Creating Own .cab files for settings etc... - 8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin

Ive been messing about with my TyTN lately and just find it a right royal pain to put my settings back in etc...
...what im asking is is there any way to make a .cab installer that will let me reinstate all my GPRS/MMS/EMAIL settings etc... and copy a few files to the windows folders etc...(ringtones and sounds)???
Just in the event of needing to do a hard reset away from the PC a .cab installer on my SD card would be a godsend!
anyone?

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yes, WINCAB CE is a 15 use free application that lets you create and view .cab files. If you search the forums there a numerus threads that contain registry keys for your setings etc
If you download the .cab files for your network provider again from the threads on this forum you can then import them into your own custom cab file using this software.
attached is a file that i use to set name, brightness levels, pIE homepage, and a couple of other tweaks, just edit this one and/or add your own. this should work on all WM2005 devices as it uses the same program language. hope this helps....

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I spent the first 3 days after having my tytn making a cab of all my programs and settings cos I hard reset quite a lot, I made a big cab file with everything i like to install on internal storage and with all the settings of the programs I keep in the storage card. I think it is worth to spend the time initially.
What i found most useful was RegDiff to generate .reg files out of two exported registry dumps, registry workshop to browse / export the registry on the PocketPC from the computer and compare current regitry settings on PocketPC with a previously dumped registry file and WinCE Cab Manager to combine the cabs of all the programs I install, set the registry settings, and put shorcuts to all applications into the right places.

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Forgive me for digging up an old thread, but this is exactly what I need, a tool that can make a backup of my MMS, GPRS and Email settings. I just got my X01HT yesterday and I've been playing around with different WM6 ROMs and it seriously is a pain to manually enter all my MMS, GPRS, and email settings for every ROM install I do. I also plan on doing the keyboard layout registry fix for the slide out keyboard, and I would but a lot easier to have that registry fix backed up.
pof posted how to do it with three seperate programs, I'm just wondering if there is a program that can do it all in one? I know it's been over six months since this thread was started and I'm just hoping that a simpler way has been made to do this. Any input and help on this matter is appreciated, thanks

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Does anybody have the Wincab ce program that they can upload, it seems that the download site is having problems, I am unable to download from them and I can't seem to find it anywhere else, googled and it brings up very little.
Thanks

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Lurch3559 said:
Does anybody have the Wincab ce program that they can upload, it seems that the download site is having problems, I am unable to download from them and I can't seem to find it anywhere else, googled and it brings up very little.
Thanks
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Here is this great app at Megaupload
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FHNS3KUA

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Thank you for the site.

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Thanks for posting it.

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Can anybody direct me to a thread or WIKI to get more on this. I tried searching but returned nothing helpful. I just want to create a simple cab file with my operator settings.
Thanks

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Lurch3559 said:
Does anybody have the Wincab ce program that they can upload, it seems that the download site is having problems, I am unable to download from them and I can't seem to find it anywhere else, googled and it brings up very little.
Thanks
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Another alternative here:
http://teksoftco.com/index.php?section=airwizard

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Sniper258 said:
Can anybody direct me to a thread or WIKI to get more on this. I tried searching but returned nothing helpful. I just want to create a simple cab file with my operator settings.
Thanks
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I have posted this under http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299023&page=14
I found this one usefull too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=295889
good luck!
what i did is google for wap-provisioningdoc gprs and got this
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa456052.aspx and around that area.
Further searches in the forum got me to look&browse in the other files already made; helped a lot in doing mine! credits to wpbear who lend me a hand!
It should get you to a xml file that can be tranformed into a cab.
A bit of warning: is a lot of trial&error and frustrations - took me about two weeks to make it from scratch. I am not specialist so a bit of luck is needed also. It is best to try on a fresh OS install or after a HR.
Hope it helps.
cheers,
dan
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Thanks Dan for the info.
I'll look through it and repotr back.

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Has anyone tried the airinstaller?
I saw this a while ago and dl the trial. You can only make one file in the trial and have not done it.
I will try it and post but just curious if anyone already has.

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Hey Mr. Pof:
I used Registry Workshop 2.61 to export the following keys (for T-mobile US/Rogers Canada settings):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\ROGERS GPRS] (and subkeys)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\ROGERS MMS] (and subkeys)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Comm\RasBook\T-mobile GPRS] (and subkeys)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Destinations] (and subkeys)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Planner] (and subkeys)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\Connections] (and subkeys, since below this had the 3 names of GPRS/MMS/GPRS as listed above).
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Arcsoft\ArcSoft MMS UA\Config\mm1\MMSCSetting] (and subkeys)
Are there other registry keys that need to be exported via Registry Workshop regarding the settings for my 2 providers?
Assuming I have all the settings I need from the registry so that when I import them into a new ROM, the configuation is correct. How do I convert the .REG file from Registry Workshop 2.61 into some form that is or leads to a CAB?
Thanks.
pof said:
I spent the first 3 days after having my tytn making a cab of all my programs and settings cos I hard reset quite a lot, I made a big cab file with everything i like to install on internal storage and with all the settings of the programs I keep in the storage card. I think it is worth to spend the time initially.
What i found most useful was RegDiff to generate .reg files out of two exported registry dumps, registry workshop to browse / export the registry on the PocketPC from the computer and compare current regitry settings on PocketPC with a previously dumped registry file and WinCE Cab Manager to combine the cabs of all the programs I install, set the registry settings, and put shorcuts to all applications into the right places.
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i found this tool was awesome .................................

