Want 5.0...but have icon problem now...

[marnorca]

I was all excited about the new version (currently running 4.56 since 3/01), but just this week found that All of my personally designed icons have disappeared! I tried to contact support, but the site does "not recognize my email address". Ug. I want my icons back! They were attached to all my meeting and appointments for the coming year(s). It's bad enough to think that I would have to redesign and reassign my icons with the new release, but HORRIFIC (sorry for yelling; I'm frustrated!) that my icons just "disappeared" when all I did was sync... I did notice that the icon "note" still appears...just the icons are gone. Any suggestions?

[james]

Hi,

Not sure how these would have just randomly gotten deleted. Possibly, you deleted AND or hard reset your palm. If so try looking in your \palm\<palmusername>\backup folder for Icondb-iambic.pdb. You may be able to re-install this database and restore these icons. That is unless you have already created new icons which would cause this backup to be overwritten.

[editor]

I had the same problem when I upgraded to 5.0. When I went into my backup folder, 5.0 had OVERWRITTEN my previous icon database. A lot of work (customizing icons) down the drain.

[marnorca]

Hi, it's me again. I took your advice, found the back-up file and reinstalled it...didn't work. I think because I had synced since the problem first occurred, the file was overwritten, even though I didn't design any more icons. I don't think I will either...What a drag...

[bjwilson]

I'm pretty sure that the installation instructions warned that if you installed the new icon files, they would step on your existing files. Did you install more than just the ActionNames.prc?

I have a whole pile of custom icons, too, so I went out of my way *not* to install the icons file. My icons remained intact.

Brian

[marnorca]

Actually, I didn't intentionally install any files prior to losing my icons! I have not yet upgraded to 5.0, so I had no reason to install anything! I just synced, and the file was installed. I know that sounds rather mysterious, and I'm sure I must have s o m e h o w , a c c i d e n t a l l y, listed the icon file on my installation list whereby it was installed in my next sync, but really, I must have been delirious, because I certainly don't remember doing it!

Are the icons included in 5.0 more nifty than on previous versions??? Thanks for your help!