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How to take backup of Active sync Add / Remove programs list ?

How to take backup of Active sync Add / Remove programs list ?
1. Take backup of Microsoft Active Sync folder located in c:\Program Files\
2. Then run Regedit
3. Then navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows CE Services\Appmgr\Apps
4. Click on file menu & select export and save the reg export in backup folder
To restore Microsoft Active Sync backup….
1. Install Microsoft Active sync
2. Then overwrite backup of Active Sync on the same Folder
3. Then run the exported .reg file
That’s it
Enjoy
Regards
Swanand Joshi

Why would you do all of this for a list?

TheChampJT said:
Why would you do all of this for a list?
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you see i m and shop owner .... every now and then windows is gets currupted... after reinstalling windows......... it's quiet defecult to relocate the aaplications used to install freqwently

You don't keep copies of your apps.....

contacts hardcopy

How can i take a printout of the contacts? i wanted to keep a hardcopy of all my contacts..
thanks.

I don't want to look too much into it, but I would sync my phone in outlook and google the question print contacts list in outlook. I am sure you will come up with something.

Here's a mechanism that is sure to work.
Requirements
1. You will need "pimbackup" for your Windows Mobile device.
2. You will need M$ Excel for your desktop/laptop (assuming it is running Windows).
Steps
1. Use pimbackup to back up all your contacts to a file on your storage card. Remember to TURN OFF "Binary Backup" as you go through the wizard.
2. Once the operation completes, copy the ".PIB" file that it generates in the location that you chose to your desktop/laptop.
3. On your desktop/laptop, rename the file to ".ZIP". Extract the file using WinZip or WinRAR or whatever have you.
4. Inside the ZIP, you will find a file named something like contacts_*.CSC. Rename this file to ".CSV".
5. Now start Excel (DO NOT double click the ".CSV" file to start Excel). In Excel, choose File->Open and point it to the ".CSV" file you got from Step 4.
6. A Wizard will start. Tell the Wizard that the file you are opening is "Delimited", and the Delimiter is a ";" (Semicolon). You can play with the other options but the ones I have mentioned are necessary.
7. RESULT: You will now have an excel sheet that contains rows (one for each contact) spread across columns (a column for Name, another for Number, and so on). Choose the rows/columns you want to print and you're done!
Enjoy!

Thanks a lot. I tried it and it works like a charm.
Thanks Ascii for your detailed procedure.
Keep up the good work.

[Q] Migration from iPhone to Galaxy S

Hello and respect to all XDA members
I have a question
What is (if it exists) the method through which one can transfer SMS and Contacts from an iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy S?
For contacts I used my google account ... but for SMS?
Thank you in advance!

If you want only your phone contacts to be transferred, you can try this:
1) Export all your contacts as vCard files
2) Connect the phone to your computer and mount the internal storage
3) Copy all the vCard files into the root of the mounted drive
4) Goto Contacts -> Menu -> Options -> Import/Export -> Import from SD Card
Worked flawlessly for me as I didn't want all my contacts on the cloud.

For SMS:
1. Copy your sms.db from your iPhone to your pc (this needs jailbreak and and an iphone explorer on your computer) - the file should be in /var/Mobile/Library/SMS
2. Upload the sms.db to this site -> http://faked.org/isms2droid/ it will convert the sms.db to an xml format android can read.
3. On Android, there's a free app named SMS Backup & Restore, where you can import the xml file.
I did that too and it worked flawlessly with 3000 messages that were 2.5 years old (I am too lazy to delete any messages...)

Great, thanks! I've been missing my old SMS Messages

XQC's post is great, however, it would be great if there's an arabic language support as the exported xml file gives (?) question marks on all arabic letters.

A quick Q about transferring sms

I have my old nokia 5800 and I want to transfer all my SMS to galaxy s. I have synced 5800 with nokia pc suite and all the SMS and contacts are there too. I found this app "SMS migrator" for android that does the job but where in my pc can I find the file that has my SMS so I can put that to my galaxy sd-card and use the migrator?
Thanks for your help in advance!( yes I know how to "thank" ) Btw it's windows7..

Hi,
You need to download and install 2 programs:
1). h**p://www.simail.si/nokia2androidsms/
You install this on your PC, basically this will convert the Nokia file to an xml file and you transfer this file to your Android device after you have installed the second program.
2). h**p://android.riteshsahu.com/apps/sms-backup-restore/
You install this apk on your Android and it will create a backup and restore folder, you transfer the xml file from your PC to this folder.
3). Open the SMS BU restore program on your Android, select import and your done.
Hope this helps.
Regards, khan3.