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crazyut said:
How do I convert the .REG file from Registry Workshop 2.61 into some form that is or leads to a CAB?
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use wince cab manager.

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pof said:
use wince cab manager.
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this program does not run using vista period i tried
every setting i could such as run as admin and also run as XP nothing seemed to work. does anyone know a cab maker that will run with Vista?

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Hi POF
When I click on File, Import, Import from REG, it says 'The Data Is Invalid' then 'The .REG file could not be imported'
I tried it with the Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 line at the top of the .REG file and also without. Same results. I believe the files are saved in UTF-8 format.
The files contain numerous settings as one file instead of many separate files.
Any ideas, suggestions?
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use wince cab manager.
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Okay, I was able to add other .CAB files and my registry edits. Do I need to fill out anything regarding provisioning in order to run the .CAB file on a new ROM?
I don't quite understand what provisioning is for (Pre XML/Post XML).
Thanks again.
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use wince cab manager.
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This is how to create a CAB for your WIFI settings
Okay, so after fiddling about all day with various sample xml codes from MSDN, I was finally able to create a CAB to configure my WIFI connection to my home router (including WPA passkey), so that I can just run the CAB every time I flash / hard-reset.
STEP 1. Open Notepad and copy the code below to it
Code:
<wap-provisioningdoc>
<characteristic type="CM_WiFiEntries">
<characteristic type="[B]SSID: REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SSID[/B]">
<parm name="DestID" value="[B]Destination GUID: SEE NOTE 1 BELOW[/B]"/>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
<characteristic type="Wi-Fi">
<characteristic type="[B]CONNECTION TYPE: SEE NOTE 2 BELOW[/B]">
<characteristic type="[B]SSID: REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_SSID[/B]">
<parm name="DestId" value="[B]GUID: SEE NOTE 1 BELOW[/B]"/>
<parm name="Encryption" value="[B]SEE NOTE 3 BELOW[/B]"/>
<parm name="Authentication" value="[B]SEE NOTE 4 BELOW[/B]"/>
<parm name="NetworkKey" value="[B]REPLACE WITH YOUR NETWORK KEY, SEE NOTE 5[/B]"/>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>
STEP 2. Replace the parameters in the sample code depending on the connection you want to configure:
SSID: Self-explanatory
Note 1
Destination GUID
For a connection to "The Internet", use this GUID
{436EF144-B4FB-4863-A041-8F905A62C572}
For a connection to "Work", use this GUID
{A1182988-0D73-439e-87AD-2A5B369F808B}
Note 2
Connection Type
"access-point" for infrastructure connection
"ad-hoc" for computer-to-computer
Note 3
Encryption
0 = WEP
1 = No encryption
4 = TKIP
Note 4
Authentication
0 = Open authentication mode
1 = Shared authentication mode
3 = Specifies Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) authentication
4 = Specifies WPA-PSK authentication
5 = Specifies WPA-NONE
Note 5
Network Key
Put your WPA or WEP network key here, just as you would enter in the settings screen. However, make sure that the key does not contain either the ",< or > characters, since this will screw up the XML code.
STEP 3. Save the Notepad file as .provxml.xml
Choose "ALL FILES" in the "SAVE AS TYPE" box and "UNICODE" in the "ENCODING" dialog box
STEP 4. Open a command-line window, go to the folder where you saved the xml file and type:
makecab /D COMPRESS=OFF .provxml.xml wifi.cab
STEP 5. Copy the CAB file to your device and run it. You should now see your Wifi connection under the settings Wi-Fi control Panel
You will have to manually check the "Hidden Network" box if your router is hiding the SSID (I have not figured out the parameter to do this automatically yet)
Voilá!
Note: If you use WEP, you need some additional lines of code to specify things like the KeyIndex. See these pages for more info:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa455986.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa456208.aspx
By way of example, below is a sample code for an access-point connection connection to the internet, using WPA-PSK authentication.
Code:
<wap-provisioningdoc>
<characteristic type="CM_WiFiEntries">
<characteristic type="My_SSID">
<parm name="DestID" value="{436EF144-B4FB-4863-A041-8F905A62C572}"/>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
<characteristic type="Wi-Fi">
<characteristic type="access-point">
<characteristic type="My_SSID">
<parm name="DestId" value="{436EF144-B4FB-4863-A041-8F905A62C572}"/>
<parm name="Encryption" value="4"/>
<parm name="Authentication" value="4"/>
<parm name="NetworkKey" value="My_Network_Key"/>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
</characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>
I hope this works for you. Let me know if you have any problems / questions.