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Is it possible...

I may be shooting myself in the foot for asking this, but is there a way to transfer programs/Apps from one PPC (iPAQ 4355) to another (HTC Kaiser) without having the .exe files?
There are a few on my old PPC that I still like to use, but don't want to have to re-buy again.

For most, there's no need to buy again. Download the installer, pump in your serial number, and it'll run just fine. The only exception to this I can think of on my phone is Voice Command, which does require the licensed installer app.

PerfAlbion said:
For most, there's no need to buy again. Download the installer, pump in your serial number, and it'll run just fine. The only exception to this I can think of on my phone is Voice Command, which does require the licensed installer app.
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Care to elaborate? How do I go about getting the downloader? Some of these apps I have had for a while, so it would be hard (if not impossible) to get the serial #'s
Thanks

If the version hasn't changed, it's pretty much hit the manufacturer's web page, download, and run.
The serial numbers would be your issue, though. If you don't have those and your app doesn't display it in "Help-About," the registration page, or some place similar, you'd need to have it archived somewhere. I'm an e-mail packrat so I've got mine going back years. Some manufacturers will e-mail you your serial numbers if you ask support, though. Recovery from hard resets or replacement phones.
If you can't find them somehow, you have to figure out what directories and registry hives to backup, back them up, move them over, and hope that it works.

I read somewhere of a program to move all softwares from one device to another without installing, but i didn't downloaded it then. Now I dont even remember the name for it. Sorry. But you try searching it, if u get it pls let us know. I'll do the same. Thanx.

Do Not Use This..

DO NOT USE THIS!!
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-pocket-pc-installation-creator-v2-3.html
I tried to use this app to create a cab file. It has an internal virus that changes the username of your phone to a Chinese variant when the created cab is run. (not sure why?)
Knew nothing about this until my Worldmate and Resco shut down on my TyTynII (they check their codes with username everytime you sync online).
Guess AV for WM is something to look at now!!

A virus? I doubt it...
Don't overreact and waste money on virus program for WM6. The experts may correct if I am wrong but I still can remember only 1 test case of a "sample" virus in windows mobile a few years back.
And changing your phone's user name to the chinese equivalent, considering it is possibly written by someone who is, uh, chinese, doesn't constitute a virus.

packetstorm said:
Don't overreact and waste money on virus program for WM6. The experts may correct if I am wrong but I still can remember only 1 test case of a "sample" virus in windows mobile a few years back.
And changing your phone's user name to the chinese equivalent, considering it is possibly written by someone who is, uh, chinese, doesn't constitute a virus.
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I did not suggest to anyone to go out and buy AV software but, I can send you the .cab file if you would like to check for youself??
A virus or Trojan would not have to specifically work with onboard comms apps on the WM unit but so many people (especially in the US) are tethering there devices now giving a 'back door' so to speak..
It would not take much for a small packe on your WM device to drop items into your Outbox and when you sync, hey presto, it goes.
Basic PC AV would not see this.
EDIT: OK, for want of a better term, cal it Malware...Take a look at this, it's a bit long winded but gives you some idea. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/malicious.threats.to.pdas.html

CD writing blues!

lately my cd-rw/dvd rom (combo- matshita ujda770) has been giving me some problems.
it reads CDs and DVDs perfectly but it has stopped burning discs.
it makes ticking noises when i try to write a disc. it has stopped recognising blank rewritable discs although it recognises blank CDs.
i have tried reducing burn speeds till 4x but still had no luck.
is there any software which can tell me where the problem lies.
nero gives a "track following error"
NTI gives "hardware error"
can any softeare tell me if the lens is ok (i've tried cleaning that too)
please help me! (or just tell me how much does a new dvd-writer costs for a laptop acer aspire 5500z)
thanks a lot!

Delete Upper and Lower Filters
Step 1: Start Registry Editor
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Registry Editor starts.
Step 2: Delete the UpperFilters registry entry
1. In Registry Editor, expand My Computer, and then expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
2. Expand SYSTEM, and then expand CurrentControlSet.
3. Expand Control, and then expand Class.
4. Under Class, click {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
5. In the right pane (topic area), click UpperFilters.
Note An UpperFilters.bak registry entry may also appear. To delete the UpperFilters registry entry, you must click UpperFilters and not UpperFilters.bak.
6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
7. When you receive the following message, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the UpperFilters registry entry:
Are you sure you want to delete this value?
The UpperFilters registry entry is removed from the {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} registry subkey.
Note Do not exit Registry Editor. You must have this program for the next step.
Step 3: Delete the LowerFilters registry entry
1. In Registry Editor, expand My Computer, and then expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
2. Expand SYSTEM, and then expand CurrentControlSet.
3. Expand Control, and then expand Class.
4. Under Class, click {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
5. In the right pane (topic area), click LowerFilters.
Note An LowerFilters.bak registry entry may also appear. To delete the LowerFilters registry entry, you must click LowerFilters and not LowerFilters.bak.
6. On the Edit menu, click Delete.
7. When you receive the following message, click Yes to confirm the deletion of the LowerFilters registry entry:
Are you sure you want to delete this value?
The LowerFilters registry entry is removed from the {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} registry subkey.
8. Exit Registry Editor.
Step 4: Restart the computer
If problem persists, remove and re-install your CD Writing software(Nero), if issue is still not resolved, then there can be an issue with the optical drive itself. How old is the drive ?

