backup :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] dzbad:
Sprite sucks

I have to say that I am very disapointed in the Sprite backup software. I purchaed this because of the deal they had with the HTC upgrade. I had this software on the tilt it was installed by default and it worked awsome. When you reverted to a backup the whole phone was restored to that state in time. all applications were removed all settings were kept.

When you do it with the current version no applications are removed. You need to do a hard reset. Then your mail accounts, or at least mine are screwed up and you have to fix them.

Does anyone know of a backup software that acts like sprite used to? A snapshot of the phone from a particular point in time?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Harvz:
Try SPB backup. It works great on my old Tilt, but I don't if is compatible with Tilt2 with WM 6.5.

SPB has a trial version
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] ai6908:
Why not use activesync if outlook if you have it?

I hate those SPB or Sprite, they are bulky programs, and not free!! PIM backup does the job, if you have threaded messaging disabled and restore messages.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] rajuabju:
Another vote for Sprite.

SPB and Resco backup are a distant 2nd and 3rd.

And I dont trust Microsoft to do backups for me ...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] sv452:
i used to use pim backup then i found spb backup which was nice since i only really cared for my sms which you cannot backup with outlook and ActiveSynch.

i always used a tool for my Sony Ericsson's call MyPhoneExplorer and since having my Touch Rpo 2 i really missed having it until i discovered Jeyo Mobile Companion.

from what i figured u want to do backups of sms and this goes one step further in that you can actually see all your contacts, sms's, call history ect without having the phone plugged in.

so my votes go to Jeyo Mobile Companion and then to SPB Backup.

just my 5 cents... :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] iridium21:
I think m:iq is really good - and free!

http://www.miqlive.com/
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] InRBigness:
I have used sprite since my Tytn and through two Kaisers and soon on TP2. It is quick, efficient and does what its supposed to when its supposed to. Scheduled backups and you can restore from your mem card or via your pc. You can also edit your backups prior to restoring. I have restored more than a few times as I alway make a backup before using any new software just incase... :)

That being said I still use PIM backup for sms cataloging. Its small and never hurts to have a second, different set.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] wilx:
Hi, I get a Kaiser tomorrow which is on UK T-mobile, not sure what rom is on it.I want to use mainly as a phone and for GPS (igo, Memory Map). Having read alot on here today trying to decide what rom to go for, my head is now swimming .

Please could anyone recommend what sort of ROM to go for.

I have heard that WM6.1 is not good for GPS, and that 6.0 is better. Is 6.5 any good for GPS? Any recomendations?

I want to use the phone in landscape as well as portrait ( hence I want a phone with a keyboard) so am I right in thinking I should avoid ROMS with Manilla 2D?

Whats a good stable rom to start with that will achieve the above, I'm a Noob here and need to get in gently

TIA
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] ai6908:
Mostly any OS should work for GPS without any issues. I would suggest dont update ROM for a while, get used to your phone, and then read and flash and pick! Good luck.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] stylez:
And just as an addition read the rules of posting, there is no best ROM for anything as so many variables are involved, the stickys and wiki will help you. Good luck.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
Starting over from this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2772543&postcount=34​

Info:

A fully skinnable (see post #2) shutdown application that asofiker asked me to come up with a long time ago and I've finally got it finished. It's written in Native Win32 C++, so the load speed is PDQ.

My skinning skills are rubbish so any one interested in making this look nice, please post and I'll add your graphics.

​

Screens (WVGA theme on my TP2):

Features:

Shutdown actually works.*

Fully skinnable, will work in any resolution.

Full screen mode.

Sleep / Light's out modes.

Command Line (see "Usage").

Map to Long press.

*Should work on HTC devices since the Kaiser, I'm open to try and add support to non HTC devices. PM me if you can help.

Usage (Command line):

You can call xdaShutdown command line as follows:

xdaShutdown /restart [/warn] - Soft resets the device.
xdaShutdown /shutdown [/warn] - Power off the device.
xdaShutdown /sleep - Put the device in Sleep mode.
xdaShutdown /lightsout - Turn off the screen.

/warn - issues a warning before performing the action.

Change log:

Download full change log

1.01

-[BUG] Fixed command line bugs (would only shutdown)

-[TWK] Replaced Kernel IO Control with ExitWindowsEx(). This should ensure settings are saved upon restart / shutdown.

-[TWK] The Sleep / Light's out option simply overrides the action of the Sleep button to light's out - even if you have a seperate lights out button.

-[NEW] Ability to create a Long_press.lnk shortcut in \Windows\. Existing shortcut is backed up and restored if needed when removing the shortcut.

