Hello, my name is Joe. I need a little help with running the downloaded files directly from the HTC HD2. I have downloaded various applications from the forum, and coppied them to the Micro SD card like asked. When I go onto the file/folder on the HD2, and try to tap on it to start the install, I get redirected to the web browser.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Sklar said:
Hello, my name is Joe. I need a little help with running the downloaded files directly from the HTC HD2. I have downloaded various applications from the forum, and coppied them to the Micro SD card like asked. When I go onto the file/folder on the HD2, and try to tap on it to start the install, I get redirected to the web browser.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
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Dude,
Give an example of what you have tried to install and what file format it was when you downloaded it.
Most are .cab files and install just by clicking them in file manager
I have downloaded:
26. 4 column start menu
BsB Tweaks 1.6
cleanRAM
KeypldLedControl_v0.4
Personalizer_2.0
TorchButton_v2.3
I have extracted the files on my PC via WinRAR, Then placed the extracted folders directly onto the MicroSD root. Most of the files appear something a little like this: '0CAB18A7.005' Or something varied like that. On Windows the setup file is recognized as an XML document, and the others end in numbers. Like: '001, 002, 003 etc.
Cheers
You've extracted cab files haven't you?
Don't do that. Just copy the cab files to your phone or SD and run them directly.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App
If I don't extract, the files will then be in ZIP format. Is this what has to be done?
Sklar said:
If I don't extract, the files will then be in ZIP format. Is this what has to be done?
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It's a fake zip file. in reality it's a cab file.
Cab files are self installing files.
so conclusion, don't extract them.
I ****ing love you guys!
Sklar said:
I ****ing love you guys!
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Have fun and welcome on XDA sir.
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hello guys, i dont own an hd2 yet but ill buy one this month but i have a question i want to add some cabs file on my device when i get. My question is i have download some cabs BUT when i open the winrar i dont get any cab file, all i get is some files that has bunch of numbers and one of them says "_setup.xml" so what should i do? should i directly put the winrar file on my hd2? since i dont get any cab file inside the winrar?? and if there's a cab file inside the winrar and i press the button "extract here" should i just upload the cab file only to my hd2 right??
Hope you guys can help me.
Thank you.
Hi.
A CAB file is a compressed installer file for mobile phones.
If you open it with winrar, you will see all the files it contains.
Just copy the original .cab file to your phone.
Click on the .cab file, and it will run the installer, and install the program on your phone.
You can choose to install to the main memory or the sd card.
Yeah - as above. What you're calling a "winrar" file is the cab file.
Extract a cab
Ok, I know this isn't the original question but...
is it possible to extract a .cab file - i mean to extract all the different files that make up the program , all the .exe .dll .ico etc etc. Wanting to do this to help me reverse-engineer a couple of omnia 2 cabs that don't work.
kinsago said:
Ok, I know this isn't the original question but...
is it possible to extract a .cab file - i mean to extract all the different files that make up the program , all the .exe .dll .ico etc etc. Wanting to do this to help me reverse-engineer a couple of omnia 2 cabs that don't work.
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yes extract the files with winrar
ohhh okok i get it now.. so i just donwload thw winrar which is the cab file and i copy it to my hd2. thanks guys
Richy99 said:
yes extract the files with winrar
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Tried that, all I get are 10 files. One of them is _setup.xml, the others are numbered files.
I've attached a screen capture of the files so you can see what they are.
kinsago said:
Tried that, all I get are 10 files. One of them is _setup.xml, the others are numbered files.
I've attached a screen capture of the files so you can see what they are.
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Yes that's what you would expect as they are the cab install files.
If they don't mean anything are you sure you know what you're doing?
That's what I'm trying to find out. I assume that the WM program works in a similar way to windows program in that its a collection of files (exe, ico, dll, cfg so on so forth) that get installed in the appropriate places on the device. If so, how do you 'unpack' these files from the setup files
use a cab manager program. I don't so I can't recommend, but wincecab manager sound familiar. u can use them to create cabs of your tweaks, install files and such.
it seems that you have never used windows mobile (just copy the winrar file into the device and run it from the device)
hoss_n2 said:
it seems that you have never used windows mobile (just copy the winrar file into the device and run it from the device)
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I'm not trying to install a cab file (which the first post was about) I'm trying to decompile the omnia 2 video editor to get it to run on the HD2 but instead of starting a new thread, I asked on this one because it seemed (partially) relevant.
