IPAQ h5550 patch / update question

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> I've recently purchased the above PPC device and I'm impressed.
> However on many review sites it is advised to patch the IPAQ as WiFi
> isn't good "out-of-the-box"
>
> So I plodded along to the HP upgrade site at
>
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/ [...] _5643.html
>
> to download THE update.. ah, but there's not An update but many many
> updates. Question is (excuse my stupid question) which one(s) do I
> need to install?

There are actually two updates, coming in pairs. Unless your network
infrastructure uses the new WPA authentication, you should download and
install these two:

HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5400/h5500 Series WLAN Driver Update
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/ [...] 20966.html

HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 Series Wireless LAN Firmware Update
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/ [...] 20967.html

These are two updates because one actually updates the WLAN hardware module
while the other one is an updated driver for the operating system layer.

> do I need to install them in a particular order?

The SoftPaq notes for the firmware update (the second one above) indicate
that you first need to apply the driver update (the first one).

Before installing, you should compare the version information in
Start/Settings/System/Asset Manager with the versions in the updates. In
this case, it's very unlikely that you already have the updates from May in
your device, but usually driver updates are slipstreamed production devices
over time. You may not need to download and install some updates that were
necessary for early production runs.

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Marc Zimmermann
Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices

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