-[NEW] Various XML Changes, If you're new to skinning, just see post #2 and read up. If you're an existing skinner and want to see what's changed, read the full change log.

1.00

-Initial Release

TODO:

Toshiba G900 Support

TG01 Support

Icon resources for shortcuts.

New Skin with my releases.

Device Locking.

Custom Action Buttons?

Option to use Manila Wallpaper.

Full-Full Screen support (hide the bottom bar).

Make it so we can have a semi transparent wallpaper that is your device's desktop - PM me if you can help ;).

Today plugin?

Skin Changer :eek:

Known Issues:

Actions in the XML are case sensitive.

Remove 1px border around the BG.

Shutdown Support on the following devices: Atom Life, Omnia (II?), Moto A3100 (WM 20780), Toshiba G900, Asus P320, Flame, KS20, Magician, Palm Treo Pro 850, Asus P527, Acer M900. (Anyone who knows how to fully power off these devices, let me know).

Thanks

-Chourdakis Michael for his XML Lib.

-asofiker for the QVGA graphics.

-Olipro, cmonex, l3v5y and no2chem for general coding help.

-fards for the long press work around (until I get it in the app).

-All the Skinners :D

Downloads (WWE):

I have uploaded 3 versions (all with crappy graphics) for QVGA, VGA and WGVA.

There's also a Exe only, for those that don't want to lose their skin ;).

Other Languages:

-ESN v1.01

-GER v1.01

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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
About:

If you can think of a (serious) better way of implementing skinning PM me (spare the thread) and I'm happy to discuss.

Images

Create your button images with a fuschia (255 R, 0 G, 255 B) background. This part of the image won't be rendered.

Place the "Up" and "Down" parts of the image in exactly half of the image. Left half is up, right half is down.

Sample images are in the CABs in Post #1.

Layout (Theme.xml)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xdaShutdownTheme>
<button>
<name>sleep</name>
<xPos>24</xPos>
<yPos>4</yPos>
<action>sleep</action>
</button>
<button>
<name>restart</name>
<xPos>24</xPos>
<yPos>74</yPos>
<action>restart</action>
</button>
<button>
<name>shutdown</name>
<xPos>24</xPos>
<yPos>144</yPos>
<action>shutdown</action>
</button>
<button>
<name>cancel</name>
<xPos>180</xPos>
<yPos>214</yPos>
<action>cancel</action>
</button>
<button>
<name>lightsout</name>
<xPos>24</xPos>
<yPos>274</yPos>
<action>lightsout</action>
</button>
<background>
<color>FFFFFF</color>
</background>
<fullscreen>false</fullscreen>
<landscape>
<button>
<name>sleepL</name>
<xPos>24</xPos>
<yPos>4</yPos>
<action>sleep</action>
</button>
<button>
<name>restartL</name>
<xPos>24</xPos>
<yPos>74</yPos>
<action>restart</action>
</button>
<button>
<name>shutdownL</name>
<xPos>24</xPos>
<yPos>144</yPos>
<action>shutdown</action>
</button>
<button>
<name>cancelL</name>
<xPos>180</xPos>
<yPos>214</yPos>
<action>cancel</action>
</button>
<button>
<name>lightsoutL</name>
<xPos>24</xPos>
<yPos>274</yPos>
<action>lightsout</action>
</button>
<background>
<color>FF0000</color>
</background>
<fullscreen>false</fullscreen>
</landscape>
</xdaShutdownTheme>

The button part should be obvious. The background part might be a tad trickier. If you want to use background.png as the background, set "useImage" to "background". If it's not specified, then you can specify a background colour in RRGGBB format in "color". If neither are there, it will be white.

Fullscreen, means that the top bar will be hidden.

I've attached the xsd for theme if any of you are XML geeks like me :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
Skinning

If you make me some better skins, I'll post some previews here, but I have so much interest I've started to remove some, so have a look through the thread also :).

Please post the the target resolution, the 5 (or 4) button images and the theme XML in a CAB to install into %programfiles%\xdaShutdown.

