I got the WM2005 upgrade files... but there are two files called nk.nbf, one from part1.rar and one from part2.rar
Do I only have to use the nk.nbf from the first part? what is the second part for?
Thanks
Patric
it's 1 file put in 2 files
it's a rar thing comes from back in the day when people wanted to
compress 1 big file to many small compressed files so they would fit disks
when you extract the file from any of the rar's it should automaticly
extract the part of the file located in the other part of the archive
Can someone teach me how to install rar files in my xda2? thanks
best should be to unpack the rar-files on your PC (with WinRAR), afterwards install the software (formerly in the rar-file)via Activesync.
If you have a cab-file in your former rar-file you might copy this directly on your PPC to install it directly from there (disadvantage on WM2003(SE)): will be installed into main memory, you have no choice to select your SD-Card when using this way)
thanks for the reply...btw, whats a cab file anyway? Im not really into this tech stuff
CAB files are similar to that of a ZIP/RAR file where you compress and store things into a single file. In the case of pocketpc, the CAB files are used as a SETUP.EXE , where is has all the necessary instructions and stuff to install the program. I guess.
thanks guys, You've been of great help. I was able to download winrar to open the rar files for installation.
Is there a way I can turn a PPC setup.exe into a .cab file?
Is there any software out there for the WM6 that you can put a bunch of cab files in a folder and it will auto install them all…so I don’t have to do them one by one?
visual studio 2005 & 2008 have a cab maker tool included. It does not require the source files to be created with studio...
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Setup applications that run on your desktop PC simply copy the appropriate cab file to your device. You can extract the cab from the exe. You can also run the exe on your computer, and during the install process the cab will be transfered to another folder on your computer before transferring to your PPC. It is usually in Program Files/Microsoft Activesync/*App folder*, but sometimes it varies. Search your PC for .cab files and you should be able to find it.
There are programs like TAutoInstall (or something like that), SDAutoRun, and maybe one or two others that will run a series of cab files at first boot. You can probably find some discussion of Tautoinstall on PPCGeeks (edit: or try here). Search for threads by Tiermann. It might do what you're looking for.
WinCE Cab Manager is a powerful cab creation tool as well. You might be able to package multiple cabs within a single cab using it. Not sure, never tried. Good luck.
I have been using the activesync method of getting the cab and it works great.
serfboreds said:
I have been using the activesync method of getting the cab and it works great.
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Hows that?
Program Files/Microsoft Activesync/*App folder*
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this is the location for the cabs * this is what he's talking about
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So if i dont have my phone hooked up, and i a run exe file, it will create a cab file and place it "Program Files/Microsoft Activesync/*App folder* " and then i just have to go to that folder and copy the cab file?
highflyin128 said:
So if i dont have my phone hooked up, and i a run exe file, it will create a cab file and place it "Program Files/Microsoft Activesync/*App folder* " and then i just have to go to that folder and copy the cab file?
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No, once you install the executable to your phone (using .exe) the first time, it will drop the cab in the "Program Files/Microsoft Activesync/*App folder*" for future use.
I used to use Tools-add/remove programs within activesync to reinstall these programs that were only .exe, but I learned recently that you could go into the folder above after first install and get the cabs that activesync extracts to accomplish this add/remove feature.
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No, once you install the executable to your phone (using .exe) the first time, it will drop the cab in the "Program Files/Microsoft Activesync/*App folder*" for future use.
I used to use Tools-add/remove programs within activesync to reinstall these programs that were only .exe, but I learned recently that you could go into the folder above after first install and get the cabs that activesync extracts to accomplish this add/remove feature.
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I'm running Window Mobile 6.1 and Vista64bit, i dont have a "Program Files/Microsoft Activesync/*App "
Probably different on Vista/WMDC.
Do a search on your computer for .cab files.
highflyin128 said:
Is there a way I can turn a PPC setup.exe into a .cab file?
Is there any software out there for the WM6 that you can put a bunch of cab files in a folder and it will auto install them all…so I don’t have to do them one by one?
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You should look into Sashimi... it's pretty cool you can just drop the cab files in a directory and it auto installs all of 'em... also has the ability to execute EXEs, REG files, Copy files to root of device, run MortScripts, and xml files too... all part of an automated process.. you click go after a hard reset and it is on its way!
Another nice thing I like about it vs the sdconfig autoinstallers is there is really no maintenance to scripts/etc once you update your software.. all you do is manage the files in a directory structure which is as easy as copy and paste of the cab/etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=392983
I have searched for the .cab and cant find anywhere that Windows Mobile Device Manger puts them
You can also try extracting the cabs directly from the exe. Use a program like WinRAR to open the exe. There will often be multiple cabs for various WM versions (ie 2003, WM5, WM6, etc), and they are usually not named very desciptively, so a little trial and error will probably be necessary.
WinRar seems to extract the exe's and give me the cabs....THANKS ALOT
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Zenoran said:
You should look into Sashimi... it's pretty cool you can just drop the cab files in a directory and it auto installs all of 'em... also has the ability to execute EXEs, REG files, Copy files to root of device, run MortScripts, and xml files too... all part of an automated process.. you click go after a hard reset and it is on its way!
