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[Q] [ Q ] HTC HD2 "LEO" Activating Live without Chevron?

Hello, I'm new here.
I recently changed my HTC HD2's OS to Windows Phone 7, I tried using the Marketplace and received the "we need an activation code error".
I contacted Microsoft received my 25 digit key and proceeded to try this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10566003
Sadly my phone doesn't download the Chevron Certificate as it should. I do know that it was discontinued but I decided to give it a try still. After much fighting and even downloading an official certificate installer, I gave up.
Now I searched through the forums and I see that the version I installed ( 7592 or Mango ) doesn't need to be unlocked in order to use the Marketplace. From there I deduct I won't need an activation code then... Why is it still asking me for it?
My question is, can I enter the code I received from Microsoft without worrying it'll be rejected because the phone isn't unlocked? Do I still need to install the Chevron Certificate? If so, how?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
I use a HTC HD2 as well but I have no idea regarding your actual WP7 problem.
Why did you change to WP7?
I changed from WM6.5 to Android and since then I am very satisfied using the HD2 with Android OS.
Did you already try to use Android on your HD2?
If not, try it out...... ;-)
BR
Rainer

A noob in HTC Trophy

Hi guys, I a newbie in HTC trophy. I'll receive my trophy maybe next week but I real noob in Windows Phone 7. I just want to ask some things like:
1. Is it possible to unlock Windows Phone Mango on HTC trophy?
2. How do I install .xap files? because I found some interesting apps here at XDA
I hope you can answer my question guys

It's possible to dev-unlock any Windows phone. However, unless you have a student email account, odds are that you'll have to pay a little.
$99 to MS at http://create.msdn.com (also lets you submit apps to marketplace).
Free but otherwise almsot the same at http://dreamspark.com (requires student).
$9 and no app submission at http://labs.chevronwp7.com (when available).
Alternatively, you can check the forum for your phone here at XDA-Devs, and try to find a pre-NoDo ROM (build 7004 or 7008). Then you can use ChevronWP7 Unlocker (details are on the Development and Hacking forum). However, I'm not sure if a ROM that old for the Trophy is available. Certainly if it's a Verizon (CDMA) Trophy, the earliest you're likely to get is 7389, which won't work for the hack used by Chevron Unlocker (not to be confused with Chevron Labs above - same people, different technique).

[Q] Is possible to register at Microsoft App Hub without having a Windows Phone?

My friend hasn't got a Windows Phone 7 but he'd like to publish Windows Phone applications in Microsoft App Hub. If he has a Windows Live ID, can he do it? (I mean without having a Windows Phone)

Hi
If he hasn't got a Windows Phone, how and why da hell he makes WP7 Apps?!
Answering your question, yes, he can...
Cheers!

yes, he can!
he has to pay for the appHub subscription and he can publish applications.
he can also publish beta and set avilability for some users only

he has to pay for the appHub subscription and he can publish applications.
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If your friends is an etudiant, maybe he can register on Dreamspark and have a developer account for free in apphub ..

Thanks to all for the answers!

Unless his applications are very basic, I wouldn't recommend releasing them without testing on a device. The emulator is pretty good and all, but it does have basically unlimited CPU/GPU power and much faster read/write speed when compared to an actual device.

i think you cant
windows phone application is only for windows phone

Amir WM said:
i think you cant
windows phone application is only for windows phone
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It's not really the question ..

[Q] Windows Mobile Beginner from where to start

Hello,
I'd like to start programming Windows. I've heard that people submitting apps before February will obtain Windows Mobile. Is it true? Which framework should I use for?
Thank in advance

first, i think you're talking about Windows Phone, not Windows mobile.
to develop for this platform you have to download the sdk, including an emulator from this website:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27570
to publish applications on marketplace (and to unlock phones) you have to subscribe an AppHub contract (paid, 99$/€/year)
http://create.msdn.com/en-US/
if you want only to unlock a phone (without the marketplace developer access) you can read various posts on this forum
obtaining a developer phone is not that simple,but it depends which country you'r from

Yeah Windows Mobile was it, you could do more with it but it's in the past, Welcome to Windows Phone where MS tells you what you want and need instead. LOL. I have the Trophy and it is great but it will never be as good as my Touch Pro 2.

