Coldboot; Clearing Persistent Storage / Reset To Default Settings; Folders Copied At Startup; Saving Changes To The Registry - Honeywell HX3 User Manual

Coldboot

A coldboot reboots the computer, erases all registry data and returns the computer to factory default settings. In order
to be preserved, applications and data must be stored in the System folder. Registry information is not preserved.
Only factory default applications and drivers stored as .CAB files in the System folder are loaded by Launch.
A cold boot is initiated by running the Coldboot application in the Windows folder. This application automatically cold
boots the HX3, erasing any customer applied registry changes and returning the HX3 to its factory settings.

Clearing Persistent Storage / Reset to Default Settings

The coldboot utility sets all registry settings back to factory defaults. No other clearing is available or necessary.

Folders Copied at Startup

The following folders are copied on startup:
System\Desktop
System\Favorites
System\Fonts
System\Help
System\Programs
AppMgr
Recent
This function copies only the folder contents, no sub-folders.
The Windows\Startup folder is not copied on startup because copying this folder has no effect on the system or an incorrect
effect.:
Files in the Windows\Startup folder are executed, but only from System\Startup. Windows\Startup is parsed too early in the
boot process so it has no effect.
Executables in System\Startup must be the actual executable, not a shortcut, because shortcuts are not parsed by Launch.

Saving Changes to the Registry

The HX3 saves the registry when you:
Tap Start > Run then type Warmboot. Tap OK.
• Perform a Suspend / Resume function (by pressing the Pwr key and then pressing it again).
The registry save process takes 0 – 3 seconds. If nothing has been changed, nothing is saved (e.g., 0 seconds)
The registry is automatically saved every 20 minutes. It is also saved every tenth time the registry settings are changed.
Registry settings are changed when control panel applet (e.g., Date/Time) parameters are changed by the user and a
warm boot was not performed afterward.
When you tap Start > Run then type Coldboot and tap the OK button, factory default registry settings are loaded during
coldboot. All customized changes and settings are lost.

Software Load

The software loaded on the HX3 consists of the Windows OS, hardware-specific OEM Adaptation Layer, device drivers,
Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE browser and utilities. The software supported is summarized below:
• Full Operating System License: Includes all operating system components, including Microsoft® Windows® CE 5 kernel,
file system, communications, connectivity (for remote APIs), device drivers, events and messaging, graphics, keyboard
and touch screen input, window management, and common controls.
• Network and Device Drivers
• Bluetooth (Option)
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Windows\Desktop
Windows\Favorites
Windows\Fonts
Windows\Help
Windows\Programs
Windows\AppMgr
Windows\Recent