I know people have found different ways of finding and using the hidden shadow copy files on Windows 8, but I just found a free program that lets you access these files in a very quick and simple way with a simple UI. I just started trying it and already I like it...I used this so much in Win 7.
http://www.shadowexplorer.com/
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I have my Dash connected to Vista and I am trying to find out how I can delete\edit\copy a file in the Windows folder on my Dash. I must tell you that I am not able to see the Windows folder on my Dash through VISTA and I even have hidden files/folders option enabled.
I can see the Windows folder through the folder explorer that came with my Dash but I can not do anything to this file...
_BackgroundImage_Land
I have 2 goals for this issue.
First goal is to change the background for my calls.
Second is to move My Documents to my SD card but there is a file in their that is called Bubble located in the Templates folder that I can not do anything with either.
Can anyone please help me with this issue?
you can IM me @ [email protected]
Thanks
intilli4 said:
I have my Dash connected to Vista and I am trying to find out how I can delete\edit\copy a file in the Windows folder on my Dash. I must tell you that I am not able to see the Windows folder on my Dash through VISTA and I even have hidden files/folders option enabled.
I can see the Windows folder through the folder explorer that came with my Dash but I can not do anything to this file...
_BackgroundImage_Land
I have 2 goals for this issue.
First goal is to change the background for my calls.
Second is to move My Documents to my SD card but there is a file in their that is called Bubble located in the Templates folder that I can not do anything with either.
Can anyone please help me with this issue?
you can IM me @ [email protected]
Thanks
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Here ya go!!! Hope this helps.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devicecenter.mspx
Since I have Vista Ultimate
Since I have Vista Ultimate I already have this application you pointed me to.
Any other Ideas
I can't view Windows either, you solved this issue yet? you try on an XP computer?
dtx said:
I can't view Windows either, you solved this issue yet? you try on an XP computer?
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Yes I did try it on a XP machine and I am able to see Windows but I am still not able to do anything to the files I want to modify.
Hey Guys,
I also have the same problem but have got around it using Total Commander. Its a free program that you can install on your phone. The program allows you to edit delete and move any file in the windows folder. It has got me around this annoying issue in Vista.
cheers
Ran into the same thing in Vista, but when I turned off the 'hide system & hide hidden' options for folders in Vista, everything became visible on my Dash.
everything is now visible but i am not able to overwrite the _backgroundimage file....
I am sure this question has been asked before. But no I couldnt find using the search option neither with google.
I recently upgraded from XP to W7. To accecc the windows folder on my TP2 in xp I just had to set folder option view to "View hidden files and folders". In w7 I do the same in Control panel>folder options>"show hidden files, folders and drives" but then I am still not able to see my Windows folder on my mobile. (i do see all hidden folders on my comp)
I already solved it by using total comander, but in the future it might be helpful to know how to access my windows folder on my telephone by using Windows 7!
ANyone who can help me out?
In that same menu, just uncheck "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)". Problem solved.
Has anyone whipped up a native filecopy app that can copy files to and from a Windows Phone 7 retail device to/from any directory?
TouchXplorer for HTC phones does something like this. My Webserver will let you copy some files on/off the phone, but there are limitations.
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Has anyone whipped up a native filecopy app that can copy files to and from a Windows Phone 7 retail device to/from any directory?
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Without using HTCs COM DLLs, and without hacking apart the security mechanisms, I don't think this will be possible.
Unsigned COM DLLs can't get full filesystem access (I'm fairly sure you can only access the \Windows dir). Using an idea like davuxs webserver, you could in theory get any file you can get read access to onto a desktop, but that still limits you to \Windows.
Either, the entire security mechanism needs to be altered to our needs (like the way you can patch all certificate checks out of WM6.5 with an alteration to the XIP) or someone needs to "accidentally" find access to the right certificate.
It was worth a shot. With so many threads discussing progress in gaining access to the file system I wasn't clear where the security boundaries were.
I'm on a Samsung Focus (i917) which is popular in the US and while FileBrowser.exe is accessible, its very limited in functionality.
Plus I'm not sure anyone has figured out yet how to copy files between the desktop and device over USB.
Ideally at soem point there would be a way to not only explore the entire file system but also be able to copy programs to the device and be able to execute and run/install those native apps.
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It was worth a shot. With so many threads discussing progress in gaining access to the file system I wasn't clear where the security boundaries were.
I'm on a Samsung Focus (i917) which is popular in the US and while FileBrowser.exe is accessible, its very limited in functionality.
Plus I'm not sure anyone has figured out yet how to copy files between the desktop and device over USB.
Ideally at soem point there would be a way to not only explore the entire file system but also be able to copy programs to the device and be able to execute and run/install those native apps.
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I think (I'm digging through it now) that the MS developer tools would let us do a file transfer over USB (I've got XAP deployment, but there's a function for that, but it uses some lower level things internally).
But that doesn't give on device file system access, and is using MS frameworks entirely.
Hi friends. My trying to open file from any (not user) directory, or saving to another place as "My Documents" from buit-in pword.exe has still no success. I cannot solve this problem exactly, the I use temporary copy of file to "My Documents" subdirectory, changing file privilegies, and copying edited file to original path. This way is used automaticky in my Phone Commander beta version http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28732620#post28732620 , it is working now on fully unlocked systems only. Write, please, your experience and opinion about using built-in Microsoft Office or another apps to discovering and changing WP7 system parts on device. I plane also GCC and GCS port for WP7 (for really quick and usable on-device programming), but writing own text editor may be too long work. I mean hack of built-in Word to be able do syntax-hilighting etc. may be first simply way. M.
XAML problem
When editing XAML, PWord show everything right, but for saving uses Win 1251 (on my Czech localisation) instead unicode. Then, after editing system apps are not able to read edited XAML files. Exists way to save from PWord in unicode, or is necessary to write own texteditor, or is somebody (Ultrashoot?) able to redesign any good WM texteditor for WP7?
I would like to change the icons of some applications on the desktop from the original ones to the ones I created. I want all icons to be transparent and compatible with the main layout.
Does anyone know how to do this?
Since you are using a Lumia 950, its quite complicated (at least for me). Here's the solution
1. Try to downgrade to a lower version supported by WPInternals, from 10.0.10586 to 10.0.15254.547
2. After the setup, unlock your bootloader and enable root access
3. After entering Mass Storage Mode, find the following path
yourwindowsphone/Phone/Data/PROGRAMS
4. All the legacy apps (XAP) are located right under that folder. All the windows 10 apps (appx) are stored under a folder called WINDOWSAPPS
5. Find folders of the apps you want to modify. Application icons are mostly at Assets folder.
6. Be aware that some apps' icons are based on both the tile pictures and the data in the manifest files. I'm not an expert at coding and technology so... I don't know how to deal with that
Anyway, good luck with your mods!!!