[Q] user interface? File management wp7? - Windows Phone 7 General

I am at a complete loss here. Just succesfully installed WP7 om my HTC HD2 now trying to set up the android dual boot. Necessary files are copied to the proper partition on teh SD card.....but NOW HOW TO GET TO THEM?????
Can't even run the exe files no explorer, no config, Am I dealing with a different Microsoft company? Filesync with PC...?
All very basic, but i can't even find a manual of some kind.
Help would color my weekend!

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Is it possible to install Win98 in PPC,any expert can help!!

i use 1 gb s card , copy the Win98 setup file inside
and use ppc dos to open the setup , after enter , it shows
cannot create a temp dir
if u have hpfs or ntfs installed on your hard drive, you will need to create an ms-dos boot partition to set up windows
anyone can help!!!
You have zero chance of installing win 98 on a ppc as far as I know, the cpu is not an intel equivalent.
thats imposible. :shock:
not the 0 chance, in Taiwan already someone install a Mini Window xp version in a taiwan smart phone , Just for Fun!!!!
Oh,yes,its possible. search for Windows 95-98 emulator pocket pc in google.
I remember there was a port.
you will need to dedicate 128Mb
Thanks for suggestion!!!
More important, why in the world would you want to do this?????????
None of the applications that you would like to use will be designed for Win98 on PXA??? processor with win98 as the OS.
Just for some RMVB file, more convenience to play only , not a big due!
I also think that it was an embedded xp. There you can include some processor packs, and than it could be possible to run on siome devices.

How to manage RAM without a new ROM?

My Wallaby (with Windows PPC 2002) is too central to my life for me to risk losing it by daring to flash it with a new ROM. This means that new tools, ringtones and things have to go into its mere 32 MB of RAM. On the other hand, this RAM is also cluttered up with "skins", sounds and things (including a version of Windows Media Player that has always resolutely refused to work) that Microsoft, HTC et al. have decided I must have. Mostly if I try to delete them, either using its native File Explorer, or via the cradle with Explorer from my computer (Windows XP Pro SP2, local adminstrator account on the PC), I get an error message, "File in use or write protected", that sort of thing, i.e. I'm not allowed to delete them.
Can anyone help me with the following?
- An explorer tool which will let me see and change attributes and permissions where necessary, and delete unwanted files from RAM?
- Any information on possible Windows PPC 2002 equivalents of accounts, local, administrator, etc.? My unsuccesful attempts to delete files have a distinctly "not local administrator" feel.
Another thing that would be marvellous, would be the option to use the (currently 128 MB) SD card as a sort of hard drive, i.e. to put large executables on to that and start them with something like a shortcut, so that they only load into RAM when they're actually needed. Can anyone tell me any more about whether this is possible, and if so how?
Thanks to all in advance.
you cant delete files in rom of the device and even if you could it would not add more program memory or storage on wallay you can only access the rom at flashtime
and at all other times it's readonly and dont take up any of the ram of your device
Thanks for your reply, Rudegar, but I'm looking to delete things from RAM, for instance \\device\program files\windows media player\*.* Am I wrong to think all this stuff loaded from ROM into RAM after the last cold reset?
Oops, I just discovered I can delete the files mentioned above (and did), from the native File Explorer. However, when I tap and hold \\device\windows\player (the media player executable, presumably player.exe) the "delete" option is greyed out in the context menu.
total commander is way better then file explore
I installed Total Commander, with thanks to Rudegar, and to Lumpistefan for being able to use his site as a hop. It's certainly a better tool for file management, but I'm not yet able to delete files I want to.
Roaring guitar.wav is a sound I particularly hate, and a colleague at work is already using it as his ringtone. Therefore there is no way I want to keep that ringtone in RAM. Total Commander lets me see the attributes, which are Read only, System (and in ROM, grey of course). It seems as if I can "greytick" and untick Read only and System, but when I come back to the file these attributes are there again. If I try to delete Roaring guitar.wav using Total Commander I get the message "Warning! Could not delete 1 file(s)!".
As I said, all this has a very "not local administrator" feel to it.
I tried searching the registry for "roaring" but the string was not found. I also cautiously experimented with switching the values of the following keys between 0 and 1:
HKLM\ControlPanel\AdminPassword\Group
HKLM\ControlPanel\Password\Group
but neither had any discernible effect on the behaviour described. Of course Roaring guitar.wav is just an example (and no offence meant to my colleague), I would like to remove a number of sounds and wallpapers I'll never use, and free up some more of my poor Wallaby's hard-pressed 32 MB RAM for everyday use.
Does anyone know how I could do it?
Hate to tell you this, but if TC says the file is in ROM, its in ROM and you can not delete it.
I am not familiar with Wallaby in particular but I guess the file your are attacking is not copied in to RAM. No reason to do so.
Windows Mobile was never designed for multiple users so no 'local / remote' administrator and stuff. Just trust me when I say this, if you can't delete it - it is in ROM.
There are two programs I can recommend:
MemMaid - it will show you exactly what is clogging up your RAM and automatically clean out what it can.
CabInstl - this little free app will let you choose where to install programs so you can put most of your apps on the SD.
Also in ActiveSync, when asked if to install to default location select 'NO' and you will get an option to install to SD.
One more hint:
You can keep all your themes, including the one you are currently using on the SD. Once you selected and installed the theme the *.tsk file is no longer needed.
When my iPaq was my only and primary PPC I also struggled with 32MB RAM (total). I kept everything on my trusty 512MB SunDisk except what I needed on startup.

