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There's a time that you want to backup the My Locations in Garmin Mobile XT because you want to hard reset your WinMo phone or install a new ROM.  Unfortunately, Garmin Mobile XT does not have the feature to export the contents of My Locations.  Below are simple steps on how to backup My Locations folder in Garmin Mobile XT:

 

A. With Advanced config 3.2

1.disable A-GPS
2.disable GPS logging
3.logfile name must be empty
4.old logfile name must be empty
5.maximum size of logfile must be 0
6.delete the files :
\windows\GPSLogFile.txt and \windows\GPSLogFileBack.txt
With those changes car usage will be quite perfect

 

B. Then edit registry with TotalCommander
Under: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\

•Drivers\GpsOneDevice\PollInterval -> 100 (default is 1000)
•Drivers\InputBufferSize -> 512 (default is 4096)
•Drivers\OutputBufferSize -> 512 (default is 4096)
•Drivers\SleepOnNoData -> 100 (default is 1000)
•Multiplexer\MaxBufferSize -> 512 (by default not present, you have to create it)
With those tweaks pedestrian usage will be much better but not perfect.

Tools that you need to do this:

- Registry Editor such as total commander
- Advanced Configuration Tool 3.3
- .NET Compact Framework 3.5

- Download GPSGate 2.6
- Run GPS Gate and select the Wizard Button
- Make Sure that Wireless Bluetooth GPS is ticked
- Click on Next Button (>)
- It will search for you Bluetooth GPS, once found click on yes
- Make sure that Share with NMEA Applications is only ticked

- In Windows Mobile Go to System Settings->External GPS
- Under Programs tab, make sure that GPS Program Port is set to None
- Under Hardware tab, make sure that GPS Hardware Port is set to none
- Under Access tab, make sure that Manage GPS Automatically is set

 
Now to Test It:

- Fire Garmin Mobile XT
- Go to Tools (wrench icon)
- Settings->System->Remote GPS
- If you're using internal GPS, select Use GPS Intermediate Driver
- If you're using external bluetooth gps, select COM1: Franson COM1

This was tested using the following:

- HTC Touch Diamond 2 with Stock ROM WM 6.5
- QStarz BT-818x
- Garmin Mobile XT

 

You must also close GPS Gate and turn-off bluetooth once you're done using it
to conserve battery life.

The script below was taken from the blog: http://mindre.net/post/Powershell-script-for-snapshot-and-exporting(backup)-Virtual-Machines.aspx .  I've tweaked it a bit by adding error handling, making sure that the restoring of the VM state is done prior to processing the next VM and writing the results in the event log:

 

##
## Create a backup of all the vm's
##

$dest = "F:\Backup"
$VM_Service = get-wmiobject -namespace root\virtualization Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService
$ListofVMs = get-wmiobject -namespace root\virtualization Msvm_ComputerSystem -filter  "ElementName <> Name"  

[system.diagnostics.eventlog]::WriteEntry("VM Backup","Back-up Process Started",[system.diagnostics.eventlogentrytype]::Information)
foreach ($VM in [array] $ListOfVMs)
{
 $VMReturnState = $VM.EnabledState
 $VMName = $VM.ElementName
 
 try
 {
  if (($VM.EnabledState -eq 2) -or ($VM.EnabledState -eq 32768) -or ($VM.EnabledState -eq 32770))
  {
   $VM.RequestStateChange(32769)
   echo "Saving the state of $VMName"
  }
 
  while (!($VM.EnabledState -eq 32769) -and !($VM.EnabledState -eq 3))
  {
   Start-Sleep(1)
   $VM = get-wmiobject -namespace root\virtualization -Query "Select * From Msvm_ComputerSystem Where ElementName='$VMName'"
  }
 
 
  if ([IO.Directory]::Exists("$dest\TmpDir\$VMName"))
  {
   [IO.Directory]::Delete("$dest\TmpDir\$VMName", $True)
  }
 
  echo "Exporting the VM"
  $status = $VM_Service.ExportVirtualSystem($VM.__PATH, $True, "$dest\TmpDir")
   
  if ($status.ReturnValue -eq 4096)
  {
   $job = [Wmi]$status.Job 
  
   while (!($job.PercentComplete -eq 100) -and ($job.ErrorCode -eq 0))
   {
    Start-Sleep(5)
    $job = [Wmi]$status.Job 
    echo $job.PercentComplete
   }
  }
 
 
  ## Store the files on in a temp directory before moving them to their location and then remove the old files.
 
  if ([IO.Directory]::Exists("$dest\$VMName"))
  {
   [IO.Directory]::Move("$dest\$VMName", "$dest\$VMName-OldTmpDir")
   [IO.Directory]::Move("$dest\TmpDir\$VMName", "$dest\$VMName")
   [IO.Directory]::Delete("$dest\$VMName-OldTmpDir", $True)
  }
  else
  {
   [IO.Directory]::Move("$dest\TmpDir\$VMName", "$dest\$VMName")
  }
  
  $VM.RequestStateChange($VMReturnState)
  
  while (!($VM.EnabledState -eq $VMReturnState))
  {
   Start-Sleep(1)
   $VM = get-wmiobject -namespace root\virtualization -Query "Select * From Msvm_ComputerSystem Where ElementName='$VMName'"
  }
  echo "Done with $VMName"
  [system.diagnostics.eventlog]::WriteEntry("VM Backup","Back-up Virtual Machine $VMName complete",[system.diagnostics.eventlogentrytype]::Information)
  
  
 }catch [SystemException] {
  echo "Error backing-up $VMName"
  [system.diagnostics.eventlog]::WriteEntry("VM Backup","Error backing-up virtual machine: $VMName",[system.diagnostics.eventlogentrytype]::Error)
 }
}
[system.diagnostics.eventlog]::WriteEntry("VM Backup","Back-up Process Complete",[system.diagnostics.eventlogentrytype]::Information)

 

You can use notepad or PowerGui to modify PowerShell Scripts

 

 

 

 

Most of you will have used the useful iisapp script on IIS6 to find out which w3wp worker process relates to which Application Pool.  In IIS7, this script doesn’t work anymore.  There is a replacement though. You can add the command below to a batch file and just call it:

 

%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list wp