M$ Office Communicator Package?

[ADB100]

I would like to integrate M$ Office Communicator into a ROM but I am struggling converting the original .cab file into a working package....

I have extracted the contents of the .cab file and created a .rgu and initflashfiles.txt files. The files get installed and it will run but I can't get the Today Screen stuff to display. I know there is a conflict with the 'rtcdll.dll' file since if you have VoIP then it already exists, however I am cooking the rom without VoIP (since it doesn't fully work). I have modified the .rgu to reflect the files are now in \Windows but the Today Screen stuff won't display. I have checked the registry entries and the files are there after the ROM has been installed and they are?

I don't know what else to look for, has anybody got any pointers :confused:

I can post the .cab if anyone can help?

Andy

[theloon]

I would like to integrate M$ Office Communicator into a ROM but I am struggling converting the original .cab file into a working package....

I have extracted the contents of the .cab file and created a .rgu and initflashfiles.txt files. The files get installed and it will run but I can't get the Today Screen stuff to display. I know there is a conflict with the 'rtcdll.dll' file since if you have VoIP then it already exists, however I am cooking the rom without VoIP (since it doesn't fully work). I have modified the .rgu to reflect the files are now in \Windows but the Today Screen stuff won't display. I have checked the registry entries and the files are there after the ROM has been installed and they are?

I don't know what else to look for, has anybody got any pointers :confused:

I can post the .cab if anyone can help?

Andy

Post the cab and I will take a look.

[ADB100]

Post the cab and I will take a look.

Here you go...

EDIT: error uploading? maybe it's too big (2,766K?) Anyway heres the M$ link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=BC89EC5E-5F3B-47D2-955B-B0C1DEAC94D8&displaylang=en

You can extract the .cab file from the .MSI file - I used 'LessMSIerables'

Andy

[ADB100]

Any success with making a package from this? I had another play around but didn't get anywhere. I think the installation must create some additional files and/or registry changes that doesn't happen when it's installed as a package.

Do any ROMs have this in by default? i.e. not cooked ones but ROMs released by mobile operators or manufacurers? Maybe backward engineer it?

Andy

[ababrekar]

did u anyways get the communicator to work on ur company network? my company has got vpn and web access to the communcator and i did install it once.. after i put in the server address and signin name and password, it shows loging in and then it throws a stupid error saying please use updated version of communicator. contact system administrator. i downloaded the 2007 version of mobile communicator and beyond it there re no updates.. damn the m$ idiots.. any ideas for a workaround? this same communicator ersion runs on the blackberrys given to seniors by our company

[ADB100]

did u anyways get the communicator to work on ur company network? my company has got vpn and web access to the communcator and i did install it once.. after i put in the server address and signin name and password, it shows loging in and then it throws a stupid error saying please use updated version of communicator. contact system administrator. i downloaded the 2007 version of mobile communicator and beyond it there re no updates.. damn the m$ idiots.. any ideas for a workaround? this same communicator ersion runs on the blackberrys given to seniors by our company

I did have it working briefly, however I am not privileged enough to have GPRS enabled on my company SIM so I only managed to test it when I temporarily rigged a Wireless AP up in the office. We were only trialing OCS at the time, however I think we now have it installed but isn't fully rolled out yet.
I spend very little time actually in the office so unless I can be bothered setting up a few VM machines with Exchange & OCS on I am unlikely to test it further...

I never managed to get it into an OEM package either, if anyone has one or wants to build one that would be good....

The latest version seems to be Office Communicator Mobile 2007 (2.0.387.0) from September 2007 and it says it is compatible with OCS 2007:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2EEA3E24-F216-4887-92B0-F37D942E26E0&displaylang=en

This is a Windows Mobile 5/6 version and there is a (Smart)Phone version as well.

Cheers

Andy

[magicalyak]

I know this is old but you need to disable the client version filter on OCS. If you're connecting over the internet, then you need to do this on your Access Edge server (under Application properties). Just lower the version to 2.0.1.0 and you should be good to go. M$ hasn't released a later version even as of this post (unless you know something I don't). I asked them about it and they know (sounds like a new version is being worked out).

[ADB100]

I know this is old but you need to disable the client version filter on OCS. If you're connecting over the internet, then you need to do this on your Access Edge server (under Application properties). Just lower the version to 2.0.1.0 and you should be good to go. M$ hasn't released a later version even as of this post (unless you know something I don't). I asked them about it and they know (sounds like a new version is being worked out).

I have no idea where you are going with that answer? This post was originally about making an OEM package of Office Communicator Mobile 2007 for use in a ROM kitchen..... :rolleyes:

I have OCM 2007 working fine with our OCS 2007 Server either in the Office on the private network or via the Internet (GPRS or public WiFi). What I want to do is include OCM in my ROM so I don't have to manually install it each time I flash a new ROM. It looks like I am missing one final registry entry but I still haven't found it.

Cheers

Andy