sorry friend,i did all what u said but still i have the same problem.
my drive is 1 and a half year old.
but i still have doubts because it can read perfectly
btw thanks for ur help.

dumped that cd drive and got a new sony g520a dvd-writer for my laptop today for us$75.

All right mate, even i wuz about to advise you to get the lens changed

even thou laptop optical drives are more expesive then desktop ones
i doubt putting too much efford into fixing one would pay off

there are two lenses on a cd/dvd writer one for reading and one for writing. Just a fact i wanted to share

i think i must have screwed up the "writing" part of the writer!
by the way thanks rohit, rudegar and scousemartin for helping me.
one more thing.
now when i burn dvds using my new writer (using nero)
the buffer level (not on dvd drive but on hard disk) is always less than half utilised whereas the buffer on dvd drive is at 100%
this burner should write a dvd at max 8x but i get a max of about 6x.
is it any problem?

my luck is so screwed up.
today the new sony g520a dvd writer stopped recognizing dvds and is not burning dvds too. although cd read/write is fine.
its been just 3 months and this happened again.
i always write on sony media.

Damn, you have no luck
Reminds me of the days when i decided to stop burning discs altogether, buy 4 Seagate 500Gb hard drives and get them in a raid5 array... I had the same kind of issues you have : readers breaking too often, beloved discs unreadable, important data lost...
Hard drives are way safer (get a raid NAS), and cheaper per Go, and faster... i will never burn discs again i swear.

RAID can b a good option, but it's not always feasible to buy 4 500 GBs of HDDs , that too for a laptop. It's not that its gotta b your hardware (DVD writer) on fault. Can b operating system issue as well.
Uninstall and reinstall your burner application(Sonic, Nero), if you are usin' one. Try system restore, if this thing started lately.
Trust me, small simple things work wonders sometimes. Moreover it's NOT RECOGNIZING issue, check and reinstall the drivers, as well.
Good luck, mate.

[UNLOCK] Sim-unlocker.com HD unlocking

This is a new thread to discuss unlocking with sim-unlocker.com & their client software.
Please keep discussion about sim-unlocker.com here, and not in other threads dedicated to different unlocking services.

HTC TOUCH HD Unlocked
I used http://www.sim-unlocker.com/ they charged me £13.44 thru paypal, after completing the payment they redirected me to a webpage with the software and a file which i guess contained the IME, ran the unlock software and everythings is good it's unlocked!!! hihi tha whole process from the payment till i got the phone unlocked took less than 5 minutes. NO WAINTING NECESSARY, EASY, INSTANT AND CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER RIPP OFFZ OUT THERE. Attached is the .rar file with the unlock software and the ime.unl file that i downloaded from http://www.sim-unlocker.com/ my guess is if somehow you can manage to change the ime in the ime.unl file and change to your phone's IME (found on the back of the phone if you remove the battery) it should work.
*****Only for those who can manage to change the IME number in the ime.unl file to their IME. The IME in the ime.unl file has my IME incorporated so if you can find a way to change it to your IME, it should work***** The unlock code i got from the unlock software for my phone was 04686206 try it on your phone and it might work for you
***Instructions***
1- The unlock software and the ime.unl file must be on the same folder when you run the Unlock software (BLAC001-unlocker.exe remember to run it as administrator)
2- Make sure you have Microsoft ActiveSync for those running XP or Sync Center for those running Vista and setup a partnership.
3- When Microsoft ActiveSync or Sync Center says Connected, run the program and follow the prompts.

Sim Unlocker
Sorry, no file attached. Would guess that we would also need to know your imei code to identify and change.