sinister1 said:
Yeah Windows Mobile was it, you could do more with it but it's in the past, Welcome to Windows Phone where MS tells you what you want and need instead. LOL. I have the Trophy and it is great but it will never be as good as my Touch Pro 2.
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I agree, but only oh half...
90% of users are dummies. they need easy and closed operating systems.
that's the reason why ios and wp are so closed up.
WindowsMobile was great.. but such a mess!! it was used only from people that needed it.. if they want to sell... they have to realize something easy and reliable..
android takes a slightly different path, it is closed if you don't want to unlock it..

[Q] how to jailbreak htc hd 7 mango?

ok, first off all I have to say that I have explore this forum searching for this answer, and yes there is some things that are very useful. but, since I'm new in these things (I have some knowledge, but I'm little afraid to do something in which I'm not to familiar), I would love to see best and the simplest way to do with tutorials or reference that is compact (or at least what to do first, second...). So how to jailbreak it to use windows device manager so I can install other apps besides market apps?
here is my sys info:
Model: HTC HD7 T9292
OS version: 7.10.8107
Hardware version: 0002
.NET CLR version: 3.7.11140.0
In the end I must say that I'm glad to be a part of XDA forum among the best devolopers in the world, and I hope so that I will be able to help someone in the future after I get more knowledge and expirience in this area.

There's no working "jailbreak" for an up-to-date HTC phone right now. All you need, though, is a developer unlock; "jailbreak" is usually used to describe something that bypasses or modifies the phone's security settings; developer unlock is a feature built into the phone by design.
Until recently, you could use ChevronWP7 Labs (http://labs.chevronwp7.com) for a cheap dev-unlock, but apparently Microsoft has limited the number of uses of that tool, nd they sold out a month ago. No word yet on if/when they'll get more. In the meantime, there are two official ways to get dev-unlocked:
1: Purchase an AppHub (marketplace developer) account from http://create.msdn.com. $99/year, 10 unsigned apps at once, lets you submit to the marketplace.
2: Get a free student AppHub account through http://dreamspark.com. Requires a student email address and only allows 3 unsigned apps at once, but no cost and also lets you submit to the marketplace (if you're into that; please remember that this is a developer forum, not a "make my phone cool" forum).
Alternatively, you could downgrade your phone to pre-NoDo (build 7004 or 7008), set your computer's and phone's clocks back a year, and use ChevronWP7 Unlocker (not the ChevronWP7 Labs, the original one). Then, look for instructions on staying "chevron unlocked" as you install the upgrades on your phone. It's a mess but it's possible.
To try and increase the number of apps you can install (to an effectively unlimited number), and allow installing apps that use the capability ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES (which can be used to get an app more permissions than its sandbox allows) on Mango, you can look up "interop unlock" as well. If you use the legacy ChevronWP7 Unlocker and then carry that forward, you'll almost certainly get interop-unlock included for free (one way to simplify this would be to install the Htc Interop Unlock XAP in NoDo, then upgrade to Mango and follow the unlock instructions after updating).

Maybe it's the best option for downgrade, and than again update on mango. I just want to know is it gonna effect my phone in any way (I mean on bad effect). I'm gonna search here for that options.
Thank you for your answer and for your time. I appreciate it!

@mailman78
Let me know how this all goes for you, as I have the exact same phone (in Australia). I'm wanting to try the downgrade/jailbreak/update route, but would love to know how someone else went about it. Cheers!

I've done it without problem!
1. downgrade bootloader from 5.xx to in my case 1.69 (or other 3.xx, 2.xx, 1.xx)
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411904)
2. install RSPL and HSPL
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18244911)
3. install custom ROM
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1476058)
Step 2. is VERY IMPORTANT, otherwise you CAN DAMAGE your phone device.
You must consult guys from thread-s that I gave you for Australia, I haven't spot anything about Australia! Before you doing anything, first take a time to read very carefully posts, comments and other things, BECAUSE I live in Europe, and here it's working (it's says europe htc hd7 devices)! In this threads it's explained very smooth and great!
I hope so that you will find something for you.
Best rgds