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Quick & Dirty Installer?

Got some files in a CAB I want to install on a number of units. I would "like" to create an installer that I just double-click on desktop & it installs via ActiveSync - simple. But I'm not a programmer - what would be the best way to do this? Prefer not to copy via explorer & click the CAB on the XDA unit & others may be doing this, so trying to keep it simple. Ideas/recommendations?

I brought Natural Installer a few years back and it has been the business. It is very simple to use, all with a windows interface and creates a single exe as you say that you just double click on to install.
Have a look here :-
http://naturalinstaller.com/

The site does not mention 2003, have you had any problems with that?
Can you define install location? SD Card
How does it deal with chaty cabs (those that want input).

I've had no problems with PPC2003, why don't you download the trial version and give it a go. Post a reply on this thread as to how it works.
As for chaty cabs I think you can make your own setup.dll but I don't know how to and have never done that.
All I wanted was a basic setup that could make directorys, copy files and set some default registry keys as needed, I found that Natural Installer did that very well. As for more advanced stuff I don't know - but as written trial it.

Well I downloaded it and played with it.
For me it seems to be a WinCabManager type appliction.
Yes you can copy files, set reg entries, make dirs, add icons.
All of this seems doable.
What I was hoping for was a selfextracting file that installs a few cabs and not the content of them.
With the BlueAngel you can set up a autorun that runs a list of cabs in the config.txt file. However for this you need to hack the reg to set the pointer for the autorun and config.txt.
I was hoping that this would be more down the lines of cabinstaller that allows you to define which cab you want were but alas does not allow you to define a list of what cabs you want in what location.
So problem for me not solved but thanks for the tip.

Hi Dave
Personally I use NSIS (Nullsoft Installer) - it is basically a very customisable installer which can be scripted to look like any other installer in existance, or you can make it look totally unique to you!
Another great thing about it is that you can make it install multiple cab files at the same time (it's just a case of calling ActiveSync with the cab file you want to install).
Best of all... it's free
Pope <><

Cab file creating

i just put together a cab file (for personal use) to remove sms threading (due to upgrading roms alot etc)
however i have hit a brick wall.
i do not know how to make the device restart after install?
i have compared to other cab files but the only difference is the other cabs install files not registry?
i'm not all that good with programming however i would really like to complete this cab for ease of reloading a new rom - so any input would be grateful - thank you

For cab file creating i use PocketPC Installation Creator. In the menu there is a check box to set the 'reboot after installation' behaviour. I played with it but noticed that my device only rebooted after installation of files. Because i found it to much effort to look into it, i didn't. After all it is quite easy to reboot manually.
You could use MSCEinf to examine different cabs and look for the reboot after installation setting (http://www.codeppc.com/telechargements/msceinf/msceinf.htm)
I also noticed that some people make cab files from .xml files (sleuth for example). Maybe this method has other options than cabarc in combination with inf files.
Cant give you any answers, still hope it will be of any help.
Good luck and post back result if you figured it out.
Arjan

The easiest way tocreate CAB files is to purchase a copy of WINCE Cab Manager from OCP Software
they have just released a new version which supports Vista

i created the xml document then created the cab from it.
should have said that sorry.
so i was looking for a way to restart device via the xml..
thanks for the input so far