Hi,
I can only highly recommend sim-unlocker.com. After many, many weeks of frustrated attempts, within 2 days I was able to unlock the phone.
Also, ever since I got in touch with them, following DavidMc0 advice, they were extremely fast in replying, and tried to get a solution out to me fast. The solution, in the end, worked fine.
Also, regarding posting here the soft and unlocking file that they provide, I would not recommend it... they are phone specific, and, in fact, they are the result of the unlocking company's efforts... Here, I believe you pay a very reasonable (read low) amount for their program, but also for their very good and responsive support.
Regards,
P.

sandymac said:
sorry, no file attached. Would guess that we would also need to know your imei code to identify and change.
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if he attached the file he would be posting warez
your not asking for warez are you?
please don't post anything here that you shouldn't.
thank you

oops i guess shouldn't post those files here,

touch hd unlocked without problems
just wanted to say,
sim-unlocker.com worked without any problems with my touch hd.
it's really worth the 15€ (compared to 399€ my network provider wanted me to pay )
greets,
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Possible Tethering Hack?

So after that guy figured out the tethering hack for iOS by just changing a few lines of test, I decided to try to find one for Windows Phone 8. I have no idea how it would get on the phone (besides possibly flashing a new rom?), but I went and looked anyway. I mounted the VHD from the SDK and I think that I found something. If you use something like Visual Studio's Find in Files and search for ICSSVC, you'll find some interesting stuff.
First of all, in Microsoft,Net.NetCore.reg, I found this: puu.sh/3J9yS.png That's how I learned about ICSSVC. So then I searched for that and in Microsoft.Net.NetCore.policy.xml there is a bunch of capability stuff. I have no idea what to do past here, and the emulator doesn't have the Internet Sharing option. So, yeah.

MichaelC97 said:
So after that guy figured out the tethering hack for iOS by just changing a few lines of test, I decided to try to find one for Windows Phone 8. I have no idea how it would get on the phone (besides possibly flashing a new rom?), but I went and looked anyway. I mounted the VHD from the SDK and I think that I found something. If you use something like Visual Studio's Find in Files and search for ICSSVC, you'll find some interesting stuff.
First of all, in Microsoft,Net.NetCore.reg, I found this: puu.sh/3J9yS.png That's how I learned about ICSSVC. So then I searched for that and in Microsoft.Net.NetCore.policy.xml there is a bunch of capability stuff. I have no idea what to do past here, and the emulator doesn't have the Internet Sharing option. So, yeah.
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Unfortunately, this involves dumping phone ROMs and modifying the policies (We don't know how crazy this process will be). Another set back involves the fact that the bootloaders for WP8 are signed which would require the the ROM to be signed with the correct cert, etc.
Basically, this will be extremely painful due to WP8 running a Windows NT Kernel (WP7 uses Windows CE) and all kinds of other obstacles that we haven't discovered yet.

snickler said:
Unfortunately, this involves dumping phone ROMs and modifying the policies (We don't know how crazy this process will be). Another set back involves the fact that the bootloaders for WP8 are signed which would require the the ROM to be signed with the correct cert, etc.
Basically, this will be extremely painful due to WP8 running a Windows NT Kernel (WP7 uses Windows CE) and all kinds of other obstacles that we haven't discovered yet.
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Also while I was searching, I found a registry entry for 'DeveloperUnlock'. So when you run the program to dev unlock your phone, the program must modify the registry on the phone. I'm pretty sure that it would be possible to replicate that.

MichaelC97 said:
Also while I was searching, I found a registry entry for 'DeveloperUnlock'. So when you run the program to dev unlock your phone, the program must modify the registry on the phone. I'm pretty sure that it would be possible to replicate that.
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As of now, we can't execute the native EXEs on the phone so we won't know whether we can replicate that or not. I know with talking with HeathCliff74, modifying the policy on WP7 took quite a long time and effort to figure out. I can almost guarantee the policies on WP8 are implemented completely different from WP7 and even a bigger pain to modify

snickler said:
As of now, we can't execute the native EXEs on the phone so we won't know whether we can replicate that or not. I know with talking with HeathCliff74, modifying the policy on WP7 took quite a long time and effort to figure out. I can almost guarantee the policies on WP8 are implemented completely different from WP7 and even a bigger pain to modify
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I meant the program on your computer that comes with the SDK. I think that it modifies the phones registry to dev unlock it.

MichaelC97 said:
I meant the program on your computer that comes with the SDK. I think that it modifies the phones registry to dev unlock it.
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You are correct, it does modify the registry to dev unlock it by connecting to a running service on the phone and executing native DLLs. The main DLL that interacts with the phone within the program's folder is an Win32 compiled .DLL rather than a .NET file which would require some disassembly to get an idea of what's going on. It also doesn't help that it is a signed DLL.