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Converting EXE to CAB for Extended ROM Auto-Install?

Hey Guys,
I have been customising my extended rom so when I hard reset I get all the applications I want (Resco file explorer etc). I have been doing this with .cab files fine.
The problem is that I have files which are .exe setup files (e.g Flash player 6). These have to be installed on the PC, and the cab is copied to the XDA and run. I would like to just have e.g a flash CAB file to put on the extended ROM.
is there a way to convert the PC EXE into a XDA cab file, or some way to run the PC exe on the device automatically in extended rom?
I know some .exe setup files can be extracted using winrar which then give you the cab file, flash player isnt one of them though.
Regards,
Jez.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=10058

Jez said:
is there a way to convert the PC EXE into a XDA cab file, or some way to run the PC exe on the device automatically in extended rom?
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Use Windows Registry Editor (regedit.exe) to look for the path where your Desktop Exes are extracted to PocketPC Cabs:
Look for this value:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services]
"InstalledDir"="k:\system\hardware\pda\imate\ASync"
Now, open your Windows Explorer and go to the path. You will find your cabs in corresponding folders (e.g, folder MacromediaFlash shall contain Flash6.arm.cab and etc...)
If you need to do more complex restoration, use Restorator tool. It restores your directory and file structure, registry settings, installs cabs, writes boot screens and does everything nice...

Oh my god, you are both bloody geniouses!!
This is wicked, cheers guys!
Regards,
Jez.

Any other ways to xtracting & repacking to cab?
Renaming the file format (exe to any formats) & exe xtractor software doesn't work.
I can compress any data to .cab, but how to xtract perfectly exe files?

Convert EXE to Cab online without having to download any software
If you have an EXE file that you would normaly run on your PC to install a sofware... it looks like this online converter work to have it converted into a cab file for your cell phone!!!
try it!
1- first you need to compress your EXE file into a ZIP folder... that will create a ZIP file on your desktop.
2- then you go to http://media-convert.com/convert/
3- browse on the first field to determine witch file on your pc you want to convert .. select the ZIP file you just created...
4- on the second part of the page you will be ask what format you want to convert your ZIP file to .. on the scrolldown menu select . CAB... and hit the convert button .. the online service will do the rest ..
Basicaly will upload your file onto their server , process it and render it to you on a file download link ...
There you go you have now a CAB version of your EXE file to upload on your phone with ActiveSync...

My problem
how to say... the site is cool ,and i get my file converted. However, the nature of that file hasn't been changed into a cab. it is still an exe. I dunno if i have done something wrong when converting.

youtube videos

how can ı open youtube video with herald...ı download flash but ı can't open videos

USE OPERA 8.65 AND Flashplayer7
FIRST INSTAL OPERA AND Flashplayer7 AFTER THIS U CAN VIEW YOUTUBE VIDEO

ı install opera and flash long time ago...but ı cant open...when ı click the video it says "you either have javascript turned off or an old version of macromadia flash player" but ı have last version of flash and opera...and ı also have java..

You can't because youtube uses a newer flash player than flash 7.
You can search by google on something called Tinytube, That's a website that you can open with your mobile. This website converts youtube video's to .3gp online.

opera and flash 7 does work. problem is the wing comes to a crawl when trying to play videos. but yea, you can actually see the flash player videos working in the browser.

use TCPMP
another option is it use TCPMP with this program/plugin called tcpmp FLV plugin I have been using this for a while and it works rather nicely. Just download whatever youtube video u wanna watch directly to your device and then view via tcpmp.

i downloaded the plugin you posted, but how do you install it?
the read me says:
How to use the source code!!
1. download the TCPMP full source code "tcpmp.src.0.72RC1.tar" from its official site.
2. Extract the tcpmp.src.0.72RC1.tar file to a folder
3. Delete the ffmpeg folder from the TCPMP source code folder
4. Extract the two folders in tcpmpflvplugin-v0.3-src.zip to the TCPMP source code folder
For Visual Studio 6.0 users:
5. Just open the tcpmp.dsw in the source folder and add the flvsplitter project to the workspace.
6. Compile the flvsplitter project and ffmpeg project.
7. Rename the ffmpeg.plg to flvffmpeg.plg in the output folder.
8. Done. You have got the plugin files, flvsplitter.plg and flvffmpeg.plg.
For PalmOS SDK developers:
Please help me to compile it and send the PalmOS version of this plugin to me. Thanks.
are there more files that need to be downloaded from the main site?
i didn't have the ffmpeg folder... but it has trouble unzipping the 2 folders....
how do you compile projects? i'm confused... any help would be appreciated. thanks!

