SMS Text Messages

[Guest jwiltshire]

Hi All,

I broke my phone screen last night and i would like to copy some personal text messages to my computer before they collect and replace my broken phone. Is there any way of viewing the text messages which are stored on the phone using active sync?

Any help would be most grateful.

Many thanks

James

[Guest MoRFLeZ]

Go to IPSM // MAPI and copy the files in there and move them to your PC!

Rename them something.txt and view them with notepad!

[Guest madu]

Erm, that would not work for normal Inbox SMS messages.

If you are getting a phone replaced you want to Backup your IPSM from the bootloader (Canary) onto SD card. See Advise section for Backup Guide.

PS: To just backup SMS Store you need to save cemail.vol file. Search for more info.

[Guest midnight]

err, heres a way it *might* work, first of all you need remote display control

then copy cerdisp.exe to the IPSMWindowsStartup using activesync

now reboot yer phone

wait a couple of minutes for the phone to reboot (leave as long as possible really, so the backlight goes out and the cerdisp splash screen disappears), and now you should blindly be able to get cerdisp running...

launch remote display control on pc

(this is the order i HAD to use, not perfect, and doesnt work every time)

then, on the phone press action

then the back button

then left

then action

and finally action again

if it doesnt work, rebooth the phone and try again, now you *should* be able to control the phone via the pc

(oh and if you wish to delete cerdisp.exe from startup you'll have to use task manager to close it before you can delete it)

hope this helps

[Guest MoRFLeZ]

My bad :oops:

Didn't know the MAPI folder only stored sent messages...

[Guest HelloDave]

You've got a few options -

1) As madu said, backup your IPSM to an SD card - it would probably be easiest to use a program called USBTerm, which acts like the bootloader does except via a DOS box on your PC so you don't need the SPV screen. That way you can restore your phone exactly as it was on the replacement. There's a guide on USBTerm in articles somewhere I think.

2) Use remote display control as Midnight suggests, and then backup your cemail.vol file (you have to rename it using the phone, not active sync, and then copy the file to your PC) or just copy and paste the SMSs from your inbox to your PC.

3) Use the program SMS2Outlook (I think it was called that anyway) to copy all your SMSs into Outlook as e-mails. You might need remote display control to install that though.

[Guest madu]

Sorry ppl, but I don't understand what you gain by using Remode Display Control??

[Guest Lojt]

I think midnights post was supposed to be posted elsewhere :lol:

[Guest spootyguy]

Midnight's solution lets you read them before the phone gets sent off etc so you can copy any information down, after all they are only 160 chars at most, and then delete them... Not 'backing up' as such but at least it means you'll be able to get the information out.

Remote Display control must obviously be used because the phone's screen is broken..!

[Guest madu]

Remote Display control must obviously be used because the phone's screen is broken..!

Sorry. I was concentrating on the question, and kinda missed the actual cause of this... :roll: Hehe. Made me laugh when I read it again.

[Guest fraser]

Actually, midnights solution is a great idea. I lost lot's of information when I broke the screen of my Motorola years ago, and this would have gotten it back. Not that it matters too much with the SPV, what with the Outlook sync catching everything I'd like to keep a copy of.

Putting remote display in the startup folder...clever. I like that!