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Adding Cities to Touch Pro 2 (Revised for Time Zone Issue)

I modified this post because I kept getting the wrong time zone. And the Conflipper solution failed due to server failure. This is a more reliable way of adding cities.
Follow these steps and you should be fine:
1. Install Microsoft.NET Compact Framework (the current version is 3.5)
2. Install Total Commander
3. In Total Commander, navigate to the Windows directory and find 2330fc3c_manila. Go to the properties of that file and uncheck "Read only". Click ok to save your changes to the file.
3.5 Copy the file out of the windows directory, change the permissions, then copy it back.
4. Download Weather Database Editor (attached in this post) and install. Launch the app, go to your Country> click "Edit" > click "Cities" > click "Edit" > click "Add City".
5. Add your city using the Accuweather code. Example: |NAM|US|NJ|PARAMUS
6. Click OK to save
7. Download and Install sqllite admin (http://sqliteadmin.orbmu2k.de/)
8. Copy 2330fc3c_manila to your desktop
9. Edit 2330fc3c_manila with sqlite
10. Check last fields (timezone and msid) in cities section for your town and copy them from nearest one to your town (geographically)
11. Commit changes to file and copy back to the \Windows directory on your TP2
12. Soft reset your phone.

I'm unable to remove the ReadOnly checkbox from this file, using Total Commander... Do I need to shutdown Touch Flo 3D first?

amcq1010 said:
I'm unable to remove the ReadOnly checkbox from this file, using Total Commander... Do I need to shutdown Touch Flo 3D first?
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Copy the file to your storage card first. Then remove the read-only property and move back to the windows folder. That should work.
Teddy!!! Thanks a million for helping me resolve my timezone issues.

Great Suggestion. Was definitely able to remove the Read Only once copied over to storage card.
Also, I've now completed the rest of your procedure and have successfully added in the two cities that I needed.
THANKS!

I'm confused. I know, I know follow the directions exactly...
This is for getting custom cities for weather right. Not sure about the time zone stuff.
I used Resco to move/copy/change read only of the 2330fc3c_manila. All worked fine there. Then I used sqllite to edit the file and replaced it. The weather app now recognizes my added cities but gives me the following error,
"There was a connection error while attempting to download weather data. Retry?"
I figured I might have to try Pockethosts as per this post http://www.htc-touch-info.com/en/weather/ but it is not clear if this app works with WM 6.5. Ugh, something so simple is made so hopelessly complex. Thanks in advance.

Solved. Needed to install .NET v3.5 (as the prerequisite for) and the Weather Database Editor. In my case the latter only redirects the location the Weather app is looking for its data.

When I try and edit 2330fc3c_manila with sqllite I get an error. Something like this:
"error: can't perform the operation on a closed dataset"

Thank you very much for this. This fixed this annoying problem!

Maybe someone in HTC should do this for us all. Just a thought.

I was not able to copy/move/paste/change read-only status in any of the ways available to me (including using my computer to remotely copy/move/paste, using total commander, shutting down TF3d etc). I just plain couldn't do it. I have the stock rom for verizon CDMA Touch Pro 2. Anyways, just to let you know, there is another program available on here that did the trick (already in a cab). Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=546141
I hope i saved some people half an hour of trouble at 2am (like me)
FYI, you can also rename the city in the weather tab by typing what you want in the appropriate box. For example, "Dream Vacation in Fiji"... just as long as you leave NAM|***|**|***** the same

How ?
teddy333 said:
9. Edit 2330fc3c_manila with sqlite
10. Check last fields (timezone and msid) in cities section for your town and copy them from nearest one to your town (geographically)
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I don't mean to complain but I find these directions difficult to follow... extremely frustrating giving the frustrating nature of the issue at hand: this "bug" has driven me CRAZY since I flashed.
"EDIT" how? specifically???
"Check last fields in cities section for your town" what last fields? where is the option for my/nearest town?
in which cities section/in which pop-up hierarchy? indexes > citiesAccuweathercode OR indexes > citiescountry?
I'm not a programmer or a chef so unfortunately nothing in SQLite seems readily intuitive to me.
It would be great if someone who understands this well updated this to be a little more newbie friendly.
THanks
PS-- WHEN I TRIED TO DO THIS PROCEDURE AS DIRECTED HERE I COULD NOT COPY THE EDITED 233... FILE BACK INTO THE WINDOWS FOLDER B/C I GOT "CANNOT COPY/ACCESS DENIED" MESSAGE

For everyone with provxml not applying changes

Hello xda-developers
I'm not really sure if it's already mentioned here on the forums, but today I found out that provxml-files which where written as .rgu and translated by "rgu-2-xml" don't work for Windows Phone 7. The output file is saved as ANSI file. After updating to Mango I tried a "Developer Unlock.xml" file but it didn't work. Well, all the procedure back and again but now with a UNICODE file After right-clicking the (ANSI) xml-file, "edit" and re-saving it as UNICODE file I noticed that the size of the file increased I tried the provxml-Method again and it worked! Not sure if I'm the only one with this solution and like I already said: not sure if it's already said here Please let me know if it helped you

you unlock your device on Mango build?

hd2leo_fusion said:
you unlock your device on Mango build?
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The provxml method works on Mango as well.

