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Posted by r_z_aret on March 26, 2007, 2:51 pm
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On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:23:27 -0500, rubbernecker
>I've been offered a killer deal on an ipaq 4150 PDA but I have to decide
>fast. The thing that's holding me up is that the owner can't find the HP
>CD that came with the PDA. I don't really care about all the other stuff
>but I do want to be able to reinstall the OS if it's ever necessary. Does
>anyone know if I need the CD to do that, or is the OS stored in ROM? If
The OS is stored in ROM, and has never been available on a CD. The CD
probably also has ActiveSync, which is available free someplace on the
Microsoft web site. And possibly Outlook, which is not available free.
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>Also the HP site does have Windows mobile 5 *upgrade* for sale for
>this PDA. Does anyone know what kind of hoops that makes you jump
>through to do the upgrade? That is, do I need the original HP CD, or
>does it use the current installation to qualify the upgrade? (If the
Neither. Each upgrade is built for specific hardware. If you have
physical possession of the appropriate hardware, then you have a right
to install the upgrade.
I just used google (http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search) to
look up
ipaq 4150 upgrade
and got 107 hits. At least one from a reliable poster says there is no
upgrade for that model. I also think you should check before
upgrading; WM 5 is not universally liked, especially as an upgrade.
You would also get the name of a more appropriate newsgroup.
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