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deleting registry keys automatically within a cab file

Hello professionals ;-)
i have to delete some registry keys during an softwareinstall with a cab file.
Can anybody tell me how to make an installationfile (like *.cab ore something else) deletes some keys in the registry!
whatfor?
i want to install some programs (like pocket plus) and make some configuration during cab file installation. so i looked into the registry what changes when i configurate pocket plus.
as i noticed there where som keys changed i can overwrite with the new values BUT there are some registry keys deleted also. How get them out???
is there any way ??

Have a look at creating a custom setup.dll file to include in the cab file.
You can certainly delete registry entries using it.

I don't know about deleting registry using cab files.
I think there is only options to allow or not to replace a registry key if exists during install.
Here a good link for .cab files Cab files
Apart that you can make your own install from PC to Pocket using RAPI. With that no problem to delete keys, copy files, add new keys ...

want to delete some keys bevore install
Thank's for your tips!
Have a look at creating a custom setup.dll file to include in the cab file. You can certainly delete registry entries using it.
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is there more information about this ?
how it works?
how to do?
as i looked at the CABFiles Website this looks very complicated to me ;-(
i am an absolute beginner in developing software!
i need an easy way to delete some regkeys during installation.

I think you can use the excellent scripting utility called nScriptM to achieve your goal. Simply run a search on this in google and you will come across a number of resources including the download location.

k_kirk said:
I think you can use the excellent scripting utility called nScriptM to achieve your goal.
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i will try this, Thanks!

CeRegEditor NEW ver 0.0.5.2, with regular expressions

Hello,
I'd like to introduce new registry editor CeRegEditor for WindowsCE, WindowsMobile
It works on desktop PC but operates on PDA's registry.
Main features:
- keys/values create and edit
- fast search
- export/import keys to/from REG file
- create "image" registry with compare and restore service
- free for private and commercial use
- registry compare to CAB or REG files
- open REG/RGU, CAB, HV as regular registry, with all edit functions available
...and many more
link to web site: http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl?lang=en
link to software: http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/ceregedit_setup.exe
It is still during test period, but basic features are well tested and stable
It is Polish software but with english interface
edit
If You find any error in the application or mistake in English interface please send an email to [email protected] or write it within thread

nice one! thanks!

It looks very nice! thanks

Hi!
Thanks a lot! The compare service makes it even easier to build OEM packages when kooking ROMs. Great software!
Regards,
PK

nice app.

good tool, many of cookers want to edit the registries using the PC

Nice software I have one suggestion: since this works on the desktop, one feature that would be neet was that if we install a CAB, it detects what's changed on the PPC, regarding the registry. That would be great to know what are the registry keys needed for the instalation of OEM packages!

dferreira said:
Nice software .... if we install a CAB, it detects what's changed on the PPC, regarding the registry. That would be great to know what are the registry keys needed for the instalation of OEM packages!
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You can use compare tool embedded into CeRegEditor.
First, create registry image(Images->Create image or F2 key) and after cab instalation perform compare registry, Images->Compare registry. It will show only differences/changes between the image and the current registry
I hope this will be useful for You

Great Work
Great work, sounds cool...thanks !

Yes, very thanks so much!

NIce Progie thanx

New version 0.0.2.2
+ added UNICODE support for export/import data to/from REG file
+ fixed header in REG file. The string in header changed to REGEDIT4. Previous string was not compatible with some other registry tools (WinCE Cab Manager)
+ fixed format of path to directory/file in REG file.
...and some minor fixes

Thank you, I was using Mobile Registry Editor to edit registry directly from Desktop but your app look nice

New version 0.0.3.0 available
Some fixes and new features!
Now, compare tool handles CAB and REG files
So, it is possible to compare registry to CAB file or REG file, CAB to CAB, CAB to REG, REG to registry image, etc.
It's possible to check what changes will be made by CAB before CAB instalation
Update details: http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/index.php?id=4&lang=en
Download: http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/ceregedit_setup.exe

cool... I will check this out soon.
@mdziedzic, curious how you are implementig the cab compare function... are you just looking at reg entries stored in the cab? Cos sometimes the complicated ones involve self-registering dlls and setup.dll files that make reg entries also. Prime examples of this are voice command, mark all as read, and some SPB apps. For those we always have to do a reg diff before/after cab install to see what the setup.dll did (or see the self-registered dll additions).
I have been wondering if it's possible to write an app that examines a setup.dll to see what reg entries it would create. So far I don't know of any way to do that other than reg dump->install cab->reg dump->compare.
Anyway your app will be very useful! Thanks for your hard work.

congratz.
widzisz? docenią....