Yes, I unlocked Mango But for me there are still some unanswered questions about provxml =/ Does a provxml file only work once on Omnia 7?

experience7 said:
Yes, I unlocked Mango But for me there are still some unanswered questions about provxml =/ Does a provxml file only work once on Omnia 7?
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Ηow you will run provxml on omnia ...
I was under the impression that provxm works only with htc connection setup ...
And yes after the appl (connection setup) finish the 1rst run its deleting the provxml file.

You can also use it on Samsung devices Here is the thread where I found it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152422
Yes, with Connection Setup on HTC it will be deleted - but what about the GPRS Manager used for Samsung devices? After executing a command (xml-file) in the GPRS Manager, it's still there ^^ Even if I restart the app or the whole phone -> After opening the GPRS Manager again, all the entries seem to stay there
EDIT: Okay, tested it again and it seems like you can apply the xml's as often as you want with GPRS Manager I flashed a older ROM so my phone was on 7004 again I unlocked using ChevronWP7 and installed WP7 root tools. I created a file which switches the Internet Explorer's search provider to Google Well, after execution I first opened IE9, pressed search and yup.. google.com came up - then, just to be sure I opened WP7 root tools and took a look at the SearchScopes in registry. They were changed to Google, so the xml really worked. Then I manually wrote everything back to default. I opened the Internet Explorer, pressed the search button and Bing came up.. so everything's like before. I applied the "Google Search.xml" again and.. yes, it worked: Same effect like above: Registry was changed, IE9 search is now google.com
Well so at the end I can say that this is really useful for switches like in my example. I created several switches like "Enable instant resuming.xml", "Disable instant resuming.xml", "Enable lockscreen never option.xml", "Use Bing (default) search.xml", "Use Google search.xml", ... Wow, Mango with fast resuming apps is wonderful!
experience7

All of my rgu's that I've converted using xboxmods tool rgu2xml have worked just fine on my hd7.
It does kinda suck that HTC connection setup deletes the provxml everytime
Sent from my HD7 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

Hm.. yes, maybe on HTC (with HTC connection setup) it's enough to convert them. On my Omnia 7 i had to open the provxml files, and resave them as UNICODE ".xml" files It's nice that GPRS Manager on Samsung devices doesn't delete the .xml files

Thank you for this! I was wondering why Connection Setup-applied ProvXML wasn't working. This will hopefully do it.
I've come up with a way to chain provxml files. I don't yet know if it works - it depends on how the deletion after processing the CustClear file is implemented - but it has the potential to allow you to store a "working copy" ProvXML file in My Documents as a txt file (which you can open and edit with Word), and then every time you use Connection Setup, it copies your "working copy" file to \Windows, renaming it as it does. This should make further modifications easier; just copy the XML from a website or app, paste it into Word, and run Connection Setup twice (once to copy your edited file, once to process it).
If it works, I'll post the file.

OK, I couldn't get the chaining to work. It's still in the file, just commented out, in case anybody else wants to experiment.
Oh, and I added some very convenient (if you deal with things like I do all day) registry tweaks. Open .LOG files as though they were .txt (great for attachments) and add an expansion for the , key similar to the one that the . key has.

THis really help me, That's the reason why my unlock.xml didn't worked in 7712 back then. I thought it was the 7712.

minori_aoi said:
THis really help me, That's the reason why my unlock.xml didn't worked in 7712 back then. I thought it was the 7712.
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I'm trying to keep my HD7 unlock after updating to 7712 but the many times I tried, the Connection Setup will not run after 7712 update. If you can share the file and method with steps you used, that would be appreciated.

I don't know why your HTC connection setup didn't start after the update But maybe you did something wrong.. Okay, let's go through the steps together
Well, for Samsung devices you need a .xml file (GPRS connection manager handles with .xml files).
And on your HD7 you need an .provxml file (HTC connection setup handles with .provxml files).
Okay, first step is to be developer unlocked on NoDo - I think you are, right? [If you want to test it: Just try to sideload an app. If it works your phone is unlocked.. else it's not.]
Now uninstall HTC connection setup and install it again. Do not sideload any app found in the internet - just install the official app from the marketplace.
The next step is to get the right .provxml file. You don't need to do the following steps: I've already attached one which works. But just that you can follow me: Basically the file has to apply the following changes:
1) Developer unlock
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Security\LVMod]
"DeveloperUnlockState"=dword:1
2) Prevent from relock
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg]
"PortalUrlProd"=""
"PortalUrlInt"=""
3) Maximum sideloaded apps
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg\Install]
"MaxUnsignedApp"=dword:7fffffff
And to create a this file we need to open Notepad:
Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Security\LVMod]
"DeveloperUnlockState"=dword:1
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg]
"PortalUrlProd"=""
"PortalUrlInt"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg\Install]
"MaxUnsignedApp"=dword:7fffffff
Simply save this file as a .rgu file.
Then you need the tool "rgu-2-xml.exe" which converts the .rgu to a .provxml file. I've also attached this tool.
Okay, the generated file has now to be in the "Windows" directory of your phone. You can use the "WP7 mass storage" trick to get the file to your device - just search here on xda-developers. After you've copied the file to your device it will be stored in "\My Documents\Zune\Content\0400\...". Now you need a file explorer for HD7. I'm not sure if you're already using a tool but TouchXplorer should do the job. Open your tool on the phone and navigate to the folder above. There should be several folders.. just browse through them and look for a file which has got a short name and another file ending as our file (CustClear.provxml). Check the file size - it has to be the same on PC and your phone. If it's the same file rename it to "CustClear.provxml" again. Then move the file to the "Windows" folder on your HD7. The file has got the right name and is on the right place.. let's go on:
Now don't start the HTC connection setup!
Be sure to update to the highest build available at the moment. It's Mango v7720. There are tutorials here on xda-developers.com on how to update to v7720 Run HTC connection setup only if you can see that your phone is running v7720. You can see this under settings > about > more information.
Then you should be developer unlocked and sideloading apps should work again.
If anyone finds a mistake in those instructions please tell me! Thanks
And please tell me if it worked

