94 MX3-CE Utilities
MX3-CE Reference Guide E-EQ-MX3CERG-G-ARC
MX3-CE Command-line Utilities
Command line utilities can be executed by Start | Run | [program name].
COLDBOOT.EXE
Command line utility which performs a cold boot (all RAM is erased).
PING.EXE
Command line utility - similar to the ping utility under Windows NT. You can type ping
hostname, and a DNS lookup is performed on hostname, then a ping is sent. Alternatively, you
can type ping nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn, and the IP address is used as given. The ping attempt will retry
5 times, but stops as soon as it succeeds.
REGSAVE.EXE
RegSave writes the current configuration registry to a special partition in persistent memory.
When the device starts up on reboot or after a main battery failure, the registry settings are all
reloaded. While running (10-15 seconds) it displays a message box stating “.. saving settings ..”,
and at completion it displays a dialog box if the procedure fails.
REGCLEAR.EXE
RegClear erases the saved registry configuration from persistent memory. This is rarely needed,
but important when it is needed. Loading a new system image does not erase the old registry
settings, which causes various puzzling problems; running RegClear before installing the new
image removes those problems. While running (5-10 seconds) it displays a message box saying
"...clearing settings...", and at completion it displays a dialog box if the procedure fails.
Note that to return your MX3-CE completely to factory defaults, you must perform RegClear to
erase the stored settings, followed by ColdBoot, to erase settings stored in DRAM.
PSMFORMAT.EXE
PSMFormat reformats the entire persistent memory folder (IPSM). This function runs
automatically when first booting with a new flash image. Saved registry settings are not affected.
This is useful for quickly deleting numerous files in the IPSM folder. While running (30-45
seconds) it displays a message box saying "...erasing PSM...", and at completion it displays a
dialog box if the procedure fails.
See Also: Sections titled "Persistent Memory" and "Persistent Registry" earlier in this chapter.
WHOAMI.EXE
Command line utility - returns all IP addresses for the computer. Syntax is: whoami [no options].
If not connected to the network, it will display the loopback IP (127.0.0.1). If connected via
ActiveSync, it will display the ActiveSync IP (192.168.55.100). If connected to the network, it
will display a valid local IP address.