Juko said:
i downloaded the plugin you posted, but how do you install it?
the read me says:
How to use the source code!!
1. download the TCPMP full source code "tcpmp.src.0.72RC1.tar" from its official site.
2. Extract the tcpmp.src.0.72RC1.tar file to a folder
3. Delete the ffmpeg folder from the TCPMP source code folder
4. Extract the two folders in tcpmpflvplugin-v0.3-src.zip to the TCPMP source code folder
For Visual Studio 6.0 users:
5. Just open the tcpmp.dsw in the source folder and add the flvsplitter project to the workspace.
6. Compile the flvsplitter project and ffmpeg project.
7. Rename the ffmpeg.plg to flvffmpeg.plg in the output folder.
8. Done. You have got the plugin files, flvsplitter.plg and flvffmpeg.plg.
For PalmOS SDK developers:
Please help me to compile it and send the PalmOS version of this plugin to me. Thanks.
are there more files that need to be downloaded from the main site?
i didn't have the ffmpeg folder... but it has trouble unzipping the 2 folders....
how do you compile projects? i'm confused... any help would be appreciated. thanks!
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when you go this website http://picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/test/ you download either one of the exe files under the titile windows mobile activesync depending if you are installing this on a windows mobile phone or a windows smartphone. the exe files are used to install via active sync. if you want to install directly from your phone then you can download one of the cab files depending on what kind of phone you have. and run cab file directly from the phone itself.
after you install that download all the additional plugins for all platform and install them. then go to the link for flv and download those files. then copy paste the .flv files in folder you installed tcpmp which you will find in program files on your device. if you installed in the storage card then go to the storage card and then program files.
flv plugin has a youtube downloader app. launch the app and open internet explorer and go to the youtube video you wanna watch copy paste the url in the youtube downloader app and download it. then turn on tcpmp and play it.

how to play swf file on ppc

Hi all, i have adobe flash player installed on my ppc, but apparently the file type association is missing. when I create a .html file like that
Code:
<object width="xxx" height="yyy">
<param name="movie" value="somefilename.swf">
<embed src="somefilename.swf" width="xxx" height="yyy">
</embed>
</object>
everythings fine and the flash file is played (in pocket ie).
Is there an easier way (i.e. a little registry hack) to associate .swf files with the flash player executable and play them directly from e.g. total commander?

daniel309 said:
Hi all, i have adobe flash player installed on my ppc, but apparently the file type association is missing. when I create a .html file like that
Code:
<object width="xxx" height="yyy">
<param name="movie" value="somefilename.swf">
<embed src="somefilename.swf" width="xxx" height="yyy">
</embed>
</object>
everythings fine and the flash file is played (in pocket ie).
Is there an easier way (i.e. a little registry hack) to associate .swf files with the flash player executable and play them directly from e.g. total commander?
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Which version of flash are you using? Use Flash Lite 2.1
If you have resco explorer keep the swf file pressed (so the menu comes up) and then click open with and navigate to flash lite 2.1. Make sure the box saying something like "Associate file type with program" is checked.
Hope this helps, Uzzy

thanks for the tip uzzy. ill give resco a try.
about the flash player version: I have "adobe flash player for pocket pc" from the adobe website (http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer_pocketpc/), shows up as "adobe flash player activex plugin" under installed applications)
whats the difference to flash lite?
is flash lite able to play the same versions of flash as "adobe flash player for pocket pc (the activex plugin)" ?
the adobe website says that "flash player for pocket pc" is only able to play up to flash v7
can "flash lite" play flash v8 and v9? or only special flash lite files that are optimized for ppc?
flash confuses me...

With Flash Lite 2.1 you can play directly SWF files without opening a HTML file with PIE! But if this file works with Flash Lite 2.1, I don't know! You have to try every SWF file separately!

animelover said:
With Flash Lite 2.1 you can play directly SWF files without opening a HTML file with PIE! But if this file works with Flash Lite 2.1, I don't know! You have to try every SWF file separately!
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thanks! I just found a page from adobe that compares different versions of flash lite (2.1 and 3.0) and the desktop version of the flash player (v7 sdk)
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashlite/version/
since lite 2.1 also only plays flash v7 or earlier and has browser integration it seems to be similar in features than the flash for pocket pc download.
flash 2.1 seems to be newer than "flash for pocket pc" however...
time to install flash lite 2.1 then
if anyone else has more info on this topic, id be interested to know.
daniel.

I had adobe flash installed and it did not trigger file association but then I've installed smartFlash v1.0 and now I can play the few swf files I've got (little games and cartoons). Don't know up to which flash version it would cope with.

Get Flash Lite 2.1, it will play .swf direct.
Flash Player 7 will not do that.

can't unzip files with the device and can't play .wav files

Hi Everyone,
I am running the original rom downloaded from htc website wm6 and wierd that I can't unzip files and I have tried more than one progie and I can't play .wav files with wm player, it tells me that it is unsupported file type error. on unziping part, it tells me that can't find a directory and it is currupt file. if I d/l file with desktop it opens up fine and the wav file plays in wm player also fine.
Please help with this bug... it is driving me insane.
Thanx all.

tried total commander for zips ?

D/l and tried TC the file does not open.... for some reason the unit utilizes zip mobile instead of TC, but that what I am trying to open the file with. I hope this makes sense.
Also any one on the .wav problem?

start TC and then browse to the file, and open it from TC

I did that and it didn't work... I gave me the same error as before.

i know u said u downloaded the same file on ur pc and it works fine. try copying the file from the phone to the desktop and then test it, *maybe* the zip file that you're trying to open on the phone is corrupted

[Q] how to install games

hi guys
i know i may sound like a dim wit but how do i install games on my touch2 from the computer.
if its just a .cab file im able to install but if its a jar file or a zip file with more than one file then how do i install it from my comp.
pls pls pls pls someone help me!!
i will be very thankful.
thanks in advance.
edit: actually im not able to install .cab file either.

First assume you have your mobile connected to PC via activesync.
Transfer cab file to your phone through file explorer. In file explorer of your phone under "my documents" you find cab file. Double tab on it and file opens. Say "yes" when asked if you want to install program.
A winzip file you have to unzip and after that there is another cab file or a file you have to open from your PC. In many cases there is a readme file included.
A jar file you can open with program winrar or pocketrar. Than propably you find a readme file aswell with more instructions.
If not clear let us know.