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.exe to .cab

hey guys...
ok ive had few problems actually experimenting too many things kicks off the rom OBVIOUSLY...i would like to do something like this....
1.my xda II hard resets it self for obvious reasons (too many experiments)
2.there are too many programs installed on my xda II which i use most of the time, few of them are cab so its easy for me to copy them to storage card and install but many others are .exe so everytime a hard reset i have to connect the xda II to the cradle and run the software from the computer....
what i would like to do is just convert or extract .cab from .exe so that everytime i dont have to go through the same thing....this means i can also copy all my softwares as backup on my xda II storage
P.S : there are only few .exe softwares that allow me to extract .cab from it by right clicking and going to winzip option or winrar .....most of them are to be run all over again.
please help
thanks alot in advance

if it's exe which you run from the pc and it using activesync to install the program in most cases all you need to do is to chage the extention from exe to zip and copy out the cab from inside the zip file
otherwise you need an cab maker program search should give you a bunch

Rudegar said:
if it's exe which you run from the pc and it using activesync to install the program in most cases all you need to do is to chage the extention from exe to zip and copy out the cab from inside the zip file
otherwise you need an cab maker program search should give you a bunch
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hey man...
did as you said.....will give you an example what i did...
copied noname.exe to d:/
went to command prompt went to d:/ renamed noname.exe to noname.zip
and came back to d:/ in windows and double clicked it and it says "Cannot open file : it does not appear to be a valid archive. If you downloaded this file, try downloading the file again."
any yeah also tried right click extract here same error message
any ideas ? i am sure u do have few
thanks

well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it

Rudegar said:
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
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gotcha....tools ....folder options ...view....uncheck hide extensions for uknown file types....ok ......
went to \program files\microsoft active sync on my computer went to the folders of programs installed and voilllla..... found the .cab and .arm files
thanks alot for the help mate

Rudegar said:
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
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An alternative method (slightly long winded but reliable)...
Install the product on the device then install it again, when the "Reinstall Y/N?" dialog appears on the device perform a soft reset. If installing to Storage or Storage Card, the CAB will be in the root of that device, if installing to Main Memory you will find it in \windows\appmgr\install

No men
get it
see in c:\archive of program\microsoft activesync
when you install a program for defect install this place.
this not happens is for this program get menu opcional installing c:\archive of program\NaMe Program
fine you only copy files .cab in you storage
the problem is when you intall the cab file this automaticaly is delete..****...
for this not happen install this before install any .cab NoDeleteCab.cab
thiss run in my Imate jam ...
enjoy...

Re: No men
SuckMe said:
get it
see in c:\archive of program\microsoft activesync
when you install a program for defect install this place.
this not happens is for this program get menu opcional installing c:\archive of program\NaMe Program
fine you only copy files .cab in you storage
the problem is when you intall the cab file this automaticaly is delete..****...
for this not happen install this before install any .cab NoDeleteCab.cab
thiss run in my Imate jam ...
enjoy...
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that's coool...i guess i also read somewhere that if you hold click on the cab file in the pda and uncheck or check the read only box and then run .cab it wont get wiped out.....have'nt tried it though...
regards....

mtbsoft said:
Rudegar said:
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
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An alternative method (slightly long winded but reliable)...
Install the product on the device then install it again, when the "Reinstall Y/N?" dialog appears on the device perform a soft reset. If installing to Storage or Storage Card, the CAB will be in the root of that device, if installing to Main Memory you will find it in \windows\appmgr\install
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ok i tried this.....but it did'nt quite work out.....i double clicked a file it opened up active sync asking for reinstall yes or no....i did a soft reset on the pda and took it out from the cradle and clicked no and cancel on that reinstall window.... where did i go wrong ?
is it like that i have to click yes and when it starts installing on the pda then soft reset the device ?
regards

zairyaab said:
that's coool...i guess i also read somewhere that if you hold click on the cab file in the pda and uncheck or check the read only box and then run .cab it wont get wiped out.....have'nt tried it though...
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A read only CAB won't be deleted, I use it all the time.
zairyaab said:
mtbsoft said:
...when the "Reinstall Y/N?" dialog appears on the device perform a soft reset....
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is it like that i have to click yes and when it starts installing on the pda then soft reset the device ?
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Yes, you have to wait for the CAB file to be copied over to teh device and then it says "Reinstall Y/N?" on the device, then you do the soft reset.
If you are going to use CAB files I would strongly recommend you grab a copy of CABInst as well, it is excellent (and free).

