On my ppc 2003 I re-arranged the shortcuts in the Programs directory
(off the Start menu) into folders. If I try the same on my WM5 ppc I
can only see some of the shortcuts when I look via File Explorer.
Presumably the other entries are automatically put on Start->Programs.

When I put new contacts in to the phone it organizes them Last, First.
I then have to sync, go into outlook and select it to be ordered by
First name First. Is there a way to make this the default on the phone
itself?

If I my camera has a USB cable and my Treo 700w has a USB cable, is
there an adapter into which I can plug the other ends of both cables so
that, on the Treo, I can see the photos on my camera, and copy them onto
the Treo? Or is there another way to transfer the images from ...

Do MS offer OS updates to those of us using Windows Mobile 5 in the same way
that they do for their other OS?
Andrew Bowie
abowie@internode.on.net

I'm running WM5.0 on a XV6700. Seems like there's no way to time out the
Verizon phone network connection (EVDO) like there is for wifi. I want to
save batteries and network access time - if no program is using thei nternet
for 5 minutes, my phone should hang up the network! My old ...

About a month or so ago, when WM6 was released prematurely, I read a message
on one of the many newsgroups that I visit that had a link to an article
about WM6 and its non-compatibility with older DLL's written in eVC++
3.0/4.0. The article mentioned a plug-in (available from ...

Is there a means whereby I can restrict the applications that can be run
on a PPC?  I am deploying an application where quite a range of users
can use the device for data entry.  We do not want said casual users
being able to much around with the configuration of the system or to ...

Hi, all
I just bought a Dell Axim X30 and have been busily re-installing all my
favourite apps.
Two of these apps (Spb Pocket Plus 2.5 and MS Pocket Streets 2006) add menu

I need to print SMS messgages that i have recieved. What is the best
(hopefully free:) way to do this?
My phone is a O2 XDA II Mini running Windows Mobile 2003 SE
Thank you

Is there some way to run Windows Updates (or flash upgrades) on a Windows
Mobile 2003 Pocket PC ? TIA ...

My Motorola MPx200 phone died and I bought a Cingular 3125.
My problems with the 3125 are:
Biggest Issue:
On the phone, I'm not able to change the default contact number (can't

Okay, so this mobile browser offering from Microsoft looks promising...
 in beta now. (Could've sworn this browser zoom capability was shown in
an early WM5 glimpse, but I digress...)
http://labs.live.com/deepfish/videos.aspx

I used to use my Pocket PC to download, read, and clean up my email inbox.
I have since changed companies and use my pocket pc for work-related
email. Is there anyway that I can sync and use more than one email
account, ie work and home???

   I'm doing a program on WM5.0 Pocket PC using Visual Studio 2005 VC++'s
native programming mode (i.e. Not using .net framework) .
   The program will access some data on the device, I want the data be
included in some kind of Database on Pocket PC. Then, What kind of database

I've tried to make a Wi-fi ad hoc connection between PPC and PC. The
connection seems to be good but if can't ping pc from ppc.
For the connection I've set for PC address 192.168.0.1 and for ppc
address 192.168.0.2 but when ppc is connected seems that the ip is