QVGA

Download - cris_rowlands

Download - cris_rowlands

Download - cris_rowlands

Download - cris_rowlands

Download - cris_rowlands (Left = Restart, Middle = Shut Down, Right = Sleep/light, Bottom = Cancel)

Download - cris_rowlands

Download - cris_rowlands

Download / Download - cris_rowlands

Download - Phonatic

Download - Phonatic

Download - gullum

Download - borealcool
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
Themes

Download / Download / Download - cris_rowlands

Download - Phonatic

Download - Phonatic

More Colours / Back grounds here - Phonatic

Download - chris10230

Download - chris10230

Download - Phonatic
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
VGA

Download - gullum

Download (EN) - voyd

Download (FR) -voyd

Download - cris_rowlands

Download / Download / Download - louie1215 (ported)

Download - Peaster111

WVGA

Download / Download (with portrait and landscape) - peterbonge

Download (EN) - voyd

Download (FR) - voyd

Download (w/Landscape) - FireBird4

Download - Phonatic

Download - arturobandini

WQVGA

Download - borealcool

Download (EN) - julian76 (ported)

Download - ytsejam_

Download - taospirit
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Philux:
Thanks bro! Looks great! Will give it a go.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] btonetbone:
Awesome, thanks! This is definitely going to replace psShutXP for me. Shutdown actually works!

Great work.

Ivan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drmidnight:
Just got a break at work so I decided to check out some xda and I saw this. I made three different skins that are nothing more than a mockup and I don't really have the time to make them into an actual skin, but you are welcome to the layered psd.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ai6908:
Great! I use it my ROM...thanks for this awesome tool...:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
Thanks, but I'm really bad at photo-shopping. That's why my graphics are sooo bad.

Dave
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dancer_69:
Great tool,

If you include the option to run with power button will be perfect.

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
Some folks can map it using the Long press power button using Schap's Advanced Config 3.3 tool.

I'll look into making the mappings for the next release, along with any bugs fixes.

Dave
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drmidnight:
Its all cut up would just require the xml and saving all the layers out as individual images. Maybe if I get some time tonight Ill save them all for you so you would just need to make the xml file.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
No, I'll make the XML if needed. You will however need to make sure the Background of the buttons either matches the wallpaper, or is FF00FF (solid, none of that semi solid stuff PS does).

Ta

Dave
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Clipp:
Nice! It's installed and working on my Touch Pro.

Not sure if you know this, but the x button on bottom right is partially clipped by softkey bar on VGA screen. Everything seems to be working though.

I do have one question... Aside from skinning, does this app differ in any way from SVMPowerMgr? Does this one have advantages? I never tried the other one, so I'd like to know...

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
Can you post a screen pic plz? I'll tweak the VGA theme XML, but I need to guess by how much - unless you can test for me, just edit it with MobilePad or similar.

SVMPowerMgr call's PowerOffWarning.exe, mine tries to invoke the DLL (so you can bypass the shutdown dialog), before calling the exe.

Ta

Dave
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jokes On You:
Im liking this. If the shutdown is actually working I'll be willing to make a mockup vista shutdown similar to the one for psShutXP
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zelendel:
OutStanding Work Dave!!! This will for sure be a place in the programs. The only thing I can think of is the screen off command. Would be great if there was a button for it and it worked like nitrogens screen off for music.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
That's the Lights Out mode. Default should be this mode.

Just check in Menu ;)

Dave
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zelendel:
Thanks. Here is the VGA screen shot you needed
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Peaster111:
Dave - I've Been using psShutXP for a long time. Your app made me switch. Good stuff. Thanks.

I thought I'd pay a little back. Here's my VGA skin.

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Edit... Updated to Rev. 1

updated the skin to better align the buttons when "pushed

updated the xml to better align the graphics

made the background 800x800 to avoid any possibility of landscape issues
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] farukb:
davie mate do you need both icons and the background

and would you like it 3d because i can make anything in 3ds max and render it so you get an image

i can do it in corel and in photoshop too

if you have any idea let me know and we'll come up to something
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] FireBird4:
Ok I've worked out a couple of things so I can have the screen off button as well. Let me know what you think. Working version coming soon.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DaveShaw:
I like it :)

P.S. I'm keeping the skins at 3 posts, so no offense if I start removing your skins from posts #3 - #5.

Dave
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sweet_eye_h:
thnks very much awesome tool
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shinystarr:
Please are there : - "xp style" / " vista style " skins for VGA ? ,,, many thx for your help
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] FireBird4:
If you haven't found any then probably not. Make 'em :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nfranq:
Great app, but it would be awesome with a timer

just to schedule the shut off

thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] o.k.:
Frankly I do not see the point. There are really a lot of applications that can schedule anything, shutdown or whatever. I hope only that the author considers it as an irrelevant requirement, otherwise the program will be sooner or later overloaded with various, partially unrelated stuff and as a consequence become heavy, buggy and unusable.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cris_rowlands:
I actually agree with this.

Id rather this app stays quite "simple" so its easy and stable.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nfranq:
I'm sorry, but I say "NO".

Trust me or not, I tested more than 10 differents apps and the problem is that they don't shut off entirely the phone, just the screen.

