Hello,
I want to install custom tsk files on my HP data messenger (windows mobile 6.1)
but when I copy the .tsk file to my phone,
I just get the same themes as before..
I can't choose the new theme..
So, what am I doing wrong?
brb123 said:
Hello,
I want to install custom tsk files on my HP data messenger (windows mobile 6.1)
but when I copy the .tsk file to my phone,
I just get the same themes as before..
I can't choose the new theme..
So, what am I doing wrong?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
copy it to your \windows folder
Related
hi guys, im new here and got my diamond just yesterday.. its my first pocket pc, and i need real help..
looked around the forums and found a lot of good stuff..
downloaded a couple of applications like advanced configuration tools, gsen, registery editor, but i dont know how to install them. when i unzip the files on my pc the are in xml format and when i double click on the setup file it opens in notepad..
plz help me, what should i do? how do i install these applications?
Instead of unzipping the .cab files on your pc, you need to copy them to your diamond (using activesync or select 'disk drive' when you plug it in).
Then open file explorer on your diamond, navigate to where you copied the .cab file, and run it - .cab is an installer file for windows mobile applications
Marridi said:
hi guys, im new here and got my diamond just yesterday.. its my first pocket pc, and i need real help..
looked around the forums and found a lot of good stuff..
downloaded a couple of applications like advanced configuration tools, gsen, registery editor, but i dont know how to install them. when i unzip the files on my pc the are in xml format and when i double click on the setup file it opens in notepad..
plz help me, what should i do? how do i install these applications?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Or for a longer version of this:
StarMonkee said:
Instead of unzipping the .cab files on your pc, you need to copy them to your diamond (using activesync or select 'disk drive' when you plug it in).
Then open file explorer on your diamond, navigate to where you copied the .cab file, and run it - .cab is an installer file for windows mobile applications
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do the following, hehe
When you download most programs they will be in .CAB format. Now all this means is that they can be installed DIRECT from the phone.
What I do is create a folder on my Diamond in Internal Storage called APPS and make sure my Diamond is synced to my pc / laptop using Activesync on XP or Windows Mobile Device centre if on Vista and then copy all the .CABS that i have downloaded into the APPS folder on my phone.
Once im ready to install the applications its very simple.
On your Diamond click on START and then PROGRAMS and locate FILE EXPLORER.
When FILE EXPLORER has loaded up in the top left of the window you will notice a memory card icon with the current directory you mobile is pointing to, push this and you will then see MY DEVICE and the location you are currently at.
If you have used a pc before its very similar to how the pc windows explorer used to navigate, anyway, select MY DEVICE and then choose INTERNAL STORAGE and then APPS.
Then its just a matter of selecting which application you wish to install as all the .CABS will be displayed. Select the one you want to install and follow the installation process.
If there are any small programs 1mb or less then I tend to install these onto my phone storage memory and for games I install them onto INTERNAL STORAGE but its up to you. Some programs require a SOFT RESET to work.
The SOFT RESET button is located where the STYLUS is stored on the phone, pull the STYLUS out and then you will see a RED BUTTON inside.
Push this and your phone will restart.
There is more information here at good ol xda-developers.com and also http://modmydiamond.info
Hope this helps!
Tom
thnx guys, but i know this, i did install some applications that end with caB, but when i tried to install the gsen or the advanced config for example, they didnt come in .CAB form. they came as zip and when i opened the file, all there was files and the one names setup was as xml.
i dont know, maybe i downloading the wrong files!! plz help? where do i download those files in .CAB format?
it worked, thnx guys..
xda is the best forum all around..
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!
acgibson said:
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!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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?
bilbobrian said:
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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????
acgibson said:
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????
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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 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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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!
I am using WM 6.5. Install a .tsk theme is no problem, just copy it to the Windows folder. But when I try to install a theme which comes as a .cab file, I can install it, but it does not appear in the selection list later.
Anything I missed out ?
Thanks, Wolfgang
The tsk is only one part of the theme. It has the wallpapers and registry settings. The cab is needed to install the tsk along with the png images that the theme uses and to which the registry settings point to. If the theme is failing to install correctly from the cab then you have a problem.
Try uninstalling the theme and manually deleting the associated tsk from the windows directory. If the theme fails to uninstall properly and refuses to reinstall then a hard reset is the only option at that stage.
I am trying to edit the icons in phcanOverbmp.dll, but no matter what i do the device will not use this modified file. This is driving me crazy as i can install and use other peoples taskbars with no issues and i know they have been modified.
This is what i have done so sar:
1 extract the file from a cab that i know works on me device.
2. use the unsign tool on that file, goes ok
3. modify icons ans save file(even i do not do this step it still does not work)
4 sign the file with current 2010 or 2009 certs, says the file is singed, but not timestamped.
5 recreate cab file and install
I have SDKcerts.cab already installed on the device.
I am using standard HTC rom on the diamond2 with windows 6.5
I am on windows 7
The same thing happnes if i try to modify any dll file
Can anyone plase let me know what i am doing wrong...very desperate..thanks
am i the only one with this problem ?
anyone ?? please