[missing-sync-winmobile-talk] A trip down memory lane

[Brian M. Criscuolo]

On Nov 13, 2006, at 10:42 AM, henk.rijks at webkarma.nl wrote:

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> Hi all,
> I just spend the better part of my weekend getting Missing Sync to  
> work
> with my t-Mobile MDA Vario. Reminded me of my pre-Mac Windows days,  
> when
> you had to schedule several hours a month to reinstall the OS, re- 
> format
> your drive, re-download drivers, re-store partial backups, re-contact
> techsupport and re-pay for features that were really bugfixes. ;-)
>
> Anyway, I cheered so loud when I finally got the bugger working that I
> rudely awoke the whole family in the middle of the night.
>
> Finally, I would appreciate it if someone (anyone?) could explain  
> to me
> why the uninstaller (that you have to install first, also really
> Windows-like logic in the same vein as clicking on the start button to
> shut down your PC) doesn't uninstall all instances of the program.  
> I ran
> the damn thing, searched and destroyed all instances of MarkSpace  
> as well
> as Missing Sync leftovers on my drive, downloaded and installed a  
> fresh
> copy of the software. Guess what? It automatically reconfigured itself
> based on my old settings...
>

Mainly, because there are competing lines of thought about "user  
data" which is what your preferences are. Settings you've made, that  
you may not want deleted upon uninstall.

b

> Thanks in advance,
> Henk
>
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Brian M. Criscuolo
Lead Software Engineer
Mark/Space, Inc.
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