whenever i try and drag files into the windows directory on the HTC Diamond Touch i get an error saying i do not have permission to place the files in that directory. how do i get around it?
I had the same, when trying to do the file operation on my PC (using windows explorer with the Diamond connected via USB). When I copied the files on the Diamond directly, using the win mobile file explorer, it worked fine.
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is there an app for the alpine that lets you extract cab files from exe.files without using a pc
I think most of the .exe actually contain a Win32 installer, so I believe there is no realy way to extract the CAB from it, apart from running it on the PC.
However, most of the time you can get the CAB on the PC and install it without using ActiveSync. The Installer usually extracts the CAB to C:\Program Files\[Name of Software] or C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\[Name of Software]. Grab it there and store it on your device, then install with CabInstaller for example.
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If you must go hardcore and decompress a cab on your phone, try it with a RAR decompresor. They open on the PC with winrar, but you'll lose file name & structure.
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Sometimes the PC .exe file automatically deletes the CAB file from the PC & you won't be able to find it on the PC.
If you have an app that behaves like this, run the .exe on the PC & click on OK/Next until you get to the dialogue that asks you 'Install "AppName" using the default install directory?', just after you see the 'Retrieving Device Data' notification.
Now fire up Windows Explorer on the PC and search your \Program Files\ and \Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\ directories for your software developer's name. The CAB files should be inside this folder.
Note: All you need is the CAB file. If there is more than one, make sure you pick the correct Processor type ie .ARM for Himalaya or Alpine, not SH3 or MIPS. You don't need any .ini files either.
new here, how do i download some of these links to the phone to install them?
You have to download the file to you computer then connect you phone to you PC using active sync (XP) Windows Mobile Device Center (Vista). Then I use file explorer to find the file I want copy it (right click>copy) the use file explorer to go to your device (or storage card) and past it. After that use file explorer on you phone ti find a click on the file (CAB) and it should install.
good luck
Can someone please answer the most basic of N00B questions ...
1) How do I install .EXE files onto the Tilt
2) How do I install .CAB files onto the Tilt
Specifically, with # 1, I am trying to install KaiserTweak, but it does not run under Windows XP and there is no info on how to get it onto the phone and how to install it (it has an XML too).
Thanks!
copy them over to your kaiser. run them by clicking on them using file explorer
Ummm ... N00bier
Thanks, but HOW?
I have activesync running, and it is doing a bang up job. I cannot figure out how to get the EXE and XML over onto the phone.
Also, how would a CAB work, same way?
OMG!
cab - copy to phone and run through file explorer
exe - run through pc/ or run directly from the device
to copy files over to your PPC...
click the explore button on your activesync app running on your desktop from there you can drag and drop the files anywhere
I drag and drop .cabs to my storage card, I have a cab folder with two folders inside one is device and one is card. It is an easy backup and reminds me of where i installed that particular cab. Now, if you have an .exe or .msi you can run that from your desktop and as long as you are synced the install wizard will install the app to your phone giving you the option to install it on the device or the card.
Now, some applications are meant to be ran from your phone, such as mplayer or Kaiser Tweaks. You copy the file over to your device and click the .exe when you want to run the program.
Hope this helps!
I have d/l coreplayer, but it's all just a bunch of files. Is it a case of simply transferring them to the diamond whereupon I initiate the installation on the phone itself? If so where do I install to and which files do I need?
Thanks,
S.
you need to transfer the .cab file to the diamond and run it from the file explorer in the phone. If you have ie. WinRAR installed and just went with default settings, the cab. look like an archive like .zip and .rar files and therefore many people think they have to unpack it...
Two ways apps are installed on a PPC.
1. Via a CAB file (filename ends in .cab) by transferring the CAB file to the PPC and "clicking" it within file explorer.
2. Via ActiveSync app installer by running the EXE on your PC. (ActiveSync then transfers the CAB file without you having to do it.)
If you downloaded coreplayer, it should have been only one file (either a CAB file that you run on the PPC or an EXE that you run on the PC).
Help!
Was changing the battery icon on my touch diamond and during copying a file to the windows folder, file explorer locked up.
I have managed to view the /windows folder on the mobile device using windows explorer and can see that the file I was copying did not copy fully I believe it's corrupted as it the copied file is smaller than the original.
I cannot delete the file using xp laptop windows explorer, no permissions/read only.
Nor can I access it using file explorer in phone as it keeps hanging!
Aaaargh!
Why is it the little things that cause such pain?
I feel a hard reset coming on, but will seek help here first.
Thanks
Why don't you try other file explorers that are much better than the default one in Windows Mobile?
Try Total Commander or Resco Explorer.