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AntiBNI
5th October 2009, 02:25 AM
Is there a way to modify,hexedit,hack an app that is hard coded to the Windows directory in the devices memory and redirect it to run from the SD card?

I've tried using Windows live Mobile from the SD card and it says some thing about trusted certificates or that it cannot find it's files.

I tried Hex editing the exe to change the directory from "\Windows\" to "\Storage Card\" but it doesn't work.

My devices is getting low on storage memory and i need to install every app from now on to the SD card.

Another app that has some dll's in the windows folder is Skype Mobile,i also tried hex editing it to change the path is looks at it's dlls,but didn't also didn't work.

Tried with CECabManager but i figured it's not the cab who gives the app the directory's to its files,they are coded inside the app itself.

Anyone has managed to run Skype,Windows Live Messenger or any other app that is hard coded into Windows folder to run from the SD Card?

Cheers,Anti.

Steven855
5th October 2009, 06:29 AM
Not sure about Windows Live Messenger (since it's stuck in rom), but for programs installed by cabs, I'm pretty sure there's a registry entry that deals with which real folders are the shell folders (for example Program Files would be "/Program Files"), You can change that, but do it before you install the cab. Incidently, you might have trouble with existing programs that use /Windows and when you soft reset, but this is not confirmed.

AntiBNI
5th October 2009, 01:54 PM
The thing is i have tried to run the app without installing the cab file.
I extracted the software from the cab and ran it from the sd card and it still din't find its files.

AntiBNI
6th October 2009, 01:21 AM
Nope,Din't work.

I edited the cab and It's registry to %InstallDir% but it did not work.
Has any one had any luck doing this?

AntiBNI
6th October 2009, 05:27 AM
Anyone done or tried this?