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Removing unwanted files and applications: possible?

Hi, this is probably a very basic question but it really puzzles me: is it possible to remove files and applications from Windows Mobile? For example, say I don't want that solitaire or bubble breaker games, or even the MSN thing. Is it possible to uninstall them? How?
On Windows XP there's an application called 'xp lite' that allows you to do just that.
I don't want the themes, I don't want the wallpaper, the sounds, the applicatins I didn't install like IE and Outlook and whatever else. All I want is the core windows mobile + whatever I install on it. Is it possible?
Any pointer or information would be greatly appreciated!
TIA!

Not really. It maybe possible to remove the theme, the wallpaper, but the applications (IE, Games, Outlook, MSN, etc) and some of the WAV files (e.g. Alarm1.wav) are in the ROM. Unless you are going to flash your ROM, there are no possible way to remove it.
I'm not sure why you want to do this, but if you are for space saving purposes, you are out of luck.
However, if you wanted just to disable the application, you may create a dummy exe and overwrite the original file. When the original (ROM) file is overwritten by a new file, the ROM one will not be visible. Of course, the person using it will just have to delete the file to reveal the ROM one.

Thanks for your reply. Is there a guide somewhere on how all this works? The rom, how files are handled, how the memory is used, etc?

How to group cabs in one cab?

Is possible to group several cabs in one cab?
I want it to save in the Extended Rom of my TyTn, so that when I do a HardReset, automatic it starts to install all the modifications of registry and some programs that I have in several cabs from the pocket, without need of pc.
I search on the forum, but I don´t find any solution.
Thanks

Well first off, if you use the autorun.exe that already exists in the extended ROM and modify its configuration file (the name may be different for different devices, but it is usually a plain text file) you can get it to install several cabs in sequence.
Combining cabs is not always possible unless you are the one who created them in the first place.
Get a program called CE Cab Manager. It will show you everything that a given cab includes and let you edit it. As long as it's just files and registry settings there is no problem stuffing them all in one cab.
But if a two cabs contain a setup.dll there is no way of combining them without knowing exactly what that DLL does (it could be anything) and thats almost impossible (unless you can read ARM assembler well).

tristan1412 said:
Is possible to group several cabs in one cab?
I want it to save in the Extended Rom of my TyTn, so that when I do a HardReset, automatic it starts to install all the modifications of registry and some programs that I have in several cabs from the pocket, without need of pc.
I search on the forum, but I don´t find any solution.
Thanks
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what levenum said is correct... so the best thing for you to do is to edit the config.txt file in your extended rom to have them install... HOWEVER if the cabs you are using arent digitally signed then they wont install using that method, you would need to disable the security first... Since no one has a signed disable security cab that works with the tytn the only option would be to do this on a hard reset; soft reset before the customization, when it boots run the tweak program to disable security, then go to the windows directory and manually launch the preautoconfig.exe

software alternatives
tristan1412, you can also use a software dedicated to this task.
check spb airsetup (www.spbsoftwarehouse.com, i'm not sure if it allows more then one cab), or even better airwizard (http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=airwizard)
the advantage of these programs is in my opinion the compression. then you also get several options like readme/eula (with airwizard you have spash image support and even sd card output support - that creates autorun content for the sdcard)
hope this helps
RM

shogunmark said:
....HOWEVER if the cabs you are using arent digitally signed then they wont install using that method, you would need to disable the security first...
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First of all, thanks for the answers.
now, How can signed digitally my own cabs??

icontacts - uninstall problem

i tried to unistall the i-contacts utiliy
(http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-icontact-v0-5.html)
but it doesn't uninstall completely...as a matter of fact it's still there sinsce whenever you try to acces the contacts either from the phone screen either from the program files u don't see the windows mobile contacts but the i-contacts , this way i cannot browse by name or by company (only by name) and it doesn't support greek... how can i get rid of it without hard reseting? please advise
i have a qtek 9100 with windos mobile 5

Mmmm...
Sounds like you need to contact the developer for help. There should be a link on the site where you got the application from. Not very helpful I know, but it's your best chance to get the right support

Hi Everyone, Can I Remove ACTIVESYNC From My HD2?

Hi, I'm New Here and hope to enjoy and learn new stuff for my new HD2
First Questions:
I just Install ACTIVESYNC and i see that i don't need it - how can i remove it form the phone? (i did uninstall for the pc)
i didn't find the option in the menus, and the software open's outomaticlly when i use the phone.
thanks for the help

you cannot uninstall activesync from your hd2. it's an integral part of the os.

SDL_1 said:
Hi, I'm New Here and hope to enjoy and learn new stuff for my new HD2
First Questions:
I just Install ACTIVESYNC and i see that i don't need it - how can i remove it form the phone? (i did uninstall for the pc)
i didn't find the option in the menus, and the software open's outomaticlly when i use the phone.
thanks for the help
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Why would you want to remove it? Granted, moving files around is simply a case of kicking in to Disk Drive mode but (in my experience) if you're gonna use apps such as SPB, you're gonna need Activesync on both device and PC.

dont remove it >.< loOl

hi again friends, so please tell me why in the application menager i can see that the sofware open's automaticlly?
before i install the software in the pc i didnt have this problem
thanks for your help

yeahh i also want to know this, because its always opening by itself and causing phone lag

Don't know how to uninstall it, but if you open Activesync/Menu/Options, you can delete the sync sources, which should stop it from trying to sync automatically.

Batch installation and update of settings

Hi,
I'm looking for a bit of help with this if possible, basically at work, i have to constantly setup a load of HTC P6500 devices all running on windows mobile 6.1.
On each device I have to install certain programs from an sd card and update quite a few system settings.
Is there any way this can be done with a batch file perhaps, that would install all the software and update all the settings I need it to?

"XDA UC" could be what you are looking for, but it needs to be cooked in into WM.
I think there already is such a machanism in WM, but I don't really remember it's name...

.cab
make a .cab which has all the programs and settings.

maybe RunCC is in your ROM...

thanks for the help everyone, managed to get around this using SPB backup trial which let me essentially clone the device, and restore this back to the rest.