MMm
This work in my Imate Jam
i don't know
this work in your device
but this cool
the Imate Jam autodelete .cab files when finish the install this
enjoy....

mtbsoft said:
Rudegar said:
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
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An alternative method (slightly long winded but reliable)...
Install the product on the device then install it again, when the "Reinstall Y/N?" dialog appears on the device perform a soft reset. If installing to Storage or Storage Card, the CAB will be in the root of that device, if installing to Main Memory you will find it in \windows\appmgr\install
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excellent (Y)

missing icon

I have iGo8 in my htc touch hd but the problem is when i want to run it i have to go to File Explorer to run it every time,, how i can put a short cut in start menu or in Manila

thedeathblow said:
I have iGo8 in my htc touch hd but the problem is when i want to run it i have to go to File Explorer to run it every time,, how i can put a short cut in start menu or in Manila
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Using your file explorer on your HD, browse to the location where you installed iGo8, i.e. /program files/iGo8 or storage card/program files/iGo8
Create shortcut of .exe file. Copy this file and put it into /windows/start menu/programs
Now when you go to Start menu your icon should appear

here's where the iGo is
Storage card / iGO8 and inside it all of the maps and content
i copied the iGO8.exe and put it in
MyDevice/ windows/start menu/programs
it shows in start menu but when i clicked it it build two files in the start menu " saved" and " custom" and also it didn't work
did i do something wrong?

thedeathblow said:
here's where the iGo is
Storage card / iGO8 and inside it all of the maps and content
i copied the iGO8.exe and put it in
MyDevice/ windows/start menu/programs
it shows in start menu but when i clicked it it build two files in the start menu " saved" and " custom" and also it didn't work
did i do something wrong?
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Don't copy the iGO8.exe file, create a shortcut to it and copy the shortcut to /windows/start menu/programs

Fallen Spartan said:
Don't copy the iGO8.exe file, create a shortcut to it and copy the shortcut to /windows/start menu/programs
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I know you ganna be pissed off coz of me
but how i can create a short cut ,,, there's just copy and past but no create short cut
thank you for you help my friend

thedeathblow said:
I know you ganna be pissed off coz of me
but how i can create a short cut ,,, there's just copy and past but no create short cut
thank you for you help my friend
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Try using either file explorer 2 or total commander. I've attached both for your convienience

you made my day man!!
thank you ... i was using File explorer so i couldn't find a" create short cut"
therefore i used T.commander

thedeathblow said:
you made my day man!!
thank you ... i was using File explorer so i couldn't find a" create short cut"
therefore i used T.commander
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No problem
Thread closed

TomTom 7 kills bluetooth?

Yes, I got one! I've gone directly home and install my most essential programs (after syncing all contacts etc). One of these programs is TomTom7. After installing it and restarting it I get the message "BTTrayCE is not a valid application" and my bluetooth doesn't start. Has anyone experienced the same problem? Is there a solution for this?
For my work I use bluetooth and TomTom almost daily so help would be really helpfull!
Caroline

tomtom has released a special version for the tp2 that had the same problem and should have fixed the bluetooth issue. I don;t know where to find it right now, but it definately is on these forums, so do a search and you'll find the cab you are longing for.

I did an installation of TT on my SD a long time ago and since then i only made a shortcut to the startmenu after flashing a new rom and some other tricks when the devicecode changed.

Try to ask xmoo on this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=580981&page=8 <- I think he's got tomtom7 on the hd2

[sgsdebruin] How do you make a link to the startmenu? I've installed it also a long time ago on my SD...

[All] thanks for the replies. The hint of sgsddebruin did the job. I created a shortcut with the help of Total Commander. Thanks!!

Can't get bluetooth to work

If bt fails after installing tomtom , delete or rename these files and do a soft reset:
\Windows\BtSdkCE30.dll
\Windows\BtCoreIf.dll

RacerII said:
If bt fails after installing tomtom , delete or rename these files and do a soft reset:
\Windows\BtSdkCE30.dll
\Windows\BtCoreIf.dll
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Can't find them

Alfredos said:
Can't find them
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Try resco explorer and turn off "hide system files" etc

RacerII said:
Try resco explorer and turn off "hide system files" etc
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That did the trick (used file original explorer)
Thanks allot

Hi I have order my HD2 today and just sold my HD, i am looking to put tomtom on it, does anyone know if the HD1 version will work on the HD2?
Thanks Matthew.

It's not just the BT that get's killed.. The FM radio does also...

you have to delete that .dll's out of the tomtom .cab with wince cab manager.
(i believe it also can with winzip/winrar/7-zip)
and then install the cab.
be shure to do this before install
erik

erikvario said:
you have to delete that .dll's out of the tomtom .cab with wince cab manager.
(i believe it also can with winzip/winrar/7-zip)
and then install the cab.
be shure to do this before install
erik
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That did the trick! TT is working fine now.. So is my FM radio

RacerII said:
If bt fails after installing tomtom , delete or rename these files and do a soft reset:
\Windows\BtSdkCE30.dll
\Windows\BtCoreIf.dll
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What do these dll's do?