[05/24/2009 - v.12] Opera Backup/Restore Script

I use SASHIMI after every hard reset or flash. I got tired of browsing to the \Windows directory and waiting forever for it to list the files and then wait again to be able to go into the Opera9 folder just to copy the bookmark file and put in my SASHIMI directory. I'm not sure how many of you are the same way, but I've made a script to make this process 100 times faster! I've worked on this script off and on for a month or so now, tweaking it here and there.
My last tweak came about as a result of Opera build 15233 (found here) storing the Opera files in \Application Data instead of \Windows. This causes M2D to not pull the favorites from Opera on the internet tab. This was a big downside for me but all the benefits of this build over build 15202 kept me on the newer build. I had been building this script as I go, with intentions to release it to the public but never got around to it. Well this last tweak put me in gear to share it. Anyways on to the script...
The script allows you to backup/restore a few Opera files to/from a folder of your choosing. It will prompt you on first run to create the settings file the script uses to hold the paths. It will prompt you to select the path for the files to be backup'd to. The script will try to detect the Opera path on first run and if it's not able to determine the path it will prompt you to select it as well. Go to "Backup\Restore" to choose the file(s) to be backup'd or even restored from a backup. Go to "Set Paths" to change the backup path or Opera path later on.
[Change Log]
v.10 - 01/01/2009
Inital Release:
-Script settings file must be created and will prompt to do so on first run.
-Settings file creation prompts for backup path and tries to auto-detect Opera path, but will prompt if it cannot determine path.
-Allows you to backup/restore the following Opera files:
*Bookmark file
*Saved passwords
*Opera settings
*Skin
-If the Opera path is set to "\Application Data\Opera9" a new option will apear on the main screen to copy the bookmark file to "\Windows\Opera9" so M2D will read it and display the bookmarks on the internet tab.
-For skin and saved passwords, the script will create a sub-folder for each file in the backup path the same as they are in Opera directory.
-If backup folder or Opera folder are deleted or renamed for some reason the script will detect the original path no longer exists and will take you to the "Set Paths" menu.
v.10 Download
v.11 - 01/04/2009
-Added cookies file to listing of files to backup/restore
-Script will add filename for cookies file to the settings file automatically on startup.
v.11 Download
v.12 - 05/24/2009
-Added "Clear Cache" option to main page.
-Added check to detect old Opera folder and prompt to change if folder changes (upgraded Opera) and old folder still exists.
-Changed/deleted paths no longer force you to path menu, but now asks if you want to change. It will take you directly to the folder picker if answered "Yes".
-Moved "M2D Bookmarks" & "Clear Cache" options to sub-menu "Tools".
-Added a "Current Path" page to show the current defined path prior to changing the path.
-New icon added. Thanks to jmckeejr @ XDA!
-Added an "All Files" option to the file list to backup/restore all files at once.
v.12 Download
Enjoy and feel free to post any feedback/suggestions/problems.

Can you please upload/mirror to other download sites? MediaFire, 4shared etc? Megaupload sucks big time...
Thanks

Moe5508 said:
Can you please upload/mirror to other download sites? MediaFire, 4shared etc? Megaupload sucks big time...
Thanks
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I added a mirror link to Upload Jockey...hope that helps.

I am using ASUS P320. Unfortunately it does not have enough internal memory. Latest version of Opera give me "Out of Memory" error. Do you have an idea how i can change the cache/virtual files directory of Opera to storage card?

jaskiratsingh said:
I am using ASUS P320. Unfortunately it does not have enough internal memory. Latest version of Opera give me "Out of Memory" error. Do you have an idea how i can change the cache/virtual files directory of Opera to storage card?
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Type opera:config in the address bar of Opera and go to the user prefs section. You can change it there.

hey debarron thanks so much for this great tool, I'm glad that I'm not the only one that feel the frustration whenever upgrading the opera ,
anyways, I wanna know if it's possible to add a script to copy the "cookies4" file? I like to do that because I wanna save myself the trouble of logging in to every forums and sites that needs a login whenever I'm upgrading the opera.
Thanks again.

baymon said:
hey debarron thanks so much for this great tool, I'm glad that I'm not the only one that feel the frustration whenever upgrading the opera ,
anyways, I wanna know if it's possible to add a script to copy the "cookies4" file? I like to do that because I wanna save myself the trouble of logging in to every forums and sites that needs a login whenever I'm upgrading the opera.
Thanks again.
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Well I'm glad to see someone else can get use out of this script other than me. I can add the cookies file no problem. I will update the cab shortly.

First post updated....

Super [email protected]!
Tnx for this script!
Happy new Year

Thanks very much for doing this,
on the other hand, looks like the only link that works was the one from zShare (at least for me), so here's the direct download link for that site:
http://www.zshare.net/download/53696793f54a91ec

Can you please post another link to this, I can' get it from uploadjocky nor zshare, thanks guys!
EDIT: Nevermind I got, thanks!!!

