How to determine if emulator has been hard reset?

sherifffruitfly · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 8

Hi,

This is a repeat of a question from a few years ago:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.pocketpc.developer/browse_thread/thread/2d462b038232464a/9728cd09efb4294f?lnk=gst&q=reset

The answer there was to check HKLM\Comm for the BootCount value.

There is no such value in anywhere in the WM6 registry. The only keys
in the registry with "boot", "count", or "reset" anywhere in their
names are:

\System\Shell\Booted
\init\BootVars
\Comm\Security\LASSD\AuthReset

None of these keys contains any subkeys or values relevant to the
number of times the unit has been rebooted.

So how can I verify that the emulator has performed a hard boot?

thanks!

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Scott Seligman · Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 111

sherifffruitfly wrote:
>
>The answer there was to check HKLM\Comm for the BootCount value.
>
>There is no such value in anywhere in the WM6 registry. The only keys
>in the registry with "boot", "count", or "reset" anywhere in their
>names are:

What device are you looking at?

Both my WM6 device, and the WM6 Pro Emulator have this key, and it's
still being incremented as expected.

(Though, I am skeptical of BootCount only being 93 on my personal
device. That seems a bit low Smile

--
--------- Scott Seligman and michelle dot net> ---------
Luck is probability taken personally.
-- Chip Denman

sherifffruitfly · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 8

On Feb 27, 6:06 pm, "Scott Seligman" wrote:
> sherifffruitfly wrote:
>
> >The answer there was to check HKLM\Comm for the BootCount value.
>
> >There is no such value in anywhere in the WM6 registry. The only keys
> >in the registry with "boot", "count", or "reset" anywhere in their
> >names are:
>
> What device are you looking at?
>
> Both my WM6 device, and the WM6 Pro Emulator have this key, and it's
> still being incremented as expected.
>
> (Though, I am skeptical of BootCount only being 93 on my personal
> device. That seems a bit low Smile

>
> --
> --------- Scott Seligman and michelle dot net> ---------
> Luck is probability taken personally.
> -- Chip Denman

Hi -

I was looking at the WM6 Classic Emulator, but I'll re-check it, and
also check the Pro.

Thanks for replying!

sherifffruitfly · Joined: 18 Feb 2008 Posts: 8

On Feb 27, 6:06 pm, "Scott Seligman" wrote:
> sherifffruitfly wrote:
>
> >The answer there was to check HKLM\Comm for the BootCount value.
>
> >There is no such value in anywhere in the WM6 registry. The only keys
> >in the registry with "boot", "count", or "reset" anywhere in their
> >names are:
>
> What device are you looking at?
>
> Both my WM6 device, and the WM6 Pro Emulator have this key, and it's
> still being incremented as expected.
>
> (Though, I am skeptical of BootCount only being 93 on my personal
> device. That seems a bit low Smile

>
> --
> --------- Scott Seligman and michelle dot net> ---------
> Luck is probability taken personally.
> -- Chip Denman

Oops. The search I wrote only searched for subkeys, not values.

(blush)

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