Another nice thing I like about it vs the sdconfig autoinstallers is there is really no maintenance to scripts/etc once you update your software.. all you do is manage the files in a directory structure which is as easy as copy and paste of the cab/etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=392983
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Sashimi is BAD A$$, Thanks alot for the pointer
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WinRar seems to extract the exe's and give me the cabs....THANKS ALOT
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how are you getting winrar to extract cabs?
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how are you getting winrar to extract cabs?
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Extracting the EXE's to get the cab's
Not all executables are self-extracting executables. This will only work with self-extracting executables.
If you can't extract your executable with Winrar, the only other option is to run it with your phone unplugged from Activesync, then find the cab on your PC. Again, with this method, not all executables work that way. I have found a couple that I simply COULD NOT produce a cab from.
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Not all executables are self-extracting executables. This will only work with self-extracting executables.
If you can't extract your executable with Winrar, the only other option is to run it with your phone unplugged from Activesync, then find the cab on your PC. Again, with this method, not all executables work that way. I have found a couple that I simply COULD NOT produce a cab from.
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I've generally found that I can do this with pretty much any setup executable, although I use 7-Zip instead of WinRAR (it's free and fantastic).
As for the Sashimi recommendation, I can't agree enough. The program is pure awesomeness.
Universal extractor i guess is the way to go. extracts all files (cabs) from any .exe or .msi or anything else
Universal Extractor 1.5
Universal Extractor 1.6 Beta (vista)
If I have a *.apk that I download, is there anyway to backup/extract it?
The apk is really just a ZIP file. Try renaming the file to whatever.apk.zip and open using your favorite ZIP utility. You should be able to view all the contents. Resources (such as images) can be extracted. The java code is compiled into a .dex file so you can't view the raw code, but there are utilities (like this one) to decompile it: http://dedexer.sourceforge.net/
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The apk is really just a ZIP file. Try renaming the file to whatever.apk.zip and open using your favorite ZIP utility. You should be able to view all the contents. Resources (such as images) can be extracted. The java code is compiled into a .dex file so you can't view the raw code, but there are utilities (like this one) to decompile it: http://dedexer.sourceforge.net/
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Right but how do I find the *.apk if I am downloading it off of the market?
apps are located in data/app/
There are also various apps in the market that will backup apps.
I use appmonster incedently.
7zip can extract and view contents of an apk without renaming.
backup and reinstalling apps....
view the first link in my signature.
I used MyBackup Pro to do a backup of my apps onto the sd card, then I used ASTRO file manager to navigate to /sdcard/rerware/MyBackup/AllAppsBackups where I found the file LastBackupApps.zip. I then used androzip or something similar to unzip that file and it contained the apk for every one of the apps I backed up.
how to extract .apk.p files
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The apk is really just a ZIP file. Try renaming the file to whatever.apk.zip and open using your favorite ZIP utility. You should be able to view all the contents. Resources (such as images) can be extracted. The java code is compiled into a .dex file so you can't view the raw code, but there are utilities (like this one) to decompile it: http://dedexer.sourceforge.net/
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I have a zip file with .apk.p files in it which are exracted with package_extract_file in the updater script. Is there a way to manually extract these, since renaming to .zip doesn't help if I open them with any unzipper program?
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I have a zip file with .apk.p files in it which are exracted with package_extract_file in the updater script. Is there a way to manually extract these, since renaming to .zip doesn't help if I open them with any unzipper program?
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I believe the files you are referring to - the files ending in ".p" - are "patch" files. They only appear in the OTA download .zip file, and they are worthless to you. They are not complete files, but just enough data to patch the corresponding 1.5 app .apk so that it turns into the 2.1 version.
If you want the complete .apk files which they correspond to, just download the Leak-V3 .zip file, extract the "system.img" file, and then unpack that file using the "unyaffs" utility (search for it, you'll find it at code.Google.com).
bftb0
bftb0 said:
I believe the files you are referring to - the files ending in ".p" - are "patch" files. They only appear in the OTA download .zip file, and they are worthless to you. They are not complete files, but just enough data to patch the corresponding 1.5 app .apk so that it turns into the 2.1 version.
If you want the complete .apk files which they correspond to, just download the Leak-V3 .zip file, extract the "system.img" file, and then unpack that file using the "unyaffs" utility (search for it, you'll find it at code.Google.com).
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Thanks for the info. I thought I can update the apk files manually, because from recovery it doesn't work (it is a rooted image, so signature not accepted) and there are some fixes in the new update that I wanted to give a chance.
Unable to install ddx1.14.jar in my HTC wildire
I hve downloaded dexeder.jar file in to my SD card. but i can't install it in my HTC wildfire...
it shows an error...
"ddx1.14.jar cannot be installed because critical information is missing from the application file (MIDlet-Name). Please contact the application provider for more information."
Help me Pls..... Thanks in advance.....
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did you search for the apk online?