The BtCoreIf.dll file is a custom TomTom Wizard bluetooth file.
I guess that BtSdkCE30.dll is also part of this.

TT & BT fix
Genius!
Thank you.
RacerII said:
If bt fails after installing tomtom , delete or rename these files and do a soft reset:
\Windows\BtSdkCE30.dll
\Windows\BtCoreIf.dll
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RacerII said:
If bt fails after installing tomtom , delete or rename these files and do a soft reset:
\Windows\BtSdkCE30.dll
\Windows\BtCoreIf.dll
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When I look into the setup.xml of my cab. file (TT7_916_9189.CAB)
I can see the files with install order "No Overwrite".
Does this mean they will only be installed, when there are no system files with this names allready existing in windows folder ?
I don't have deleted anything and bluetooth and radio are working great

i use resco and total commander but i can't delete \Windows\BtCoreIf.dll...help!!!

Unhide system files

How can I unhide system files in HD2?

stef2000 said:
How can I unhide system files in HD2?
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In File Explorer, click "Menu" and then "Show all files".
That should do the trick

johncmolyneux said:
In File Explorer, click "Menu" and then "Show all files".
That should do the trick
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It does'nt work.
I tried to do what in "Leo Hints & Tips" for exp:
"1. Enable Hidden Default Games
Go to the Windows directory and copy bubblebreaker.exe and solitaire.exe to the games folder as shortcuts in Windows\Start Menu. Make sure to unhide system files to see the games listed."
I can't copy files as instructed (working with total commander) and if the files were copied I can't reach/see them.

I think you may have misunderstood the original instructions.
Open file manager (not total commander) and navigate to Windows folder.
Locate the file BubbleBreaker (it's 46K, not one of the others)
Highlight it and keep it pressed till you get the menu with "Copy" in it. Do Copy.
Scroll back to the top and go into "Start Menu\Programs\Games".
Do "Menu, Edit, Paste Shortcut".
As I'm a pedant, I renamed the shortcut, removing the "Shortcut to" prefix.
Then, when you go Start Menu & then Games, BubbleBreaker is in there.
Now I've just done that exactly as typed above, whilst describing it for you, so it should work for you.
Let us know if you still have a problem.

Hi,
It works!
Now I got the idea.
Thanks.

stef2000 said:
Hi,
It works!
Now I got the idea.
Thanks.
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Glad to help

hidden "eT9MyWords.exe"
Hi,
I've made the change & so could shortcut the Games as suggested (great tip btw) - but when i go to do the same thing with "eT9MyWords.exe" i can't see it in the Windows directory or find it when i search.....
Any suggestions?

BGM said:
Hi,
I've made the change & so could shortcut the Games as suggested (great tip btw) - but when i go to do the same thing with "eT9MyWords.exe" i can't see it in the Windows directory or find it when i search.....
Any suggestions?
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Don't know what to say mate - it's in my Windows folder. There's a bunch of files called eT9.Rhodium.xxxx and then eT9MyWords is after them (directly after eT9DeadKeys).
I take it you did unhide system files as previously suggested? (I'm not sure if you need to do that for the games suggestion).

I have a slide deferent question. I would like to delet exe file from thew windows folder but I can't because I can't select Delete, have anyone some advice?

delete exe file
it has been awhile since i have done this, also some files are impossible or almost impossible to delete.
if you have been trying to do it from ur phone, go instead, to your active sync/windows mobility center. click file mgt and browse contents of device, navigate to the exe u want to delete. i have done it before and it has worked on several ocassions. be careful on what u r deleting, you may want to do a google on it b/f u do it
if this does not do it, i got no clue hope this helps someone
johncmolyneux - special thanks to u for the hidden games trick, ? are there any other hidden games in the hd2 winmo 6.5 professional, or where i may find out?
AaBoyXX said:
I have a slide deferent question. I would like to delet exe file from thew windows folder but I can't because I can't select Delete, have anyone some advice?
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Thanks johncmolyneux,
Got there in the end - I had shown system files, but seems like it somehow "reverted".
Cheers!

Screen rotation (2010/01/08)

Hello to ALL
On the various forums for the HD2 exists much proposals/solutions to change the orientation of the screen.
I did not find ANY Simple solution to do it, much cab are totaly disproportionate for this simple function !!!!!!
I am in favour of the simple solutions: to pass in landscape only when necessary.
Who is able to provide me a SIMPLE procedure to make available, in the icon "Button", the “TALK/SEND” button ?????
I use HD2TWEAK and I could thus assign to a long support the rotation of the screen.
Many many thanks for your help
Paterr

I've coded a simple app to do what you've asked.
Unzip the attachment on your PC and copy the 2 files to the windows folder on your phone. Then, when you long-hold on the call button it will toggle the screen rotation between portrait and landscape.
Hope this helps
Edit:
I've updated this application a couple of times, and it now comes with a GUI so you can select what orientation you want to toggle with.
It's available from the following thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5317261

johncmolyneux said:
I've coded a simple app to do what you've asked.
Unzip the attachment on your PC and copy the 2 files to the windows folder on your phone. Then, when you long-hold on the call button it will toggle the screen rotation between portrait and landscape.
Hope this helps
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Thanks!
Butt there is only 1 file in it!?