I have tried that already, it doesn't find the file it is supposed to convert -.-
That's why I asked for the location of the file so I ca drag it to the Program so it converts it...
I also found this mobiledit phone copier but it requires paid version of the program to do the conversion to XML-format...
Thanks anyway, hope you could help me a lil more

Nevermind, I finally got it after struggling for couple of hours XD now I can finally start enjoying my SGS! I had too new version of OVI so the nokia2android program couldnt find the file, I had to delete the OVI and search for older OVI and it worked

Glad you are now sorted.
If it helps anyone else this is what I did:
I am running Windows 7, have Nokia OVI suite v3.0.0.290 installed and used OVI to create a backup.
I created a new folder on my D drive and called it N2A which contains the main Nokia2AndroidSMS.exe + sqlite2.dll, when you run the program it automatically finds the appropriate OVI file (.NBU), converts it to .xml format and places it in the same folder as Nokia2AndroidSMS (in my case N2A).
Actually you don't have to locate the nokia backup file or drag it. Nokia2Android does it automatically, you just select datastore1 from the drop down box and select your imei.
Then you connect your SGS to your computer, wait a few seconds and you will get the AutoPlayer window pop up with GT-I9000 shown, select open device to view files, double click on phone, double click on the folder SMSBackupRestore, then drag the xml file from your computer to this folder, Now press the SGS home key, then press the applications icon, navigate to and open the SMS Backup & Restore program and select the restore option, this will now import your messages, to exit the program just press the return key a few times to return to your home screen.
If you want to backup your messages, open the program and select the backup option, the file will be saved in the SMSBackupRestore folder in xml format.
In the program settings you can change the message date format - default is java date representation (including millisecond) - or time and date in readable format of the time when the message was sent/received, you can also change the naming convention for the saved xml file.
The xml file can be opened and edited!
Some of the xml file fields are:
type – Sent = 2, Received = 1
read – Read Message = 1, Unread Message = 0
status – None = -1, Complete = 0, Pending = 32, Failed = 64
For those interested in interpreting the java date representation you can check out epochconverter.com.
Hope this little contribution helps any one having the same problems.
Regards, khan3

Thanks for this useful thread
but I don't know why it's not working with me
I downloaded Ovi suite (the one I could found on Nokia site is v3.1.1.85, is it necessary to use v3.0.0.290?)
I used it for sync (& even making a backup) & all the messages are synchronized
I disconnected the mobile & closed the ovi suite from the notifications area
But when I use the nokia2android program I get a small xml file with no messages in it (count=0)
even when I drag the MDataStore.db3 file from:
C:\Users\*********\AppData\Local\Nokia\Nokia Data Store\DataBase
I get the same empty file!
any help please??
BTW, Sync Nokia N81.. & working on windows 7 too

How to replace Siri with Google Assistant! [GUIDE]

