I have bought a htc tilt and I am wanting to dress up the today screen. I saw the retro clock and I downloaded it to my laptop, but I cannot seem to push it through to my cell phone. Any help would be appreciated, please.
RonaldQuint said:
I have bought a htc tilt and I am wanting to dress up the today screen. I saw the retro clock and I downloaded it to my laptop, but I cannot seem to push it through to my cell phone. Any help would be appreciated, please.
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if it's in a cab format than copy the cab to your device and install the cab from your device.
Send it over to your device from your commputer either throubh activesinc (when connected) or WIFI for those who have it, or Bluetooth.
Over Activesinc - Just connect device to computer (Assuming activesinc already installed and set up - if not then do so) then go to my computer, find mobile device and explore it as you would any drive. Then you can just find where you want to place the cab for installation on your device - I create a folder called install - and copy and paste it to the folder- once the cab is on your device - just tap on it to start installing it.
I have noticed that through WIFI, I can just go to view the shared folder on my desktop with my device over the network, click on the cab and it installs on the device even though the cab is not on the device but only on the desktop.
Thank you for the information. I cannot find cab. What does cab mean? This is my first all microsoft phone with vista laptop. I just don't understand the terms.
If I extract a cab file, what have I just done? Where is it at at that point? I know that eventually I want it on my phone. What is the next step toward delivery on the phone? When I check the windows mobile device center there is nothing there to import? to phone. Is there a missing step somewhere between the cabinet file extact and the windows mobile device center? I'm trying to think this through.
Don't extract it, just copy. You are "exporting" not importing.
Go here for how to install a cab
Exactly = Don't do anything with the cab except for transfer it to your device. On your desktop a cab looks like a zip file or a rar file. You might be tempted to unpack it but don't - All you will see is a bunch of stuff that doesn't make sense- Just send it to your device and then tap on it or click it to start installation. Most apps are in cab form; however, some are in exe form and must be installed to your device via your computer through activesinc. Just check the extension - it will either be .cab or .exe
I think I might have sent it to my phone, there were 6 files and when I attempted to send to my phone it said send to phone documents. Where is the phones documents at? I am looking in programs and settings on my phone and I don't see the documents. How can I know where I or if I sent it? Man, I can't believe I've worked all day on this.
stop thread please. I give up. Thank you all who really tried to help me.
Ronald Quint -Documents is in the first tier of folders - Just open file explorer and if you need to click the up soft key (bottom left of screen) then scroll until you see documents - There is also storage card documents if you search through your storage card. I created a special folder just for sending files over, and then move them around afterwards. I created a folder called "install" and send my cabs there. Then I just have to navigate (using file explorer) to the install folder and there is everything I just sent over - Music I send to my music folder however, and movies to my movies folder - to save time. It sounds like you unpacked the cab and sent the files to your device. What you can do is
1. using your computer - open the cab to see what is inside
2. using your device - use search to find each individual file which was sent to your device. (you will find them all in the same place)
then start deleting them
(you could just forget it and leave them be (it shouldn't cause any harm) and just resend the cab to your device (pay attention to where you are sending it. - use file explorer to navigate to where you sent the cab and then click it to install.. Once installed - you can delete the cab from your device.
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OK, bought a new Cingulr 8125, but am confused on how to install programs,and ware to install them. I had a Treo650 for long time and all I had to do was use palm one quick install and drop in the .prc files. I'm sure it's simple but need that first timer directions and I should be all set. My 1Gb card comes in Friday(forgot to order card with mda two days ago) so I will be all set. Thanks
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There's a couple of ways to install apps. First and probably easiest is to install ActiveSync on the desktop, connect the phone up to and once they're connected and assuming a given app has an installer application, you run that on the desktop and it takes care of the details. After that you generally ok the install on the device and it installs.
