I created a reg file using task manager when I had Meschle's Touct 3.1 ROM installed because I needed to run a registry hack every morning to correct a registry setting change my Exchange server was forcing on me.
I've since moved to Meschles Vanilla 2.1 ROM, but there's no application associated with the REG files so my registry file won't load any more when I click on the file.
I've loaded both HTC and fpb Task Managers bu tthey don't associate the ".reg" file suffix.
I've installed Regedit, which associates the .reg files, but tha tjust opens the files for editing rather than running and loading the registry changes.
Can anyone advise what I need to do so that I can easily "load" my registry change ".reg" file again?
Thanks,
Graham
Hi there,
I use Resco Explorer with the built-in registry editor. It will solve your two problems in one: RE will let you 'associate' files so they open with an app of your choice, and the registry editor will let you import/export keys.
You could even put a shortcut to this .reg file in your startup folder so that after a soft-reset it would be imported again!
Hope this helps.
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I've tried using the Desktop Installer, it loads MS Active Sync - looks good - but nothing appears in add/remove programs or on XDA
I tried a few others but don't know what to do with the CAB file
Has anyone with a zda2s made it work?
thanks
strange, use active sync to copy .cab file over into ur file explorer. then go to the file on ur device and tap it, a .cab for a pocket pc is the same kind of file as a .exe on a normal pc.
I apologize if this is the wrong location for this question. Please move if it is.
I am looking to see if anyone has yet created a CAB file that would modify the File Locations as detailed in the WM5_Tweaks_Other Wiki.
I'm interested in the following tweaks:
Change the location of My Documents
Change the location of email and attachments
Change the location of temporary internet files
The reason I'm asking for a CAB file is so that I can change these automatically when I burn a new ROM without having to install a registry editor each time and make all those registry changes. It's getting old to have to modify those each and every time.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
Greg
As it is only changing keys in the registry, it can be done with a cabfile.
The trial of WinCE CAB Manager can do that.
Dude use Schaps_AdvancedConfig, It has those options plus MANY more.
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Dude use Schaps_AdvancedConfig, It has those options plus MANY more.
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Actually it doesn't seem to have all of those. I tried 2.02.1.0. It allows you to change the location of the IE cache and temporary files, but it does not allow you to change "My documents", and it does not allow you to change the location of email and attachments. At least not that I can find.
Maybe I'm blind and not seeing those though. Can you point them out for me please?
Thanks!
Greg
Advanced Config, 1 or 2, is a wonderful tool, but if you make a cab file that takes care of your own preferences all in one go, including ones Adv Config doesn't cover (it can't cover everything) thenit's a good idea.
I did the same thing with an xml file rather than a cab a while ago. All I actually did was edit the pre-existing orange xml file that set up my network connections.
Might be easier than creating a cab as requires no tools but Notepad.
write all the registry tweaks into one single text file, save it as <whatever>.reg and install dotfred's task manager (which is a single exe-file).
this taskmanager can easily imoprt reg-files.
if you need a template for the reg-file's syntax use dotfred's task manager to export the required reg-keys...
Final Result
I have decided to go with the CAB file. It was a BREEZE! And the resulting CAB file is less than 3k, and take just a second to install. In case anyone is interested in it, I am attaching it here. Feel free to request anything in addition as I can add registry entries very easily.
All this small CAB does is set "My Documents" to be on your storage card, and set email and email attachments to your storage card. 3 registry keys added. Nothing more.
Enjoy.
I'm trying to convert a mobile registry file to a CAB file. CERegEditor has a feature that does this; however, when I then install the CAB file with the registry tweaks to my Touch HD, any registry tweak with a file path has double backslashes instead of just one backslash in the path.
For example, if I have a REG file with a request to change the file path of a particular key to:
"FileSyncPath"="\Storage Card\My Documents"
Instead, though, when I convert it to a CAB file in CERegEditor, and install it on my phone, I get the following line in the registry:
"FileSyncPath"="\\Storage Card\\My Documents"
As you can see, there are double backslashes.
Any ideas on how to correct this?