Thanks for this but I don't need it now as as I had solved my problem.
After 7403 update, I uninstalled Connection Setup and re-installed again.
Nonetheless, I will PDF your instructions and download the 3 files to try out and learn this. Thank you very much for providing the detailed instructions. I'm sure it might be useful for some others.
experience7 said:
I don't know why your HTC connection setup didn't start after the update But maybe you did something wrong.. Okay, let's go through the steps together
Well, for Samsung devices you need a .xml file (GPRS connection manager handles with .xml files).
And on your HD7 you need an .provxml file (HTC connection setup handles with .provxml files).
Okay, first step is to be developer unlocked on NoDo - I think you are, right? [If you want to test it: Just try to sideload an app. If it works your phone is unlocked.. else it's not.]
Now uninstall HTC connection setup and install it again. Do not sideload any app found in the internet - just install the official app from the marketplace.
The next step is to get the right .provxml file. You don't need to do the following steps: I've already attached one which works. But just that you can follow me: Basically the file has to apply the following changes:
1) Developer unlock
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Security\LVMod]
"DeveloperUnlockState"=dword:1
2) Prevent from relock
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg]
"PortalUrlProd"=""
"PortalUrlInt"=""
3) Maximum sideloaded apps
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg\Install]
"MaxUnsignedApp"=dword:7fffffff
And to create a this file we need to open Notepad:
Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\Security\LVMod]
"DeveloperUnlockState"=dword:1
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg]
"PortalUrlProd"=""
"PortalUrlInt"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DeviceReg\Install]
"MaxUnsignedApp"=dword:7fffffff
Simply save this file as a .rgu file.
Then you need the tool "rgu-2-xml.exe" which converts the .rgu to a .provxml file. I've also attached this tool.
Okay, the generated file has now to be in the "Windows" directory of your phone. You can use the "WP7 mass storage" trick to get the file to your device - just search here on xda-developers. After you've copied the file to your device it will be stored in "\My Documents\Zune\Content\0400\...". Now you need a file explorer for HD7. I'm not sure if you're already using a tool but TouchXplorer should do the job. Open your tool on the phone and navigate to the folder above. There should be several folders.. just browse through them and look for a file which has got a short name and another file ending as our file (CustClear.provxml). Check the file size - it has to be the same on PC and your phone. If it's the same file rename it to "CustClear.provxml" again. Then move the file to the "Windows" folder on your HD7. The file has got the right name and is on the right place.. let's go on:
Now don't start the HTC connection setup!
Be sure to update to the highest build available at the moment. It's Mango v7720. There are tutorials here on xda-developers.com on how to update to v7720 Run HTC connection setup only if you can see that your phone is running v7720. You can see this under settings > about > more information.
Then you should be developer unlocked and sideloading apps should work again.
If anyone finds a mistake in those instructions please tell me! Thanks
And please tell me if it worked
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Is it possible to enable a custom notification sound via a reg edit in the omnia 7 running 7720 chevron unlocked? Maybe someone can make a prov file and instructions...

Well, maybe it's possible but I'm not really sure what you mean But I'm aware of provxml's capabilities, how to build them and how to set up the phone, so maybe I can help you

Thanks... I read somewhere that with a registry key we can change the path of the notification sound... This way we dont need to overwrite the original .wav... I believe this might be the only way to do it in mango since homebrew is blocked...
Need to check the registry key thread for this one, since i dont really know much about this...

Dehydration Hack
I have used this method to unlock and remove the side load limit on my HD7 and it works great. I am unsure how to create a file to turn the dehydration hack on and then off again after I have updated all the way to 7720. I used the HTC Connection setup once I fully updated, I have touch explorer I just have no clue what to do for the dehydration can anybody help me?

On HTC devices you can't create a simple switch to enable / disable the dehydration hack because once you've ran the HTC connection setup the provxml files will be deleted. But if you don't want to switch that often between on / off you can use this tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907971
You'll have to create two .rgu files:
First one contains this:
Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\TaskHost]
"DehydrateOnPause"=dword:0
Second one contains this:
Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\TaskHost]
"DehydrateOnPause"=dword:3
Then you have to convert them to .provxml files. Put the first one in a folder called "Enable dehydration hack" and the second one into a folder called "Disable dehydration hack". This way you can't mess it up
Then use the tool mentioned above to deploy the .provxml which contains the setting you want to have on your phone - then finally run the HTC connection setup
For example you've enabled the dehydration: To disable it again you have to put the CustClear.provxml from "Disable dehydration hack" into the XAP file from xboxmod and deploy this XAP to your device. Then run HTC connection setup again and the changes will be applied - Dehydration hack will be turned off
Please tell me if it worked for you / helped you,
experience7

