Database Users

Cab files from .exe?

Hi,
I just got my MDA II and love it. I've used pocket pc's before but never really got deep into it. I was wondering how, if possible, how to get the .Cab files from .exe's so I can put them in the ext-rom? I want to make my own custom ext-rom but dont have some of the .cab files for certain apps i want in it, I only have the .exe install files. Also...is there a way to save my settings in the ext-rom also? Im away from home and desktop alot so incase of a hard reset Im safe.
Thanks

When you install any program (using a setup program), go, on your desktop PC, to \Program Files\Microsoft Activesync. You will find there folders with the names of the programs you installed, and, in each folder, the related cab file. A few programs install directly in a folder in \Program Files.

thanks for answering.

Or if you are under Windows XP, sometimes you can just right click over the .exe file and select extract, there you will see all the files, including the .CAB ones... :wink:

installing adobe reader for XDA

I wanted to install an acrobat reader, I did a search for acrobat readers and came across the application on the adobe site. I downloaded the file adberdr20_ppc_enu.exe from the adobe site. However when I try to install the application, I get the message
'adberdr20_ppc_en
' is not a valid Pocket PC application
Can you guys please help

now i understand what the difference betweeen a .cab and .exe installation is.
correct me if i am wrong. i clicked on the .exe file while it was on my pc and my xda was connected to the pc using activesyns. and the reader installed itself.
i guess thre are some .exe files that the xda exec can install and some which have to be installed through activesync

.exe == executable file
but only on the platform it was compiled for
when you get programs for your device
it's most often as exe files you have to run on your pc
then it copy the cab file for your pda cpu normaly ARM
and run it so it unpack the pda exe files to the dir
the exe file is a selfextrating zip file normaly
and have cab files for arm, mips and other pda cpu's in it

Did you try the alternative one: PocketXpdf
http://pocketxpdf.sourceforge.net/
Cheers

is pocketxpdf better than acrobat reader?

thank U tweakradje for the program
its a free one BUT still having bugs and errors and under development
the Acrobat Reader is a famous and rigid program for viewing PDF files and I do strongly recommend to install it
Thank U all

How to install .prc files?

Any advise on how to instal a .prc files?

PRC files are for Palm...
If the PRC files you want to "install" are eBooks, just copy them over to your device and open them with an eBook reader that supports PRC files like uBook or ISilo.
If you want to run Palm applications on your Atom, you might look into a program called StyleTap (http://styletap.com/)
Good luck.

I tried StyleTap earlier on. It killed my WM5 and need to be hard reset. Just backup your data before you try it.

HowTo read *.pwi files under linux ?

im switching this time from win32 to linux. most of my work and programs will run fine directly or indirectly under linux. i wonder, if there is a way to read *.pwi files from my WM5 device under linux. what for programm can do this for me ?

http://www.linux.com/articles/44230
"Once you've transferred your files from one platform to the other, you still have the problem of incompatible file formats. By default, Pocket Word uses its own file format. Its files have a .pwi extension. Even Microsoft Word users can't open .pwi files on their desktop.
The good news is that Pocket Word supports Microsoft Word file format (.doc) as well. You can open .doc files and save files as .doc instead of *.pwi using Pocket Word. This approach let me open my Pocket Word files using OOo Writer and also let me read OOo Writer files saved as .doc in Pocket Word.
After spending some quality time with OOo, I found that it has a file format transfer feature called XMerge, but it doesn't work out of the box. You need to have Java and Ant to compile this feature from source. XMerge can merge Pocket Word file format (.psw) to OpenOffice.org Writer file format (.sxw). I hope OOo will add this format transfer feature out of the box someday."

Thanks, i will try to convert them via Pocket Word...

[Q] Extract .cab from .exe

Dear Seniors,
Issue:
1- want to extract .cab from .exe (if possible)
2- store .cab saved in mobile during installation from PC through .exe file
Detail:
I have Adobe Acrobat Reader v2.0 in .exe format and don't have, many times, PC available to me to run this .exe every time after hard-reset and found problem to install this in my mobile. Actually I already have installed one Adobe Reader v.2.5 (LE Version) I am not comfortable with it, its not friendly to me than Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.0-downloaded from adobe website......any one please suggest me ....
is this really possible to store .cab file come to mobile temp during installation from PC through .exe format files?
is this really possible to convert or find out .cab file stored in .exe files?