Database Users

The Windows folder

Resco Explorer takes quite some time to produce a file listing when navigating to the \Windows folder. Related to the frequent concurrent access by the OS?
Anyway, I have many many files - most are bmp, gif or HTML files. Now I rarely use the help so can I move these files out of the Windows folder and give Resco Explorer a little relief or will it have no effect?
I've done it with WM2003SE but to no discernable effect, mind you, I did save nearly a megabyte...

Well, I've moved the lot to my SD and zipped them up. The zip is 940Kb on maximum compression and navigating the \Windows folder is much faster.

Not really tried, but discovered that the help files apparently need to be in the device "\Windows" folder. Tried moving a couple to the Storage Card "\Windows" but they wouldn't open when called.

Thats because "\Storage Card\Windows" aint the same path as "\windows"
\ <----root
\windows
\Storage Card\Windows <--its an extra folder in depth.
if you get what i mean :?

Hi,
Which help fikes do you want to move? The .htm in \windows or the .lnk in \windows\help, the last are the shorts & should be changed to point to the new location. Further you can add \storage\windows to the systempath registry value.
And these two values speeded up my WM2003SE device noticibly, especially file browsing:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\CacheSize=4096
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\EnableCache=0x1(1)
Cheers, M

what are some good free registry programs?

what are good programs that i can put on my MDA
someone showed me resco explorer but that cost money and someone showed me Wizard_registry_tweaks. from this site.
but when i install it, it doesnt show up under start/programs.
can someone help me with that, or just show me an alterenative registry program?

Check out this link
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/utilities_registry.shtml
It is a link to Freewareppc.com's registry utilities page. I like resco exlorer myself but a good second choice is the PHM registry editor (4th link on page)

TotalCommander CE is great, and its FREE! Just google "total commander"
File explorer, Registry, etc

I use regedit_820.exe

throwback1718 said:
what are good programs that i can put on my MDA
someone showed me resco explorer but that cost money and someone showed me Wizard_registry_tweaks. from this site.
but when i install it, it doesnt show up under start/programs.
can someone help me with that, or just show me an alterenative registry program?
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The Wizard_registry_tweaks is not an application. When you run the .cab file, it puts the registry entries contained inside the cab into your registry. After a soft reset, the changes should be good to go.

The Ultimate UPX Reference Post

UPX, the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables, is an open source executable packer supporting a number of file formats from different operating systems. It is free software, released under the GNU General Public License.
The great thing about UPX is that it compresses executables and DLL's and allows for inplace decompression. (This means that you can make your files smaller and it doesn't require a program running in the background to read the files.)
The bad side: Some files do not like UPXed and will fail to start up or act strangely after being UPXed. The point of this thread is to make a record of all files which should NOT be UPXed.
If UPXing the file makes your device not boot, or causes a program not to work properly, please list it here and I will keep updating this first post with the file names. Hopefully, this will prevent a few headaches for some people.
Format:
File - What negative effect it causes
Things that do NOT work.
1. All MUI files - The words on programs will be garbled.
2. Camera.exe + camera.dll
3. isilo (Not sure which files of this program.)
4. VGA programs - include the command line "--keep-resource=CEUX"
5. DLL & EXE of Pocket Informant
Things that DO work.
S2P
SBSH's PocketBreeze (main DLL and EXE)
SBSH's PocketWeather (Main DLL and pwupdate, weatherconsole & weathersetup.EXE)
PocketCM Keyboard (DLL)
Fannsoftware's SimpleTimers (EXE)
SIPChange (EXE)
SomaLauncher (EXE)

do NOT upx camera.exe and camera.dll

papamopps said:
do NOT upx camera.exe and camera.dll
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that's interesting...i am doing this for a year in every prod..no problems so far :S
- upxing isilo will produce broken executable...:S

I advise you to include the commandline option "--keep-resource=CEUX" to preserve compatibility for some VGA-compliant program and games that fail to work in full VGA mode when upx'ed without that option.