Magellan Triton 2000

First of all I apologies because my thread isn't really phone related. But I saw that some members have experience with magellan gps devices, like Roadmate.
Triton are new GPS handled devices from Magellan. They run WINCE 5.0 Core and have custom shell(similar structure like Roadmate devices).
Issue that I have is that during upgrade of firmware power went down on my Desktop PC and flashing process gone bad. Now I can power up device but there is no connectivity to PC(shell uses special drivers to connect to PC, which now are probably corrupted or what so ever).
So what I would like to now is somebody can explain to me is it possible to change somehow startup process, or something similar. I think that word "cooking" is used to describe process of editing OS image to add, replace, modify OS. I tried some of tools for editing but I'm not sure where I'm making mistakes because I can't even get dump of files from OS image. I again say it is WinCE 5.0 CORE. I tried looking with hex editor but I can't find any reference to mgmShell.exe(that is name of shell exe). I would be very thankful if somebody could explain me these things to me because then I would probably be able to copy files back(I would add FileManCE or MortScript and I figured out way of applying OS image from SD Card) from SD card to internal storage and restore my unit.
If there is anybody interested I will put somewhere whole update package from Magellan. It contains OS image in bin format.
Again I apologies but I'm very desperate to restore my unit , and as I can see this only place with enough knowledge to help me. Sorry.

amateur/newbie in need of help thred

Hi guys, ive had my touch hd 3 days now and ive been riducled by everyone that i didnt go for a iphone, however ive spent alot of time on here and its plain to see that so much can be done and be added!
Now i gotta confess i dont know what a CAB file is, i dont know what ROM is, i dont know what this manilla is, so i hope you can see my probs!
During my 3 days ive managed to download the blackpad dialler and the hd tweak(altho they took me ages), but i wanna change the theme, the wallpapers, i wanna add apps like google maps etc..
I hope this thread will attract people who can help people like myself out and explain how to do stuff and where to go etc..
Btw how do i choose a downloaded song(synced via windows media) to be my ringtone? haha such a amateur!
Thank you for any help in advance!
have you read the wiki? that will help allot, helped me 2.
the wiki??? lol
a .cab is an install file you copy to your phone and then tap it to execute from like file explorer. most installs if they are exe you run them on you PC and they send a cab file to you phone through activesync. but if its a cab file just copy to you phone and execute. If you dont like it yoou can uninstall from eith the phone in Settings/System/Remove Program.. or from you PC on activesynce or mobile device center.
Where on the phone is file explorer? but thanx for the rest, actually makes sense, god im blonde!
where can i read about this wiki?
Its in programs.
Honestly, I would reccomend you go through your phone. Go into programs and see whats there. Then go into each of the settings options and see whats there.
Then learn the hierarchy of your phone memory.
You will see that it is similar to Windows.
The top directory will be"My Device" and under it will be "Storage Card" which is your memory card (similar to an external hard drive analogy for a desktop) and then you will see Program Files where programs are installed and My Documents contains the following folders and more:
My Videos where you videos you record will be saved
My Pictures
This is the wiki page - it's VERY helpful: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Blackstone
And, the software wiki is here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Software
You chose well. The Blackstone is an amazing bit of kit!
Keep in mind that it's basically a small computer with an aerial. Unlike the iPhone its not just a fancy phone.
Any computer needs a way for the user to tell it what to do... thats the operating system in the blackstone that's windows mobile (or winmo). You also need a user interface (ui) so you can tell it what to do. The HD uses touchflo 3d (tf3d). That's the front screen with all the tabs and clocks and stuff.
Like any computer... programs are installed to do different things. The dialers, sms, camera are all programs. This means you can install new programs to do things or overwrite programs to change what you already have.
These programs come in two main forms the cab file and the exe. The cab runs only on the phone and the exe will only run on the phone or your computer. There are lots of cabs to do lots of things. Download one that's interesting and run it.
Everything is stored in files on your blackstone. You can look through these files using file explorer... you will find that in your programs tab on tf3d. files are stored in folders. that means you can organise them the way you like.
The secret to the blackstone is to think about what you'd like to be able to do with it then search here or google to find a way... there usually is one.

