Hi all
I have a Qtek 9100 and I had installed 2 programs of which one installed well and the other one did not install completely. I decided to remove them. Unfortunately they didn't remove, so I deleted the folders in 'programs'. This did the trick, however the icons remained available in the programs list as well as in the start-pop-up-list.
After I reset the device the icons were gone but now I have two placeholders in the program list as well as in the pop-up list. Any idea on how to get rid of these?
\widows\startbar\programs
and remove the shortcuts you dont want
I'm in your dept..... that did the trick, thanks man.....
.....meaning debt..... of course...
The problem I'm having is that when I go to settings > system > remove programs, it only lists the first 11 programs that I've installed myself, so I cant see / remove newer programs since they are not listed there.
The programs (all cab files) were installed through usb via active sync.
Is there a tweak or a registry setting that can be used to keep that program list updated and show every program installed.
If not, how can I uninstall a program completely from within my phone itself ?
I'm trying to avoid uninstalls through active sync.
I wish I had an answer for you. I have been looking for an Installation Monitor, Registry Monitor, Filesystem Monitor tool for a long time now but I don't think there is one out there. What an Installation Monitor essentially would do is monitor any cab that you install and create a log of what that cab added/modified. That way, when you come to uninstall it you could perform a FULL uninstall and it would truely bring your device back to what it was before you installed the cab.
There are many of these types of tools for Windows XP/Vista but I haven't seen anything for WM6. Also there may be some limitations as these installation logs could be quite long. Regular Windows software such as "Advanced Uninstaller Pro" and they seem to do a good job.
I wish there was one for WM6 because everytime I install something and don't like it and remove it, it seems to leave hundreds of files lying around. I hate that...
The closest thing I have seen to an uninstaller program that goes beyond the standard Windows uninstaller is SKTools. It has an option to perform a "deep scan" for installed programs and it attempts to remove all files that that cab added and revert all registry keys back to their original state. I am still testing it out on Windows Mobile Emulator. It looks like if the original cab didn't create an installation log, WM doesn't know it got installed.
I just experienced this for the first time myself, although I have about 20 programs in my remove programs list. Opera 8.65 doesn't show up in the list of installed programs, even though it is there and still works. I was trying to uninstall it from main memory and try it on the storage card but I guess I'll have to hard reset to really get rid of it. Any other ideas?
Rather than flashing the FuZE... if I do a hard reset with the trick to not install the AT&T bloatware, will that make the phone any faster?
Also... I just ran a backup with Sprite to my memory card. It is backing up 165mb of stuff. Does that mean that is is backing up all of the AT&T bloatware? I had all boxes checked off except Storage Card. What will the backup entail? It would be kind of stupid if it backed up all of the software I'm trying to remove.
if you have everything ticked in sprite backup then its probably backuping your registry as well.. I'd say go through the options of sprite backup and tick only what you want backed up.
Then hard reset and soft reset right after its booted up before it installs the customizations.. or just use a cooked rom..
I tried to figure out what to uncheck - hopefully this goes right... Will it speed everything up though?
No Manila2D after soft reset?
Question, I just did this. Did the soft reset when it's customizing, and now I don't have the Manila2D installed or at least it's not visible. TouchFlo is in fact there, I see it in Settings, but I do I have to separately find the cab to install it? I'm looking around the file system right now to see if it's on there so I can just install it from there.
Right now, it's just the regular Windows Mobile interface.
Thanks.
DTB
Don...I had the same issue with my Fuze. Here is what you do...
Hard Reset on phone
pull battery when customization screen pops up
Reboot
Go to Windows Explorer and look for the following .cab files(I did them in this order):
PT_Manila_REG (TF3D)
MSFT_Security (policy work around - needed)
WM6_PPC (Opera browser)
Java_Preloads (needed for browser)
Optional:
Remove Hidden Proxy
OzIM (multi IM program - I like and use regulary)
MobileBackup (free and I use it)
Once you have done this, reboot and go to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413562
for some really nice tweaks. Before you do these tweaks though, you'll want to download the following files (sorry, you'll have to look for them):
.NETCF 3.5 (get this from Microsoft site)
Schaps Advanced Config v3.3
some type of registry editor (I have Schap's)
What tweaks you do are up to you...best thing is to experiment and decide what you like best.
