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tomtom 6 on wing

hey everyone! new user here! just have a quick question. i have all the files necessary to run tomtom 6 on my wing. i put the whole folder(tomtom nav/usa canada maps/etc) on my sd card and when i run the tomtom .exe file it starts up fine but then on the screen it says "no maps found!" how come when i have all the files on the sd card! am i doing something wrong???
also, when i ran the .exe file, there was no "icon" created in the programs folder or start menu. is there any way to install one so i dont have to use file explorer EVERYTIME i wanna use tomtom 6?
thanks dudes!

rush2zerogja said:
hey everyone! new user here! just have a quick question. i have all the files necessary to run tomtom 6 on my wing. i put the whole folder(tomtom nav/usa canada maps/etc) on my sd card and when i run the tomtom .exe file it starts up fine but then on the screen it says "no maps found!" how come when i have all the files on the sd card! am i doing something wrong???
also, when i ran the .exe file, there was no "icon" created in the programs folder or start menu. is there any way to install one so i dont have to use file explorer EVERYTIME i wanna use tomtom 6?
thanks dudes!
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I believe Tom Tom needs to be installed through your PC using activesync.
I dont use it though...

p.s.
all the tomtom files i had was from the old "universal" i used to play around with!
at that time, it worked fine with my wing(stock t-mobile ROM) but then i sold those two devices and then just recently, i decided to make the wing my MAIN phone again so i bought another one(lol) but now i cant get it to work!
i flashed my device with opentouch 2.7 biggy(GREAT ROM btw, kudos ttran!) if that makes any difference.

rush2zerogja said:
all the tomtom files i had was from the old "universal" i used to play around with!
at that time, it worked fine with my wing(stock t-mobile ROM) but then i sold those two devices and then just recently, i decided to make the wing my MAIN phone again so i bought another one(lol) but now i cant get it to work!
i flashed my device with opentouch 2.7 biggy(GREAT ROM btw, kudos ttran!) if that makes any difference.
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Did you even try what I recommended? Make sure all of the files are in a folder on your PC hard drive and run the .exe from there. Make sure your phone is connected through activesync.

thanks
hey thanks for your reply JLine05! that was quick!!!
ok. we'll do. im gonna try it out right now. ill post back up in a bit! thanks again, man!

ok. tried that but it didnt work! my pc says tomtom 6 is not a valid win32 app. this is with my wing connected via activesync too! hmmmm... im gonna try just separating all the items in the tomtom nav folder and put 'em out on the main dir. of my sd card.
or should should i just put the tomtom .exe file in /windows or /windows/programs or something like that and then run it???

this is also a bit off topic(sorry) but in the meantime, does anyone know how to change the clock colors? i've downloaded the files for the different colors but i cant put it in /windows! it says that the files im trying to replace is a "read-only" file therefore i cant delete/overwrite it!!!
is there a reg tweak or something that im missing???
one more thing. do you guys experience having issues turning on bt & wifi AT THE SAME TIME??? bec. see, i wanna surf the web while listening to mp3s via a2dp and i have my bt headset connected but then when i turn on wifi it just keeps on asking me for my password(wep key). i have all my wifi settings configured and it connects w/o asking for the wep(no problems) it just asks for it when im streaming mp3s to my bt headset!
as always, any help is appreciated!

I GOT IT!!!
i just extracted the file folder contents into the main dir. of the sd card and it worked!!! now all i need is to buy me a gps receiver & im all set! hehehe...
but i still got no tomtom icon in programs/start menu so i have to use file explorer everytime i wanna use it! is there any way to fix this?

rush2zerogja said:
i just extracted the file folder contents into the main dir. of the sd card and it worked!!! now all i need is to buy me a gps receiver & im all set! hehehe...
but i still got no tomtom icon in programs/start menu so i have to use file explorer everytime i wanna use it! is there any way to fix this?
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Use total commander.
Find the .exe file and highlight it.
Click on File, then >>>>> (A), then choose create shortcut.
Click on Tree when the box comes up.
Click on the + to expand the windows directory.
Expand the Start Menu Directory.
Then you can point it to either programs or settings.
Now when you want to open it, a shortcut will be in the folder that you chose.

JLine05 said:
Use total commander.
Find the .exe file and highlight it.
Click on File, then >>>>> (A), then choose create shortcut.
Click on Tree when the box comes up.
Click on the + to expand the windows directory.
Expand the Start Menu Directory.
Then you can point it to either programs or settings.
Now when you want to open it, a shortcut will be in the folder that you chose.
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thanks for the help, mate! everythings good!
i just put the shortcut in /windows/start menu/programs and it works like a charm!

