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Pocket ie try to save jpg instead of displaying them

Hi,
I'm sure there is somebody here that can help me. I've set up my SPV M5000 with some old programs, and they certainly messed up with the registry about file associations.
I can display jpg normaly, but if I try to see a jpg file (ie not embeded into a web page), I get the file save dialog. At first, it was registered to pimg.exe, and I tryed associating to to pocket painter for example, with no luck.
Anybody know the key to place to go back to a normal jpg displaying state for pocket ie?
TIA

I've the same problem.

Mine is the same but I've installed nothing that would affect the file associations...
I think perhaps it's just another of the joyful 'features' of Microsoft's wonderful Pocket Internet Explorer

Does it do the same with a gif or bmp?
V

That's exactly what I had on mine. I didn't get to the bottom of it, but instead did what vijay suggested and created a local html file with the jpg embedded. All I needed was to view a single jpg within PIE (from my webcam). This works fine, but is a workaround only for 1 jpg. I wouldn't want to do this for everything!
Surely one of the File Explorer tools can change the file associations?

I think the problem lies within PIE, when you click a pic it assumes its an attachment and so will save it,
I cant try atm but its worth trying to goto a pic directly ie,
http://www.website.com/picture.jpg
it may well display the image then, not sure, cant test atm. and its not going to be very useful when doing some normal browsing.

Same with Gif. I've teste on a K-Jam, and it display the picture properly in ie. I'm sure there is something messed up in registry

Found the solution
There is a CLSID value missing in HKCR/MIME/Database/Content Type/image/jpg and other gif and jpeg
Add a string value CLSID
{698E3FCA-70C3-11D0-81E8-00A0C90AD21A} and you are set.

@thaihugo
Won't work for me.
I've tried with PHM RegEdit but same behaviour as before.
Can you give us a screen shot of the correct registry key, please?
BTW:
There is another string "Image Filter CLSID" and
there is a "Bits"-key in /gif and /bmp and /jpeg but not in /jpg.
Are these needed too?

OK now it works.
What i've done is:
Created and copied the CLSID mentioned above into
image/bmp
image/gif
image/jpeg
image/jpg
image/pjeg
Copy the "Bits" from /jpeg to /jpg
Created a "Image Filter CLSID" in /jpg with the same content as found in /jpeg
Save, wait and Softreset. -> Works as intended!
I don´t know if i've done to much, but everything works now.
I'm happy. Thank you!

I though it was my programs that would delete this keys, but it seems you need to insert them also. Maybe it is a full system bug? A registry export might be of some help if some other report the same problem.

This still isn't quite working for me...
Can someone explain again EXACTLY what I have to do?

Hmm - interesting stuff - will have to try this.
I assume this isn't going to affect other JPG viewers, eg Opera???

I have the same problem on both Hima and Universal WM2006
Himalaya > TOFCLOCK HIMA WM6 AKU.0.7.0
Universal > Jwrightmcps 9000_WWE_21200_21207_11500
The registry solution proposed doesn't work for me, probably due a different CSLID. Any suggestion?
THX

Many thanks to CouchPotato
@CouchPotato
Thank youuuu, your step by step solution worked fine for me on BA (WM6)
bye,
Ruben

Word Mobile "new file" open error

Hi y'all,
been tidying up my directories on the Xda mini (what a mess on the std install).
Since then I cannot open a new word document, comes back with "a problem with the document has been encountered and it cannot be opened"
I suspect I may have deleted a template file that Word uses when opening new doc's by mistake (maybe like the normal.dot in full blown word?)
Anyone know if this is the case, and if so what the file name would be?
Thanks
Paul.

You,ve probably deleted some templates in \my documents\templates on your device.
Find them all enclosed including a zoom fix for pocket excel - normal.xlt that gives excel 75% zoom if you use it as a template for your excel sheets.

next question....
Thanks Mark,
have downloaded the templates but Word is still not seeing them.
When I go "menu" - "options" the "defalt template" drop down is empty
Part of my original issue is the illogical structure of the directories on the device with what appears to be multiple instances of folders eg :\documents and setting\my documents as well as \my documents
Equally their are a number of "templates" folders around
Any suggestions on how I can alter where Word looks for the templates?
Paul.

The template that is like normal.dot is blank document.dot and if word is not seeing this you must of deleted something else. Are you sure you have placed the templates in the right place, so it should be on the device memory \my documents\templates\blank document.dot
If it is and still not working suggest you do a hard reset - but all is not lost if you don't want all the o2 extras that fill your device and slow it down once the hard reset is almost complete and the o2 stuff is just about to install do a quick soft reset and the extras wont be installed (be warned you have only 3 secs to do this)

Word Mobile templates
I cannot open this zip file which is suppose to contain template files for Word Mobile to work properly.
Attached Files
templates_434.zip (252.3 KB, 60 views)

I downloaded the zip and it opened just fine - what was the error you encountered? did you try unzip on pc and ppc.
If no joy - give me your email addy and i send them to you.