Thanks for this bud, I was just getting ready to write a small script to backup my passwords. I am not too familiar with mort yet, so glad you already did it. So, to repay you, I have made an icon and added it to your exe/cab. I was also wondering if you could add or help with adding "Backup ALL". This would save a lot of time.

jmckeejr said:
Thanks for this bud, I was just getting ready to write a small script to backup my passwords. I am not too familiar with mort yet, so glad you already did it. So, to repay you, I have made an icon and added it to your exe/cab. I was also wondering if you could add or help with adding "Backup ALL". This would save a lot of time.
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Thanks for the icon...it looks good. Heck of a lot better than I would be able to do. When you say "Backup ALL" you mean you want to be able to backup/restore all the files you can currently backup/restore in the script in one step, right?

debarron said:
Thanks for the icon...it looks good. Heck of a lot better than I would be able to do. When you say "Backup ALL" you mean you want to be able to backup/restore all the files you can currently backup/restore in the script in one step, right?
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That would be awesome. Make it a lot easier if you want to do a full restore. I am flashing a new ROM everyday, and I could maybe use part of that script to make run through UC for effortless restore If it was ok with you any way. I havent had a lot of time since I started customizing ROMs, so it would be awesome if you could add that in(just the full restore/backup part).

First post updated....there are a few others changes I have made previously as well as the "All Files" option in the file listing.
jmckeejr said:
That would be awesome. Make it a lot easier if you want to do a full restore. I am flashing a new ROM everyday, and I could maybe use part of that script to make run through UC for effortless restore If it was ok with you any way. I havent had a lot of time since I started customizing ROMs, so it would be awesome if you could add that in(just the full restore/backup part).
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Use whatever you need out of my script...it's fine with me.

thanks for the "all items" feature, i haven't tried it yet but I imagine it will be a lot faster and easier than what I was doing with the last version. Thank you!

thank u so much for writting this. great program on the level os pim, sashimi n htc weathermaster. u have saved me atleast 5 min

Thank you for this great app. Could it be possible that you publish your script without the UI (i mean, not the cab, just the script)? hence we could add it to Sashimi to be executed after a ROM flash!
Thanks

can u use this to move other files to the sashimi directory as well or just opera files?

kika.93 said:
Thank you for this great app. Could it be possible that you publish your script without the UI (i mean, not the cab, just the script)? hence we could add it to Sashimi to be executed after a ROM flash!
Thanks
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Why would u want to execute the script after a flash when u can just backup to the AUTO\Root directory in SASHIMI and have SASHIMI automatically restore? That's what I do. My backup location is set to "\Storage Card\SASHIMI\Auto\Root\Windows\Opera9" and my files are restored automatically after every flash/hard reset.
But if you really want just the script, you can always grab it out of the "\Program Files\Opera Backup\" directory.
savior02 said:
can u use this to move other files to the sashimi directory as well or just opera files?
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Sorry, this script is currently just for Opera files. Are there other files u had in mind?

[APP]Apps\Scripts to backup Personal info(and AutoRestore) |"FlashBack 0.6"| 10-23-09