Is there a Cabs installation tutorial????

I've searched and I've asked and no one wants to help...Could someone please point me in the direction that I need to be in
Purpose
Sliding sounds
Games
and other applications..
Thanks

A CAB installation is just like a Desktop installation but on your phone... Transfer the CAB to you phone (I put all mine on the memory card), click on the CAB, then install app. Generally if you have a memory card, the CAB installation will give you the choice to install to the phone or card.

mchapman007 said:
A CAB installation is just like a Desktop installation but on your phone... Transfer the CAB to you phone (I put all mine on the memory card), click on the CAB, then install app. Generally if you have a memory card, the CAB installation will give you the choice to install to the phone or card.
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So I copy the folder to the card..Then I click the cab from the desktop or using the phone???
*tries it out now*
Thanks man for you input

On your storage card create a folder called "cabs". Then put the cabs you want to install on your phone in this folder. Then open up file explorer (on your phone) and go to the cabs folder. Then select the cab you want to install by pressing it on screen or with the hard down key. Your phone will start to install the cab and it will ask you where you want to install (either phone memory or your memory card), choose which one you want. Note that some programs work better when installed to the phone (read and you'll find out suggestions). After the installation is complete your phone will tell you that it was successful.
Ron

I don't know
"click on the CAB, then install app. Generally if you have a memory card, the CAB installation will give you the choice to install to the phone or card."
Do I unzip with the phone or the desktop???? I copied the folders to the card...after that I'm lost...How do I run the application???

smoka said:
I don't know
"click on the CAB, then install app. Generally if you have a memory card, the CAB installation will give you the choice to install to the phone or card."
Do I unzip with the phone or the desktop???? I copied the folders to the card...after that I'm lost...How do I run the application???
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Unzip the folder on your computer and transfer the cab over into the "cab folder" on your memory card. Open file explorer on your phone, navigate to the "cab folder" on your memory card, select the cab to install and your done. No need to copy the whole folder to your phone, just the cab.
Ron

mark43 said:
On your storage card create a folder called "cabs". Then put the cabs you want to install on your phone in this folder. Then open up file explorer (on your phone) and go to the cabs folder. Then select the cab you want to install by pressing it on screen or with the hard down key. Your phone will start to install the cab and it will ask you where you want to install (either phone memory or your memory card), choose which one you want. Note that some programs work better when installed to the phone (read and you'll find out suggestions). After the installation is complete your phone will tell you that it was successful.
Ron
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Thanks for your input...I tried that and it gives me
"There is no application associated with"00CABE91".Run the application first,then open the file within the application"
What am I doing wrong????

smoka said:
Thanks for your input...I tried that and it gives me
"There is no application associated with"00CABE91".Run the application first,then open the file within the application"
What am I doing wrong????
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That is not a .cab I will attach a cab for you to try. I it is the transformers sliding cab. No need to unzip. Just download it to your computer and transfer it to your phone with either activesync or take out your memory card, stick it into your computer and put it in the folder you want. Let me know if it works.
Ron

thats the one I'm trying to use...So I need to pull the memory card out and active sync it... So how do I add those to the active sync task????
Thanks for your patience

smoka said:
thats the one I'm trying to use...So I need to pull the memory card out and active sync it... So how do I add those to the active sync task????
Thanks for your patience
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Open activesync and conect your device. Make sure you have a green symbol and click explore which is to the right of schedule. It opens your device and navigate to your memory card and cab folder if you have one. Then on your computer right click on the cab you downloaded and select copy. Now go to the window you brought up when you hit explore and right click in the destination and select paste. Now you have the cab on your phone. Next, on your phone open file explorer and navigate to the folder where you just pasted the cab and select it.
Ron

Come ON!!!!!
Please don't take offense. But, if you need this much help to install a CAB, you better spend a whole lot more time reading this forum before you touch you phone and really mess it up.

mchapman007 said:
Please don't take offense. But, if you need this much help to install a CAB, you better spend a whole lot more time reading this forum before you touch you phone and really mess it up.
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no offense

mchapman007 said:
Please don't take offense. But, if you need this much help to install a CAB, you better spend a whole lot more time reading this forum before you touch you phone and really mess it up.
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+1!!!!!!!!