Word Mobile templates
I get an error from Winzip -- Cannot open file: It does not appear to be a valid archive. If you downloaded this file, try downloading it again." (I have, several times, and I tried opening the file instead of downloading it.)
Also, my issue is that WM6 Standard (smartphone) Word Mobile will not open Word files, but Excel Mobile and Power Point Mobile work fine.
I am running WM6 on a T-Mobile Dash.
The issue you discuss appears to be related to Pocket PCs, not Smartphones.
If you think they will help, please email the template files.
Ray
[email protected]

Folder structures - can't see files from word or excel

Does anyone have a hack that would allow me to view and save data files at a lower folder than the first level?
I.e. my folder structure is \Personal\Financial\ but excel and word can only see files stored under \Personal\ and not the next folder down. I need to be able to access this second level from within the application.
Would be a great help to me.

If you haven't installed Mad Programmer's dialog changer, you're not using your pda properly.
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17133
V

Thanks vijay555 but this is not in relation to installing apps.
There is a particular problem in WM2003 whereby if I store for example my pocket excel files in the folder:
\Financial\Spreadsheets\
I cannot access this folder from Pocket Excel but only from File Explorer. Pocket excel will only show the files existing in the folder "Financial" here. It means that when I create a new excel (or any other document) from within the application, I have to save it to the "financial" directory first, then manually move it to the next folder down.
Same applies to Pocket Word, Listpro etc files (any files in fact).
Paul

pauldcullen: although the link I gave is talking about installing cabs and stuff, Mad Programmer's dialog changer hooks into the OS and changes all of the rubbish OS dialogs (that only allow you to see My documents etc) and replaces them with the more advanced kind that let you navigate anywhere.
The link I gave is a useful one on installing the app itself, because Mad Programmer's website is generally Japanese. But hopefully, try installing the app and you should be able to navigate anywhere for saving files.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Cupertino/2039
Ensure you use the right version for your OS.
V

thanks a lot I'll give it a shot - any stability problems with it?

I've never had any and used it for > 1year on both Wm2003 and Wm5.
V

vijay I've installed it and it seems to work for SAVING new files into a sub-directory which in itself is great!
However, as soon as I OPEN pocket excel etc, I cannot see these files in the subfolders, only those in the parent folder - any ideas?
Thanks for your help!
Paul

Hmm, I just noticed that...
It seens mad programmer only hooked the saving, not opening dialogs.
Not the best option I know, but I never open files using word, I use gsfinder to locate them and open directly by double clicking.
Other then that, I don't think Word was "designed" to show the subfolders as you've got them configured. PITA I know.
V

New Word Docs

Hi Folks
I've broken something. I know, it had to happen. All this "playing around" with my new toy (No, not like that! )
Going to PocketWord and it'll open something that I don't recall putting in there. This turns out to be a file in the "My Documents" called "CONFIG" that had loads of characters that are not letters, you know, like symbols and the like?
If I goto Menu / File / New it gives the message
"A problem with the document was encountered and it cannot be opened".
I suspect I've deleted something I shouldn't have Help?!

Elwyn M3100 said:
Hi Folks
I've broken something. I know, it had to happen. All this "playing around" with my new toy (No, not like that! )
Going to PocketWord and it'll open something that I don't recall putting in there. This turns out to be a file in the "My Documents" called "CONFIG" that had loads of characters that are not letters, you know, like symbols and the like?
If I goto Menu / File / New it gives the message
"A problem with the document was encountered and it cannot be opened".
I suspect I've deleted something I shouldn't have Help?!
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Ok... First I don't think the config file in my documents is vital and I would delete it. (if your concerned about it then copy it somewhere-else and then delete.
On a PC Word uses a template for blank documents called normal.dot but on Pocket Word it uses blank.dot This file should be present in the windows folder in main memory.
After deleting the config file, I would try word again.
If it still fails to open a new wod doc, then look to make sure the template file blank.dot is present.
Mike

Hi Mike
I checked and there wasn't a blank.dot file in the windows folder, so I managed to open an word doc I already had, blanked it and saved it as blank.dot where you suggested. I closed word and tried again only to find the same error message.
So does this rule out an error with that side of word, and otherwise what would you suggest?
TIA

Elwyn M3100 said:
Hi Mike
I checked and there wasn't a blank.dot file in the windows folder, so I managed to open an word doc I already had, blanked it and saved it as blank.dot where you suggested. I closed word and tried again only to find the same error message.
So does this rule out an error with that side of word, and otherwise what would you suggest?
TIA
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This is a little mysterious! Firstly because the original blank .dot is protected and should not be able to be removed normally. I suspect it's become corrupted. Still the replacement should have been ok. However, lets hope all your templates are not corrupted. Open a doc in word and go to menu>tools>options>default template and choose another, say memo. Close out of word and reenter. It should open and when you press new a memo should appear. A bit of a pain but until a better solution comes along you can always delete the memo lines and treat as a blank doc.
Will check around to see if there is another way to replace blank.dot
Mike

Thanks, I've had a look in the options and for "Templates" it is blank. There are NO templates at all on the machine