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@mdziedzic, curious how you are implementig the cab compare function... are you just looking at reg entries stored in the cab? {...cut...}
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Yes, I compare only reg entries stored in cab!
luv2chill said:
I have been wondering if it's possible to write an app that examines a setup.dll to see what reg entries it would create.
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I think it is not possible! Each developer/provider creates it's individual setup.dll for CABs. Each DLL could has different structure (written in C++ or Pascal). Trying to "decode" setup.dll will be always "guessig"!
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So far I don't know of any way to do that other than reg dump->install cab->reg dump->compare.
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IMO, for CABs with setup.dll or exe instalators it's the best metod. In CeRegEditor, just create registry image (F2)-> do instalations-> compare registry with image(F3). After compare You can save differences to REG file
luv2chill said:
Anyway your app will be very useful! Thanks for your hard work.
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Great

New version 0.0.3.1 available
http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/ceregedit_setup.exe
Updates:
- fix in CAB-> REG conversion

great looking ap...
I particularly like the little status monitor...nice touch.

It would be great if you could also map registry files from a dumped rom. This way you could easily extract registry settings from other phones without the need of the actual device. At this moment you still need the phone.
is this possible

How to write .rgu properly??

Hi, i have an Herald with the original windows mobile 6 executable i downloaded on a website and i extracted the RUU_signed.nbh, then i used Hypercore to get the OS.nb and then i got the OEM and SYS folders to start building my ROM the way i like it. First i thought about including my own registry modifications and i know those modification have to be installed in the device at the end of everything to over write the default that get install first so in the OEM folder i created a sub folder i called zzz_My_registry_OEM. As you can see, my attempt there is to put the .rgu file in there and because the name of the folder start by zzz, it will obviously be installed at the end. Is that right? Because if i'm wrong please tell me, i never did that before, its my first time cooking a ROM. Then, i face a new problem. I have the complete list of all the registry tweak i want to put in the .rgu file, i know i have to begin the file by REGEDIT4, the lines starting by ";" are not recognise so i can put a note of what the registry is for (for personnal reminder), then at the end of all my registry tweaks, i have to leave a blank line but... I just dont know how to write the lines properly because i know its some sort of code and i have to write in code. I'll show you precisely what i mean. Here i have a tweak to change the temp file to the storage card and it goes like this:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\FileSys
edit temp path key \Storage card\Volatile
Here an other one to change the language of the slide out keyboard to US:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Keybd
create a new string
Name: Locale
Value: 0409
The problem as you can see, that is good if i tweak the registry of my already installed ROM from a registry editor, thats not valid for a .rgu file while cooking a ROM. But i have no idea how to write those codes properly and i found absolutely no instruction no where. And i have a lot more tweaks like that that i want to do. Is there any one here willing to link me to a detailed and intelligent tutorial or to translate my reg tweaks for me so i can finally nail that once for all? I thank you all in advance for your help. Anything could help because even if you dont have a complete answer, i'll do the job of reading the post and take all the bits together and figure it out. Some of you know a little bit that will complete some that an other one know to finally form the big picture.

[REQ] Complex Cab 2 OEM (Tutorial?)

I was hoping someone could help me out. I've been trying for a while to make a working OEM out of a few sense 2.5 cabs. At the moment I have 2 to choose from, one posted on modaco(thread http://www.modaco.com/content/i8000...07676/noobody-and-rapid-sense-2-5-rom-nxxje2/ and file link http://www.4shared.com/file/uV-HPoiM/nOObody__Rapid_Sense_252011_Rh.html) and http://www.freeza-inc.com/freezaROM/OEMCAB/fi. Sense - 2.5.2011.3030 for WM6.1 beta.cab(makes it easier, these cabs include full package, I've tried grabbing oem's from ppcKitchen with limited success). I was hoping someone could post a tutorial about converting cabs like such ^^ to an oem package for use with buildOS. Thanks in advance for any help.