Additional files that I have downloaded because of what I use my phone for are the following:
fp7_ppc (flashplayer v7 for pocket pc)
cesetup (Citrix Client software for ppc)
ManilaCustomizer (fantastic program for editing TF3D) get this here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=437420
Diamond TF3d Config (another fantastic program for tweaking TF3D)
mUn BackGround4AllPages (changes the background on all of the TF3d tabs to match the Home tab)
LiveSearch
Google Maps
WiFiFoFum (wireless net detector)
Fun files that I have installed:
DivX
Lightsaber 1.0 (yes, I am a Star Wars nerd!!)
YahooGoNet
Having all these various programs installed, my Fuze blisters! I had a Tilt previous and tried almost every custom ROM for it over the course of a year. When I got this phone, I was already aware of how to not install the bloat from AT&T. Thanks to other helpful people on xda, I was able to locate the files that I wanted to install. Hope this helps and have fun with your phone, I know I am!!
pghguy1989,
THANK YOU. You were right on the money. I loaded these cab files:
PT_Manila_REG (TF3D)
MSFT_Security (policy work around - needed)
WM6_PPC (Opera browser)
Java_Preloads (needed for browser)
And rebooted, and I'm back up and running with my TouchFlo. That was exactly what I wanted. I was annoyed that it did put some of the AT&T branding on there, but I don't really care. I'm going to now use the TFCustomizer, and clean it up.
Thanks a TON. I was going crazy googling and looking for the right cab files to make it happen!
Can't thank you enough.
DTB
I have a few installed programs that I want to get completely off of my Vogue. When I go the the Remove Programs and remove them I get a notification that it wasn't completely removed and asks if I want to delete it from the list of installed programs. If I select Yes it will go away but come right back... I made sure they are not running and then using TotalCommander I searched and found/deleted all files I could find and also did the same in the registry with RegEdit. But all attempts to remove these apps fails, they will not go away! What to do next?? (Without doing a hard reset)
Try MemMaid -- http://www.dinarsoft.com/memmaid/
Try SK tools....its pretty effective. You can download a trial version and give it a go.
I'm using ifonz on omnia i910 but now smart reader stopped working. Any help would be appreciated. I searched the forum and didn't find anything related. Thanks.
what version of s2u2 did you install and did you install it at the same time as ifonz
I didn't install s2u2 unless it was part of iFonz. Any other thoughts? Thanks.
it was a well documented fault with the 1.3x versions on s2u2 that smar reader wouldnt install untill you installed 1.4x
now what version i fonz have you installed. have you tried uninstalling ifonz then trying smartreadr
jayjay8585 said:
it was a well documented fault with the 1.3x versions on s2u2 that smar reader wouldnt install untill you installed 1.4x
now what version i fonz have you installed. have you tried uninstalling ifonz then trying smartreadr
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Maybe this is my lack of understanding but ifonz doesn't appear in my "remove programs." Do I need to just delete the folder that I saved to my storage card? The folder contains the iFonz.exe file among others. Version is 1.1.2-QVGA.
Thanks for your help.
i wouls suggest moving to ifonz 1.0.4
although its a step backwards there not a lot of deiiference
you will need to delete that folder first the install 1.0.4 cab
let me know how it goes im online from 9 til 12 gmt most days
Thanks. I deleted ifonz completely and smart reader still won't work. I've searched and don't even find an application file for smart reader on my device. Just a .lnk file associated with the start menu and of course it won't start because the application file appears to be missing. I don't see how I could have deleted it, but I'm wondering. Maybe I'm just missing it.
By the way, if I can get smart reader working again, I do plan to return to ifonz and will try the version you suggested. I see there is even a newer beta version of ifonz just released but maybe I should stay with 1.0.4? Also, I only find zip versions of the ifonz program. The author says he has removed cab files. Ifonz 1.1.2 was working great and I definitely like the interface. Only problem I'm aware of is the smart reader.
Again, I haven't even installed s2u2 but I'd like to use both s2u2 and ifonz on my device. Just maybe not at the expense of smart reader.
