My Blackjack 2 upgrade to Windows 6.1

OK, I did it. Not sure why...still not sure, anyway I did it. I followed the instructions on the Samsung website and resources from myblackjack2.com. Thought I'd put the steps here in case I need to do it again for some strange reason.

Steps

  • Step 1: Backed up my stuff on dashwire.com. Thanks Dashwire!
  • Step 2: Downloaded the Windows 6.1 updater from Samsung's website. Thanks Samsung!
  • Step 3: Removed my SIM card and microSD card(why? just in case) from my BJ2.
  • Step 4: Powered up BJ2 and ran the updater, followed all the prompts, clicked were needed.
  • Step 5: Rebooted BJ2
  • Step 6: Reinstalled everything

Issues

  • Had to modify registry to allow ICS:
    • * Find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers
    • * Under one of the GUIDs you'll find a Connections folder that will have an entry for each of your connections
    • * Under each connection, find the ReadOnly key and set its value to 0 (zero).
    • edit my AT&T ISP connection, changing the Access point to wap.cingular

Benefits of Windows Mobile 6.1

  • Really cool sliding home page
  • Voice Command, not bad...might prove useful
  • Threaded SMS, I guess...but I don't 'text' much.

That's it, not sure it was worth the time involved, but it's done.

 

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