Sony Clie T650C: apps removed by JackSprat

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On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 01:02:06 +1000, yud had this to say...


> greetings,
>
> I need some assistance with a problem with Clie t650c, which a friend
> received from colleagues in Asia:
>
> The previous owner removed the Contacts and Date Book apps by using
> JackSprat. Now my friend wants to use the full features of this gem of a
> PDA, but obviously she cannot. I tried to perform a hard reset for her,
> but that did not help. When trying to access the address book or
> contacts list she keeps getting the same message: "This application has
> been removed by JackSprat". I thought maybe I should try re-loading the
> OS (4.1) from an OS Upgrade CD I have (from my Vx days), but it does not
> have any ROM images for Clie's.
> Unfortunately this model has only been released in Japan and the
> Japanese Sony web site is all in... Japanese (of course). So even if
> there was an answer there I would not be able to find it.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks and regards,
>
> Yud
>

The makers of Jacksprat have in the past supplied users with ROM
flashing tools and files.

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Hope this helps.
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