This should help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=467842

When I use that tool the oem will build but not work. I've tried a few other tools but they also don't create working oems. cab2oem, oemizer etc.

I don't use sense, so haven't installed the cab, but here's how I make more complicated packages: Run sk tracker, and take a system snapshot. Install the cab, and run sk tracker again and take a second snapshot and compare the first two snapshots. Copy all new files to your oem (or EXT). Export all new reg keys to an app.reg or .rgu. My guess is that all the files go into \windows, so you won't need to deal with initflashes.txt files or app.dat files. You may need to get sense running (if it isn't running after the cab install). If you have to start it up (may require a soft reset), then run it and take a 3d snapshot. Compare shots 2 to 3-there could be a few new registry keys. Most are going to be in obvious places, like HKCU(or LM)\software\HTC\Manila, but you may have some certificates installed in odd places as well as random crap you'd never find without sk tracker in HKCR. You probably need all of these keys. The problem with just using an oem creator is that there may be reg keys installed by a setup.dll, or reg keys installed when the program first launches, and you'll miss these.
Remove any setup.dll from the package-it won't be needed. And since you're using buildos, I guess you'll need to create a .dsm (have fun with that-nicest thing about EVK is you don't need them). I guess there may be a startup shortcut, so you'll need the initflashfiles to get it in \windows\startup, unless you use an HKLM\init key to start sense up.

look at the main stickie or kitchen tools repository thread search for cab converter it works... but if your cab has a setup.dll will be hard you need to see whats inside of the setupdll and try to add that things to the OEM mannually like resources or regs

[Q] OEM package with dll

hey there,
i created an oem package which contains an dll file, one that exists also in the sys-folder as folder (contains imageinfo.bin and s000), when cooking with my kitchen buildos gives an error, something about that the expected file already exists as folder...
what can i do?

It's not a good idea to over-write a module; in fact, it's a bad idea, because it crashes most kitchens (buildos will crash every time).
1. Why are you trying to over-write a module with a file?
2. If you really want to do it, you need to remove the module from the sys directory. I'm not sure it's a good idea myself; you should at least convert the file to a module. If you don't know the difference between a file and a module, then you should search and find the answer. It's easy enough to do.
It would help a great deal when you start a topic if you give more information. What build are you using? What device? Most importantly, what module are you trying to replace?

Thanks Ted,
sorry for the small amount if informations. I'm using EXEcutor von pako777, it's kitchen tool for the omnia 2... almost, it dissambles the dump-file, then i can delete/add files and then it assembles it again... some kitchens i saw over here a really great, but the executor get the work done...
i found the informations, thanks for the hint i will now try reversmode.exe
right now i want to convert a taskbar.cab to an oem package and so i need to replace shellres.192.dll and some other files

I think that kheb 1.1 (search, it's easy to find) is the best way to make a package for your cab. Just run a snapshot, install the cab, then run another snapshot (+difference). Select the 'make an oem' function. It doesn't make a working oem, but it will dump the reg keys that you need, and collect all the files (I assume they'll all go to windows). It sounds like you're building the rom straight from a dump, and not with full packages? Then you'll need to just swap the new files in for any old ones (as well as add new ones), and figure out how to add the registry keys, if there are any. I guess you can use ceregeditor or something similar to import the keys into the default.hv. Convert files to modules, if that's how the dll's appear in the dump.
You have to be a little careful with an app like kheb (or sk tracker): it may dump out some extraneous files or reg keys, as changes occur all the time to a device's registry and file system. Make sure you separate the wheat from the chaff. It's best not to soft reset after the cab install, if you're prompted to do so. That creates a butt-load of random new reg values that are irrelevant. If any certificates are installed by the cab, you can probably ignore them.

Thanks again, but i used the package creator from ervius to convert the cab, converted the rgu to an provxml and the dll-files with reversmode and everything worked fine
but i will take a look onto kheb, sound promising when converting a cab with setup.dll