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There is a known error in this version, if one of the registry keys being exported does not exist, the program will die.  I mistakenly try to close a non-existent registry key, thanks for finding the error dmoney.  I have it already fixed, but since I’m in the process of finishing the restore part, I won’t be releasing it just yet.

NOTE: Please double check the reg file, I had to write my own routines to do the export, since .Net Compact Framework does not have registry export capabilities.   I also didn’t want to have to use an external app like XDA_UC and Sahimi do.

This is a re-write of version 0.2.  This version exports separate XML files for the following:

• Email account settings (email.xml)
• Exchange account settings (sync.xml)
• Communication Planner settings (i.e. Connection timeouts, HKLMCommConnMgrPlannerSettings) (conplanner.xml)
• VPN Settings (vpn.xml)
• Wi-Fi Settings (wifi.xml)

It also exports the following registry entries to owner.reg:

• Basic Owner information to include:
  • The ‘Me’ Contact card
  • Facebook account information
  • Default Ringtone
  • Bluetooth Pairings
  • Manila Tabs with order
  • Home tab quick links

This version also adds a configuration file, ZBRConfig.xml, located in the “Windows” directory.  All export files are saved to the “Temp” directory.  Again, this is a work in progress.

If there are any reg settings or files that you can think of to add, please visit the forum and chime in.

Download Removed, newer version posted.

Z

Here’s yet another test app in my process of doing a Backup and Restore app.

This one right now only allows for exporting of registry values.  It supports both ASCII (Reg Edit v4) and Unicode (Reg Edit v5) files.  It does have the following limitations:

There is now limited error checking, let me know what I missed.

• Registry key types:
  • MultiString (REG_MULTI_SZ)
  • ExpandString (REG_EXPAND_SZ)
  • DWord(REG_DWORD)
  • Binary (REG_BINARY)
  • String (REG_SZ)
• Root Keys
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
• There is no save dialog, it just saves it as the same name/location of the configuration file, but with a .reg file extension.

The configuration file is very simple, I included an example in the zip file, it includes most of the owner and personal information you should need to re-import after a hard reset/flash.  There are basically two types of lines that you can have in the configuration file:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USERControlPanelOwner – This would export all values stored in that key
• HKEY_CURRENT_USERControlPanelOwner,E-Mail,Name – This only exports the E-Mail and Name values

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Again, just another step towards a Backup and Restore application.  Since I needed to verify that I could determine if a file was cooked into the ROM or added/replaced later, I figured I’d make a little test application for that.

This quick little app gives you the ability to backup Windows*manila files.  You have three choices as to which ones to backup, ‘In ROM’, ‘Not in ROM’, or ‘All’.  Once you hit the ‘Go’ button, and selecting where to save the zip file, just sit back and wait, a full backup takes about 1-2 minutes, zipping that much is slow.

Ziggy471's Manila File Backup (820 downloads)

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• Yvette posted on March 7, 2010
  Hey, to restore the manila files, do you just unzip and copy to the root Windows directory?

This is just one of the steps in creating a complete backup and restore application.  This version currently exports the following:

• Email account settings
• Exchange account settings
• Communication Planner settings (i.e. Connection timeouts, HKLMCommConnMgrPlannerSettings)
• VPN Settings
• Basic Owner information to include:
  • The ‘Me’ Contact card
  • Facebook account information
  • Default Ringtone
  • ActiveSync Settings
  • Bluetooth Pairings
  • Manila Tabs with order
  • Home tab quick links

This was all done primarily for Manila 2.5, since I’m currently running MightyRom War.  Again, this is a work in progress.

If there are any reg settings or files that you can think of to add, please visit the forum and chime in.

DOWNLOAD REMOVED, new version posted.

Z