Change Installation Directory

[raumvektor]

Hi,

i want to install the programs to a directory on the mmc card.
But if i do so, it installs in the root.
Now, thats not looking nice, and its hard to find anything there then.
I want create a directory for games and programms on the card.
How can i do that?
I can only choose between, Memory Card, Storage and Main Memory.
And that sucks!

[monx®]

Maybe u can user WinCE CAB Manager and edit the *.cab installation directory to any directory u prefer.

[bigix1]

You can use the freeware CabInstall and install program directly from the SD.

[raumvektor]

Yes, but on the on hand this would be a lot of work, changing every single files directory in the cab and on the other hand it wouldn´t work out with Progs, that have an exe intallation, like the game AoE.
Thos Progs, first install on the PC and then on the PPC, and there are no editable CABs at all.
I thougt about changing the installation interface inactive sync , but i´m not a coder.
But maybe, there is somebody out there, who had the same idea like me and realised it already.

[derliebewolf]

The Best solution ever: have a look at the attached files, open the TXT file first (the instructions)
You will not need any additional Software (except e Regestry editor like PHM Regedit), just follow the instructions and use the attached files.
Workes great I am having this now for 4 months!

[mark buckle]

if you install the programmes to the SD/MMC card, and they make their own folder, put the SD/MM card into a card reader on the pc and select the entire folder as hidden. this means that the programme still works, but does not show up when you explore the card. this does not work if u are using your phone as a card reader.

[SkizZO]

Sorry DerliebeWolf, The BEST solution is the follow (Tested on WM2003Se):


- Download a registry editor 4 Ur PPC

- Open AskDir_ON.reg with the program

- Reset your PPC

manually:

- Go to \HKLM\SOFTWARE\Apps\Microsoft Application Installer\fAskDest

- Change DWORD value (dec) from 0 to 1

- Reset your PPC

If you install a cab file or an exe file from the pc (that copy the cab into your ppc and then execute it), Windows Mobile will ask you in wich folder you want to install the sw.

Note that you can have problems with some applications (because they're not installed in their own directory)

:D :D :D

[zerimar]

Check out Nonentity's File System Tweak http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=44448&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=file+system+tweak&start=0

[Carty]

Cabinstaller is the best and easy software i could recommend for this. Run the cab installer software once and set it to run for all installations, the whenever u try to install a cab file, it will prompt you for the path of installation. It also has an option to disable deleting of cab file after installation. Do you want anything more than this? and to the max, it is free ware! Its easy to get, if you can't find,I have it in my site' software section. www.cartystudios.com

[SkizZO]

oh yes, i've forget that cabinstall associes .cab files to it (and then, when you execute an exe from the pc, in the ppc will be opened always with cabinstall in auto)

They're the 2 Best Solutions :P