Bobbe77NL said:
Thanks!
Butt there is only 1 file in it!?
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Oops
Fixed now - 2 files.

This works.. better than any other tweak available
Thanks a Ton buddy!

Screen rotation (2010/01/11)
johncmolyneux
I do not know how to say "THANK YOU" !!!
That is exactly want I want.
Last question may I propose your "solution" to a friend ????
Paterr

Paterr said:
johncmolyneux
I do not know how to say "THANK YOU" !!!
That is exactly want I want.
Last question may I propose your "solution" to a friend ????
Paterr
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Of course mate. It's there for anyone who wants it.
Glad it helped

Screen rotation (2010/01/08) (2010/01/11)
Sorry I forgot one question !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you know a "good program" runing on my PC (XP SP3) who offer the possibility to "modify" the registers on my HD2.
Thanks again
Paterr

Paterr said:
Sorry I forgot one question !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you know a "good program" runing on my PC (XP SP3) who offer the possibility to "modify" the registers on my HD2.
Thanks again
Paterr
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Have a look at CeRegEdit - that's a great program.

Screen rotation (2010/01/12)
Thank you for CERegEditor program.
But I cannot “change” some registers: (HKLM/System/GWE/Touch/Filter/Minimumtaptime).
=> “Write error Cannot write value data”
An idea?????
Sorry but I have a new question:
The “Contacts” icon list the Contacts AND the SIM content;
Do you know a solution (register) to list ONLY the Contacts in order to preserve the SIM content????
Thanks again
Paterr

johncmolyneux said:
I've coded a simple app to do what you've asked.
Unzip the attachment on your PC and copy the 2 files to the windows folder on your phone. Then, when you long-hold on the call button it will toggle the screen rotation between portrait and landscape.
Hope this helps
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Hi, I unzipped the attachment and get a PLtoggle.exe file and a shortcut folder marked long_send. I've copied both files to my phone and installed the PLToggle hotfix, but when I long hold the call button nothing happens. WHat am I doing wrong?

snerkler said:
Hi, I unzipped the attachment and get a PLtoggle.exe file and a shortcut folder marked long_send. I've copied both files to my phone and installed the PLToggle hotfix, but when I long hold the call button nothing happens. WHat am I doing wrong?
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Did you copy them to the windows folder?
And what do you mean "installed the PLToggle hotfix"???
Incidentally - there's a new version of this app. See the link in my sig to find it.

johncmolyneux said:
Did you copy them to the windows folder?
And what do you mean "installed the PLToggle hotfix"???
Incidentally - there's a new version of this app. See the link in my sig to find it.
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I copied them onto my card storage, located PLToggle.exe using file explorer, pressed it and it installed onto my phone and then restarted.
I've heard of folk talking about the windows folder before, what are you referring to when you say windows folder?

snerkler said:
I copied them onto my card storage, located PLToggle.exe using file explorer, pressed it and it installed onto my phone and then restarted.
I've heard of folk talking about the windows folder before, what are you referring to when you say windows folder?
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Okay - running the exe doesn't install it. Copying it to the windows folder is all you need. (It's not like installing a cab file).
In file explorer go to Menu and select "Show all files". Then, in the root folder of your device, you will have a windows folder. You need to copy PLToggle and long_send into that folder.

I tried and it did very good to rotate my garmin mobile XT.
I will pass this link to my friends.
Thank You, man!

johncmolyneux said:
I've coded a simple app to do what you've asked.
Unzip the attachment on your PC and copy the 2 files to the windows folder on your phone. Then, when you long-hold on the call button it will toggle the screen rotation between portrait and landscape.
Hope this helps
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It doesn't seem to work on Omnia 2.I did copy the two files on windows folder, but only when I press on the "exe" file it works,not when I long-hold the call button.Any help?

kyriosx said:
It doesn't seem to work on Omnia 2.I did copy the two files on windows folder, but only when I press on the "exe" file it works,not when I long-hold the call button.Any help?
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Can you try the one in my signature - PLToggle?
That is a more up-to-date version. I'd actually forgotten about this thread, so I'll delete the original cab and just link the new version.
Thanks for the reminder
Let me know how you get on.