[vcf-midatlantic] OT: accessing files on a Windows Mobile 2003 phone

[Bob Shuster]

Success! Someone lent me a Windows 11 machine and I installed WMDC on it and found a patch to make that work in Win11. Thanks for all the input.  - Bob Shuster

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> Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 11:24:39 -0400
> From: Bob Shuster <bob at theshusters.com>
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> Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: accessing files on a Windows Mobile
> 	2003 phone
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> I dug out a box of old cellphones yesterday, and the first ones I grabbed were Audiovox ?smart? phones that have Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition on them (version 4.21.1088) and amazingly the batteries still hold a charge *and* they still have some data on them that I?d like to copy over before giving these away. Does anyone know how I might access the files on these? They have both Bluetooth and USB (mini-B.) I can connect to a modern Mac but while the device connects I cannot access the file system on the phone. I do not have easy access to a Windows computer. Any thoughts? Will these just show up if I connect to a Windows 10/11 computer?
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> Also, these will be available for free should anyone have a use for them. There are like a dozen phones and associated chargers/cases. I need to go through them first and reset and/or at least remove SIM cards. Any help would be appreciated!
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> Thanks - Bob Shuster