Hi all,
I have a cab file (call it cab1) containing three files to install on a WM5.0 device. These three files are another cab file (call it cab2) and two config files. I drop cab1 onto the device and it executes. This puts cab2 and the two config files into the correct folders that I want. This is all fine
What I need to happen then is for cab2 to auto execute without anymore interaction. How can I add this instruction to cab1?
Dropping cab2 into the startup folder and waiting for the device to soft reset is not an option for me
The whole install needs to happen on the device by sending a single cab file to the device i.e. I cannot use any msi etc to install over ActiveSync
I've created the cabs in VS2005
Thanks for any help
This one is tricky. You need to create a setup.dll for cab1 then have it launch an exe and exit. The exe will wait about a second for th cab installer to complete then launch the installation of cab2.
i believe this is the only way to accomplish what you want with one cab without combining the content of cab1 and cab2 in to a single cab.
Thanks levenum
Combining the cabs is what I would like to do but cab2 is signed so I can't unpack it without breaking it. That's why I went down the road of putting it into another cab with the other files I need to install
Is there a way to add a post-install command to launch cab2 in the setup.dll of cab1(or anywhere else)?
What levenum means is that you can't launch the installation of the second cab from the first one. The reason for this is that only one instance of wceload.exe can be running.
You need to build a setup.dll in the first cab file. The first cab must also have an exe that will install the second cab file. You launch the exe from the setup.dll. The exe must wait until wceload.exe has shut down after installing the first cab before it can install the second one by running createprocess on wceload.exe with the right arguments.
If you don't know how to make the setup.dll, take a look in the Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK. It includes an example on how to do this.
Did you get it?
Øystein
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Hi All,
I need some help with CAb files and such.
I'm working on a "self healing" solution for some customers of ours, so that if their device runs out of battery power, when charged, it will rebuild itself and reconfigure itself, so there is minimal user intervention.
What we do is put all our CAB files in the EXROM, and that's how we get it done.
I have an issue with our encryption software in that it's install CAB can't be run from the EXROM, it needs to be run from the root of the device. But it also has to be paired with a license file.
So what I need to do is build a CAB file, that encompasses the Pointsec install CAB and the license file, that copies itself to the root of the device upon running my CAB and runs them from there.
how do I get these files to execute once i've told them to be copied to the root?
I though i'd also put a shortcut to the install CAB in the \windows\startup folder
but once the install CAB is run, the shortcut remains, and therefore upno soft-reset it throws up errors that the file no longer exists
here is a copy of the INF file i wrote to do this.
bear in mind, i'm new to this, so it may be incorrect.
============================================================================================
[SOURCE FILE]
Name=Pointsec_Shortcut.cab
Path=C:\Documents and Settings\build\My Documents\Pocketpc\corporate soe v1.3a\EXTRACTED\new folder\Pointsec_Shortcut.cab
Type=Original
[Version]
Signature="$Chicago$"
CESignature="$Windows CE$"
Provider="Pointsec"
[CEStrings]
AppName="for Pocket PC 2.3"
InstallDir="\"
[CEDevice]
ProcessorType=0
VersionMin=0.0
VersionMax=0.0
BuildMin=0
BuildMax=0
[SourceDisksNames]
1=,Source1,,"[INSTALLDIR]"
2=,Source2,,"[License]
[SourceDisksFiles]
"Pointsec_for_Pocket_PC 2.3.cab"=1
"InstProf.ppp"=2
[CopyFiles1]
"Pointsec_for_Pocket_PC 2.3.cab",,,0x20000003
[CopyFiles2]
"InstProf.ppp",,,0x20000003
[CEShortcuts1]
"Pointsec.lnk",0,"Pointsec_for_Pocket_PC 2.3.cab"
[DestinationDirs]
CopyFiles1=0,"\"
CEShortcuts1=0,"%CE4"
[DefaultInstall]
CEShortcuts=CEShortcuts1
CopyFiles=CopyFiles1
===========================================================================================
Is there a registry entry, like in win2k/XP where I can get this to "runonce" or anything like that ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
you should put the cab in the ExtROM, and then.
In config.txt:
add lines to copy the cab to the root
add a line to run the cab from the root
Syntax: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=6648&highlight=config+txt+syntax
cheers edsub,
I wasn't aware of the EXEC command for the config.txt.
that will save me from having to build a CAb file to do this !
for future reference though, is there an execute command you can put into a .inf for theCAB file?
or is that where the setup.dll comes into play ?
yup, thats the allmighty setup.dll.
problem is with that: If you havent build it, you dont know what it does . . .
damn, looks like i have to brush up on my C++ skills
thanks again !!
I made a little CAB file which contains a reg key to prevent CAB files from being deleted after you install them.
Just run this on your K-JAM and no more CAB files will be deleted.