nothin said:
that's interesting...i am doing this for a year in every prod..no problems so far :S
- upxing isilo will produce broken executable...:S
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isilo?
Also, I wonder if it's the Herald Camera files that do not like being UPXed.
papamopps said:
do NOT upx camera.exe and camera.dll
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What happened when you UPX'd them?

great idea
this is a great thread idea, ivanmmj. i had abandoned upx for ppc from lack of knowledge...

ivanmmj said:
isilo?
Also, I wonder if it's the Herald Camera files that do not like being UPXed.
What happened when you UPX'd them?
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Cammera is still working BUT there are no menus!! nothing appears on screen than the taken image and what you can see through searcher!
I used Optimize from HyperCore kitchen

The camera for Prophet doesn't like being UPXed...

Some DLL & EXE of Pocket Informant are weird when UPXed !
(But can be moved to a storage card, like PITOOLS.DLL, with the correct path name)
Those who WORKS :
S2P
SBSH's PocketBreeze (main DLL and EXE)
SBSH's PocketWeather (Main DLL and pwupdate, weatherconsole & weathersetup.EXE)
PocketCM Keyboard (DLL)
Fannsoftware's SimpleTimers (EXE)
SIPChange (EXE)
SomaLauncher (EXE)

Thanks for the info guys. Keep it coming!

the office files
word, excel and powerpoint, upx'ed they save some megs (the .exe files)
htc album
audiomanager
acrobat reader
mediaplayer
list goes on..
im sure others will fill in some more

itje said:
the office files
word, excel and powerpoint, upx'ed they save some megs (the .exe files)
htc album
audiomanager
acrobat reader
mediaplayer
list goes on..
im sure others will fill in some more
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Are these compressible or not compressible?
Glad to see you join the list. ^_^ I'm hoping we can all benefit from an extensive list.

Just discovered that converting a module to a file, and then UPXing, and turning it back into a module goes badly on all the exes I've tried!

I've also checked the following files (that work with UPX!)
AutoRun.exe
SDAutoRun.exe
PPT
PXL
PWORD
MobileCalculator
NetworkPlugin
NetworkWizard
Sim_Mgr.exe
OfficeRes.96.dll
Office.dll
CheckAutoRun.exe
pptres.96.dll
STK_UIPPC.exe
Powerexe.exe
ZipView.exe
FaxView.exe
ModeSMS.exe
Backlight.exe
wmv9decoder.dll
wmvdmoe.dll
wma9prodecoder.dll
CommManagerRes.dll
ConnectionSetupAuto.exe
ConnectionSetup.exe
Also,
CommManager.exe doesn't like UPX and, neither does tmail.exe

l3v5y said:
I've also checked the following files (that work with UPX!)
AutoRun.exe
SDAutoRun.exe
PPT
PXL
PWORD
MobileCalculator
NetworkPlugin
NetworkWizard
Sim_Mgr.exe
OfficeRes.96.dll
Office.dll
CheckAutoRun.exe
pptres.96.dll
STK_UIPPC.exe
Powerexe.exe
ZipView.exe
FaxView.exe
ModeSMS.exe
Backlight.exe
wmv9decoder.dll
wmvdmoe.dll
wma9prodecoder.dll
CommManagerRes.dll
ConnectionSetupAuto.exe
ConnectionSetup.exe
Also,
CommManager.exe doesn't like UPX and, neither does tmail.exe
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how do you UPX these? I've tried at least with PowerPoint and it always says that it a read only file. I've tried to change the read only status in TotalCommander and it doesn't work, any suggestions?

Sorry for the late reply...
All the files I've UPX'ed have been on my PC, and then put into a ROM...

Diary

I want to keep a diary or journal using my xperia, im realy lazy and would prefer to type everything if posible
i basicaly need to enter date and a block of text, thats it
any ideas or projects anyone knows

errr notes??? word???

think i might endup coading one on my own then

go to microsoft word through microsoft office on your phone. or you could always use "Notes"

Ok, I wrote this, its quick and not pretty, if anyone likes it ill post source code,.
(It's fast and functional)
Make the following directory structure:
\Storage Card\Program Files\Diary
\Storage Card\Program Files\Diary\Days
Extract the exe in to the "Diary" folder
run it form there, I put a shortcut in my start menu too.
If anyone besides me finds they use it i'll build an installer.
http://www.vaines.org/xda/diary.rar

Create Icons for movies or videos?

