Auto Install my most used programs?

[ZaJules]

Hi all you wonderful people

I am a flasher!

I cant help myself, each time a new Roms shows up I HAVE to have it!

So after loading 3 Roms in the last week and setting each one up just the way I like it I started thinking, There must be an easier way to install all my apps. I have them all in a folder on my SD but having to tap on each one and then go through the install process is a pain when you have 10 or more apps plus all the registration details that go along with them.

Is there a way to make an auto run installer that will install all the cabs in a folder without prompts? I can use cab manager to edit the location and in some cases the reg info of all the cabs.

Thanks


Jules

 

[AlanJC]

http://www.pocketpctoolkit.com/WhatIsIt1_PPCInstaller.php

 

[ZaJules]

http://www.pocketpctoolkit.com/WhatIsIt1_PPCInstaller.php

Thanks for that looks good.

Will try it out


Jules

 

[ClassicalDonkey]

Well i tried it out and i dont think much of it!!

 

[PrinceJ]

ExtRom

I think most of the ROM chefs are storing cabs in ExtRom, and then setting up AutoRun.exe to run when you install a new ROM. This way in the Config.txt you can call all the common apps you reinstall all the time.

You would have to unlock the extRom if you want to store stuff in it, be careful not to delete your cellular provider specific files. Also, the space is limited on the extRom as well.

Here's what a typical config.txt can look like:

SHOW:\Extended_ROM\ext_rom_pic.bmp

LOCK:Enabled
CAB: \Extended_ROM\pocketweather2002.armrel.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\BatteryStatus.0.03.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\DeviceLock.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\weather20b1.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Molski.Biz_Performance_Registry_Tweaks.cab

LOCKisabled

RST: Reset


Of course, you can always have ActiveSync just reinstall as well. I don't like to keep too much install files on my phone. It just takes up extra space I can use for something else

 

[wpbear]

I created a custom Ext_Rom with the MS CF 2.0 (NETCFv2.sp1.wm5.armv4i.CAB) and it works for only one hard reset then te second hard reset the file "could not be found" So after a few hard resets I found that the CAB will delete itself after first run. So after the first Hard Reset and running of the Ext_Rom it is gone. Is there a way to stop that CAB from auto deleting. The other manufacturer CAB are okay still. I have WinCE maybe I can change something in that CAB???

SOLVED:

Make the CAB Read Only.

 

[ClassicalDonkey]

I created a custom Ext_Rom with the MS CF 2.0 (NETCFv2.sp1.wm5.armv4i.CAB) and it works for only one hard reset then te second hard reset the file "could not be found" So after a few hard resets I found that the CAB will delete itself after first run. So after the first Hard Reset and running of the Ext_Rom it is gone. Is there a way to stop that CAB from auto deleting. The other manufacturer CAB are okay still. I have WinCE maybe I can change something in that CAB???

SOLVED:

Make the CAB Read Only.

Yes that is a easy one!!! You have not set the cab file as read only!!! it will not delete the files if you set them as read only!!! Sorry mate but that is Ext_rom cooking 101

 

[the-equinoxe]

Some time ago I made some installers with PocketPC Installer.

I added the cabs from the programs I use and made the cab's with registration files regtweaks etc with wince cab manager.
All changes (like controlpanel\owner) license files etc etc. are now installed by clicking an exe.

Now I can experiment with new roms, knowing I can install my programs and settings within a few minutes.
I keep the exe on a sd-card incase of a hard reset.
You can even let it auto-run, which I don't use, but could be usefull.

Both programs are not cheap (approx 80 usd each), but they are worth it.

PS.
If you already have wince cab manager to edit cabs, use UPX4PPC for the exe's in the cabs, it will speed up the programs when executing them op your PPC.
Used it for iGO and several other programs.