Clean Operating System?

[Gary Harrison]

Hello,
Just bought my first O2 XDA and I can't wait to get stuck in.
one question though. With my PC, I am very cautious about what software I install. Even though you can remove/uninstall software quite easily, we all know that installing and uninstalling lots of software will fill your PC with crap that should have been tidied up when it was uninstalled.
Eventually your PC will start running slowly, crashing and develop a severe case of bloated registry, orphaned shortcuts etc...
I am eager to try lots of software on my XDA but want to avoid problems similar to the aboove but do not understand how pocket PC software 'works'.
Can I freely install lots of software and be confident it will be removed cleanly if I don't like it?
Would I be better creating a clean back-up that I can revert back to?
Your thoughts welcomed.

[Qman]

Creating a backup before installing any new software is always a
good idea. So go for it!

As a matter of fact one of your first new installs should be a good backup program, I use Pocket Backup Plus http://www.spritesoftware.com

HTH

[Carlos]

I second the recommendation. I recently wasted a lot of time with a corruption problem (calendar, not apps). Without PocketBackup I literally would have doubled my troubleshooting time.

[salbiani]

I may be missing something, but if he has a clean XDA and by clean I mean no programs that didn’t come with his ROM. Wouldn’t a “backup” of that just be the same as doing a hard reset?

And if he has contacts and programs that he wants to keep…that is just a click or two away using ActiveSync.

It is not like reinstalling Windows XP and the programs you want, which takes literally hours.

-Scott

[Carlos]

You do a backup before making changes. If the changes hose your device, you restore the backup after a hard reset, so you waste no time reconfiguring the device.

[tenzin]

The backup with PocketBackup Plus is really better and more sure than the one with just Active Sync ....it's really a must-have....