Hey quick question.

[dizzdiamonds]

I am new to the world of PPC, I have used Nokias for the past few years. I bought the O2 XDA Zinc last weekend and have somehow managed to fudge up the OS. For some reason the contacts and calendar have disappeared and the phone boots maybe 1/4 attempts.

I am looking to upgrade to WM6 (or get my initial install back) and am wondering if anybody can point me in the right direction since there isn't a dedicated forum.

Thanks in advance.

[levenum]

Welcome to the forum.
Fortunately you can't permanently "fudge up" the OS on these devices unless you start messing around with ROMs. All you have to do is check the manual for how to preform "hard reset" and you will be fine.
In fact, chances are that if you go to Settings->System you will find a "Clean reset" or similarly named icon. Just click it and follow the instructions.

I am fairly sure there is no WM 6 for your device. Windows Mobile is not a generic OS. You need a specific ROM image for your device so unless the manufacturer makes one or someone "cooks" one you are out of luck (not that WM 6 is that great).

Trouble is though this site is called "XDA-developers" it mainly deals with devices made by HTC (used to be all of XDA brand) and unfortunately the Zinc is not.

[dizzdiamonds]

Thanks a lot for the quick response. Unfortunately there is no information about doing a hard reset in the manual. By playing around I held the reset button and power button and it brought me to a "clear" screen which I ran. It defaulted back to normal but my contacts and calendar were still no where to be found. :confused:

[dizzdiamonds]

i guess that was the "hard reset" according to O2's official site:

http://www.seeo2.com/product/XdaZinc/template/ProductFaq.vm?action=newFaqSearchAction&eventsubmit_doanswer=null&faq_id=2606&type=faq&category_id=445#q2606

Any suggestions?

[unwired4]

Do you mean the contacts and calendar apps have disappeared or just the buttons on the screen?

Or do you mean you have lost your actual contacts details and your appointment details?

[dizzdiamonds]

I mean the actual applications are gone. The icons are still in the start menu but nothing happens when you click on them. The today screen will crash if I use the calendar or tasks plugin.

[Greatdane]

Same here no luck of getting an upgrade rom for zinc since mine is a prototype, and the new rom is restricted to download.

any body can help?