Thank you,
Peter
hey guys, after miri's recent v19 rom release, i've got to the point where manually reinstalling stuff is getting more of a chore than a pleasure, so i've been playing around with sdconfig.txt and self-built .cab files...
however, there are some things i cant configure due to them being in the registry.
so far this is what ive done:
- used 'CeRegEditor' to capture the active registry (both stock rom, and fully configured the way i want it to be)
- compared the 2 files, and saved the output to another file
- copied this file (i've tried both .cereg, and .reg formats) to sd card, and attempted to run. when executed from my HD, the file format is unrecognised and will not import the registry values.
so, what have i missed? why wont a .cereg or .reg file 'install' on my HD?
the idea is to have this registry file in the sdconfig.txt (or a cab, and exec'd from sdconfig.txt), so on hard reset it is a completely 'hands-off' re-install.
Create a Cab file. You can create Cab files that only install registry settings. Take the '2_Way_Plus_InCall_Recording' cab file and build upon that maybe. Edit the '_Setup.xml' to include your registry settings and then you can install them just as you would install a Cab file.
How many registry setting do you want to change?
.reg file is 260 line file - 25kb.
while there seems to be a limit on what the registry is holding, it is configuring some of the more simplier and silly things...
- Device name
- Owner info
- Manila Weather
- power settings
- 'changescreen' app settings (app found on these forums)
- 'HD tweak' app settings (again, found on these forums)
at this point in time, it's more of a proof of concept, rather than finalized version. now i know how to get things working, i can fine tune the reg settings and provision my phone.
it seems 'ceregedit' does not correctly convert reg > XML (or reg > CAB).
however, i found another tool called 'SDConfigGen', which does correctly convert reg > XML. i've been able to use the XML in my sdconfig.txt, which is what i wanted!
while the above reg keys work, it's not an exact build of how i had my phone before...
there are some things i would like to automatically configure:
- pre-configured Wifi profiles (theres maybe 4 AP's i use)
- automatically set 'touchflo 3d' as the default theme.
- a complete hands-off install. (things like pre-setup the HTC auto-configure "sim card change")
- automatically accept a security certificate from our activesync server (i have activesync config in a .cab file, but it requires you to manually click 'yes' to the security cert install box)
im sure a google will help with a few points above!
Ok I'm not sure if you program at all or if this would really easy your pain much but you can download a trial version of Visual Studio 2008. It has a project option to build cab files for ppc devices. Might be worth a look if you have a lot of keys to do. Its not much better than doing them by hand though. I've included a screen shot of VS doing it so you can see. BTW its obviously been scrunched up.
Try this
veehexx said:
hey guys, after miri's recent v19 rom release, i've got to the point where manually reinstalling stuff is getting more of a chore than a pleasure, so i've been playing around with sdconfig.txt and self-built .cab files...
however, there are some things i cant configure due to them being in the registry.
so far this is what ive done:
- used 'CeRegEditor' to capture the active registry (both stock rom, and fully configured the way i want it to be)
- compared the 2 files, and saved the output to another file
- copied this file (i've tried both .cereg, and .reg formats) to sd card, and attempted to run. when executed from my HD, the file format is unrecognised and will not import the registry values.
so, what have i missed? why wont a .cereg or .reg file 'install' on my HD?
the idea is to have this registry file in the sdconfig.txt (or a cab, and exec'd from sdconfig.txt), so on hard reset it is a completely 'hands-off' re-install.
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I used this to do what your trying to do, it will not import .reg files on the trial version but theres an older version on piratebay that will:
Heres a link to a trial for 30 days: http://www.ocpsoftware.com/products.php?nm=cecabmgr
SDConfig Builder
Hi,
try SDConfig Builder
Hello all, I downloaded a .reg file someone created with some performance edits and Im not sure what to do with it once I have it on my sdcard. It says there is no program to open it and apply the file, am I missing something or is there an additional app needed to apply .reg files? Thanks for any info
what i do is use this task manager...you have to change the .reg file to a .xml with the rgu 2 xml program and change the extension of the output file to .xml...then open task manager and under the right soft key there is an action button and then install provisioning xml...select that then your xml file, hit done and if it is written correctly it will load and your done...
Or try this if the unit is connected to the desktop:
http://ceregeditor.mdsoft.pl/
Te FdcSoft TaskMgr has a registry editor onboard, with which you can directly import .reg files; no need to convert them to .xml first.
ridolfo said:
Te FdcSoft TaskMgr has a registry editor onboard, with which you can directly import .reg files; no need to convert them to .xml first.
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did not know that...thanks for the update