Do not uncompress (unzip or rar) cab file.
He is uncompressing the cab into a folder and transfering it. His compression software shows the cab as compressed.
Just transfer the cab uncompressed and click on it and it will install. I bet that does the trick.

Also, if you want you can change it so that your compression software doesn't see CABs. I use WinRAR and you can just uncheck it under options>settings>integration and just uncheck CAB.

... LOL?...
a .cab is the "installer file" in windows mobile.
Steps:
1. Copy the .cab file into your phone
2. Open the File explorer in your phone and look for the .cab File
3. Click on it
4. Choose the place where you want to install it
5. Enjoy your new program(or sliding sound or anything)

Batchell said:
Do not uncompress (unzip or rar) cab file.
He is uncompressing the cab into a folder and transfering it. His compression software shows the cab as compressed.
Just transfer the cab uncompressed and click on it and it will install. I bet that does the trick.
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Thanks Batchell..However I was able to get my question answered by ANOTHER HELPFUL FORUM!!!!! I've only had my phone for 2 months and I DIDN'T know that you didn't have to unzip the files...I didn't have to worry about that stuff with a TREO... So to all that was helpful I really appreciate it..and the others with all of the slick jokes are bunch of assholes...yep I said it..Thats why I asked for a tutorial for cab installation smartass!!!!!!

This is a developer forum. If you ask a question here, it is assumed that you have a moderate level of computer literacy. This includes being able to unzip files.
Next time, please state you know NOTHING and people will give you the appropriate level of help.
Before others flame you even more for your last comment, I'm closing this thread for being inflammatory.

missing program shortcuts in Program Folder

i just noticed that i have a few programs installed that are not showing up then i go to Start>Programs.
these missing programs are working fine but i have to access them from shortcuts on the today screen or the start menu. is there a way to create shortcuts for these programs in the program folder?

neotekz said:
i just noticed that i have a few programs installed that are not showing up then i go to Start>Programs.
these missing programs are working fine but i have to access them from shortcuts on the today screen or the start menu. is there a way to create shortcuts for these programs in the program folder?
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If they are in the start menu, then they are not in Program by default. You can probably copy the shortcut from:
\Windows\Start Menu\
to:
\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
Ta
Dave

DaveShaw said:
If they are in the start menu, then they are not in Program by default. You can probably copy the shortcut from:
\Windows\Start Menu\
to:
\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
Ta
Dave
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but how can i make a shortcut to an .exe which is on my micro-SD card ? help please !
Thanks in advance!

Uh... have you searched for an answer to this? ALWAYS search before posting. See the handy link in my signature below. It works a treat!

exCluSive1 said:
but how can i make a shortcut to an .exe which is on my micro-SD card ? help please !
Thanks in advance!
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I use Total Commander. Theres an option on the "File" menu under >>>>>
In File Explorer, Copy the exe and then do Menu, Edit, Paste Shortcut and rename it.
Thanks
Dave

Or if you are lucky some nice person might come along and feel sorry for you and generously give you the answer.
Still lurking, Dave.

WM 6.5 3-Row Hexagonal Start Menu - 240x240

I would like to introduce in one .cab/.zip file the hexagonal start menu files compatible with WM 6.5 and 240x240 screens (like the Treo 750). The hexagonal start menu was removed from some WM 6.5 installations and now you can reinstall it.
Comes in two versions, with and without border.
.cab instructions:
1) Create an ActiveSync connection with your phone.
2) Copy the .cab file to your device.
3) Locate the .cab file on your device using Total Commander, or Resco Explorer.
4) Run the .cab file and let it install. Accept OVERWRITE if prompted.
5) Soft reset your device!
.zip instructions:
1) Create an ActiveSync connection with your phone.
2) Unzip the .zip file to your place of choice.
3) Browse your device, and copy and paste the files to your phone or SD card.
4) Use Total Commander, or Resco Explorer to locate where you placed the files and COPY/OVERWRITE all three files to the \Windows directory on your device.
5) Soft reset your device!
When your phone is finished booting open your start menu and enjoy some hexagons

thanks
I will give it try...

bug report...
navenedrob said:
When your phone is finished booting open your start menu and enjoy some hexagons
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Or not, it just doesn't work...
both files freeze the start menu button...
Am I doing anything wrong?
I've just done what you told...

superhiperclim said:
Or not, it just doesn't work...
both files freeze the start menu button...
Am I doing anything wrong?
I've just done what you told...
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There was a problem with the .cab software I was using and it stripping the information from the .cpr files. I have re-uploaded the files in .zip format and changed the instructions. Try it again I promise it will work! This new way is more manual work, but it is very easy to do. I recommend using Total Commander as linked above. When in Total Commander select all three files and select copy, then browse to your \Windows directory and select paste. It will ask you to overwrite a file, select YES. After you are done, soft reset your phone.