So as you may know, Google released their Assistant SDK a couple days back. Naturally, my first instinct was to replace Siri with Google Assistant on my MacBook Pro.
Here we go...
NOTICE: I am not responsible for any loss of data or damage to your computer. I strongly recommend backing up your device before following this tutorial. Proceed at your own risk.
You are installing the Google Assistant SDK on to your device, and there are limitations and differences between it and Google Home.
This is not elegant by any means and doesn't have a fancy GUI like Siri, so be warned. It's a bodge. But hey, it works
1. Firstly, download and extract the zip file attached to the bottom of this post. I chose to do this in the Downloads folder. If you haven't already installed Python 3, go ahead and install it (the pkg file is located in the '1. Python' folder).
2. Go to the Project Page (console.cloud.google.com/project) of Google's Cloud Platform Console, and click 'Create Project'. Name your project "My Google Assistant". After your project has been created, close the page.
3. Enable the Google Assistant API by following this link (console.developers.google.com/apis/api/embeddedassistant.googleapis.com/overview) and clicking 'Enable'. Make sure your project is selected (the project title is displayed at the top of the page). Click "Create Credentials", and select "Other UI (e.g. Windows, CLI tool)" and "User Data" in the following dropdown boxes. Give your OAuth 2.0 Client ID a name, and hit 'Create Client ID'. Call your Product "My Google Assistant". When you are prompted to download credentials, click 'I'll do this later'. You will be brought to a page with a list of OAuth 2.0 Client IDs, and you should see the one you just made. Click the download button to the side, and download it to a folder called "googleassistant" in your Home Directory.
4. Ensure that "Web & App Activity", "Location History", "Device Information" and "Voice & Audio Activity" are all enabled in your Activity Control page (myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols) so that Assistant can be personalised to you.
5. Open a Terminal window (Applications > Utilities > Terminal.app), and install pip if you haven't already installed it, by entering the command:
Code:
sudo easy_install pip
6. Navigate to your googleassistant directory:
Code:
cd ~/googleassistant
7. Install these dependencies:
Code:
python -m pip install google-assistant-sdk[samples]
8. Enter the following command, changing XX to the name of the json file you downloaded earlier:
Code:
python -m googlesamples.assistant.auth_helpers --client-secrets XX.json
9. You will be given a URL. Enter it into your browser and login to your Google Account to authorise the application. You will be given a code. Copy it, and enter it back into the Terminal window - this may take a few minutes.
10. Test that your Google Assistant works with your Mic by entering the following command; it will record 5 seconds of audio and play it back to you.
Code:
python -m googlesamples.assistant.audio_helpers
11. If you can hear yourself, entering the following command to start talking to your new Google Assistant! It can take a couple of minutes to load when you first enter the command, and can take a minute to realise you've finished speaking, so be patient! It does become a lot more responsive after you've ran it for the first time. When you enter the command, wait for it to prompt the command "press Enter to send a new request", and ignore any warnings.
Code:
python -m googlesamples.assistant
Congrats, you just got Google Assistant working on your Mac!
12. Now to replace Siri with Google Assistant, go to the '2. Assistant App' folder from the archive you downloaded and extracted from this post earlier. Copy it, and place it in the ~/googleassistant directory you created earlier.
All this app does is run the Terminal command from step 11 when pressed (if you're worried, all of these apps can be opened in Automator so you can see there's no funny business here).
13. Next, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items, and add the Assistant app as a login item, and click the checkbox to Hide the app so it runs in the background.
14. Go to the directory '/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents', and press Cmd-I to bring up the Get Info dialog box. Give yourself Read & Write access by clicking the padlock at the bottom of the window, clicking the '+' Icon, your username, and setting your Privilege to 'Read & Write'.
Next, enter into the 'Resources' folder and do exactly the same thing to the file 'Assets.car', giving yourself Read & Write access.
15. Repeat step 14 at the directory '/System/Library/CoreServices/Siri.bundle/Contents', again with the 'Resources' folder and 'Assets.car' file.
16. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TOUCH BAR, SKIP THIS STEP!
Open the '3. Icons' folder from the archive you extracted earlier, and open ThemeEngine.app. Click 'Open Document', go the directory '/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources',
and click on 'Assets.car'. Go to the "TouchBarControlStripSiriContent" element, and backup the original image by dragging the 'normal' image to your Desktop or location of your choice.
Next, go into the Images > TouchBar folder and drag the 'sharedArt...' image into the 'normal' box to replace it. Click File > Save and exit.
17. If you do not have ThemeEngine open from the last step, open the '3. Icons' folder from the archive you extracted earlier, and open ThemeEngine.app.
Click 'Open Document', but this time go the directory '/System/Library/CoreServices/Siri.bundle/Contents/Resources', and click on 'Assets.car'.
Go through each element, and backup the original images by dragging both of the images in 'StatusMenuDark', 'StatusMenuLight', and the two images in 'ZZZZPackedAsset-1.0' and 'ZZZZPackedAsset-2.0' to your Desktop or another safe location.
Next, go into the Images > StatusMenuDark in the archive you extracted earlier, and ensure the 'StatusMenuDark' element is selected in ThemeEngine. In the folder, there will be two images - one that begins with 'siri-menu-icon-darkmode_', and one that begins with '[email protected]_'.
Look at the image that is selected in Theme Engine, and drag the image with the same name into its place.
Repeat this with the 'StatusMenuLight', 'ZZZZPackedAsset-1.0' and 'ZZZZPackedAsset-2.0' elements + folders in the archive (sidenote: the PackedAsset elements only have one image inside each, unlike the StatusMenu elements). After this, click File > Save and exit.
18. At this point, you have replaced the Siri Icons with Google Assistant Icons, and have Google Assistant set to open in the Terminal when you login. But all those Siri apps still just open Siri! Lets fix that.
It turns out that when you click the Siri Icon on your Touch Bar, in your Status bar, or open Siri in the Applications folder, they're actually all just shortcuts for opening Siri.app in the CoreServices folder.
In System Preferences, click on Siri and make sure it is DISABLED - do not close this window!
Next, open Activity Monitor (Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor.app) and search for Siri. Kill Siri and its related service if running.
Open a new Finder Window, and navigate to '/System/Library/CoreServices'. Copy Siri.app and back it up somewhere safe. Go the archive, open the folder '4. Siri Shortcut', and copy Siri.app into the CoreServices folder, replacing the Siri app that's already there. Go back to your System Preferences window, and enable Siri. Close out of your windows, restart your mac, and hey presto - Siri has been fully replaced by Google Assistant! You're welcome.
That Siri.app is again an AppleScript made in Automator, and it essentially just enters 'Return' into the Terminal window when pressed. In other words, it's the equivalent of clicking 'return' in that Terminal window when you were talking to Google Assistant earlier. As I said, it's a bodge, but it works!
When the Terminal window launches, don't exit it! Instead, press Cmd-H to hide the window.
If you want to go back to Siri just follow this tutorial again (in the correct order), but replace the Assistant files with the Siri files that you backed up.
I hope you found this useful!
If you did, please follow me on twitter (@_lucasys) and help share this guide around
ZIP FILE: drive.google.com/file/d/0B9n0ZPG3Fgh3emJaanRHT2ZMSWc/view?usp=sharing
Screenshots: imgur.com/s88t7hC, imgur.com/qIi5t9W
Thanks to Alexander S. Zielenski and Mishaal Rahman

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Wow keep it up man!

Any tweaks like this for jailbroken iPhones?

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I don't know if iPhone have the required version of python if yes then there is a way.

hi, nice hack! one of the best!
does this support local commands for the mac?

Would this work with an M1 Macbook Air and that thise post is like 6 years old?