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[Q] How to extract xap file?

I've downloaded the lil'messeger free app from the marketplace and it has been since removed from the marketplace. Is there anyway I can extract the xap file so that when nodo comes i can reinstalled the app?

you shouldn't lose any apps or data when you upgrade

yeah but is there a way to extract the xap? i want to keep a backup copy just in case

Rename it to .zip, and extract it.

ale07 said:
Rename it to .zip, and extract it.
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Thanks but no thanks. You completely missed the point.
What i wanted to do was to extract the xap file FROM my wp7.

info5i2002 said:
Thanks but no thanks. You completely missed the point.
What i wanted to do was to extract the xap file FROM my wp7.
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Use Advanced Explorer. Go into "My Device/Applications/Install/" and open every folder and take a look at the " backround.jpg" until you find the icon of your app. Then send every file in the folder to your pc.
Then pack it as a .zip and rename it as a .xap .

Elerador said:
Use Advanced Explorer. Go into "My Device/Applications/Install/" and open every folder and take a look at the " backround.jpg" until you find the icon of your app. Then send every file in the folder to your pc.
Then pack it as a .zip and rename it as a .xap .
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Thanks that is much better. But however, I have forgotten to mention that i am using an Omnia 7.

info5i2002 said:
Thanks but no thanks. You completely missed the point.
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You have missed the point. This is the development and hacking section.

eried said:
You have missed the point. This is the development and hacking section.
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I.e. a place to work on how to extract xaps from omnia 7.

A) There are forums for device-specific questions.
B) There are forums for general (non-development) questions.
C) There are tools for filesystem access that should work on the Omnia 7 (I don't have one; I can't test). The instructions are the same, though the app and exact steps are different. Also, Advanced Explorer has experimental support for Samsung devices now.

xap package signature is not valid?

i try to load some xap files into my phone using Tom XAP Installer v1.1, but i consistently got some error messages. i tried every method and can not fix it.
1. make sure your phone is unlocked
2. make sure you connected device to pc and zune launched.
My device is 100% sure unlocked and i have every tool installed in my machine.
Finally i used application deployment tool by MS, and i got error message:
"xap package signature is not valid or the wp manifest file is invalid. re-sign with valid signature and fix the manifest file."
what should i do? thanks for you help.

The XAP's are DRM protected. I know multiple ways to strip off the DRM, but that would be illegal and therefore I will not give you instructions on this forum. That would violate the rules of XDA forum.

The guy who gave you the xap used the wrong compression method to generate it.
- Rename it to .zip
- Decompress the zip
- Compress the decompressed files with Windows Integrated ZIP (Right Click->Send To)
- Rename .zip to .xap

so basically if you knew multiple ways to strip off the DRM, i can google it and do it by myself.
anyway, thanks.
Heathcliff74 said:
The XAP's are DRM protected. I know multiple ways to strip off the DRM, but that would be illegal and therefore I will not give you instructions on this forum. That would violate the rules of XDA forum.
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simply re-decompressing the file will solve my problem? i doubt.
but i will try later. thanks.
kuerbis2 said:
The guy who gave you the xap used the wrong compression method to generate it.
- Rename it to .zip
- Decompress the zip
- Compress the decompressed files with Windows Integrated ZIP (Right Click->Send To)
- Rename .zip to .xap
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thanks it's working...

does not work for me, but thanks?

I think you can use WP7-DesktopMarketplace
And remember to choose Remove DRM & Replace signature

XAP size limit in Nodo

Hi guys !
Anyone noticed XAP size litmit in Nodo ?
For 7004,7008 jailbreaked we can install xap with any size , but in nodo we can't not install xap more than 75-80 mb , anyone found way change the litmit of xap size in nodo ?
Tom

tom_codon said:
Hi guys !
Anyone noticed XAP size litmit in Nodo ?
For 7004,7008 jailbreaked we can install xap with any size , but in nodo we can't not install xap more than 75-80 mb , anyone found way change the litmit of xap size in nodo ?
Tom
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THIS I HAVE NOTICED TOO
I tried to install a game my friend was developing on 3 devices and no dice. I thought it was a registry setting but evidently no.
Is there a registry edit to regulate app size?