experience7 said:
On HTC devices you can't create a simple switch to enable / disable the dehydration hack because once you've ran the HTC connection setup the provxml files will be deleted. But if you don't want to switch that often between on / off you can use this tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907971
You'll have to create two .rgu files:
First one contains this:
Code:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\TaskHost]
"DehydrateOnPause"=dword:0
Second one contains this:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\TaskHost]
"DehydrateOnPause"=dword:3
Then you have to convert them to .provxml files. Put the first one in a folder called "Enable dehydration hack" and the second one into a folder called "Disable dehydration hack". This way you can't mess it up
Then use the tool mentioned above to deploy the .provxml which contains the setting you want to have on your phone - then finally run the HTC connection setup
For example you've enabled the dehydration: To disable it again you have to put the CustClear.provxml from "Disable dehydration hack" into the XAP file from xboxmod and deploy this XAP to your device. Then run HTC connection setup again and the changes will be applied - Dehydration hack will be turned off
Please tell me if it worked for you / helped you,
experience7
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Should be
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\TaskHost]
"DehydrateOnPause"=dword:0

Windows imageres.dll being a PiTa: Modding

I've edited my imageres.dll file and have it all nice nice, but when I try to paste it into system 32 (tried safe mode) It will not let me overwrite that file.
I've tried Safe mode, Taking Control, Granting full control permissions of file, system32 folder, windows folder, and C folder (both taking control, and granting full permissions to: User (me) and Administrator (also me) Yes, i'm on windows 7 64bit but there is no Win 7 Forum here, however the imageres.dll is mentioned here, and I'm assuming the file is more-or-less the same. Besides taking ownership in C for Win 8 being bad? I did this to both System32 file and Syswow64 file- its now apparent to me that both are in USE and thats why I can't overwrite/modify them =/ So how do I use my modded one? (startup sound etc.)
Following this:
Code:
How to Take Ownership in Windows 7
1. Locate the file or folder on which you want to take ownership in windows explorer
2. Right click on file or folder and select “Properties” from Context Menu
3. Click on Security tab
4. Click on “Advance”
5. Now click on Owner tab in Advance Security Settings for User windows
6. Click on Edit Button and select user from given Change Owner to list if user or group is not in given list then click on other users or groups. Enter name of user/group and click ok.
7. Now select User/group and click apply and ok. (Check “Replace owner on sub containers and objects” if you have files and folder within selected folder)
8. Click ok when Windows Security Prompt is displayed
9. Now Owner name must have changed.
10. Now click Ok to exist from Properties windows
Once you have taken the ownership of file or folder next part comes is Granting Permissions to that file/folder or object.
How to Grant Permissions in Windows 7
1. Locate the file or folder on which you want to take ownership in windows explorer
2. Right click on file or folder and select “Properties” from Context Menu
3. Click on Edit button in Properties windows Click ok to confirm UAC elevation request.
4. Select user/group from permission windows or click add to add other user or group.
5. Now under Permission section check the rights which you want to grant i.e check “Full Control” under the “Allow” column to assign full access rights control permissions to Administrators group.
6. Click Ok for changes to take effect and click ok final ok to exit from Properties window.
Now you can access files of folder in windows 7 with full permissions and take full control.
also tried cmd prompt
Code:
takeown /F "C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll"
with Sucess message (probably the same as my right click takeown reg file context thing)
I'm the only person/login/user on my PC. Ugh this is a pain in the butt. No matter what I've googled/tried hasn't worked. I don't have a linux CD/USB boot *(dunno if I do? but don't think I do) to repair/replace file, I may have Win 7 repair on my CD, maybe not.
EDIT: replacing the startup sound in imageres.dll in System32 and SysWOW64 folders still leaves me with default windows startup sound =( Only other file was imageres.dll in winsxs folder- copied, edited the copy, deleted the original with Fileassassin (it was locked, wouldn't edit, blah blah) STILL uses old windows start up sound, WHyyyyyy? theres MUI files with info for imageres.dll but IDK what's left where this sound exists =/ or where its coming from.

there used to be this program made for replacing system files
i don't remember its name, though
http://www.askvg.com/right-click-re...utility-to-replace-system-files-in-windows-7/

No manual methods worked for me, but just came across this and it worked, WOOT!
http://winaero.com/download.php?view.10

Starting with Windows 8, the administrator is no longer the same as root. Microsoft has very, VERY severely limited the administrator's abilities with many aspects of the system. This was done in an ill-conceived notion that they could curb piracy of Windows Store apps (like there's anything worth stealing in there, including games). People have already found a way to pirate Windows Store apps, so it was all just a way to irritate admins and hobbyists in the end.

@dragon_76: Care to explain what you mean by that? For one thing, Administrator on NT has never been "the same" as root (on POSIX); there's always been the local SYSTEM SID (which does some of the things which root would handle, such as being the process that drivers and initial user-space processes run as) and while I'm not entirely sure when the TrustedInstaller SID was added (may have been there since NT3.1 for all I know), it's been a part of Windows since well before Win8. For another thing, unlike root on a POSIX system, Administrator does not (and never has) automatically have access to everything; it's a SID like any other, and ACLs can be put in place to control its access.
Now, two powers that Administrator (and members of the Administrators group) do have are as follows:
1) Take ownership of any securable object (this allows completely overwriting the ACLs).
2) Impersonate any other SID (although some, like TrustedInstaller, are possibly trickier to impersonate in Win8 than they used to be; I need to investigate that).
If what you're complaining about is the fact that \Program Files\WindowsApps\ is now owned by TrustedInstaller and harder to mess with than you'd like, um... sorry? It's not *that* hard to take ownership (or set it back) from TrustedInstaller; you can do it as Admin, in fact.