(Although ironically of course it still deletes this CAB file since the change doesn't take place until after the install finishes and this file is deleted.)
Neat!
I store CAB files in zip files, when I want to install anything, just open it and run from zip. This way my CABs are not deleted either.
I think it's enough if you set the Read Only attribute on the CAB file.
Re: K-JAM CAB Delete Disable tool - Stop CAB files being del
awojtas said:
I made a little CAB file which contains a reg key to prevent CAB files from being deleted after you install them.
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my solution is CabInstaller program. simply copy it on your wizard, run it and check two options:
[x] Do not delete CAB file
[x] Associate CabInstl with CAB files
from now on, CabInstaller will popup after every CAB file installation attempt, then just click install and that's it!
I've got my cabs on a storage card, and within totalcommander you can
set the properties of the cabs to "read only",
this works like a good workaround for me, some cabs i want to be deleted,
some not..
I agree^^^. I set them to read only before I copy them to the device and they are fine. If you have something like total commander or resco explorer then you can set the Read Only attribute on the device.
I want to deny or restrain installation of applications on the fly as an service/process or by making changes in the registry on WM5 devices. Any ideas? The app preferely in C++/C#
CAB files are installed by wceload.exe in the windows directory.
You can overwrite this file with a blank exe, or remove the CAB extension reference to it in registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
Deny or restrain inst. of apps
Thanks, yes I've thought about this - but this isn't a very dynamic solution. When a person run a CAB I want to check if app is okay to install from a "List" - then show a popup with a message saying something like "Sorry, you are not allowed to install this application. Please contact your company IT Admin for more info".
Is the .CAB association in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT linked to wceload - so I could run an app to validate CAB, and if ok execute wceload..?
levenum said:
CAB files are installed by wceload.exe in the windows directory.
You can overwrite this file with a blank exe, or remove the CAB extension reference to it in registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
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Write up a registry entry in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT to associate .CAB files with your custom file. Then, when the user taps on a CAB file, your program reads it, compares it against its list and, if it's approved, calls WceLoad with the appropriate parameters.
The key would probably look something like this:
HKCR\cabfile\shell\open\command
(default) = "<path to your app>" "%1"
(%1 will be replaced with the path to the CAB file).
Then, if the CAB was approved, call WceLoad with the following parameters:
\windows\wceload.exe "<path to cab file>" /nodelete
Note that some apps, may call wceload.exe directly. I am not sure if Activesync does it, but I know a couple of custom installers that do.
If you really want to secure the device against unothorized software do the following:
Rename wceload.exe to something else like wceload1.exe.
Create you own wceload.exe, but make sure you capture and preserve all command line parameters in case you need to transfer them to the original file for proper installation.
This way you can be sure no one will install anything without your permission.
Olso, keep in mind wceload is used to switch themes as well. (It handles *.tsk files).
Very much..
Thank You all!!
ReLoad
This is a MortScript script written to simplify reinstalling cab files, and restoring files back to the device from a zip file on the trinity.
More information about MortScript at http://www.sto-helit.de
-v.01 Initial Release
Known Issues
-Cab files that initiate the installation of another cab file ie.Wisbar Advanced
-How to setup:
1)Extract Reload.rar to your storage card.
2)Place cab files in the CabsAuto folder if you want to the cab to be automatically installed to the device (installation to automatically install to the storage card is currently not available).
3)Place cab files in the CabsManual folder if you want to be able to choose where to install the cab.
4)Place file in the Backup.zip file that you want to be restored.
ie. If you wanted example.jpg to be placed in the \Windows folder, place example.jpg in the Windows folder of the zip file.
*Please note that the cab files placed in the CabsAuto folder need to conform to only asking the user for the installation destination, then showing installation successful/unsuccessful. Otherwise you might encounter some
problems. You should place cabs that don't conform in the CabsManual folder, or adjust these cab files with programs such as WinCE CAB Manager.
-How to use:
1)In the Reload folder, execute Run1st. Click ok the the window that pops up. This just installs MortScript
2)Execute Run2nd. This will initiate the script that will first install the CabsAuto, then CabsManual, and finally restore the files in the zip file.
Use at your own risk.
Download
http://rapidshare.com/files/29964511/Reload.rar.html
Thx, that's a good idea.
is there a way to have it restore registry entries from a .reg file?
Is there a way to install certain cab files on RAMDisk/Storage card without individually clicking the install option??
@racerx_
Currently there isn't a way to restore the reg file directly. But you can create a cab from the reg file and then have that cab automatically installed.
MortScript wasn't able to read in the reg files i saved with resco explorer, so I gave up on doing it this way. For right now the easiest way is to create a cab file with WinCE Cab Manager.
@c_shekhar
The best way to install the program to the Storage Card, backup the reg (and any possible files installed on rom), then create a cab from this.