yes, same problems , anyone know how to fix that , please share the trick

I didn't notice this. I'm going to check when I get home.
Sent using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

yeah i noticed it too
for these big xaps, i just install them with a smaller size and then install the big files with touchxperience or another phone->file-manager

diboze said:
yeah i noticed it too
for these big xaps, i just install them with a smaller size and then install the big files with touchxperience or another phone->file-manager
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could you explain your process a lil bit more? dont really get it ^^;

ok
First I extract the .xap into a folder. Next thing is to open the xap and remove the large files and look which guid the app has in the manifest.xml .
Install .xap . Now we use TouchXperience or Advanced Eplorer to copy the files into Applications/Data/guid/* and voila. extra-big-xap is installed

Holy Smoke °_°!
Thanks for the hint, gonna try that one out~

Man... this question was asked by me before already ... i guess i wasnt specific enough on my title ><
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1020532
and i also checked the folder structure...
it seems the file was deployed to Application/install/GUID/Install
well thats where i found the deployed files
AND IM HAPPY TO SAY IT TOTALLY WORKS!! YAYYYY THANKS FOR DISCOVERING THIS METHOD!!!

Hm didnt work for me ^^;
May I ask for a step by step guide?

File transfer is extremely slow, i'm getting old transfering 200MB apps....

If the game only has 1 big file, you can use the usb trick for windows, your files will be then in my document / zune /content / ...

I cause that problem too, but when I tried installed 2 files (with small file size) in same times that working
but i fail the method delete big file in xap and installed
by the way I don't found XDA app for WP7. I search for a week and my eye nearly blind thanks
yay... I success install big xap to my phone. method delete big file is working but copy file to phone is need to wait for age

There is a MUCH easier method. Simpy deploy using Homebrew Marketplace found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016766
Just deployed some xtra large XAP's with it on NoDo and everything went fine

TheOnly1 said:
There is a MUCH easier method. Simpy deploy using Homebrew Marketplace found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016766
Just deployed some xtra large XAP's with it on NoDo and everything went fine
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Thanks, i'll reupdate to NoDo and try it out
EDIT: not working
On what OS did you try? did you use the MS dev tools or ConMan libs?

I used Dev Tools with this program. I deployed Guitar Hero 5 (212 MB) as a test and it worked. The Harvest also gave me no problems.
Edit: Now I tried it again and got a timeout error. Then I launched Windows Phone Device Manager 1.2 and deployed again with Homebrew Marketplace and in worked. Weird
Edit 2: My desktop OS is Windows 7.

This method is if everything fails (quite tedious).... it worked for me every time so far
You need:
- Unlocked phone
- TouchXperience (Windows Phone Device manager) or advanced explorer (So that you can transfer files from PC to Phone)
1. Make a copy of the .xap file (just in case u screw it up)
2. Open the .xap file with winrar
3. Extract everything into a New folder
3. Find the file "WMAppManifest.xml" - open it and check the "productID", record this number down
3. By using winrar, delete files inside the .xap file until you have around 20mb left of the .xap file (Make note of what you deleted it, i usually just delete the content folder)
4. Deploy the modified .xap file
5. Now by using Touchexperience, transfer the files u deleted into the following destination in ur phone: (Just in case u forget, you have already extracted all the files previously, so find the deleted files from there)
Applications\Install\"Product ID"\Install
(make sure the folder structures remain the same as it was in the .xap file)
6. And you are done
I hope i was clear with this!!~~