Thanks very much for your help.
well 1.0.4 is a cab 1.1.2 is not
have you installed any else recently that might have triggered the malfunction gimme a list of your apps that you install omitting the rom applications
my smart reader wasnt included in as an exe but still worked
I did some more searching and found the smart reader is actually DioOcr.exe. Also found this information on modaco:
Smart Reader - WinMo @ MoDaCo
unpack this archive and copy dll files to /windows on i900 pda and copy files dio ocr.exe to your memory on storage memory and start it.. in my omnia smart ...
www.modaco.com/content/i9x0-omnia-http-omnia-modaco-com/271378/smart-reader/ -
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I downloaded the cab file from Samsung site, installed it on my device and tried smart reader again. Still no luck although this time it acted like it wanted to start but never did. First got rotating wait icon which I hadn't even been getting before.
I've installed several other apps but don't think anything interfered with Smart Reader before ifonz. I'll put together a list of other apps I've added.
Thanks.
I've added microsoft livesearch recently and can't say I tried the smart reader after that (but before ifonz), so I don't know if that was a problem or not. Doesn't seem like it should be. I'm removing it to see. Another possibility is scid pocket chess which also includes tcl evolane as part of the chess program. Maybe I'll try to remove them and see if smart reader works again. I think everything else I've added was before the smart reader problem arose. I hate to try a hard reset but do want to get smart reader back.
I deleted ifonz and am about ready to resort to a hard reset and see if that fixes the problem. I appreciate what has been explained about the issues between s2u2 and smart reader. Although I had not installed s2u2 I found some registry entries for it and wonder how that happened. I don't know enough to fool with the registry although I'm willing to try to remove or modify the s2u2 registry entries if that might fix the problem with smart reader. If not, maybe I'll do a hard reset and see if I can get Smart Reader back.
The dio ocr file I referred to in another message was actually for omnia 900 instead of my 910. I hope I didn't screw anything up installing it on my device. I have removed it and now Smart Reader doesn't even show up as an available program. Before it showed up but wouldn't start.
Thanks.
well i n the case of a buggred reg id heard reset coz if you edit it not knowing about it
by the way if you save pim.vol from /mydevice and put it in my storage you can back up contacts but youll need totalcommander to put it back in there as its read only
once you heard reset install ifonz 1.0.4 and then the latest version of s2u2 (1.46???)
my contacts sync with microsoft outlook at work so i guess it's not a problem for contacts. I will want to save photos and some other things so i will copy those elsewhere, maybe just on the storage card. I do use total commander as you mentioned. Thanks again for your help in trying to fix this problem. I'll let you know what happens when I do the hard reset. May not get to that right away.
By the way, are there registry repair programs for windows mobile? I feel fairly competent with some computer dabbling but the registry is over my head. I really don't understand how the s2u2 entries got in the registry when I didn't install it. I wonder if it might have been included in the ifonz program without my knowing it.
well all i know is the reg is a fragile thing so unless you knw what to edit and why youre doing it id leave it well alone
I hard reset and that got Smart Reader back. Then I started reinstalling add-on programs I like. I decided to try Smart Reader after installing each program in sequence to see what may have conflicted with it. Dotfred (see dotfred.net) has a task manager and expanded start menu that I like. This seems strange, but when I installed that expanded start menu, Smart Reader quit working again. As soon as I remove the expanded start menu, Smart Reader works perfectly. Seems like a strange thing to be incompatible but that seems to be the culprit. The Dotfred task manager was not a problem, just the start menu. I've e-mailed Dotfred to see if the developer has any ideas. I'll post again if I learn more. Thanks for your help once again.
I had problems with my Smart Reader too, I remove s2u2 and i try to start Smart Reader but It didn't start again! Then I delete ESET Mobile Antivirus from my Divice and that got Smart Reader back.
So if you have installed ESET Mobile or others Antivirus in your device , remove it and try to run Smart Reader!!!!!
smat reader not working omni i910
icon not working also iomnia910.dont know whch app conflicting.anbody know of anyway to debug without hard reset?got eset antivius noticed comment i will try deinstall
S2U2 volume controll off for run Smart reader
I also have notice that S2U2 with volume control broke the smart reader (don't start), so I have put off this option in S2US menu and now Smart reader run weel!!!
Mrtax
To re-start Smart Reader again
Another way to get around it is to start iLock2.exe which then will close both iLock and S2U2. Doing so shall be able to start Smart Reader again.
Be aware that you need to do this everytime before using Smart Reader. Good luck!
Rich Lim