C500 Newbie - Rom Upgrade Questions

[Guest BadWolf1983]

Hi folks, so this is my first topic / first post, of many I hope, forum is a great source of info so far.

I was just wondering if peeps could tell me the following about updating the rom on my Orange SPV C500 to the latest 4.2.1 version

1 - If I have my apps on the MiniSD do I just need to backup my startmenu shortcuts in order to avoid reinstalling

2 - I know I will lose all of my settings doing this upgrade, is there a way to basically backup the lot?

3 - Is it worth upgrading?!!

Thanks

Stu

Phone History : Nokia 5110, Siemens C35i, Nokia 6110, Siemens C45, Nokia 8310, Nokia 6610, Sony Ericsson T610, 3 phones on Three, what a waste of a year, Sony Ericsson Z1010 on Orange 3G, Orange SPV C500 (with 3G sim, wow it works!)

[Guest Disco Stu]

Welcome to the forum :o

1. Many members use this method, though you may lose any registry entries that the software installer created.

2. You could check out Sprite Backup - click here

3. Only of you're a big fan of Windows Media Player v10

[Guest BadWolf1983]

Thanks DiscoStu

Not really a huge WMP fan, I have my Archos AV420 for all my music and video needs. So I'm tempted to just leave my C500 as is for now. I spent a while getting the software installed and getting BT ActiveSync working :-D

Stu

[Guest robster30]

Hi,

Not sure about how/whether to back up, but the main positive of doing the upgrade is windows media player 10, and the ability to use your MP3's as ringtone's which is the bit i like