BTW, I've got the cab 'extracted' so thanks - no for the difficult part...
I've already flashed to Kumar's latest rom and everything workig fine. I found the cab repository for programs I can add but no threads telling me what to do with the cab after I download it to my PC. Sorry for the NOOB question but I just jumped into this world and loving every minute of it!! Thx in advance!!
Mahknottnee said:
I've already flashed to Kumar's latest rom and everything workig fine. I found the cab repository for programs I can add but no threads telling me what to do with the cab after I download it to my PC. Sorry for the NOOB question but I just jumped into this world and loving every minute of it!! Thx in advance!!
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Sync your device with ActiveSync. Transfer the cab file to your device. Browse to where you copied the cab file on your device with a file browser (Total Commander, File Explorer, etc.) and then run the cab file (this is within your device, not on your computer).
Welcome to the wonderful world of flashing lol. Im actually suprised that you flashed a rom but haven't read on .cabs yet
Anyway if you have the .cab downloaded to your pc just copy it to your sdcard. Then use file explorer to navigate to where you placed the .cab, select it and it will install. Most cabs will ask if you want to install to device or sdcard, it's that simple. Good Luck
Thanks everyone!!! Im hooked!
Mahknottnee said:
Thanks everyone!!! Im hooked!
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you could also just drag the file from ur comp to sdcard. then open file explorer->tap the cab file and it'll take u to an install page.
when I download the files, I don't have cab files. For instance, I downloaded the CHTEditor. It downloaded as a zip file w/ the .cab extension. when I click it to unzip, there are no cab files. Just some kind of file w/ the little windows icon next to it. Is there some way to download the .cab file for editor (and all the other files that do this to me) ota?
I think you are in the wrong forum. It's not a HD2 problem but a windows problem. Maybe a Mod will move your thread to the right forum.
if you "run" a cab on your pc it opens like a zip. instead copy the whole cab to your phone and run it.the phone sees it as an installer.
samsamuel said:
if you "run" a cab on your pc it opens like a zip. instead copy the whole cab to your phone and run it.the phone sees it as an installer.
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you ROCK! I have been trying to figure that out for the past 2.5 weeks. THANK YOU!!!
Yes, I am a beginner with windows mobile as i came from iphone OS and most recently Blackberry OS. Im having a difficult time trying to install the .CAB files. How on earth do I do this? I downloaded BsB tweaks and i extracted it to my desktop then i dragged the folder to my storage card and when i goto file explorer on my phone, i click it and there is like 5-6 different files in there, i clicked setup and it opens a blank webpage in opera. i know this is not correct because when i searched youtube videos on how to install a .CAB file the people have ONE file in thier extracted folder and it actually says. (filename.CAB), how come my folders have many differnt files and not one that actually says .cab in it? please help me!
Dont extract the cab file on your pc. Put the cab file on the phone and run it from there. Then just follow the on screen instructions.
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Wow, that was so simple, thank you so much. I was confused about extracting it or not because when i seen the youtube videos they were extracting it, but thank you again!
NYCHD2 said:
Wow, that was so simple, thank you so much. I was confused about extracting it or not because when i seen the youtube videos they were extracting it, but thank you again!
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i did the same when i started out. simple mistake
how do i install files in a folder and out of the folder is registry file?
when i down load a file. some of them come not as a cab file but it comes it contains a folder and a registry file out of the folder. i believe folder contains program file. where do i put which and where? can u help.
tazwik said:
how do i install files in a folder and out of the folder is registry file?
when i down load a file. some of them come not as a cab file but it comes it contains a folder and a registry file out of the folder. i believe folder contains program file. where do i put which and where? can u help.
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What are you trying to install?...and where? I am sorry if I am miss understanding you but it sounds like you have a file with a reg file and another folder named files? is this right?
something like that. when i down load a file its not a cab file.it is a zip file. when i unzip. it has a folder with program with some files in the folder, but out of the folder or root directory there is 2to 3 files look like reg file. i do not know where to place these file.
tazwik said:
something like that. when i down load a file its not a cab file.it is a zip file. when i unzip. it has a folder with program with some files in the folder, but out of the folder or root directory there is 2to 3 files look like reg file. i do not know where to place these file.