*Ahem*
Back to *actually* being on-topic, older versions of Windows* had a background service that would undo any modifications to system files by replacing them with un-tampered copies from a backup location. Starting with Vista, such a service supposedly no longer exists, but it would be easy to implement something like it using VSS. So, you should verify that the file isn't being reverted. The simplest check is the modify timestamp and (if it's different on your file than on the stock one) the size. Somewhat more advanced is to use a hash function, such as MD5 or something from the SHA family, on the on-disc file and see whether it matches the version you put there.
Beyond that, you can easily replace system files if you do it while the OS isn't booted. Linux can do it, although that has risks. Better is to use WinPE (the Pre-installation Environment that bootable Windows disks and recovery tools load) and replace it from there.
Incidentally, you can use the command line tool icacls (which may even be present in WinPE by default) to both change ownership and set permissions on files and folders.
* Pre-Vista, which was the first version to switch to using TrustedInstaller to protect system files rather than letting Admin write to them by default. That's the last major change I'm aware of in the powers of the Administrator account on Windows, incidentally...

[GUIDE] Full FileSystem Access over SFTP / CMD over SSH on Windows 10 Mobile

Hi all,
This guide uses the built-in SSH server on the phone that gets activated once you enable Device Discovery to give us TRUE full file system access. MTP doesn't truly give full file system access as there are files and folders that aren't accessible still.
NOTE: The automation of the steps listed in this whole guide has been incorporated into an easy GUI within @gus33000 's app called Interop Tools. Big thanks to him for taking the time to simplify this whole process.
Many thanks to @gus33000 [For the simplification and guinea pig process ] and @black_blob [ For making me try the UMCIAuditMode trick again]!
Manual Steps for SFTP
Tools needed
@djamol's Root Tool , or even the OEMSetting.reg tweak that @WojtasXda came up with
Some SFTP program (Swish Easy SFTP works the BEST, WinSCP works second best, but for some reason it can't read the root C: drive from SFTP).
Steps:
If you're using @djamol's Root Tool, use @vcfan's Lumia Registry Editor for this
The following keys should be set to the following string values under the Path of System\Currentcontrolset\control\ssh\sirepuser
Represented in this guide as key: value
stfp-home-dir : C:\
default-home-dir : C:\
sftp-mkdir-rex : .*
sftp-open-dir-rex : .*
sftp-read-file-rex : .*
sftp-remove-file-rex : .*
sftp-rmdir-rex : .*
sftp-stat-rex : .*
sftp-write-file-rex : .*
auth-method : password
user-pin : 1234
After you've verified that at least one of these keys have been set, exit the app
[*] Go to the phone settings app and put your Windows 10 Mobile phone in Developer Mode, activate Device Discovery then turn on Pair mode
[*] Pair to your phone using WConnect, either from usb connect mode ("wconnect usb") or IP (wconnect youripaddress) using the pin on your device
[*] When this is complete, go to %USERPROFILE%\appdata\local\Microsoft\WConnectSrv. In this directory, you should see a privkey.pem file. Hold on to this
[*] Open up PuttyGen, click on the Conversions menu and then click Import key. Point to the path that contains the privkey.pem file, then press Okay
[*] Back in PuttyGen, click on the Save private key button and then save the .ppk file off somewhere that you'll remember.
[*] Open Pagent, click Add key and point to the .ppk file you generated before. You'll want to make sure this is ALWAYS running.
If using Swish
Go to Windows Explorer, dbl-click on the Swish icon under Devices and Drives. Click on Add SFTP Connection at the top
Enter in a label that you wish to save the connection present as .
Under host your phone's IP as Host.
Enter in Sirepuser as the User.
Enter / as the Path.
Press Create
Go back to the Swish folder then click on the connection that you just created (YOU MUST HAVE PAGENT RUNNING FOR THIS TO WORK).
When prompted, enter "1234" as the password.
If using WinSCP:
Open WinSCP. Underneath of the Password box, click on Advanced.
Click on the SFTP menu item and set the Preferred SFTP protocol version to 2
Click on the SSH -> Authentication menu item. Click Allow agent forwarding, click on the ellipsis next to Private key file and choose the .ppk file you saved from PuttyGen
Press Ok to save the settings
Back on the WinSCP main screen, enter in your phone's Wi-Fi IP into host name and for the User name, type in Sirepuser. Press save and then save this session as a "Site" in WinSCP
Login. When prompted, enter "1234" as the password.
You'll receive an error initially about not being able to browse /C/ and blah blah. You can right-click and click on Goto Folder. /C/Data will be a nice folder to start at since that's where most of the goodies are.
Voila, you should know be able to have full file system access.
Now there are a FEW caveats to this..
If you're looking to modify/download any of the important files in the AOW folder, you won't be able to. For SOME REASON, it's returning "No such file or directory" if you try to download/modify some certain files. It will also return this if you try to do the same for the registry hives.
If you happen to remove all paired pins on your phone, you must add pin from the phone and use the pin as the password to your SFTP session
I'm tired of my SFTP access cutting out because the WiFi disappears when the screen goes to lock >_<. What do I do?!?!!?
