Re: [Az-Geocaching] pocket pc

Did you change the name on the device?

http://smittyware.com/support/codereq_ppc.php

http://smittyware.com/ppc/faq.php#smitty_id

*What is a Smittyware ID?* (back to top)<http://smittyware.com/ppc/faq.php#top>

No, this is not the same thing as the Owner Name or Device ID. No, you do
not need to purchase the software to download it, install it and get this
information.

The Smittyware ID is an eight-character code, consisting of numeric digits
and/or the letters A-F, used to create a registration code for a particular
Pocket PC device. It is based on the owner name that you set on the device,
but is used instead to allow for possible characters in the name which may
not work so well for the registration process.

To get this code, and to enter the registration code later, select *Options
> Register* from the menu bar on the application's main screen. The main
screen is the one you see when you first start the program, such as
CacheMate's list view.

If you've already made the mistake of using the Owner Name or Device ID to
generate a registration code, you may use the Pocket PC code request
form<http://smittyware.com/support/codereq_ppc.php>to correct it.

*My Smittyware ID has changed, and I can't change it back. Help?* (back to
top) <http://smittyware.com/ppc/faq.php#top>

Of course you can't... at least not directly. As stated above, the ID is
based on the Owner Name set on your PDA, and for some reason that has
changed, hence the change in the Smittyware ID.

If you can remember what the Owner Name was originally:
- Close the Smittyware application (either using ctrl-Q or the Memory
control panel)
- Change the Owner Name back to what it was before
- Restart the application to regenerate the Smittyware ID

If the above procedure fails, it is because you can't recall exactly what
the name originally was. In that case, you should request a new
code<http://smittyware.com/support/codereq_ppc.php>based on the new
ID.

*I can't seem to run the installer. What do I do?* (back to
top)<http://smittyware.com/ppc/faq.php#top>

The installer program that you download is intended to run on the PDA, not
your desktop PC. Just copy the installer to the PDA using ActiveSync (or an
equivalent for your platform, as mentioned below) and run the installer from
the Pocket PC's File Explorer.

The main reasons for going that route instead of a normal CAB file were one
of size (it's compressed, where CAB files aren't) and to make it easier to
install to alternate locations. Another benefit of this technique is the
removal of the dependency on a Windows-based desktop platform or, for that
matter, a desktop computer at all! There are, for example, ActiveSync
equivalents available for Mac OS X (The Missing Sync, PocketMac Pro) and
Linux/FreeBSD (SynCE), but none of them can handle Windows-based installers
for Pocket PC software.

The odd thing is that the Windows 2000 error when trying to run the
installer ("This is a valid executable, but not for this machine type")
actually made some sense. Rather than further clarifying it in Windows XP,
though, they made it more confusing ("This is not a valid Win32
application").

*How do I upgrade to the latest version of a Pocket PC program?* (back to
top) <http://smittyware.com/ppc/faq.php#top>

Simply download <http://smittyware.com/ppc/> the latest version of the
program and install it. While you may install directly over what you have in
the case of Pocket PC 2002 and 2003, the best practice in all cases is to
uninstall the version you have installed first. If you do this, be sure to
select "Yes" when asked if you are in the process of upgrading... this will
preserve registration and settings information.



On 8/28/07, Debbie <maillade@cox.net> wrote:
>
> OK
> I think what the problem is is that Cachemate now shows it is an
> unregistered version, just a couple of days ago everything was all
> registered but now it is showing unregistered and it won't let me register,
> the ID has changed and I can't get it to accept the registration #. What
> caused this to happen?
> Debbie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* ShadowAce <shadowace.az@gmail.com>
> *To:* listserv@azgeocaching.com
> *Sent:* Monday, August 27, 2007 9:49 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Az-Geocaching] pocket pc
>
> in GSAK select the filter you want then select File Export to cachemate
> PDB.
>
> Then sync the pocket PC and import the caches into cachemate.
>
> If that is not real helpful, maybe you can let us know what step your
> getting hung up on?
>
>
>
> On 8/27/07, Debbie <maillade@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > OK you guys helped me before, I have GSAK and cachemate and forgot how
> > to get the caches into the pocket PC, I spent all day yesterday and can't
> > remember how I did it? Does this make sense? Help
> > Debbie
> >
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