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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.

How to open .swf (macromedia flash) files???

Hi all,
I have installed macromedia flash in my wizard, but .swf file still cant open?? there is no associated program with .swf files, and also when I open the flash player program I find no way to open .swf file.
Any Ideas???
Thanks
Mohammad

Follow instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=52968&highlight=

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

[Updated] MPlayer for all device (latest svn)

Hi here is the latest MPLAYER for windows mobile it would run on almost all device
Instructions :
Install cab and click on mplayer icon. Use joystick for menu navigation
It support all codecs and you can customize it easily by editing
menu.conf for Menu Items
input.conf for key encodings
codecs.conf for codec related things
Limitation:
1. While playing it is not possible to hide mplayer window [SDL issue]
2. No UNICODE support. Support is not in cegcc so I am not able to do anything right now may be i will modify cegcc later.
In progrss:
1.real file support [90% done]
2.Directx support [50% done , if you want use directx edit config file and replace vo=sdl to vo=directx:noaccel and fs=1]
3.wma support [100% forgot to include in this release will add in next build]
[Note : all config files are in \My Documents\mplayer\ folder]
Log:
1. If you face any problem please send log.txt file from \Storage Card\ folder
Very Important:
1. Pls donate if you like my work
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Download :
http://rapidshare.com/files/238300198/mplayer.cab.html

Placed everything in the right place and gave it a run. I have a Samsung Omnia with a WinMo 6.1 rom.
I noticed I doesn't seem to suport uniconde. The "Storage Card" drive is called "Cartão de Memória" in my localization and mplayer crashes everytime I tried to launch it... Really hope you fix this one. Also hope you add a simple GUI soon.
Also may I suggest that the file that need to be placed in the "My documents" folder be placed in the same folder as the mplayer.exe instead.
And please release the source.

doesent work for me, i tried to open AVI Files and MP3's too
this is the log file i have :
Code:
MPlayer SVN-r29318-4.1.0 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
135 audio & 296 video codecs
Playing \Storage.
File not found: '\Storage'
Failed to open \Storage.
Playing Card\Movies\Heroes_-_S01-_E05_-__Hiros_PocketPC.avi.
File not found: 'Card\Movies\Heroes_-_S01-_E05_-__Hiros_PocketPC.avi'
Failed to open Card\Movies\Heroes_-_S01-_E05_-__Hiros_PocketPC.avi.

Is there a GUI? Because I can't see anything when I launch it...
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to run mplayer you need file explorer which support open with.
select media file and open with mplayer if you execute mplayer.exe directly nothing happen
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There You have your answer

I noticed I missed that. I was already editing my post when you replied
Also just tried an FLV1 file from my device memory (from "Cartão de memória didn't work). At first the file wouldn't play but then I used WVGAFIX3 to change my device resolution from WQVGA to QVGA and it worked. Seems like it deslikes wide screens.

ather90 said:
doesent work for me, i tried to open AVI Files and MP3's too
this is the log file i have :
Code:
MPlayer SVN-r29318-4.1.0 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
135 audio & 296 video codecs
Playing \Storage.
File not found: '\Storage'
Failed to open \Storage.
Playing Card\Movies\Heroes_-_S01-_E05_-__Hiros_PocketPC.avi.
File not found: 'Card\Movies\Heroes_-_S01-_E05_-__Hiros_PocketPC.avi'
Failed to open Card\Movies\Heroes_-_S01-_E05_-__Hiros_PocketPC.avi.
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use "enclose path in quotes" option if you are using resco explorer

frmariam said:
Placed everything in the right place and gave it a run. I have a Samsung Omnia with a WinMo 6.1 rom.
I noticed I doesn't seem to suport uniconde. The "Storage Card" drive is called "Cartão de Memória" in my localization and mplayer crashes everytime I tried to launch it... Really hope you fix this one. Also hope you add a simple GUI soon.
Also may I suggest that the file that need to be placed in the "My documents" folder be placed in the same folder as the mplayer.exe instead.
And please release the source.
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attach log.txt , that will give better idea why exectution failed

For the directory name charater issue (Cartão de memória) it just crashes on launch. It was when I tried to launch mplayer directly (before I edited the post). I was however how I found the issue. If I try the "Open with" and the media file is in any dir which characters like those it just wont open...
Also strangelly enough the same video file is no longer crashing in WQVGA resolution?! Only GSFinder+ (my file manager) crashes. I did a reset since that so maybe it was a problem with my device and not mplayer. Still the character issue remains.
Here's the log.txt (media in "Cartão de memória") for when it failed and worked.log when it played (in a different path)

frmariam said:
For the directory name charater issue (Cartão de memória) it just crashes on launch. It was when I tried to launch mplayer directly (before I edited the post). I was however how I found the issue. If I try the "Open with" and the media file is in any dir which characters like those it just wont open...
Also strangelly enough the same video file is no longer crashing in WQVGA resolution?! Only GSFinder+ (my file manager) crashes. I did a reset since that so maybe it was a problem with my device and not mplayer. Still the character issue remains.
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yes it is more likely because of no unicode support right now. I have idea how to support so that will be fixed in next build.

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