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.
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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.
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.
I downloaded a program called Flashlight, and I wanted to know how I could get it onto my all programs list, since it came as an .exe rather than a cab. Thanks in advance!
mchao92 said:
I downloaded a program called Flashlight, and I wanted to know how I could get it onto my all programs list, since it came as an .exe rather than a cab. Thanks in advance!
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Either move the file to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs or Create a shortcut to the exe (Copy the file in File Explorer and Choose Paste Shortcut) there.
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Dave
Ah! That did the trick. Thank you very much
doesn't work with GpsCompass
I installed a program called GpaCompass that doesn't show up in my win/startmenu/programs, so I copied and pasted the .exe there, I tried to cut/paste the .exe there, still no go. it gives me an alarm about microsoft.net, but i have 3.5 installed. I've tried using 2.0 as default AND 3.5 as default. not sure what to do. I'll try to include screenshot of error msg.
scottspa74 said:
I installed a program called GpaCompass that doesn't show up in my win/startmenu/programs, so I copied and pasted the .exe there, I tried to cut/paste the .exe there, still no go. it gives me an alarm about microsoft.net, but i have 3.5 installed. I've tried using 2.0 as default AND 3.5 as default. not sure what to do. I'll try to include screenshot of error msg.
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Don't copy (or cut!) and paste the exe to your Startmenu/Programs folder. Instead you should copy and paste a SHORTCUT to the exe in your Starmenu/Programs folder. By pasting the exe file itself into your folder it is trying to execute from that folder when other files that it may need are in the installation directory somewhere else on your device.
So first, cut and paste the .exe back to where it was originally located. Next copy the exe and "Paste as shortcut" into your Startmenu/Programs folder
Thanks lots
@ Rumbal,
worked beautifully, thanks a lot! I apparently misunderstood other posts I had read about doing this. And , call me an idiot, but somehow completely overlooked "paste as shortcut", and only saw "paste".
Thanks
woot!
Thanks!
This is something I just learned as well. Now I'm going to go ahead and make all the shortcuts I want!
It took a while, but I didn't want to ASK and get flamed for it. Anyway, these forms are tens of thousands of posts deep....I knew the answer was here
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Mitch
Thanks a lot for this info.
DaveShaw said:
Either move the file to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs or Create a shortcut to the exe (Copy the file in File Explorer and Choose Paste Shortcut) there.
Ta
Dave
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Amazing trick...this worked without troubles, and it can be set manually mostly for portable applications which does not install in Program Files folder.
I just did a trick with portable Dreamweaver by simply copying the portable folder to the Program Files, and then copied and pasted Dreamweaver.exe shortcut in Star Menu\Programs folder....worked fine.
Thanx for ur tips...
Hello
I have TomTom7 installed on my SD card, with favorites and custom map colors and everything...
After installing the new ROM from HTC, how do I get my phone to recognize the .exe file on the SD card as an installed program?
I would love if I didn't have to reinstall TomTom all over again.
Thanks in advance for any help/input
Hmmm, many visitors - but no answers...
I should maybe write a little more.
If I press the .exe file on the SD card, TomTom7 works perfectly...
- that isn't the issue.
My problem is that I would love to have TomTom in my programs menu, which I can not at the moment.
Therefor I need to get my Diamond to recognize it as an installed program, so that it shows up in my programs menu.
I hope what I'm writing is making sense, if not please tell and I will try to explain it more elaborate.
In "file explorer", hold your finger/stylus on the .exe file then select copy.
Now navigate to My Device\Windows\Start Menu
Hold your finger/stylus on the blank area below all the files listed then select Paste Shortcut
Now rename from "Shortcut to" to whatever you want to call it!
Job Done!!
hoosbude said:
In "file explorer", hold your finger/stylus on the .exe file then select copy.
Now navigate to My Device\Windows\Start Menu
Hold your finger/stylus on the blank area below all the files listed then select Paste Shortcut
Now rename from "Shortcut to" to whatever you want to call it!
Job Done!!
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You are a fabulous human-being!
Thanks a lot for your tip, it worked like a charm!
Lamsebamsen said:
You are a fabulous human-being!
Thanks a lot for your tip, it worked like a charm!
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No problem, glad to be of service!
Hi guys,
I have tomtom navigator installed to storage card but cannot create a shortcut on the today screen either through easytodaylauncher or spb ms3.5.
I got through the usual steps to create a shortcut but tomtom is not there.
to open tomtom I have to go to storagecard/navigator and select the .exe file for it to run.
I have tried copying the .exe file onto the device in to programfiles with no joy.
Please could someone with better intellegence than me tell me how to do it?
Thank you for reading.
Use total commander to create a shortcut to \windows\Start menu\Programs
I also got it at Storage card. Dunno if it will show up at easytodaylauncher and spb ms3.5 but i think so.
Tap and hold .exe file, select Edit > Copy, then navigate to windows/start menu/programs and tap menu and then select Edit > Paste Shortcut. Come out of the folder, go back in and there should be "Shortcut to TomTom..", rename.
Please elaborate on your problem. Does the shortcut appear in the file explorer?
Dan White said:
Tap and hold .exe file, select Edit > Copy, then navigate to windows/start menu/programs and tap menu and then select Edit > Paste Shortcut. Come out of the folder, go back in and there should be "Shortcut to TomTom..", rename.
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THANK YOU,
I dont know why it wouldnt do this before but following you steps exactly sorted this out
Thanks Lucifertfa and orelsi also for your time.