For my HTC P3450 this soft is the only way to shutdown WM6.

Actually, I was looking for a software allowing me to switch off completely my P3450 to a preset time, and turn on again at a preset time. This in order to save power battery during the night from 10h30 PM to 6h00 AM for example (VERY USEFULL !).

That's for why i said "scheduler would be awesome"

OK ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smittyofdhs:
if the phone is completely shutoff, there's no software that's going to turn it back on. All WM phones require a press of a hard button to turn the device back on when it's completely powered down. Now, you could put the phone into flight mode which shuts off all the radios at a certain time, even shut the phone off at a certain time, but nothing is going to turn the phone back on from a power off, it just can't happen on WM phones.

Here's a software for scheduling such things as flight mode or soft reboot of the phone:

http://www.handango.com/catalog/Pro...&deviceId=2031&platformId=30&productId=247944
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Phonatic:
Broken screen

Dave, I love this program and it works great.

But when I press the xdashutdown icon it broke my screen.:eek: See pic below.

Just kidding about the broken screen.:)

This is background option for the skin that I posted on post #177. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=544016&page=18

I had forgotton to upload the background options. It is now updated.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nfranq:
You're wrong : the soft "Auto ON/OFF" can do this.

It just turns off the radios, but if the phone is off and scheduled to activate the radios, it turns WM6 on.

I tested.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smittyofdhs:
you tested how? I thought you said you were in need of a program to do this?

As you can see from my signature I've had a lot of WM phones in the past 10 years. I have yet to find a program that will turn the a phone back on, of course I'm talking WIndows phones only. When a WM phone is powered off (completely, not just the screen), there is no power going to the processor, so I can see how it could magically wake up since it has no power at that point.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smittyofdhs:
is "Auto ON/OFF" an actual software app? if so, please provide a link.

EDIT: Yes it's a software but again all it does is turn the radios off, not the entire device. SO again I ask, if this works for you then why are you asking for a software that does this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] smittyofdhs:
I guess this is a better form of my question...

"if this software is scheduled to turn the phone back on and the phone is turned off, how does it do it since the Window Mobile OS isn't even loaded?"

I'll stand by my oringinal statment, this can't be done on the Windows Mibile platform.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nfranq:
Yes this soft can Power ON WM6 on my HTC P3450 ; but it doesn't

Power OFF

WM6. So i'm searching for a second soft who can turn off. Do you understand now ?

I'm not totally OK with that. Just have a look to the clock for example : why do you have the right time when you turn on your device ? Because such a task works in the "BIOS" even if the device is entirely off. Same process for lauching a "Power On" in this case I suppose ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nfranq:
OK,

I don't know if it's the right place, but I finally solve my problem.

Maybe this could help a lot of people having same trouble :

SETUP to create an Auto ON/OFF on HTC P3450 running on Windows Mobile 6

*********************************************************

1. Use the soft "Auto ON/OFF" to schedule a (radio) Power ON at 6.00 AM (for example)

2. Use the soft "CT Scheduler LITE" to schedule a "soft call" à 22.30 PM (for example)

3. The soft to call is "MyShutdown_No_Warning_v1.1.CAB"

It "will not ask a safety Yes/No question if you want to shut down the device or not. The "No Warning" version will work on all HTC devices since the "Kaiser", including all newer models like Topaz & Rhodium."

The 1.1 v calling internal HTC function now instead of PowerOffWarning to support a wider variety of HTC devices

Then you can enjoy all your "Auto ON/OFF" :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ozwak:
WVGA for TP2 version

Thanks for the skin, i have modified it slightly to fit the wvga of TP2. might save sometime for someone.

English WVGA => EN WVGA TP2
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] voyd:
hi

no probleme for mofifications, i have a vga screen so i can not test it on wvga so thank you. ;)

V.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bbf:
That's a nice theme. I like it because it's nice and simple and to the point (works in both portrait and landscape without much fuss.) Too bad it wasn't in VGA / WVGA...

So I took the QVGA version, doubled the size of the pictures, and readjusted the theme.xml to support the 1.01 tags to make a VGA compatible version.

I also saved the Background.png as a JPEG file to save space, but don't know how to make it read Background.jpg, so the Background.png file is actually a jpg file... :O

I've tested it with my VGA (Touch Pro) and it works well. It should work on WVGA screens as well since the background is 800x800.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] VizagDude:
Great Skins guyz.. Thanks for sharing.

GREAT Job Dshaw
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ArtieQ:
We need more WVGA guys :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] arturobandini:
Here are mine, in wvga for the Touch HD :) These are my very first skins...

hero and black

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6RCG07RH

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