toothfish said:
This method is if everything fails (quite tedious).... it worked for me every time so far
You need:
- Unlocked phone
- TouchXperience (Windows Phone Device manager) or advanced explorer (So that you can transfer files from PC to Phone)
1. Make a copy of the .xap file (just in case u screw it up)
2. Open the .xap file with winrar
3. Extract everything into a New folder
3. Find the file "WMAppManifest.xml" - open it and check the "productID", record this number down
3. By using winrar, delete files inside the .xap file until you have around 20mb left of the .xap file (Make note of what you deleted it, i usually just delete the content folder)
4. Deploy the modified .xap file
5. Now by using Touchexperience, transfer the files u deleted into the following destination in ur phone: (Just in case u forget, you have already extracted all the files previously, so find the deleted files from there)
Applications\Install\"Product ID"\Install
(make sure the folder structures remain the same as it was in the .xap file)
6. And you are done
I hope i was clear with this!!~~
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Yes it would work if the file transfer wasn't so damn slow.

where can I download XDA app for WP7?
help me please..
my eye nearly blind for reading and searching that baby
Cheerrrr

bubbl3 said:
Yes it would work if the file transfer wasn't so damn slow.
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sadly this method only works on htc devices

Uploading Files directly to phone?

I have been googling and researching for an hour but have had no luck, and my question is pretty basic
I am trying to get some XML files as described in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17060997
into my phone. I have a registered dev phone, but I cant figure out how to get **** into the device! "

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239329

RealEmotionX said:
I have been googling and researching for an hour but have had no luck, and my question is pretty basic
I am trying to get some XML files as described in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17060997
into my phone. I have a registered dev phone, but I cant figure out how to get **** into the device! "
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Visit my initial thread for Samsung provxml under Mango:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226030

That would have been perfect if the program you built worked. Thank you very much but I am going to have to seek another solution. Every time I try to use the IsoStoreSpy, the software crashes.
UPDATE
@contable and when I try your method, the application deployment program tells me the XAP is invalid.

RealEmotionX said:
That would have been perfect if the program you built worked. Thank you very much but I am going to have to seek another solution. Every time I try to use the IsoStoreSpy, the software crashes.
UPDATE
@contable and when I try your method, the application deployment program tells me the XAP is invalid.
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My .xap file is working well on chevron unlocked devices, so it should also work on developer unlocked devices.
I can deploy the file with the official deployment tool or WPV xap deployer 1.5.

When I unzip the XAP and change any of the XML files is when it decides the XAP file is invalid. I can upload the original file.

RealEmotionX said:
When I unzip the XAP and change any of the XML files is when it decides the XAP file is invalid. I can upload the original file.
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I have changed the xml files inside the xap 1000 times.
Did you change the file extension from .xap to .zip before unzipping ?

Here are the steps
1. Unzip files after renaming extension to .zip
2. Update XML
3. Rezip files with 7zip
4. Rename file extension to .xap

RealEmotionX said:
Here are the steps
1. Unzip files after renaming extension to .zip
2. Update XML
3. Rezip files with 7zip
4. Rename file extension to .xap
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I use Winrar not 7zip...
Sent from my OMNIA7 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

same result using winrar compression
is there another way to deploy apps?

Anyone have any suggestions?

Are you on Mango or NoDo? If Mango you have to do some reg edits when you get to Mango or you can't side load unsigned apps (I think; I could be wrong).

I was trying to be able to do what is described in my first post of this thread. Those tweaks can be applied and carried into Mango, I am currently on NoDo. About to give up though

[Q] I deleted xap deployer

I deleted xap deployer by accident and now I cant install xap files.
I'm running NWA 2.3 rom on this HTC Surround.
It is HSLP.
I've already unzipped the files and mailed it to myself and downloaded them but I don't know where the phone stores the files after they are downloaded.
I don't know what I'm doing.
How can I get this program back?
Thanks
[Delete this thread. In settings, system, xap files were not associated.]

tinman948 said:
I deleted xap deployer by accident and now I cant install xap files.
I'm running NWA 2.3 rom on this HTC Surround.
It is HSLP.
I've already unzipped the files and mailed it to myself and downloaded them but I don't know where the phone stores the files after they are downloaded.
I don't know what I'm doing.
How can I get this program back?
Thanks
[Delete this thread. In settings, system, xap files were not associated.]
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Check this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1637222