Another way to install it to get the cab file for an app, copy it to an SD card, pop it into the phone, bring up file manager and nav to the folder, then click on the cab file. A lot of apps (but nowhere near all of them) let you download either an exe or a cab so it's your choice. Clicking the cab file sets the process in motion and, again, you have to "ok" the install and it installs onto the device. NOTE that, at the end of the install process, the cab file is deleted unless you've poked the registry into doing otherwise. That's not the default, however, so make sure you have another copy of the cab file somewhere.
Thanks for the info. I like the first way, it sounds easy. Im going to start with Weatherpanel friday after I get my SD card. I read most of the program will go on the card to take up the least space in the ram. I'm excited to try my first install, I will be looking for fed X truck. Thanks again, now I can get some shut eye tonight knowing how to do this....
1. Windows XP
2. WinRAR
3. Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 ...
http://www.download.com/ActiveSync/3000-2178_4-10714484.html?tag=lst-0-1
Now, download my iP***ne Mod Pack from Here.
Now This is Where it Begins
A. The Today Screen
1. Start by removing everything from your home screen.
*Settings>Today
*Remove everything from your Today Screen
2. Copy iPhone3B\Skin\Today Theme\black.tsk to your My Documents folder on your phone.
3. Go to Settings>Personal>Today and apply the theme.
B. Installing TxtMan
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Programs\TxtMan\TxtMan.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
4. Navigate to the Windows\Startup directory on your phone and delete the “TxtMan.ink”
C. Installing Slide2Unlock
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Programs\Slide2Unlock\Slide2Unlock1.17-WM5.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
4. After software is installed, go to: iPhone3B\Programs\Slide2Unlock\Slide2Unlock Patch\ on your PC and copy slide.exe to: \Program Files\Slide2Unlock on your PDA replacing the old file.
D. Installing the .NET Framework
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Programs\NetFramework\netframework.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
4. You must restart your device to complete the installation. Hit ok.
E. Installing Google Maps
1. Use your built in web browser, Internet Explorer, to navigate to: www.google.com/gmm
2. Select “Download Google Maps”
3. Select “Open File after Download”
F: Installing Weather Watcher
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Programs\WeatherWatcher\WWM105.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
G. Installing rLToday
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Skin\rlToday\rlToday.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
4. Now there is an iPhone folder on the rlToday directory. Copy the entire folder to: YourPhone\Program Files\rlToday\Themes
5. rlToday should now be on the home screen. Click and hold on the home screen until an “Option” button appears. Click on it.
6. Select iPhone as your skin.
7. Select Applications Tab and delete all current applications that are there.
G. Installing Wisbar Advance 2
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Skin\Wisbar Advance 2\WisbarAdvance2.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
4. Copy the the included theme (entire folder) from: iPhone\Skin\Wisbar Advance 2\iPhone to the Wisbar themes folder in: \Program Files\Lakeridge\Wisbar Advance\
5. Go to Start>Programs>Wisbar Advance and open up the settings. Apply the theme and exit out of the settings manager.
H. Installing iContacts (The Flick-to-Scroll Contacts)
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Programs\iContacts\iContact.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
*Note: This only works with contacts on your phone. So if you have any contacts on your sim, move them to your phone.
I. Revoming the Toggle Keys
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Skin\VJToggleToday\VJToggleToday.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
4. Do a soft reset to see results.
J. Removing the System Tray
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Programs\TrayDisplay\Tray.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
4. Click on Start Menu and Choose Hide Tray.
K. Installing the Dialer
1. The cab is located in: iPhone3B\Skin\Dialpad\iphone.cab
2. Drag the Cab into the “My Documents” folder on your phone using sync software.
3. Navigate to the cab on your phone and install it onto your phone by clicking on it.
4. You must restart your device to complete the installation. Hit ok.
L. Customizing the Home Screen
1. On your Today Screem, click and hold on the home screen until an “Option” button appears. Click on it.
2. Select Applications Tab.
3. Now, create a new set of applications in the exact order as the following:
*Note: Don’t type this in, navigate and select the files.
