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How do uninstall - Smart Dialing and Intellipad

Can't see them in the add - remove programs.
Cheers

I thought about this long time a go...
the only trick u can do is not to install them in the first place...
these programs ( as well as others ) are in the Ext_ROM.. and are automatically installed after a hard reset..
if you do not with to install them, do the following:
Hard reset, and when you get the customization screen do a soft reset..
now with file explorer you can see a folder called Extended_ROM and it contain all of the applications automatically installed...
enter the Eet_ROM and install only what you wish to have...
PS. these programs are CAB files...
this trick gave me more free RAM, and now I have around 38 MB of free program RAM after a soft reset.
another way, a program call remover.... I never used it to uninstall these stuff, but if you wish to use it, keep in mind that you have to make you date ( in your phone ) something like 2003 or so... because the thing gets locked after that....
I hope this could help
cheers

Cheers mate.
I installed them after a hard reset to see if they were any good, but don't really like them.
I can disable them so it not too much of an issue

Removing Applications???

Hi,
I recently installed 'Kick off slot machine' game on my XDA mini s and when i go to 'remove programs' it wont remove it. I've tried soft reseting.
How can i get rid of it?
Can i just go into file explorer and delete the files in its program folder?

yes but u would be better off removing the reg entries aswell allthough it wont cause harm.
tried removing using active sync , add remove programs , as sometimes that works for me where the one on the device does not work.

I have found that quite often uninstalls just don't work. For example, before I resorted to a recent hard reset, I had only a few megs of RAM available. Turns out it was because although it "appeared" that such things had been uninstalled, they had in fact not been uninstalled.
The way I do it now, and I reckon this is the only way to do it, is to go to Add/Remove programs in Activesync and uncheck the box of the app/game to be removed. This seems to work (even on apps installed by CAB or on other machines).
Stegz

Ok thanks.
By the way, how do you find and delete reg entries? Which folder are they stored in?

Use SK Tools, it is the best soft for cleaning and everything
-www.s-k-tools.com

You'll need something like PHM Regedit, or I use Total Commander. I'm no expert but you'll be able to get help with registry keys etc here.
Alternatively, purchase MemMaid which (I think) removes redundant registry entries.

Oh ok, thanks very much.
Just one more quick question, if you install something, remove it, then decide you want it installed again does it just overwrite the previously created reg entries?

does it just overwrite the previously created reg entries
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Yes, if it is the same version of software.

fresh123breeze said:
Use SK Tools, it is the best soft for cleaning and everything
-www.s-k-tools.com
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I was using this amazing application but after it's installation i was unable to uninstall any program from "Add/Remove Programs". Not even S-K Tools. The only solution was a hard reset. Do you have anything on mind for this issue?
P.S: The version i was using: 2.2.10

Yes, developer knows about this, he said, new version fixed.
I have ver.2.3.15.6 and tested, good things, Backup is working in WM5.

fresh123breeze said:
Yes, developer knows about this, he said, new version fixed.
I have ver.2.3.15.6 and tested, good things, Backup is working in WM5.
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Hi, was wondering does it backup contacts and have you tried restoring after hard reset?

Yes, I did. The only one problem, SK Tools made funny records about
installed software, so in the list, You have only what was installed after
You installed SK Tools. I think it was already fixed, but didn't test it.

thanks fresh123breeze,
think i'll go for it. its not a lot to pay for what it claims it can do.

Help! Can't install or uninstall any apps on WM5

Help is needed. I tried to install PocketStocks this morning. It would not install and now I can not install or delete anything from my 8125. I can run what is on it, but I can not add or remove anything. I have soft reset and tried multiple times to connect by USB but it will not sync. But it will let me "Explore" my hardware.
The Microsoft Active Sync troubleshooter is no help at all.
Any ideas?

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Help is needed. I tried to install PocketStocks this morning. It would not install and now I can not install or delete anything from my 8125. I can run what is on it, but I can not add or remove anything. I have soft reset and tried multiple times to connect by USB but it will not sync. But it will let me "Explore" my hardware.
The Microsoft Active Sync troubleshooter is no help at all.
Any ideas?
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Hi i am familiar with pocketstocks but it looks like it buggered your device. What error message came up and how far into the install did it get? Just wondering are there any residual files to remove - check program files and windows\startup and registry if you are used to doing that. What error comes up when you try to install anything? You may need to backup important files and do a hard reset to solve this.