This post has alot of good information on this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=277727
yeah, i've been trying like a madman to get win ce cab manager to make a cab of my .reg file.. but when i click on 'import' and try to grab the .reg file it tells me it's only for registered versions of the program.. is there another way i'm not seeing? cause right now the only other options i see for registry entries is to manually create them one by one which doesn't sound very exciting hah
thanks for the help..
@racerx
What OS and version of WinCE Cab Manager are you running. I heard of some problems with the newest version of WinCE Cab Manager with Vista. I am running version 2.1.0.35.
If that isn't it, you might have run the program past its initial trial use.
hmm.. Win Ce CabManager is 2.1.0.50 running on xp.. still got 17 uses left.. sigh..
Maybe i missed something. Just in case, what button or command are you using to get your .reg file into WinCE? I was using the 'file' 'import' command.
@racerx
That's the same way I do it. I would find an older version and try it again.
Reload V0.2
I made a couple of changes to the script for a rom we are going to be releasing soon...it checks if Backup.zip exists and only does the unzip if it does...I also added a SDBackup.zip for files to unzip to Storage card (specifically exe's and dll's I've already upx'd to shrink them but reinstalling the cabs replaced them again so this puts them back)....
#ReLoad
#v.02 Initial Release
#Use at your own risk.
#v.02 Extract files from SDBackup.zip to Storage Card
If(Question("Do you want to ReLoad?", "Reload 0.2", "YesNo")="No")
EXIT
EndIf
Run("Storage Card\ReLoad\Bin\Message_Running.mscr")
RegWriteDWord("HKLM", "Comm", "AutoRunFlag", "0")
RegWriteString("HKLM", "Comm", "AutoRunCFG", "\Storage Card\ReLoad\CabsAuto\Config.txt")
#Create Config File
Delete("\Storage Card\ReLoad\CabsAuto\Config.txt")
WriteFile("\Storage Card\ReLoad\CabsAuto\Config.txt", "SHOW:\Storage Card\ReLoad\Bin\ReLoad.bmp^NL^")
ForEach x in files { "\Storage Card\ReLoad\CabsAuto\*.cab" }
WriteFile("\Storage Card\ReLoad\CabsAuto\Config.txt", "CAB: ", 1)
WriteFile("\Storage Card\ReLoad\CabsAuto\Config.txt", x, 1)
WriteFile("\Storage Card\ReLoad\CabsAuto\Config.txt", "^NL^", 1)
EndForEach
#CabsAuto Install
RunWait("\Storage Card\ReLoad\Bin\AutoRun.exe")
#CabsManual Install
ForEach x in files { "\Storage Card\ReLoad\CabsManual\*.cab" }
RunWait(x)
EndForEach
If (FileExists("\Storage Card\ReLoad\Backup.zip") )
#Restore files from zip to main storage
UnzipAll("\Storage Card\ReLoad\Backup.zip", "")
EndIf
If (FileExists("\Storage Card\ReLoad\SDBackup.zip") )
#Restore files from zip2 to storage card
UnzipAll("\Storage Card\ReLoad\SDBackup.zip", "\Storage Card\")
EndIf
KillScript("\Storage Card\ReLoad\Bin\Message_Running.mscr")
If(Question("Finished ReLoading.^NL^Do you want to reset?", "Reload 0.2", "YesNo")="No")
Exit
EndIf
Reset
Very good soft, it works nice !!
The only difficulty for the french users is to replace in the script "Storage Card" by "Carte de stockage"
Thx men for this !!!
Nice soft,
I could use FAMAN WM6 on my trinity now !
French translation and modification is (seem to be) ok.
Just wait the OK from the boss and I'll give you !
Edit : Why don't you use the LOCK:Enabled in the header and LOCKDisabled on the end of the config file ? Thxs in advance.
I use SettingsSavior on my Trinity mainly for its similar auto-install functionality
Hello,
Thank you for this very useful tool
My .cab are removed after using Reload. How can I keep my .cab on my SD after a new installation ?
Thank you for your help.
Guillaume
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can this software reinstall cabs, copy skin files in programs installation directory (eg pocketcm skin) and reconfigure mail and exchange accounts ?
OOPS delete this post.
I'm curious if there is any way to modify the cab installations so that we can be asked which start menu folder we would like the shortcut to be placed in?
I have the Start Menu set up so nicely (thanks to Indagroove) but any time I update an app or install a new app I have to go move the link and then restart my phone so it does not appear in the 6.5.x Start Menu.
Any real developers have any ideas?
Way 1
buy "WinCE Cab Manager"
install it on your PC
open .cab files with it
modify .cab files
save .cab files
Way 2
same as above... but as someone who already has WinCE Cab Manager
Way 3
extract files in .cab
edit the files in the .cab with notepad, ultaredit,...
hope it will be ok
repack .cab
easy...
That's what I do now.
Oh well, thanks for replying though.