Using the same Lumia Registry Editor from Djamol's Root Tool, Head to the \system\currentcontrolset\services\keepwifionsvc Path and set the following DWORD value
Start => 2
For some reason the service that keeps wifi running even while the screen is under lock is disabled on 10512. This enables it. Reboot and you'll have WiFi working under lock screen on 10512.
Manual Steps for running CMD over SSH (assuming you've done the SFTP steps above) Redstone builds required. 10586.XXX builds will NOT work
Tools Needed:
IoT Insider Preview ISO
Interop Tools - Download the latest arm package and all packages from the Dependencies directory. Install the dependencies first, THEN install the app.
Pageant
Putty
Steps:
First, you'll need to download the Windows IoT Core Insider Preview ISO. Mount it and then install the MSI. Next, you'll need to go into Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) and create a new 4GB VHD by clicking Action-> Create VHD. Set the location to any place you wish for it to be, set the size to 4GB and keep the rest the same. Pay attention to the disk number shown in the Disk Management screen after you create and mount that VHD (They have a blue drive icon to the left of them).
When this is complete, open up an elevated command prompt. Go to C:\Program Files (x86\Microsoft IoT\FFU.
Run the following command:
Code:
dism.exe /Apply-Image /ImageFile:flash.ffu /ApplyDrive:\\.\PhysicalDriveN /SkipPlatformCheck
Where N is the disk number. At this point, you should start seeing a bunch of volumes created. The MainOS volume is the one we'll care about.
Go to that drive and copy the Windows\System32\cmd.exe and Windows\system32\en-us\cmd.exe.mui to your phone's Document's folder.
Next step is to open up the Interop Tools app, and tap on the Interop Unlock menu item from the hamburger menu. Select the option to restore NDTKSvc, reboot.
When the device comes back up, re-open Interop Tools and this time click on the Registry Editor from the hamburger menu.
Enter the following values, then press Write Data:
Registry Hive : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Type: String
Registry Key Path: SYSTEM\Controlset001\Control\SSH\Sirepuser
Registry Value Name: default-shell
Registry Value Data: C:\Data\Users\Public\Documents\cmd.exe
Write this key tap on the hamburger menu and go to the Registry Browser. Travel to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> ControlSet001 -> Control -> Ci.
Tap the + button on the application bar and make sure the values are set to the following and then press Write:
Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Type: Integer
Registry Key Path: SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\CI
Registry Value Name: UMCIAuditMode
Registry Value Data: 1
This actually enables the execution of unsigned executables. This is how we end up making CMD and the other programs work ^_^.
Reboot your phone. Wait a good 3-5 minutes before you try doing anything because your phone will be acting very unstable (Some apps crashing, and others working).
While you have pageant open and the private key added, open up a putty SSH session to your phone using the username of Sirepuser. You should be delighted at this point (If you did everything correctly) to see a Command Prompt. You should be getting random resource string errors when you try typing DIR, etc and this is due to the fact that we don't have the mui string in the correct place. Let's fix that.
ONE BIG THING TO NOTE: running CMD in SSH is very sensitive to keystrokes. If you are typing a command and press backspace even once, then the command won't send at all. It will state that it doesn't recognize what you're doing, so be sure to type these things in FLAWLESSLY (yeah it's annoying)
What we want to do now is then copy the cmd.exe to C:\Windows\System32 and the cmd.exe.mui to C:\Windows\System32\en-US. Run the following commands:
copy c:\Data\Users\Public\cmd.exe c:\Windows\System32
copy c:\Data\Users\Public\cmd.exe.mui c:\Windows\System32\en-US
Back on your phone, go back to Interop Tools and click on the Registry Editor. Follow the same exact steps as you did for changing the default-shell key, but make one change:
Registry Value Data: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
At this point, restart your putty session and then you'll be good to go with CMD running over SSH as SYSTEM!
Extra:
There was a reason I said to copy off the system32 folder somewhere... If you follow the same process to get the files to your Documents folder and move them over to system32, you can have quite a bit of exes to run from the command line. The easiest thing to do is to use xcopy to get everything there.
Extra #2:
You can run .NET Console apps in CMD if they are named the following 3 names: TailoredDeploy.exe, WConnectAgent.exe or WConnectAgentLauncher.exe.
Make a directory on your SD Card named "test" or put it in the test directory on your phone's C: drive and it should go. Beware that the runtime is weird on the phone and not ALL things are possible to do with a .NET Console app
PLEASE... For the love of god DO NOT add DefApps to the Administrators group if you don't want all of your apps to stop working
Have fun ^_^
Also...
USE THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BLOW UP YOUR PHONE ON PURPOSE OR BY ACCIDENT

Hi, snickler! Can I have your permission to repost your tut? It's great and I wanna share with everyone since everyone's really hoping for a full fs access. Of course, i will link your post and add you and the others to the disclaimer.