Updated with working .cab files, feel free to download and install them!

great work
I've just instaled the .cab of the one with borders, and it's just sweet...
it's just beatiful... I RECOMEND it

superhiperclim said:
I've just instaled the .cab of the one with borders, and it's just sweet...
it's just beatiful... I RECOMEND it
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Thank you! If there is enough interest I will make different shapes/colors/FX as well!

Will this work on a 240x320 device? I'm guessing no since you labeled it 240x240. Just wondering, I would like to try it out.

What is the difference between with or w/o border? What border?

pederb said:
What is the difference between with or w/o border? What border?
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I made that same question to my self, and just tryed both...
with borders you have the hexagon and borders highligted, on the one with no borders you just have the hexagon... you will not experience memory problems since the memory used to make the hexagons is the same used by windows to highligt the icons on the start menu...
I prefer the one with borders if you want to know
navenedrob said:
Thank you! If there is enough interest I will make different shapes/colors/FX as well!
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Yes please
It gives a litle fun touch to the "menu".
Sorry for my english...

Mobile Office
I notice that there is no office installed with this ROM. When I tried to update my Office to 6.1, it would not install because it was not currently on. Is there a way to install a previous version so I can do the update?
Aside from that, I am liking this 6.5. I had 6.1 and it didn't look any different from the previous 6.0. I am using an unlocked Cingular 750 on the T-Mobile network. I have been using a Black Dash, which I loved the Kavana ROM on!

You can get office from here

how about a picture - to wet the appetite!

Quick Links from SD Card?

I have searched around a bit, but I can't seem to find a solution for this.
I have a Garmin GPS/North American Maps on a SD card, and I can't seem to find a way to make the QuePPS show up under Programs for the sake of having a Quick Link to it.
Is this possible? Sorry if this is an easy solution and me being a dummy missed something basic.

sonusman said:
I have searched around a bit, but I can't seem to find a solution for this.
I have a Garmin GPS/North American Maps on a SD card, and I can't seem to find a way to make the QuePPS show up under Programs for the sake of having a Quick Link to it.
Is this possible? Sorry if this is an easy solution and me being a dummy missed something basic.
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Find the executable wherever it is installed. On the SD card, they usually install to \Storage Card\Program Files\. Tap and hold on the executable and select "copy." Navigate then to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ and tap "Menu > Edit > Paste shortcut." There you have it.

cajunflavoredbob said:
Find the executable wherever it is installed. On the SD card, they usually install to \Storage Card\Program Files\. Tap and hold on the executable and select "copy." Navigate then to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ and tap "Menu > Edit > Paste shortcut." There you have it.
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Thanks for the help. Actually, doing it that way copies the .exe to the Start Menu, and the problem is that the maps files can't be accessed from there.
What DID work is:
Tap and hold on the executable and select "Add to Start Menu".
Thanks again.

sonusman said:
Thanks for the help. Actually, doing it that way copies the .exe to the Start Menu, and the problem is that the maps files can't be accessed from there.
What DID work is:
Tap and hold on the executable and select "Add to Start Menu".
Thanks again.
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It copied the *exe because you didn't follow the instruction properly. I said to select "paste shortcut" not "paste."

cajunflavoredbob said:
Find the executable wherever it is installed. On the SD card, they usually install to \Storage Card\Program Files\. Tap and hold on the executable and select "copy." Navigate then to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ and tap "Menu > Edit > Paste shortcut." There you have it.
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cajunflavoredbob said:
It copied the *exe because you didn't follow the instruction properly. I said to select "copy shortcut" not "copy."
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Ummmmmmmm....ok?

I hope this forum isn't like so many other "help" forums.

sonusman said:
I hope this forum isn't like so many other "help" forums.
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I did not mean to offend you. I only mentioned it so you would know your error in case you tried the same thing in the future.I made an mistake in my reply anyway. I should have said "paste" instead of "copy." When you select paste, the system creates an exact copy of the file. When you select paste shortcut, on the other hand, it creates a link file to the original one. This was what we were going for.
Also, I would like to point out that this is a development forum, not a "help" forum. Users such as myself provide support to new users where we can, but this site is not meant for support or troubleshooting.
Again, I'm not trying to offend you, only explain.