ok ive searched and tried to run xml files in 100 different ways. how do you get xml files to be programs on my phone? i have duttys wm 6.1 and im trying to load that cube program.
BurtonsCustom said:
ok ive searched and tried to run xml files in 100 different ways. how do you get xml files to be programs on my phone? i have duttys wm 6.1 and im trying to load that cube program.
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You can import an XML file into your phone directly or you can make a .CAB with it and load the cab.
If you have an XML, download Dot Fred's task manager and use it to import the XML...that's probably easiest for you.
you were supposed to copy that cab file to the phone and run it to install it, and not extract the contents of the cab file
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I've tried searching but with no luck.
what is the reg setting to prevent cab file from being deleted after running it?
Thanks!
this came from searching google:
"We use *.cab files as installation files for our Windows CE versions. Sometimes users ring to ask how to stop the CAB files deleting themselves after running them. Users having been copying the cab files to the CE desktop before running them to ensure that the original remains after installing.
This is not necessary - If you change the properties of the cab file (right-click on the file and select properties) to READ-ONLY (tickbox) then the cab file won't delete itself after installation.
CAB files "self destruct" after being executed unless you make them read-only. We send all our cab files to our web server as read-only, but this attribute tends to get removed at the download stage"
mikey411 said:
I've tried searching but with no luck.
what is the reg setting to prevent cab file from being deleted after running it?
Thanks!
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mikey411 said:
I've tried searching but with no luck.
what is the reg setting to prevent cab file from being deleted after running it?
Thanks!
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Search a bit harder freind, its all over the place, may i suggest wiki
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=WM5_Tweaks_Other Ctrl+f 'cab" you'll find it
thanks guys.. i will search harder next time..
In the old days, there was no problem accessing the ext ROM and copying every cab file. I understand that the situation is different with the Diamond. Is there any similar way to do that? I don't have the ROM installation file (and can't get it anywhere), but I just want a certain cab file it installs..
To whom that might be interested, it seems that those cab files are located in the \Windows directory.
Whenever I install a program it appears to open a cab on my kaiser.
Rather than running the installers all the time on my laptop, is there a way to find those cabs and just move them to my storage card so I can install them if I am away from my laptop?
go to the installation folder on ur desktop and the cab would be in a folder in there. usually the folder marked 'installation files' or 'resources'..
just look for the cab file.
found some..
but not most ...
Very odd..
If you mean that when you run a .exe on your laptop to install a program on your kaiser, then it is possible to sometimes extract the cabs from the .exe or installer. A program called Universal Extractor can extract over 50 types of files including most installers. It is free, and supports many languages. It even adds an entry to the context menu, so you can right click nearly any file. It will then try to find the appropriate extracting tool, and then if it succeeds, it will place the files in a folder in the same directory as the original file. Try this, it has worked very well for me.
Dave
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but not most ...
Very odd..
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If it helps, I tend to find most of them are in C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync
ok i have the manilla editor, and i know how to use it but, i dont understand how to edit the images and get them back to the format they need to be. i was told to export the icons from my phone for backup.which i dont know how to do..so i decided to skip it and try on a ready-made set. I opened in manilla editor then export to PNG and edit in Photoshop but now how do i get them back in the manilla editor? and i need to know how to backup my originals?..i have a sprint htc touch pro rom ver. 1.03 which i think is irrelevant but whatever..Thanks for the help in advance!
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ok i have the manilla editor, and i know how to use it but, i dont understand how to edit the images and get them back to the format they need to be. i was told to export the icons from my phone for backup.which i dont know how to do..so i decided to skip it and try on a ready-made set. I opened in manilla editor then export to PNG and edit in Photoshop but now how do i get them back in the manilla editor? and i need to know how to backup my originals?..i have a sprint htc touch pro rom ver. 1.03 which i think is irrelevant but whatever..Thanks for the help in advance!
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first if your manila is cooked in your original files will be there on the device if you delete the modified file, but if you want copy all files in windows with manila ext. to a folder on pc to back up. Next, just go to the original file you modded using manila editor and choose to replace it, choose directory your modded image is in and replace. beware though some images in sprint and att tf3d are a little tricky.
do you knwo which manila file is the the email background?
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first if your manila is cooked in your original files will be there on the device if you delete the modified file, but if you want copy all files in windows with manila ext. to a folder on pc to back up. Next, just go to the original file you modded using manila editor and choose to replace it, choose directory your modded image is in and replace. beware though some images in sprint and att tf3d are a little tricky.
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cooked? what does this mean? and i kind of understand what your saying but where are the manilla files? i have the stock rom with no programs really yet. when i search the phone through activesync i cant see the windows folder, i thought about copying to my pc using that method until they didnt show. Ok i just figured out the icon replacment in manilla editor.. Thanks for the help! now i just need to know how to back-up my originals????
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cooked? what does this mean? and i kind of understand what your saying but where are the manilla files? i have the stock rom with no programs really yet. when i search the phone through activesync i cant see the windows folder, i thought about copying to my pc using that method until they didnt show. Ok i just figured out the icon replacment in manilla editor.. Thanks for the help! now i just need to know how to back-up my originals????
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on your computer, goto control panel, folder options, from there unselect "hide operating system files" or "hide protected files" and you will be able to see the windows folder on your phone
I have just bought a HTC Diamond. I am new to the world of Windows Mobile.
So far the phone is great! I love it.
I have noticed you can download lots of apps and tweaks.
I want just wondering how to instal these programs on the phone.
I have downloaded a few games, Unzipped and copied over the files to the phone. It recognioses one of the games with a '.cab' format and it installed, but the rest are .xml.
Any pointers, tips and hints for this phone?
Cheers
the program you use to extract compressed files identifies cab files as compressed. All you need to do is copy the cab files to your phone and run the file from there. If you try to extract a cab file, you'll get those xml files you talked about.
1. Copy cab to phone
2. Run cab from phone to install the program
good luck
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1. Copy cab to phone
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Hi - my first post!
You mention .cab files... I expect this applies to .exe's as well (for example, hot fixes)???
Any particular folder(s) on the phone we should be copying these files to before running them? I tried to install a hot fix today, but after running the .exe and receiving a 'success' message, the phone restarts OK, but the fix does not appear to have worked.
all exe install's for pocketpc's are pc exe files which have to be run
on the pc and then it use activesync to transfer the cab file to the
pocketpc and run it there
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all exe install's for pocketpc's are pc exe files which have to be run
on the pc and then it use activesync to transfer the cab file to the
pocketpc and run it there
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Thanks for the response.
Unfortunately, running the exe on my PC (Win Vista) doesn't seem to work.
Error: "{C:\filepath\filename.exe} is not a valid Win32 application."
Any ideas? I'm a complete newb at this so have exhausted my very limited list of possible ideas...
some people don't distribute their apps with installers so it could
just be the program itself
in which case you have to execute it on the pocketpc
this of cause mean that it will not put a shortcut to the exe
in your programs thats just something you have
to do manualy with a program like total commander
which you can also use to browse to where you put the
exe file and execute it to start the program
some people don't distribute their apps with installers so it could
just be the program itself
in which case you have to execute it on the pocketpc
this of cause mean that it will not put a shortcut to the exe
in your programs thats just something you have
to do manualy with a program like total commander
which you can also use to browse to where you put the
exe file and execute it to start the program
OK thanks - I already tried running the exe straight from my Diamond, and although it appeared to work correctly, the hotfix didn't actually fix what it claimed to. Not to worry, I'm still learning all this stuff (only had my Diamond for a day and a half now... ).