Contacts is shutting down automatically after Spb backup recovery

[Rahza]

Hi,

I just flashed my Hermes to the Dopod WM6 ROM and performed an Spb backup recovery. Now my contacts do show up in the phone app, but my contacts app is shutting down immediatly after I start it up!

Anyone a solution?

[KtheSilencer]

I get the exact some problem... I don't know how to fix it, I can't even add contacts! I like new friends but not I can't even use my cool phone to get numbers anymore! Can anyone help me?

[Rahza]

Hey,

I've found a solution. The problem is that WM6 uses a completely different format to store contacts because of the tight messenger integration.

You can do 2 things to get your old contacts from your spb backup on your wm6 device:
1.) If you've got a second wm5 running device, load the spb backup on that device and sent them over to your wm6 running device through bluetooth or IR.

2.) Haven't got a spare wm5 device? Download the wm5 SDK including the wm5 emulator from Microsoft. Install the package on your desktop, reset your computer and run the emulator. You've now got WM5 running on your desktop pc! You can install cabs and also the spb recovery cab works fine. All your contacts will show up in the emulators contacts app. You can now manually copy the contacts to your wm6 phone (lotsa work!!! The way I did it...) or make a wm6 compatible backup on the emulator on your desktop and run it on your wm6 device. Sorry, but I can't advise you about which program you should use for that, but I know they exist!

Good luck!

Rahza

[intrglctcrevfnk]

Yeah, SBP doesn't play nice between rom changes...

Another option is this:
Download PIM backup from here. See attached.

Reflash your old rom, use SPB backup to get it back to the way it was.

Install PIM backup to your old rom, and backup.

Flash new rom, reinstall PIM backup, then restore.

Worked for me!