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Reading/Editing Notes (PWI) files on the PC

Sorry if this has already been covered but I didn't get any hits searching for it.
When I used WM5 I could always read and edit NOTES from the PDA on the PC using MS Word, I just double clicked the file and it opened in Word as an INK file, but since upgrading to the Kaiser this is no longer possible with a double click, I now have to open word first then open a .PWI file?
Does anyone else have this problem?

Sorry if this is covered by another thread. My search did not give me those data.
Dave... said:
Sorry if this has already been covered but I didn't get any hits searching for it.
When I used WM5 I could always read and edit NOTES from the PDA on the PC using MS Word, I just double clicked the file and it opened in Word as an INK file, but since upgrading to the Kaiser this is no longer possible with a double click, I now have to open word first then open a .PWI file?
Does anyone else have this problem?
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I could never read notes in my PC except by putting them on the main memory and syncing to Outlook.
I discovered I can copy the notes (PWI) to a folder in my old PC (XP) and double-click them to be open in Word, but nothing happens.
On my new PC, (Vista) they are unrecognised, directly, so the type of file is not supported by any app.
But today I could open a TextMaker empty session (I use SoftMaker office for working in my PPC and also have the version for PC) and then I dropped into it one of my notes stored in a folder in my PC. It opened well and I could read it. I think it does not support images, as I had some problems to read/copy/paste info from a blank note which had a small text and a drawing.
If this works, this helps not to synch the notes from a storage card, but for reading them if they're copied to the PC.

You can make ActiveSync automatically convert .pwi files to .txt or .rtf by opening ActiveSync, and selecting Tools > Advanced Tools > Edit File Conversion Settings. In the 'Device to Desktop' tab, select 'InkWriter/Note Taker/Notes Document', click Edit, and change the format to .txt or .rtf.

amikula THANKS to your post I finally solved my problems!! thanks!!!

Could you please tell us aswell how you solved the problem. Thx

just as amikula said!Thanks great solution.Thank you!!!

Hey all. I have changed to a HTC phone that doesn't have .pwi files. I still need to read/convert my HTC HD .pwi files. I am on Windows 7. Anyone?

Location of text messages

I'm getting rid of my phone soon, and would like to know where my hundreds of texts are.
This would be too logical for Windows software, but might it be all the little files in Windows > Messaging ?

Not sure if those are the messages, but they're no use to any other (non-Windows Mobile) phone....
Why don't you use DotFred's PPCPimBackup tool (here) to backup the SMS'es - then you can extract them (they're in a .CSV format) from the phone and save them on your PC.
Just a thought......
Mark.

Thanks for quick reply. I'll try that. Those little .MPBs do look very useless...

They are located into "cemail.vol".....

if you are planning to buy a non WM phone i don't think you will be able to transfer the messages.

Where does that file reside ? It isn't in Windows...

mariner_heart said:
if you are planning to buy a non WM phone i don't think you will be able to transfer the messages.
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True, but what about being able to keep them on computer and be able to read them ?..

You can use jeyo mobile to transfer the text messages into outlook or use PPCPim backup and then extract the files inside which are csv files (like Mike crouch has already stated) the backup file can be copied to your pc and then extracted with winrar or winzip, its just a zip file anyway(just named differently) but if all you want is for them to be stored on the pc just use jeyo mobile and it will sync them to outlook for you and add an extra folder for them

While I'm a Mac user (yeah, I'll just get an iPhone someday), I do have an XP set up that I run, but my phone never connected to it. Nor would it connect to the Vista machine downstairs. So, connection-required actions just aren't feasible for me.
Back to PPCPim: I changed its backup file to a ZIP and got inside, but the different PIM files (tasks, messages...) are different .pb– files, where – is b or p or t... Changing them to .zip doesn't work. Is WinRAR supposed to decompress those as they are, .pb– ?

change the file extension to csv

Oh, those to CSV, ok. Thanks then.

What would open the CSV file ? Internet Explorer didn't.

Ok, got them open.
Talk about a mess of data ! But at least I can view them without Windows Mobile now. Thanks for the help.

Remote Shutdown PC

Hi, I have tried searching, but cant think of any other terms to include to find what i want.
Is there a way of installing something (preferably small) on my pc, aswell as my phone, and be able to remote shutdown my pc wherever i am, through my data connection if possible ?
Realised it would be handy, as I just finished a 10 hour shift, and forgot i had left my pc on for no reason. The only way i knew was when i signed into msn on my phone and saw my pc's msn account was online.

I use the website logmein.com
It's really easy and you can access your PC from your PDA. You can run programs on your PC, although it won't display that well (if at all) on your phone. And you can easily shutdown your PC from wherever you are.
It installs a program on your PC and then you just have to go to logmein.com on your phone. I'm not sure exactly what it installs on your phone but from my knowledge it's small.
Hope this answers your question.

enable telnet on your computer and telnet to it then shutdown -s

You can use remote desktop from your phone when setup.

supps2 said:
You can use remote desktop from your phone when setup.
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Do you got the setup cab file for remote desktop?...
i think i will need it...
Thank you

Here you go

how to open .pwi files (from WM app Notes) on Windows 7?