I had tried to install Pocket Financial Analyzer just before it, and that did not complete the install. So when I did the Pocket Stocks, it finished up by saying that PFA install was unsuccessful. I have had this happen before but a soft reset and reinstall usually made it work. I kind of do not think Pocket Stocks is the culprit.
I suspect that there is a corrupted system file, and maybe if I knew which one it was, I could delete it and a soft reset would rebuild the file.
Or like you said, I may have to do a hard reset and start all over. And that is OK. I have done this about five times before, but everything is working so good on the phone right now, that I hesitate to mess that up. I just can't add or delete any programs.
Its so weird, at first the name of my phone would not come up. Then I deleted Active Sync 4.1 and installed AS 4.2 beta. Now I can get the device name to show up, but still the list of installed programs does not show and I can't sync it.
Help is needed.

I had tried to install Pocket Financial Analyzer just before it, and that did not complete the install. So when I did the Pocket Stocks, it finished up by saying that PFA install was unsuccessful. I have had this happen before but a soft reset and reinstall usually made it work. I kind of do not think Pocket Stocks is the culprit.
I suspect that there is a corrupted system file, and maybe if I knew which one it was, I could delete it and a soft reset would rebuild the file.
Or like you said, I may have to do a hard reset and start all over. And that is OK. I have done this about five times before, but everything is working so good on the phone right now, that I hesitate to mess that up. I just can't add or delete any programs.
Its so weird, at first the name of my phone would not come up. Then I deleted Active Sync 4.1 and installed AS 4.2 beta. Now I can get the device name to show up, but still the list of installed programs does not show and I can't sync it.
Help is needed.

I agree there probably is a corrupt file somewhere - I would do all the checks I said and notification queue for good measure - but it looks like hard reset time. Recommend you invest in spb backup or sprite backup - then it all becomes so easy! Everybody that joins this forum should have to buy one - before entering the forum - lol!

I had SPB Backup trial. But everyone was saying that the ROM upgrades made the backup invalid since there were registry changes that may not correspond with the new registry.
So I did not use it again. I heard that SKTools has a backup built in. NO?
Which one is the best to use?
Thanks

I had SPB Backup trial. But everyone was saying that the ROM upgrades made the backup invalid since there were registry changes that may not correspond with the new registry.
So I did not use it again. I heard that SKTools has a backup built in. NO?
Which one is the best to use?
Thanks

Sktools has a limited backup, so its not that useful. Sprite backup is good as you can use it even with a rom upgrade and is now wm5 compatible.

Can't install programs

I have tried installing a bunch of different programs using both cab and active sync methods and always the installation is unsuccessful. I tried re-installing programs using cabs I used before and they don't work either. What is wrong?

After doing a lot of reading, it appears I am going to have to hard reset.
I am running a custom ROM. If I hard reset, do I have to re-flash the custom ROM?
If I run a backup program, will that re-load all my programs?

A hard reset brings your phone back to the exact way it was either out-of-box or on your most recent flash. It resets your ROM (either custom or stock_ back to it's original state. You will lose all programs (except for OEMs cooked in to the ROM), settings, messages, mail, calendar items, contacts, etc. Make sure you back up the information and cabs you need.
If you are having such a bad conflict, I would recommend not using a back up program to automatically re-do all of your settings. You are most likely going to set yourself up to see the same errors.
Take your time and put the programs and settings back one by one.
Good luck!

Low Memory
You may want to check how much program space you have left on your phone. It may simply be you need to make room but removing an old/unused program. I did the same thing just last week

Hello,
I just hard reset my phone over the weekend and...you are right! now there's nothing on my screen and I don't know how to put it back the way it was.....can you help me please?
Thanks,
Juan.

Weird: can't install no cab-files! nor remove

Howdy,
I can't install any cab on my Elfin anymore ("installation failed")! That sucks!
It's no memory problem (theres enough mem).
I think somehow my HTC lost his information about what programs are installed, because
- the "remove apps" app has no entry (I can't remove programs but there are prgs of course)
- I can't remove images in the "pics & video" app ("file used or unauthorized") - but I can delete files using e.g. TotalCommander.
So, I can neither install nor delete...
* I think this problem exists since I did a hard reset and had to recover using a SpriteBackup!
Do you know how to fix it? Would be v. grateful... Oliver

Hi
It seems your backup is corrupted. One way to know is to Hard reset again, don't restore backup and install a cab, see if the problem is resolved.

Thanks for the idea, I will maybe have to try so later, but wonder if there's possibly a way to fix it?? (I wanna avoid hardreset again )

Try killing the app before u uninstall... use task manager to kill the program it may work...
if the problem happens in installing the app then i think u may have to follow wat tito told u ...( hard reset and dont restore things from ur old backup.)

it works after hardreset. but my device is massivly tweaked and customized - I have to find a solution to fix it - well, at least as long as I can live with that bug...
There must be a way to fix, maybe registry? file association -wceload.exe- is ok... this doesn't seem to happen so often, but looking forward to your help here.
thanks!

make a new backup after a fresh hard-reset and after you finished customizing it.
maybe the problem was with that specific back-up.