* SMS
Program: \Program Files\TxtMan\TxtMan.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\blank.png,
* Photos
Program: \Windows\pimg.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\l_photo.png
* Camera
Program: \Windows\Camera.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\rl_cam.png
* Calculator
Program: \Program Files\gCalc\gCalc.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\rl_cal.png
* Finder
Program: \Windows\fexplore.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\rl_finder.png
* Maps
Program: \Program Files\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\
* Weather
Program: \Program Files\Weather Watcher\WeatherWatcher.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\
* Lock
Program: \Program Files\Slide2Unlock\slide.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\
* Word
Program: \Windows\pword.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\
* Excel
Program: \Windows\pxl.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\
* Phone
Program: \Program Files\iContacts\iContacts.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\blank.png
* Mail
Program: \Windows\tmail.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\rl_mail.png
* Navigator
Program: \Windows\iexplore.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\rl_navi.png
* Media
Program: \Windows\wmplayer.exe
Icon: \Program Files\rlToday\Themes\iPhone\rl_ipod.png
M. Windows Media Player iPod Skin
1. Navigate to: iPhone\Skin\WMPlayer\uPod
2. Copy all files to: \Program Files\Windows Media Player\ on your phone.
3. Open Windows Media Player and goto options
4. Choose Skins TAB.
5. Windows Media Player will automatically search for skins. Choose the iPod one.
N. The Final Tweak
1. Goto: iPhone3B\Skin\Background\
2. Copy tdywater_240_320.gif to: \Windows\
3. Confirm replace file
*Note: To see the Windows folder in your activesync explorer, you need to click choose View>Show All Files
no dl link :-(
can we have some pics?
icezar said:
no dl link :-(
can we have some pics?
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You will find plenty of pics in the ORIGINAL articles which he has stolen, cut & pasted and now claimed as his own.
http://hackaddict.blogspot.com/2007/06/tutorial-iphone-windows-mobile-skin.html
sry i dont have any pics put i put it on mine it worked has everything
no my friend gave this to me i just posted it
cujo316 said:
no my friend gave this to me i just posted it
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Yes and you didn't even manage to do THAT right since you didnt include the IPHONE mod pack thats needed.
To anyone that actually wants to TRY this, the article I posted has links to all the software as well as two methods you can use to accomplish it including one method that doesn't required that you use PIRATED software to accomplish it.
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Yes and you didn't even manage to do THAT right since you didnt include the IPHONE mod pack thats needed.
To anyone that actually wants to TRY this, the article I posted has links to all the software as well as two methods you can use to accomplish it including one method that doesn't required that you use PIRATED software to accomplish it.
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fllllllllllllllllamed lol
Thanks Cujo, you rock man! (just kidding...)
How do you do it again?
/search
how do you do what
I dont think he's realized he totally ripped someone's work off... =P
cujo316 needs to be banned or at least banned from posting for a couple of months so he can read up, learn some things, and quit being an idiotic thief.
I'm being serious though, he honestly hasn't realized it.
I was being sarcastic. It's pretty simple. If you're on this forum, you aren't here by accident. And you're other places as well. I'm suprised someone else hasn't tried to take credit for the iMDA.
If you're going to steal the work, at least get the topic spelling correct. Jeez.
I got this running the hard way...works nice.
I ran into one issue. my mail works, but I can no longer tell which account I am in. it used to put the mailbox name in the title menu, and now it show "inbox" no matter what account I am in.
does anyone know how to fix that?
Maybe it's a nice idea to implement all these steps into a pre-cooked ROM? Anybody who can do this with a clean WM6-rom for example?
Maartuhh said:
Maybe it's a nice idea to implement all these steps into a pre-cooked ROM? Anybody who can do this with a clean WM6-rom for example?
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that would be
well AMAZING
trying now, it says i should have a my midlet folder under my documents but i dont have such a folder. hmm
cool keep us updated
wow. thats a lot of work. my rom is pretty slow coz it has a memory leak and so i thought I would try this on before i reflashed the phone to a different rom. it takes me on average, 25 to 40 seconds to access my windows folder. setting up the applications was a pain. is there any way someone could make a cab file or an installer of this? it would make everyones life a loooot easier. excellent mod though. who needs an iPhone? the wizard rocks!!!