Is there any way to create icons for movies that i load onto my phone? I like the way HTC did the transformers icon to get to the transformer movies, but how can i create one for another movie?

I was trying to find or create something of the same

The Easiest way I would say is Creat the icon and then point the reg to use that icon.

zelendel said:
The Easiest way I would say is Creat the icon and then point the reg to use that icon.
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Would you mind explaining a little further? How would one do that? Sounds like a great idea

boomersooner4900 said:
Would you mind explaining a little further? How would one do that? Sounds like a great idea
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Well The first thing I did was search the internet for a base png file, Then I used Gimp to edit the file to fit what I wanted to use it for. HERE is a good start. Once you have your icon, you drop it into your windows folder.
Second You need to create a shortcut to file, I use Total commader to create the .lnk file and put that in the windows folder. After your icon is done and in the windows folder with the lnk file you need to point the reg to the lnk file. Below is an example of the reg setting I use for my calculator icon
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\Tools\Calculator.lnk]
"Icon"="\\windows\\Start_Icon_Calc.png"
Now this is just to get you started. Once you get better at it you can create from scratch with diff programs link photoshop or such.

zelendel said:
Well The first thing I did was search the internet for a base png file, Then I used Gimp to edit the file to fit what I wanted to use it for. HERE is a good start. Once you have your icon, you drop it into your windows folder.
Second You need to create a shortcut to file, I use Total commader to create the .lnk file and put that in the windows folder. After your icon is done and in the windows folder with the lnk file you need to point the reg to the lnk file. Below is an example of the reg setting I use for my calculator icon
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start\Tools\Calculator.lnk]
"Icon"="\\windows\\Start_Icon_Calc.png"
Now this is just to get you started. Once you get better at it you can create from scratch with diff programs link photoshop or such.
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So I happened across this thread from a search, what I am trying to do is create a launcher icon from scratch for my movies, for example I have Hellboy 2. I would like to create an icon with a Hellboy image and when pressing it, will start Hellboy 2. Is this possible using the method mentioned above and if it is what else do I need to do? Thanks for any info provided

chrisrj28 said:
So I happened across this thread from a search, what I am trying to do is create a launcher icon from scratch for my movies, for example I have Hellboy 2. I would like to create an icon with a Hellboy image and when pressing it, will start Hellboy 2. Is this possible using the method mentioned above and if it is what else do I need to do? Thanks for any info provided
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Yes for the most part it will work. the main thing is making the shortcut to the movie file and then making the reg to match

zelendel said:
Yes for the most part it will work. the main thing is making the shortcut to the movie file and then making the reg to match
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Ok I have the shortcut to the movie and the .png I created all in the windows folder. The part I am stuck at is the .reg file. I want the movie icon to appear in multimedia, no when navigating there using the path you listed above I see all the .lnk reg files for the various programs in multimedia. I try to add a value and when doing so it's not coming out like the ones listed. This is the step that I'm hung up on.
And thanks for providing the info

chrisrj28 said:
Ok I have the shortcut to the movie and the .png I created all in the windows folder. The part I am stuck at is the .reg file. I want the movie icon to appear in multimedia, no when navigating there using the path you listed above I see all the .lnk reg files for the various programs in multimedia. I try to add a value and when doing so it's not coming out like the ones listed. This is the step that I'm hung up on.
And thanks for providing the info
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Ok I think I missed a step. Sorry about that. What you need to do is find your short cut in windows folder and move it to windows\start menu\Programs\Multimedia and then reboot once you have the lnk in the folder and the reg set

You know what I actually just made a shortcut of the movie and copied it to the multimedia folder in my start menu and then used JWMD Icon Changer to change the icon to the one I created and problem solved. Clicking it starts the movie just like the Transformers Shortcut does. Is that essentially what following this method is?

