I picked up a second ePods recently on eBay when no one else bid on it
(a little more than 20 USD including shipping
), and I've tried the "Full" hack. The steps are a bit convoluted, and some have to be repeated
(in particular the registry import
) because they don't always take the first time. I confirmed that the files for the shell hack do indeed survive a hard reset
(though again it took a series of soft and hard resets to bring the shell back, including re-importing the registry file
). So far it seems like more work than it's worth, especially since it's pretty easy to make
(and update
) a backup in ActiveSync without having to set up a partnership
(the backup file goes in the "Guest" folder
).
Small note on eVB: the H/PC 2000 basic runtime files
(the non-MSCE ones
) appear to do the job tidier than the Pocket PC ones. The latter make every VB app's window occupy the entire screen even if the actual application only occupies part of the screen area. By contrast, the H/PC 2000 runtimes generate windows that are only as big as the application's interface, and as such they can be moved around the screen by dragging the title bar.