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I'm being serious though, he honestly hasn't realized it.
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yeah the fact he said he got the post from his friend and he just cut and pasted it here. Really shows he didnt realize it. Maybe you just didnt realize it?
I am looking for some help with "shortcuts" or ".lnk" files
I am using a HTC Tilt 8925 with WM6, but I think this may be a more universal issue.
I went into Windows > StartMenu and added several new folders, and then moved the .lnks formed from program installations into those folders.
For instance, folder "Refererence" now hold Dictionary, Lexipedia, Thesaurus, etc.
All was OK for a while, but then I started to get error messages about 2 application .lnks that I had moved into a subfolder. The funny thing is, the links actually work! It's just that randomly, I get a WM6 message that there is a problem with " Programs > XXX > AAA "
Does anyone know how to make a "new" link, to replace these old links? I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the program and then moving those 2 .lnks, again, to the subfolder where I want it to be, but it happened again!
Thanks for any and all ideas!
PS: I have SK Tools installed; I thought there was a shortcut tool, but I cannot find it
Go into Program Files then whatever application you want the shorcut for. Copy the exe file then navigate to wherever you want the shortcut and paste shortcut. Rename the shorcut to whatever you want and the link is done!
Having said that if your shortcuts work sometimes but not others I cant see how it is a problem with the actual shortcut. You may need help here from someone more experienced than me.
Hi everybody,
I am, as most of you know a skinner here on the forum.
So first of all i little explanation:
All dialers that I know of install all of their images in the /Windows directory on your mobile device. So when I skin a dialer I have to copy my files to that directory over and over.
In windows XP, the browser only had to load the file list from /Windows once and when it was done doing so, it blasted all images to the /Windows folder.
So I had to wait half a minute and then I just copied over all files, great!
Now I use Vista and it has to load then complete new file list for every file it want's to copy to the /Windows directory. With my previous dialers, I was ok with that. (+/- 20-30 images) But with the new Opal and Diamond dialer it has gotten a lot more. (total of ~350 images) That means I have to wait 350*30= 10500 seconds -> almost three hours for all files to be copied! And that is just demoralising!
So any suggestions on making this work faster are much appreciated!
I've tried to use Total Commander but it does not recognise my pocket pc and nor does FastCopy.
Thanks in advance (even for reading the enitre story )
Well, for me I had to connect my phone to my PC using the USB Mass Storage option instead of Activesync to increase the copying speed. I am using a Touch Pro.
That will prevent me from seeing the windows directory :/
Only sd card is visible then.
pauldgroot said:
Hi everybody,
I am, as most of you know a skinner here on the forum.
So first of all i little explanation:
All dialers that I know of install all of their images in the /Windows directory on your mobile device. So when I skin a dialer I have to copy my files to that directory over and over.
In windows XP, the browser only had to load the file list from /Windows once and when it was done doing so, it blasted all images to the /Windows folder.
So I had to wait half a minute and then I just copied over all files, great!
Now I use Vista and it has to load then complete new file list for every file it want's to copy to the /Windows directory. With my previous dialers, I was ok with that. (+/- 20-30 images) But with the new Opal and Diamond dialer it has gotten a lot more. (total of ~350 images) That means I have to wait 350*30= 10500 seconds -> almost three hours for all files to be copied! And that is just demoralising!
So any suggestions on making this work faster are much appreciated!
I've tried to use Total Commander but it does not recognise my pocket pc and nor does FastCopy.
Thanks in advance (even for reading the enitre story )
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Your device has to refresh after every file copy, or Vista has to refresh the file list? What vista file browser are you using? Are you using Windows Mobile Device Center?
I have Vista Business x64 and I'm not having any problems copying to and from the \Windows dir. I will help you as much as possible.
It's not copying from the device but to the device that takes a very long time.
I'm using the standard file browser from vista and Ultimate x86 with WMDC.
My laptop (Windows Vista Home Basic) takes ages when copying files from my laptop to the /Windows directory on my device too. When I try to copy files for a Manilla2D theme for example, it takes about 5 hours.