[APP]Apps\Scripts to backup Personal info(and AutoRestore) |"FlashBack 0.6"| 10-23-09
UPDATE: 10-22-09 FlashBack 0.6
-Added program tab backup and autorestore
-Added MySpace profile(Microsoft MySpace)
-Added some more Game and Software items
-Added Zensor autorestore and autoload(autoload still needs some work)
UPDATE: 8-27-09 FlashBack 0.5
Uploading latest package from my kitchen. I will put together a cab soon, but for now you can use the flashback script from the package and overwrite original
Changelog:
Made some minor modifications as well as some optimization to reduce errors when restoring.
-Added Wifi Locations backup under software
-Added double check for manila autorestore. This way if you have non manila ROM It will not try to load manila.
For this to work correctly you need to add the following lines to your manila app.reg:
Code:
;FlashBack support
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\FlashBack]
"ManilaExists"=dword:1
NOTE: Make sure to disable weather restore or delete the database when switching manila builds
Still taking further requests and hoping for some help from the real mort pros
UPDATE: 8-3-09
-Some fixes for missed lines
-Fixed G-Alarm(misspelled something causing no backup)
-added Facebook backup(not fully tested)
-added world clock cities
-Changed backup of manila files to use INI
-If you have cooked an older version into your ROM, be sure to use the newest FlashBack to backup Manila data again. The new AutoRestore script relies on the new INI files.
-Any more software requests?
UPDATE: Huge update.
Added:
-more personal settings(Buttons)
-Tools*
-Manila Wallpaper and Weather(tested .png and .jpg wallpapers)
-Made a package which will restore all saved settings when cooked into ROM.
-Added option to Auto restore. Auto is enabled by default. Look under tools.
-Added support for some builds of Opera
-Added option to Auto load Manila after Flash as oposed to "Windows Default" AKA Titanium. I prefer Manila, so if you enable the option and its cooked in you can have it right after flash.
-Prepared for adding program registrations
Check it out and let me know if it is all working for you. Please note that I will not be held responsible for any loss of data(should that somehow occur, but dont know how it would). Attaching Visual Package and cab. Legacy package will come soon. Edit: Legacy is here, but not sure if it works as I dont use legacy. Please report back for others.
jmckeejr
EDIT: The "RestoreAll" mortscrpt in packages has an extra quotation mark on line 29. Remove the first one before cooking. Should look like this:
Code:
regwritedword("HKLM","Software\FlashBack","Finished",1)
as opposed to this:
Code:
regwritedword([B]"[/B]"HKLM","Software\FlashBack","Finished",1)
This is not a needed step, but it is to double check that Restoreall does not run more than once. There is provision in the script for it to delete the link from startup as well.
Another note: Some features still need some more work to function properly. This is all trial and error as I have to find all the appropriate keys for each item. Some have more than one key which needs backed up. Thanks for trying FlashBack
UPDATE: 7-27-09
After some more work with mortscript(and some help from Noonski, thanks bud) I have put together another backup script which backs up personal info such as :
-Bluetooth Partners
-Wifi Networks
-Owner Info
-Volume
-Rings and Alerts
-Backlight settings
It is still a work in progress, but figured I would put it out there for testing and also feedback on what else to add. Noonski showed me the command lines needed to export and import reg, so now it is just a matter of adding the correct keys. I am learning as I go, so bear with me here. Feel free to test this script and add feedback here. If you are skilled with mortscript feel free to take what I have and make it better. Here is the zip with a cab(which has the script, an exe with icon and dotfred's taskmanager to import the keys). I also included the script and exe to make it easier for others to add or change things. Thanks for trying it By the way I call it Flash Back because I flash so manyt ROMs and I just want my info back in an easy way
LINK RIGHT HERE
I am very new to mortscript, so this may not be as pretty as some of the pro's might be able to do. I am hoping that someone would be interested in this and develop it further. Basically, this will copy the saved game files from teeter(labrynth) and Resco Bubbles. I started out with teeter, then found the save file for Resco, and I am thinking of adding other games/Apps to the backup list. If you know where the program data is saved, should be pretty easy to add to the list.
This script is not as advanced as it could be, but does the job required. It copies only to a specific location. Which is "\storage card\phone backup\*"
it will create the needed folders, and have separate folder for each program. I wanted it this way because I can then make a script to run in SASHIMI and restore everything on auto.
Attatched are 2 cabs. One is only for Teeter backup, the second is for both games. Includes shortcut and icons.
This is one of my first mortscript applications, so go easy on me. Just thought I would share. I know I am flashing so many ROMs that I could never get to the end of any games, so it sounded pretty handy to me. Once I get things commented out and cleaned up a bit, I will share the script for mort-pro's to fix up and optimize(hopefully). I will also share my autorestore script for SASHIMI or UC when I get it done and checked.

This seems handy dandy! I play Teeter and Resco Bubbles often! Now if only it had a cool interface with two big fancy buttons haha.

Edit: Never mind. Opened the cab and found your script.
Can you tell me where the Resco Bubbles data is stored? I had to do a hard reset and lost my saved games. I have my backups. Would love to recover the files.
Thanks!
Jason

This could become a usefull script - I for one have backed up my GAlarm reg keys because it is so annoying entering my alarm settings everytime I flash or hard reset.
Other things i'd like to be included for back up / restore...
Device Name
bluetooth pairings
WIFI settings
Game High scores & level achieved
threaded messaging ON
basically all the things I re-enter when I flash the phone!

Still learning about mort, so hopefully someone an step up to help. We would need to find a way to copy the registry entries for some of these things or somehow export and import. I know SASHIMI uses sktools, or used to at least to import export registry entries. I'll have a look at the script when I get some time off. Going to be busy for at least a few days with work, but this sounds interesting to me. I'd like to be able to hard reset or flash a ROM and have everything set up the way I want and everything restored. Although most of the registry tweaks I do in my build process, but the saved data really helps.