OH My god . very good so fast . forget MTP Full FS for ever

ngame said:
OH My god . very good so fast . forget MTP Full FS for ever
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"Theoretical Full FS"

I've tried, but failed
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@zetvn, did you follow ALL steps? Make sure Device Discovery is on and that your phone's WiFi is on. That message basically means you have a timeout. Also check your IP address and see if it is the correct WiFi address

ADeltaX said:
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It's full access until you want to modify any of the IMPORTANT files in the AOW directory lol. I'll see how I can get around that and post more, but yes this IS indeed full access.

snickler said:
It's full access until you want to modify any of the IMPORTANT files in the AOW directory lol. I'll see how I can get around that and post more, but yes this IS indeed full access.
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I was replying about MTP, not about SSH access. lol

. Have you gotten any closer to rooting AOW @ADeltaX?

Is there any way to copy files to C:\Windows\Fonts in the phone without the PC?

snickler said:
. Have you gotten any closer to rooting AOW @ADeltaX?
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70% yes.
Adb shell is now as root user.
SU binary works fine.
Busybox too.
Superuser app seems to work too.
BUT
Apps can't reference from superuser app because of limit of project astoria caused by some modified libs. (stderr stdout = null)
SU binary refernce from libc.so and it's also modified....

ADeltaX said:
70% yes.
Adb shell is now as root user.
SU binary works fine.
Busybox too.
Superuser app seems to work too.
BUT
Apps can't reference from superuser app because of limit of project astoria caused by some modified libs. (stderr stdout = null)
SU binary refernce from libc.so and it's also modified....
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Brilliant! Is it on your thread yet? If so, point me to it

snickler said:
Brilliant! Is it on your thread yet? If so, point me to it
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Not yet, I need to upload these files and create a new thread.
I have a very slow connection, so probably will be ready within 2-4 hours :\
I'll mention you if i'll open the thread/the file is ready.

ADeltaX said:
Not yet, I need to upload these files and create a new thread.
I have a very slow connection, so probably will be ready within 2-4 hours :\
I'll mention you if i'll open the thread/the file is ready.
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Awesome! Yeah, definitely make a new thread for this. BTW, I updated my OP to include a reg key change to enable WiFi under lock screen. It may not be useful for everyone connecting via USB, but for those on IP it will be VERY helpful

guys please answer: Is there a way to copy files to fonts folder from the phone without using PC?

MrMHK said:
guys please answer: Is there a way to copy files to fonts folder from the phone without using PC?
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Look at Djamol's Root Tool. There's utilities in there that you should be able to move files with.

Time to play... Thanks for this!

Invite me too
ADeltaX said:
Not yet, I need to upload these files and create a new thread.
I have a very slow connection, so probably will be ready within 2-4 hours :\
I'll mention you if i'll open the thread/the file is ready.
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Invite me too plz, I want to learn much & much again...

Lost...
Hey there i am following the instructions as written, went to install the vcREG bootstrap and the instructions they give is to apply it to the reinstalled Extras+Info app on the SD card. well when i try to download it it says the app is no longer available? is there a work around?

AteBitDesigns said:
Hey there i am following the instructions as written, went to install the vcREG bootstrap and the instructions they give is to apply it to the reinstalled Extras+Info app on the SD card. well when i try to download it it says the app is no longer available? is there a work around?
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You didn't follow instructions. It states to use Djamol's root tool and use the Lumia Registry Editor within it that is vcReg's.

HP Elite X3 Unlock Method?

I have a completely updated HP Elite X3 and have tried various ways to unlock the file system for modification with no success.
Does anyone know the proper way to unlock the file system on the HP Elite X3?
I've tried vcREG with no luck. Thanks All.

dfeldt91 said:
I have a completely updated HP Elite X3 and have tried various ways to unlock the file system for modification with no success.
Does anyone know the proper way to unlock the file system on the HP Elite X3?
I've tried vcREG with no luck. Thanks All.
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could you please explain more what did you do ?
Witch version of vcREG dd you used ?
I'm prety sure you didn't check this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68479867&postcount=72

ngame said:
could you please explain more what did you do ?
Witch version of vcREG dd you used ?
I'm prety sure you didn't check this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68479867&postcount=72
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Thanks for the response. I have followed the vcREG thread but did not do the part you just showed me with changing the name. I am attempting to do so in vcREG but it is not reading anything.
Would you mind telling me the steps to change the DeviceTargetInfo?

dfeldt91 said:
Thanks for the response. I have followed the vcREG thread but did not do the part you just showed me with changing the name. I am attempting to do so in vcREG but it is not reading anything.
Would you mind telling me the steps to change the DeviceTargetInfo?
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You can use interop tools / custompfd or vcreg to modify this :
HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Change the PhoneManufacturer to NOKIA

ngame said:
You can use interop tools / custompfd or vcreg to modify this :
HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Change the PhoneManufacturer to NOKIA
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Perhaps I am doing it wrong in vcREG.
Is this correct:
Open vcReg
Click Hkey_local_machine
Type path: HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Type key: PhoneManufacturer
Hitting Read does nothing.
What are the steps to changing the Manufacturer in vcREG? Sorry to bug, I am a long time Android user and just moved to Windows for the first time. I appreciate the help!