[Q] Dump Memory from Mango Phone / Extract Data From Backup?

I haven't found anything on the forums about this (I have searched) so forgive me if it's a basic question. Is it possible to either:
1) Dump all data on a mango phone (in my case, a Samsung Focus, no interop-unlock) to a file on my computer, or alternatively
2) Access the data stored in the umpteen files created during a WP7 backup.
If anyone knows how to do either of these things (without interop unlocking -- I have data I need to pull off, but my firmware is too old to get interop unlocked, and I get error messages when I try to manually update the firmware), it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Beakin
Note: edited to clarify
I doubt it's even possible *with* interop-unlock.
1) A native app could map a large region of memory, but the WinCE kernel uses process isolation (same as every other modern OS) so there's no way for one app to access the full physical memory.
2) They're encrypted with a key that appears to be stored in the device itself. Nobody has yet figured out how to reverse this encryption.
GoodDayToDie said:
I doubt it's even possible *with* interop-unlock.
1) A native app could map a large region of memory, but the WinCE kernel uses process isolation (same as every other modern OS) so there's no way for one app to access the full physical memory.
2) They're encrypted with a key that appears to be stored in the device itself. Nobody has yet figured out how to reverse this encryption.
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On #1, I should have been more specific -- I meant dump the phone's storage; what's in non-volatile memory, not RAM.
Still no without interop-unlock, then - standard apps don't have the privileges to access the filesystem (aside from a few very specific locations, like their isolated storage folder). That probalby means no access to the storage device itself either, although I admit to not knowing how that works on CE (NT or Linux, but that's it). If the app was initially sideloaded you can use the Isolated Storage Explorer to pull files from that app specifically, but if it's a marketplace app or something built-in like the SMS store, no such luck.
Of course, you can get more permissions if you can call into a driver - which is what ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES allows you to do, and ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES is why you need interop-unlock. I'd suggest you focus on figuring out why you can't interop-unlock and fixing that. Unfortunately I can't really help you there; I don't have a Samsung phone and the steps to IU an HTC phone are very different.
GoodDayToDie said:
Still no without interop-unlock, then - standard apps don't have the privileges to access the filesystem (aside from a few very specific locations, like their isolated storage folder). That probalby means no access to the storage device itself either, although I admit to not knowing how that works on CE (NT or Linux, but that's it). If the app was initially sideloaded you can use the Isolated Storage Explorer to pull files from that app specifically, but if it's a marketplace app or something built-in like the SMS store, no such luck.
Of course, you can get more permissions if you can call into a driver - which is what ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES allows you to do, and ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES is why you need interop-unlock. I'd suggest you focus on figuring out why you can't interop-unlock and fixing that. Unfortunately I can't really help you there; I don't have a Samsung phone and the steps to IU an HTC phone are very different.
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Thanks for the clarification. I've spent the last month trying to figure out how to get the interop unlock working on my phone to no avail, which is why I was changing tact by asking this. Oh well, back to the old drawing board.
BTW if you or anyone know how to take a windows phone firmware CAB file and alter it (removing items) I'd appreciate it. My problem with updating the firmware is that I get a "file name conflict" error pointing to specific items in the CAB. At the risk of bricking my phone, at this point I'd try removing those items and installing it anyway.
Editing a CAB is easy; Win7 Explorer can open them natively and many third-party tools also exist. Editing a CAB so that it can still be isntalled may take a little bit more effort, but the important point is that as soon as you edit it, you'll invalidate the signature on the CAB. That means it will no longer install through the default update-OS at all. On HTC phones, you can use RSPL (or HSPL) to install custom updates, but on a phone with a retail bootloader (such as a Samsung), you can only install official updates.

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