In Vista make sure that you have "show hidden files and folder" deselected in Folder Options. Also, try disabling the "Show system files" option as well. This should minimize the number of files that explorer will try to display when refreshing, thus a speed increase.
I'll try to look into this more, as I just copied all the opal phone canvas files to \windows from my vista machine. It only took ~2 minutes to copy all the files.
KMFM$ said:
In Vista make sure that you have "show hidden files and folder" deselected in Folder Options. Also, try disabling the "Show system files" option as well. This should minimize the number of files that explorer will try to display when refreshing, thus a speed increase.
I'll try to look into this more, as I just copied all the opal phone canvas files to \windows from my vista machine. It only took ~2 minutes to copy all the files.
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But when I do this, I can't access the /Windows directory because its a system file?
JamminJaguar said:
But when I do this, I can't access the /Windows directory because its a system file?
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Hmmm. Do you have your device configured with Mobile Device Center (setup to sync)? I ask because I don't sync anything with it. I simply use it to connect to the phone. Maybe this has something to do with it.
I'll also check the speed settings in Device Manager. Maybe there is something to adjust there.
One option I use is to pull the card and use a USB card reader to drag the files over. Lightening fast. The other is the USB connection option on some of the newer ROMS i.e. DCDs, Scrosslers (DCD variant). Has very fast directoru refresh and copy.
Solution to Vista problem
pauldgroot said:
Hi everybody,
I am, as most of you know a skinner here on the forum.
So first of all i little explanation:
All dialers that I know of install all of their images in the /Windows directory on your mobile device. So when I skin a dialer I have to copy my files to that directory over and over.
In windows XP, the browser only had to load the file list from /Windows once and when it was done doing so, it blasted all images to the /Windows folder.
So I had to wait half a minute and then I just copied over all files, great!
Now I use Vista and it has to load then complete new file list for every file it want's to copy to the /Windows directory. With my previous dialers, I was ok with that. (+/- 20-30 images) But with the new Opal and Diamond dialer it has gotten a lot more. (total of ~350 images) That means I have to wait 350*30= 10500 seconds -> almost three hours for all files to be copied! And that is just demoralising!
So any suggestions on making this work faster are much appreciated!
I've tried to use Total Commander but it does not recognise my pocket pc and nor does FastCopy.
Thanks in advance (even for reading the enitre story )
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Vista has it own problems. Maybe do a double boot and start XP when you need to . . .
From an IT standpoint this is why many companies and people are not using Vista . . .
I know it is not the solution fo choice but it would work . . . .
I got my Fuze a couple days ago, and I want to install some themes and maybe some other things.
But I don't know what to do with a CAB file, or how to get the themes onto my phone.
I am running the default ATT ROM, syncing with my Vista PC.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Anyone?
Please?
when you connect to the comp it should open device manager since you have Vista (set your Fuze to ActiveSync when the popup comes up). In Device Manger go to File Management then Brose the contents of my phone. You can then copy files from your PC to your Fuze by dragging and dropping them. Once you're done go back to your Fuze and go to Start - Programs - Tools - File Explorer and go to whenever you just put the cab install file and open it then just press 'install'.
so can in run the diamond TF3D config on my fuze?
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so can in run the diamond TF3D config on my fuze?
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yes you can =D
Read the wiki..
when i try to drag the TF3D config onto my fuze, it just gives me the "no" symbol
im dragging all the files, the setup AND all the other files, into a folder call TF3D stuff.
is there anything I could be doing wrong?
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click explore in activesync, find your storage card, put cab files on storage card.
disable tf3d (start<settings<today<tab items, uncheck tf3d)
go to file explorer (in programs)
find cabs on storage card, touch cab, agree to install, install on device not storage card
re-enable tf3d
Hope that helps!
if you want a video on how to do it then i made one for people who are unsure
the vids alittle sketchy as my editing software messed up and deleted a part out of it but check it out anyways... hope it helps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ac6-6m5OI