dfeldt91 said:
Perhaps I am doing it wrong in vcREG.
Is this correct:
Open vcReg
Click Hkey_local_machine
Type path: HKLM\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Type key: PhoneManufacturer
Hitting Read does nothing.
What are the steps to changing the Manufacturer in vcREG? Sorry to bug, I am a long time Android user and just moved to Windows for the first time. I appreciate the help!
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Click Hkey_local_machine
Type path: System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Type key: PhoneManufacturer

ngame said:
Click Hkey_local_machine
Type path: System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo
Type key: PhoneManufacturer
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After doing exactly this, I hit read and nothing shows up. I have typed the path correctly. I'm not sure what is going on. I am going to try a complete reset and then do it again.

dfeldt91 said:
After doing exactly this, I hit read and nothing shows up. I have typed the path correctly. I'm not sure what is going on. I am going to try a complete reset and then do it again.
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hm, so try to edit this with other registry app like custompfd .
I'm sure that works

ngame said:
hm, so try to edit this with other registry app like custompfd .
I'm sure that works
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Thanks again for the help, I am currently restoring the phone using Windows Device Recovery Tool to start fresh. I will try CustomPFD and report back any progress.

I am trying to install CustomPFD and am getting error 0X81030120 now and it fails. This is on a fresh reset phone with no modifications other than enabling Developer Mode.
How do you install CustomPFD without getting the error?
I am using XAPdeployment to install.

@ngame Accessing normal registry still requires ndtksvc.dll in System32 running. @dfeldt91
Go to "Registry Editor for All Device".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/jailbreak-interop-unlock-windows-10-t3178140
Or you can use alternate registry editor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/interop-tools-appx-windows-10-mobile-t3373675

djamol said:
@ngame Accessing normal registry still requires ndtksvc.dll in System32 running. @dfeldt91
Go to "Registry Editor for All Device".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/jailbreak-interop-unlock-windows-10-t3178140
Or you can use alternate registry editor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/interop-tools-appx-windows-10-mobile-t3373675
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I attempt to deploy the roottool.xap but it hangs and hangs and never installs.

I jsut noticed that in the Info section of the phone it now says ACERINC whch is one of the things I tried changing the phone registry to for manufacturer so......maybe I'm making progress here? I really don't know. Could not get either of the above to install.

Following it... only via W10 for desktop, no way for the remote registry editing via Windows 7 Professional?

djamol said:
Or you can use alternate registry editor.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/windows-10-mobile/interop-tools-appx-windows-10-mobile-t3373675
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The proper thread would actually be: http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...app-interop-tools-versatile-registry-t3445271
The OP even includes instructions on how to unlock for other oem devices.
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dfeldt91 said:
Could not get either of the above to install.
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Make sure you're reading the Interop Tools installation instructions carefully and that you're using the one from the official thread which is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...app-interop-tools-versatile-registry-t3445271
It should install properly

gus33000 said:
Make sure you're reading the Interop Tools installation instructions carefully and that you're using the one from the official thread which is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/win...app-interop-tools-versatile-registry-t3445271
It should install properly
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When I install Interop tools on the X3 it does not show up anywhere, as an app or in the extras location.
Ok, link was posted. I downloaded the file and installed it. Now the problem I have is when installing interop tools. I copy to SD card, click the dependency files to install then install interop tools by clicking on it. It doesn't show up as an app and doesn't show up in extras.

dfeldt91 said:
When I install Interop tools on the X3 it does not show up anywhere, as an app or in the extras location.
also, that link has TBD written in the spot for the OEM files. So the files are unavailable.
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I just updated the OP again. And where did you see it should be in extras? Don't follow or read the older thread that got posted, go to the storage settings, make sure interop tools isn't listed at all, if it is, uninstall it, then download the current pre-release 8 of beta 1.9, and read carefully the instructions. You are required to install using device portal. If it failed, device portal should give you a specific error code. Just make sure to follow the installation instructions from the official thread and everything should go alright.
Edit: reopen the thread and download the other missing ndtk spkgs zip too. Forgot to include it.

gus33000 said:
I just updated the OP again. And where did you see it should be in extras? Don't follow or read the older thread that got posted, go to the storage settings, make sure interop tools isn't listed at all, if it is, uninstall it, then download the current pre-release 8 of beta 1.9, and read carefully the instructions. You are required to install using device portal. If it failed, device portal should give you a specific error code. Just make sure to follow the installation instructions from the official thread and everything should go alright.
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Ok, let me give this another shot! Thanks for the help, it is appreciated!

NDTK files
Ok, Got the NDTK files installed and it is restarting...
..OK.. Success. IT is installed, I can browse files from my PC and delete them. I deleted the system apps I don't use such as Xbox, Get Help, Continuum, etc. They immediately force close when clicked on in the start menu but do not disappear when the phone is restarted. I noticed the app files showed back up under Data\SYSTEMAPPS as well.
Does anyone know how to permanently remove these apps from the start menu?

Elite X3
hello just bought this baby and it seems a normal user can't do much **** with it.... Microsoft store askes for money even for word...lol
please be kind to help me how can I manage to install cracked apps if this is possible... I have read that normal win 10 exes don't work
also how can I root my device....
thanks
dfeldt91 said:
Ok, Got the NDTK files installed and it is restarting...
..OK.. Success. IT is installed, I can browse files from my PC and delete them. I deleted the system apps I don't use such as Xbox, Get Help, Continuum, etc. They immediately force close when clicked on in the start menu but do not disappear when the phone is restarted. I noticed the app files showed back up under Data\SYSTEMAPPS as well.
Does anyone know how to permanently remove these apps from the start menu?
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