Lol, how to cheat at solitaire:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Solitaire.
Not that I've ever done it before.

I was thinking we could also make it so you could select a level to start at by keeping individual file from each level progression. This might not be the best way, but it might be an option. Would have to have a copy of the userdata.dat from each level. ie: complete level 1, copy userdata, complete 2 copy userdata, etc. Anyone interested? not sure how big the app would become this way, but I think it would be nice to choose level to begin. Anyone interested in helping get all the files? I could write a script to copy the file, and maybe rename each one as userdata_1.dat, ....2.dat, etc. Or maybe someone could figure out how to edit the data file correctly. Looks like there is only this:
Code:
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inside of the dat file for level 16.
Code:
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level 18. Seems random to me, but maybe someone can understand if there is something to understand.

Added a new script. See first post

Updated Flash Back script. See first post

UPDATED. See first post

Just a little trick that I use that might be helpful... SKTracker is priceless! So - for example - if you have a setting you would like to save, start up SKTracker and take a snapshot, then change the setting, then take another snapshot. Then compare the two in SKTracker. It will show you all the registry entries that changed.

Uploaded lates FlashBack version 0.5. See first post

I want to make this into an actual program. Would any developer like to help? I am a total newb trying to learn VB or similar. Could someone share some sample code to :
-copy mutiple files(or make compressed backup in a centralized .zip)
-import/export registry
I know these sound like simple things, but as a newb it would be nice to see sample code I have figured out the UI part and navigating forms, but still dont know these basic commands
Thanks for any help or if a developer would like to help with an open source files/registry backup software

Updated to FlashBack 0.6. See first post for details

Hello, does that backup Manila's Facebook-Contacts link?

Gday - i have tried using FlashBack to backup the following items
Personal Data -> Rings and Alerts
Personal Data -> Wifi Networks
Software -> Resco Explorer
Manila -> Weather
All of them say they were succesful, but on restoring only the Manila weather worked - everything else did not restore. And when i look in the Phone Bakup folder on my storage card I have a Manila subfolder wih Manila.ini and Weather folder with a manila file in it (which is obviuosly the weather backup) and the only other folder is called RegKeys but it is completely empty. So evidently the Rings/Alerts, Reso Explorer and Wifi Networks are not creating any reg files or other files in the backup area
Any ideas?

amazing!!!! i'll cook it in my next rom compilation to give it a try!
thank you

Yeah gotta try this out. Awesome idea. But has DEV stopped?

Martinhdk said:
Yeah gotta try this out. Awesome idea. But has DEV stopped?
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Yeah seems to gave stopped... i never had a response to my queries in november (about 3 posts up). Most of the items i tried to backup with this script didnt actually seem to create any backup files and thus werent restored.
I just researched and discovered myself the various files and registry items that need to be backed up for the various things i wanted to maintain between flashes, and use SASHIMI to do it. It is brilliant and saved me hours of customising after a flash. I strongly reccomend to check out SASHIMI

[REQ] Setup Email via .Cab File

Hi, i personally got 4 email to setup. everytime after a flash, i need to setup all of the email one by one.
i was wondering is there any quicker way that i can do this?
or easiest possible, juz install a cab file mayb? is there such a software that i could create .cab file from all the email settings i wanted, then copy the .cab to ppc and just install then could get all the email running?

The best way I found to do this is Sashami, and its built in XML editor, Makisu. Go here, register, and download Sashami 8. Install it on your device, and open Makisu. Select the Email option, and input all the information about your email accounts as the wizard asks for it. Most email providers have a page which has all of the connectivity information, which details which protocols, ports, etc. are supported, and all that is readily available on Google.
Do this with each email account, and you should end up with a few XML files, which are compatible with most user customization options, which are often integrated in ROMs. If your ROM doesn't have any form of UC or you don't want to use UC, you can make your XML file into a cab file with these directions (skip down to the step called Creating the CAB File, since you already have the XML file made). After you do that, you will have a few cab files (or one cab, if you manually merge all the XML files) which will install your email accounts and preferences.
It may seem like a lot of work now, but it's completely worth it after you never need to set up another email account again.

oh hell yeah.. thx for it bro.. thats is wat i wanted it to be..