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Could you link me to the file so I can see it?
im tryin to install it in to my htc hd2 phone. its a program i downloaded. from xda. like camara hack. ther is a folder and files on the root directory. in the folder though there is a camara icon or program.
tazwik said:
im tryin to install it in to my htc hd2 phone. its a program i downloaded. from xda. like camara hack. ther is a folder and files on the root directory. in the folder though there is a camara icon or program.
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Post the file or link me to where you got it please. I want to make sure I give you good info so it works.
sounds like a cracked app, where you get the prog folder and a reg file to crack it.
samsamuel said:
sounds like a cracked app, where you get the prog folder and a reg file to crack it.
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I thought so as well till he\she said they got it on xda, that made me think maybe a kitchen ext package
The cab files can be opened with winzip on your PC. The contents of a cab file is usually an xml file, icon file and other files for installation. Are you sure you are not opening a cab file in winzip?
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I thought so as well till he\she said they got it on xda, that made me think maybe a kitchen ext package
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ahh yea.that makes sense.
ok for example. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611007
CUSTOM-djet-CameraSettingsPatch , it is a rar file costum patch. when i down load it has a folder and a files where do i place the folder and where do i place the files on my THC HD2
Thats an OEM package for use in kitchens when cooking ROMS. You cant install it to a running system. (Well, not in that form anyway)
tazwik said:
ok for example. forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611007
CUSTOM-djet-CameraSettingsPatch , it is a rar file costum patch. when i down load it has a folder and a files where do i place the folder and where do i place the files on my THC HD2
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I made the files into a cab for you.
zelendel said:
I made the files into a cab for you.
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What does that one do exactly?
sirphunkee said:
What does that one do exactly?
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From the look of the reg it enables one of the hidden functions in the camera. I thought most cooks enabled all the functions when they cooked up the rom but could be wrong. I know I do
zelendel said:
From the look of the reg it enables one of the hidden functions in the camera. I thought most cooks enabled all the functions when they cooked up the rom but could be wrong. I know I do
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Gotcha, thanks man! Just wanted to be sure I wasn't missing anything I don't already have
icons
can u help me with one more thing. i downloaded some icons. it does not have any other files but icons and album file. when i place the file into the windows directory. gives me an message that it can not be overitten due to not enough space and file is being used. how do i change go around it.
thks jelendel. for making file in to cab.
similar problems/questions
most cab files/apps i download and install are very straight forward and I save to storage card and there are right there on my "start" screen. others I download and I cant find them? I look through the file explorer but either cant find them or dont know what to do if I do find the file.
example, egg timer 1.0 -I can find it listed on "remove programs" page page so I know I got it. but how do I get it to a more 'usable' location.
another example. I want to get the Bluetooth toggle (BTtoggle) from pocketnow site. I downloaded the app, then it says I need to edit my registry (I understand the dangers of this) at
"HKLM\software\HTC\Manilla" and change the value of HomeLSKPath to the path to your BTtoggle.exe .....etc.....
First time editing registry, so sounds like I need to get a registry editor. I looked for a free one. CeRegEdit version 5.2.exe file. looks like it downloaded ok but I cant find on device??
LASTLY, I use CoOkies home editor and I really like it, but does that mean I cant do other changes/app installs to any HTC sense items/lock screen/home screen/etc? thanks for reading this far....steve
Or if you know of easier to get bluetooth toggle or any kind of timer applications so I dont burn food at the fire station, feel free to reccomend...Thanks
808Granato said:
Or if you know of easier to get bluetooth toggle or any kind of timer applications so I dont burn food at the fire station, feel free to reccomend...Thanks
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Aloha, and just because you're in civil service like that, I'll give you a hand with this one here...but it's usually best to open a new thread with a bunch of questions like that. You can just edit your post above to just say "moved to new thread", and then copy all that you wrote into a new thread you start...you'll probably get more views/responses that way too
These cabs will give you a toggle for bluetooth, wifi, and a reset button. Once you run the cab, you can find them in your start menu, but they're most useful when you assign them to one of the quicklink spots (on your home tab), just like you would any other program.
P.S. you'll find a lot more useful stuff for your new phone right here in these forums, and 99% of it is free, and known to work on the HD2 (unless stated otherwise). Start HERE and HERE