chrisrj28 said:
You know what I actually just made a shortcut of the movie and copied it to the multimedia folder in my start menu and then used JWMD Icon Changer to change the icon to the one I created and problem solved. Clicking it starts the movie just like the Transformers Shortcut does. Is that essentially what following this method is?
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Yeah pretty much. The only reason I detailed it out that way was the JMWD doesnt always seem to work for everyone. Glad you got it to work

zelendel said:
Yeah pretty much. The only reason I detailed it out that way was the JMWD doesnt always seem to work for everyone. Glad you got it to work
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Sweet, thanks for providing the info, I may set up the reg though so that I can have it created and done during XDA_UC for a new flash.
But I would not have thought of doing that for my movies until this thread lol. I always figured it would be more complicated.

found this little app that might be a better alternative for some. I haven't tested it out much yet so use at your own risk:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520604
run the cab file, then open the program, it doesn't scroll so you will have to use the arrow buttons in the cab. Point it to your media folder, for me that was storage card (which it defaults to), My Documents, My Videos). then click the left soft key (settings) and click on make startup folder.
Then anytime you click on the app, it opens straight to your video folder. C
Click on a movie and press open (or double press on the movie) and it starts playing in the htc video player. Press stop on the movie and it goes to a blank screen, press back and you are back to your movie list.
I tried to resume a movie but that froze my phone.
The reason I am trying this is that my wife and file explorer do not get along so if I can find a way for her to access her movies easily, all of us will benefit. If this app seems to buggy then I guess I can do it your way. Great idea.

chrisrj28 said:
Sweet, thanks for providing the info, I may set up the reg though so that I can have it created and done during XDA_UC for a new flash.
But I would not have thought of doing that for my movies until this thread lol. I always figured it would be more complicated.
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I'm wondering if by using mortscript you can create shortcuts for files, that might be a good idea. Esp if you can create a movie folder in your multimedia folder that is just for movies. Time to play with mortscript.

Or you could just create a shortcut lnk with the following contents
Code:
35#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\Movies
So it just opens file explorer in that folder, this also works with resco, you just have to substitute the resco path and exe for fexplore.exe, just remember that the number before the "#" is the number of characters after the "#", this includes spaces.
So for instance "fexplore.exe" would be 14#"fexplore.exe"
Once you have the shortcut in your start menu, you can of course change the icon with your favorite icon changer ...
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Alternatively if you were to say create a lnk with the info below it would open the movie.mp4 in whatever it's default program is
Code:
45#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\Movies\movie.mp4
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Attached is a zip with a Movies.lnk, unzip it drop it in your \windows\start menu\programs it will then show up in cht to create quicklinks if you like.
Of course with this example you have to have a folder on your storage card called Movies, but you can edit it as I said above to make it a link straight to a file.

watcher64 said:
Or you could just create a shortcut lnk with the following contents
Code:
35#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\Movies
So it just opens file explorer in that folder, this also works with resco, just remember that the number before the "#" is the number of characters after the "#"
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Alternatively if you were to say create a lnk with the info below it would open the movie.mp4 in whatever it's default program is
Code:
45#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\Movies\movie.mp4
EDIT2:
Attached is a zip with a Movies.lnk, unzip it drop it in your \windows\start menu\programs it will then show up in cht to create quicklinks if you like.
Of course with this example you have to have a folder on your storage card called Movies, but you can edit it as I said above to make it a link straight to a file.
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you've confused me a bit, anyway you can help out a fellow ord member and make a .zip with the link going to \Storage Card\My Documents\My Videos?
please???

nrfitchett4 said:
you've confused me a bit, anyway you can help out a fellow ord member and make a .zip with the link going to \Storage Card\My Documents\My Videos?
please???
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Here ya go
Code:
51#"fexplore.exe" \Storage Card\My Documents\My Videos
Of course you can use JWMD or any icon changer to change the icon of the shortcut ...

thanks watcher.
works perfectly.

nrfitchett4 said:
thanks watcher.
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No prob ....