Elwyn M3100 said:
Thanks, I've had a look in the options and for "Templates" it is blank. There are NO templates at all on the machine
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Good grief what have you been upto - thought I was the only one who manged that sort of thing!!.
Perhaps you could PM POF and see if he knows a way of reinstalling Word or using the ROM cab files to re-install without having to do a full hard reset. Failing this all you could do would be to create your own blank template but it would not automatically open when you tap new because I think New can only be set to one of the four standard templates - Blank, Memo, Metting Notes and one other I forget. Certainly when I created a template and put it in the templates folder it listed the official four but not mine in the drop down list for the new document default template. (i.e the list that's now empty for you)
Mike

mikechannon said:
Good grief what have you been upto - thought I was the only one who manged that sort of thing!!.
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Nope, no chance of that....
There are plenty of "us" around
One shall, er, carefully dig

Ah ha!
I have found that I do actually have some files in the windows directory that are templates.
blank meeting memo phone todo
These did momentarily have Word Template icons moments ago, and tried to go in via Word again but now the icons match up with notes.
blank 0b
meeting 1.55k
memo 2.06k
phone 1.96k
todo 3.02k
Right clicking over "blank" reveals that it is read only. I have tried but I cannot remove the RO flag. I am hoping that because the file is zero bytes then this is causing the problems, which are still there
Onwards eh!
Edit: The 0 byte file is actually a memo file. The Word templates are 7kb apart from Todo which is 14k...

Elwyn M3100 said:
Ah ha!
I have found that I do actually have some files in the windows directory that are templates.
blank meeting memo phone todo
These did momentarily have Word Template icons moments ago, and tried to go in via Word again but now the icons match up with notes.
blank 0b
meeting 1.55k
memo 2.06k
phone 1.96k
todo 3.02k
Right clicking over "blank" reveals that it is read only. I have tried but I cannot remove the RO flag. I am hoping that because the file is zero bytes then this is causing the problems, which are still there
Onwards eh!
Edit: The 0 byte file is actually a memo file. The Word templates are 7kb apart from Todo which is 14k...
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Those file sizes look fine apart from blank.dot which should also be 7kb.
On mine I just checked the templates and they should open directly from the windows directly. They all have word icons.
Mike

I have the notes templates and the word templates. Alas late night scrolling across the PDA got me confused.
Do you know of a way to make the files non read only? I don't seem to be able to change that at all? I've tried in Windows and on the PDA.
Although, I have now fixed the ActivSync issue so it doesn't keep disconnecting Grr Hubs Grr.

Elwyn M3100 said:
I have the notes templates and the word templates. Alas late night scrolling across the PDA got me confused.
Do you know of a way to make the files non read only? I don't seem to be able to change that at all? I've tried in Windows and on the PDA.
Although, I have now fixed the ActivSync issue so it doesn't keep disconnecting Grr Hubs Grr.
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Nope, I tried reseting read only tag on both PDA and PC as well, no joy. I have posted a thread asking if anyone knows how to re-install an application without hard re-set. I believe it is possible if you have extended rom cabs showing but which cabs as I do not see one clearly marked Word.cab or something similar. The joys!!!
Mike

Thank you Mike for all your help.
I've not even breached the option of ROMs yet or even dabbled in it, and I don't think I've got the guts to juuuuuust yet
If all else then I shall do a reset, a hard reset.

I seem to have this problem also, interestingly. Today when I tried to open the word mobile program, I got this prompt saying that I can't open a new word document due to some error and brings me to my storage card wif all the word documents which I can open wif ease. What seems to be the problem? Any way I can reinstall this program again without hard resetting? I am pretty sure it's not some software conflicts, maybe I accidentally removed some shared files with memmaid.

YES!! Finally I got it. I shifted my documents folder with the sub folder 'templates' to the storage card before so now I just placed back the templates subfolder to the device's My Documents folder and that basically solved my problem!

excel mobile on wm6 can't save to storage card

Hi,
I recently installed WM6 on my dopod 818pro. I found an issue that I haven't been able to figure out.
I simply cannot save a changed excel document to the storage card. I get an error "An error occurred saving '<document name>'."
If I move the document to main memory, i have no probs editing and saving it.
Has anyone hit something like this? Word seems to be fine with saving/editing documents on the storage card. I haven't tried powerpoint mobile.
For the record, I had no probs with excel on wm5.
Any Ideas?
Thanks,

It seems to be related to the directory as well..
I moved an excel file fro my documents in the storage card to another random directory. I have no probs saving the file in the new location (but also on the storage card)
I'm very confused!

solution to old thread but ongoing problem
If you can't save an Excel mobile file, only 'save as' a new file name...
Solution is to find and delete a file named Temp0FOO
This could be on your main mem or storage card (depends on where the problem Excel Mobile file is saved). Delete the corrupt temp file and all is well.
Worked for me on my WM6 Xv6800.

Nice one Danny!
I had issues with files not opening as well as issues with not being able to save them.
Your solution seems to have fixed both my problems (so far anyway). Fingers crossed it stays that way.
Cheers.

Thanks Danny.. U solved my problem big time..
I glad google took me to the right answer. I have been doing 'Save As' filename_xx where xx equals running number for as long as I can remember.
COOL!~~