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Reg setting to prevent cab file from being deleted after running it?

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..

\WINDOWS folder in 6.1 Roms

I have problems in editing sym.0409.txt file from \Windows folder. All the files seem to be read only. Is there any posiiblity to edit/replace this file?

varden said:
I have problems in editing sym.0409.txt file from \Windows folder. All the files seem to be read only. Is there any posiiblity to edit/replace this file?
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Yes, since it's a ROM-File you need an more "advanced" file manager like Resco Explorer or Total Commander to achieve that.

or you can sync your phone, copy the file from the phone to the pc, then edit it on the pc and copy it back.

accidentally renamed folder

Hi,
i accidentally renamed a folder in my HTC TOUCH and don't remember it's old name. It was a folder in root-level and contains the following subfolders:
Code:
ftp
LAN
registry
The other folders on the root-level are :
Code:
\\Plugins
Appication Data
ConnMgr
Documents and Settings
Interner Speicher
MUSIC
Program Files
Programme
Temp
TomTom
Windows
Could anybody tell me the name of the folder the folder i accidentally renamed.
Thanks in advance

it looks like you renamed Program Files to Programm Files

Sorry, this was a typo. I corrected it now.

kernkraft said:
Sorry, this was a typo. I corrected it now.
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then i dont know because it looks like you have a german rom and i dont know what folders are supposed to be what.

kidnamedAlbert said:
then i dont know because it looks like you have a german rom and i dont know what folders are supposed to be what.
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Yes, i have a german rom.
Anyway, i found the name myself. I renamed My Documents and mistook the \\Plugin folder with the My Documents folder in the posting above.
Thanks for helping kidnamedAlbert.

Is there a way to extract a cab file from an installed ROM?

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.

Installing from PC - Where is CAB

Some software I install is done with an .exe file from the PC. It seems like these programs simply dump the CAB onto the phone for install. Does anyone know where this CAB is on the phone so I can copy it for re-install later?
Doug M.

Check the location you installed on your PC, the cab is usually there too

I have a quick question. I dowloaded Xtract that game. And I extracted the zip and i dont see a .cab file anywhere. Only a setup.xml and a few other files.

Sometimes it goes into a temp folder, it depends on the software. If I see it mention a location during the install process I check that folder for the cab file.

pennywisdom said:
Sometimes it goes into a temp folder, it depends on the software. If I see it mention a location during the install process I check that folder for the cab file.
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Ohh nevermind. So with CABviaActiveSync I just click it and it will install to my phone?

Sometimes you can open up the .exe file with 7-zip and just extract the cab file. Or, if you have sk tools, you can re-pack the program into a cab with their 'installed programs' tool.

dwmackay said:
Some software I install is done with an .exe file from the PC. It seems like these programs simply dump the CAB onto the phone for install. Does anyone know where this CAB is on the phone so I can copy it for re-install later?
Doug M.
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Hi Doug!
You can find the .cab file(s) in C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\XXXX
Where XXXX is the name of the software you have installed.
HTH

Thanks for the replies. This should speed-up some installs for me.
Doug M.