I have some important drawing notes on WM side, app Notes, and i can't open them on Windows 7 :-(
There is on problem to open .pwi file on my desktop with Word (Win XP + Active Sync),
but the idea is to make them on shift (WM side ) and open on shift too (W7 side)

niedz said:
I have some important drawing notes on WM side, app Notes, and i can't open them on Windows 7 :-(
There is on problem to open .pwi file on my desktop with Word (Win XP + Active Sync),
but the idea is to make them on shift (WM side ) and open on shift too (W7 side)
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you use MS outlook, once you have selected to sync pocket notes in sync manager

What do I do if I do not have Ms Outlook? :-(
My Office 2007 is Home & Student (no Outlook in it - I do not really need it anyway) and my WM device is supplied without Outlook as well - any ideas?
Is there any other app. that would do as Notes but would be easy to open on average Vista or Win7 system?

Any update? I am having a similar issue.

hxxp://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/
Microsoft provide a time-limited trial version of Office. This should at least enable you to synchronise the notes across.

Scott's Shift said:
you use MS outlook, once you have selected to sync pocket notes in sync manager
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M S office is the only program I can find to read pwi.file that have been hand written..what i do is to drag the note from outlook onto my desk top..open a PDF creating program like "nitro" and conert it to a PDF file then anyone can open it and read and you can also email the note as a pdf...

just use microsoft word or wordpad associate the .pwi with one of those programs.

It will not work :-(

ABC Amber Text Converter is what you guys need to convert the pwi to many avaliable formats

NEXT!
ABC converts the .pwi sketch to PDF format with a giant ABC AD above a STILL not properly decoded batch of code.
Next idea please?

h20pulse said:
ABC converts the .pwi sketch to PDF format with a giant ABC AD above a STILL not properly decoded batch of code.
Next idea please?
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well it might be too late to answer but the solution is
just go to control panel and let the pc be showing the file extensions (i don't think need to tell how)
then go to the *.pwi file and rename it to *.txt (where * is the file name commonly)
and know what you are done
i just figured it out when had this problem ...
cheers !!!

A good referrals whispers1 !!
glad to see you still exist in xda-developers

Problem with PWI files

Hi, Maybe someone can help, I have searched through google, microsoft forums and here - no luck so far :-(
I got Vista Hope Premium, Office 2007 (home and sudent) and X1 ;-), unfortunately Outlook was not supplied with X1 so....
how the hell can I open notes from my phone (*.pwi) on my laptop and desktop?
I am afraid this is lost case :-( seems to me ti was mistake to by WM device instead of Android :-(
HELP! and thanks

http://www.pocketpcaddict.com/forum...t-read-pocket-pc-word-document-my-laptop.html
found googling for "pwi open on pc office 2007

Seen it already but it has nothing to do with my problem :-(
Vista does not have ActiveSync anymore.
I do not have problem with Word files.
So link you gave me is irrelevant :-(
I have seen almost all there is in the net about pwi files - if no one here knows than simply it is not possible to achieve :-(.
At the moment it is not possible to read *.pwi files in Vista unless one has full Ms Outlook (not supplied with X1) and it is possible to open them in Outlook only not in Windows :-( seems to me that because of that a lot of users is "suffering".

galtom said:
..........unless one has full Ms Outlook (not supplied with X1)
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BTW, when I bought my previous HP PDA's there was a copy of Outlook included in the box, I supposed this was included with the Win Mo license but obviously I was wrong.....is some other PDA manufacturer still providing it ?

What do you need, a copy of outlook for PC? or for WinMo?

harveydent said:
What do you need, a copy of outlook for PC? or for WinMo?
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For PC, to replace Windows Mail, that doesn't support notes, contacts and calendar sync from WinMo devices.
I've just sold my old iPaq on ebay, I should have kept the Outlook installation CD with me !

I do not want Outlook I have spend money (quite a lot) on X1, I bought (earlier) Office 2007 without Outlook as I do not need such a big application just for calendar/contacts and mail (way to confusing). Now, Nots that I love in my X1 are not really usable if I can not open them on my PC, edit, send to someone who just want to click and have them opened.
Is there anything out there that would have the same features but would not require MS Outlook? Almost everyone has Ms Word... so a mobile application whose files could be opened by Word would be great!
Pwi files are only opoened by Ms Outlook - it is not really fair by MS... but.... what can we do? Just buy Android or iPhone next time

galtom said:
I do not want Outlook I have spend money (quite a lot) on X1, I bought (earlier) Office 2007 without Outlook as I do not need such a big application just for calendar/contacts and mail (way to confusing)
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I quite agree with you, I would add it's pathetic that MS doesn't include any small PWI viewer/converter in Vista (up to XP, Active Sync did it)
A dirty workaround could be to install Agile Notes as standard Notes replacement on the mobile, as this tool has the capability to save note in RTF format (readable with MS Word)

Mauro.c said:
A dirty workaround could be to install Agile Notes as standard Notes replacement on the mobile, as this tool has the capability to save note in RTF format (readable with MS Word)
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Why dirty? Could you be more specific?
Will this app. allow me to save text and drawings/hand writing? And than open it as in PDA on PC?

galtom said:
Why dirty? Could you be more specific?
Will this app. allow me to save text and drawings/hand writing? And than open it as in PDA on PC?
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Dirty because RTF format is less compact than PWI and because this tool takes longer to start than the standard note writer (I've installed on my X1 but never used for this reason, when I need to write down a note I need to do it quickly)
Honestly I don't remember if it can save also drawings, just have a look
http://www.agilitylab.com/index.html
BTW: it's also freeware !

I have just installed it. It's ok but! it does not allow for handwriting and drawing :-( This is the most important feature for mi in notes app.
If you guys have anything that will do it and will allow to open itself on PC (without Outlook!!! ), pls let me know.
For normal notes I can always use Word Mobile.