CAB file, A nightmare ! - JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General

Hello,
How do we run CAB file, i want to install a software which is in CAB files and when i click on it, i am getting this message " there is no application associated with (file name). Run the application first, then open this file from within the application"
Any Idea ?
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woolies said:
Hello,
How do we run CAB file, i want to install a software which is in CAB files and when i click on it, i am getting this message " there is no application associated with (file name). Run the application first, then open this file from within the application"
Any Idea ?
Thanks[/b]
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A CAB-file can only run on your device...You have to copy/paste it into your device as is ( my documents or so ) find it using your file-explorer, tap it, and it will install... :wink: hope this helps...
BTW it is not a zip-file. though it looks as if it is on your PC, just FYI...

I have tried tihs and this message i am getting " there is no application associated with (file name). Run the application first, then open this file from within the application"
Help !!
Thanks

woolies said:
I have tried tihs and this message i am getting " there is no application associated with (file name). Run the application first, then open this file from within the application"
Help !!
Thanks
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Is this on your device ?...hm if it is, you may have to nename the file, "...".cab

Tried this one as well, Same message, i am kinda down
Help me
Thanks

Tried this one as well, same message
Help me
Thanks

woolies said:
Tried this one as well, same message
Help me
Thanks
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What OS are you running ?

Windows mobile 2003 second edition version 4.21.1088, i have MDA Compact

woolies said:
Windows mobile 2003 second edition version 4.21.1088, i have MDA Compact
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may I ask which cab. it is, could maybe take a look at it

Ohh sure, that will solve my problem, have you seen other post regarding the today screen, its only that, the program we need to modify the today screen its in cab file, and as you said i did but same message coming up .
i am gonna paste the link here, and you can have a look please
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=27331
000CAB3C.001
000CAB3D.002
000CAB3E.003
TOGGLE~1.000
These files i have downloaded, it says 000CAB3C so i think its CAB file,
You can have a look aat here as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=26468
If you find something please let me know
Thanks m8

woolies said:
Ohh sure, that will solve my problem, have you seen other post regarding the today screen, its only that, the program we need to modify the today screen its in cab file, and as you said i did but same message coming up .
i am gonna paste the link here, and you can have a look please
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=27331
000CAB3C.001
000CAB3D.002
000CAB3E.003
TOGGLE~1.000
These files i have downloaded, it says 000CAB3C so i think its CAB file,
You can have a look aat here as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=26468
If you find something please let me know
Thanks m8
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Ohh I know that one, that's Vijay's nice little thingy, well you want them all I assume, so be sure to empty your browser cache, then download this one... http://www.vijay555.com/vj/ToggleToday/VJToggleStuff.cab
Then sync with your device....copy and paste the file as is into your device, in "my documents", disconnect your device from sync, then use your file-explorer ( the default one ) to find the cab file, tap it, and it installs...have just checked it, it works just fine... :wink:

Hello
I am really sorry to say that i am getting same message "there is no application associated with (file name). Run the application first, then open this file from within the application" I think i have to istall a software which can help me to run these files ? because it says "NO APPLICATION ASSOCIATION WITH " and i see these files like open with icon in computer (see Attactment) now i dont really understand what should i do ,
Please
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woolies said:
Hello
I am really sorry to say that i am getting same message "there is no application associated with (file name). Run the application first, then open this file from within the application" I think i have to istall a software which can help me to run these files ? because it says "NO APPLICATION ASSOCIATION WITH " and i see these files like open with icon in computer (see Attactment) now i dont really understand what should i do ,
Please
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Are you absolutely sure that you copy this file as it is to your device ? and you have not made an attachment to cab. extentions on your desktop, so that it renames the file in transfer ? The only time you will need to click the file, is when it is in your mini, "my documents" folder, not before...!
If you are sure about the above, I mean sure..!!! Then maybe it's time for you to do something serious about your OS, 'cause then you have a problem..

...use cab installer and associate files with it!
...then try to disable the setting and see if system setting is restored

Its now fine, i was doing mistake ....Actually i was unzip the file first then i transfered the file, you mentioned AS IT IS helped me alot.
I really appriciate your help...and THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!!!!!

With this small tools,you can specify the folder you want the CAB to be installed to.
Just copy it to you PPC,and run it.You can associate this tools with CAB file so that next time you click a cab on your PPC,the cabinst will take over the rest work in your will.

Thanks alot mate, its really helpful !

woolies said:
Its now fine, i was doing mistake ....Actually i was unzip the file first then i transfered the file, you mentioned AS IT IS helped me alot.
I really appriciate your help...and THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!!!!!
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I kinda figured that, but you kept insisting that you did'nt... :wink:
and you're most welcome..

Guys, if you're using ToggleToday, it works fine on WM2003 in Portrait at QVGA.
I'm currently working on the "proper" version which is WM5 and VGA and landscape friendly as well... stay tuned.
V

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caller id not showing in merged rom please help.

hi sin i flashed my xda with your merged rom.
everything is ok expect the caller id.
it dosen't show the id is there any cab file for that?
if yes can you please post it here in this message so who ever's xda has this problem can use it.
thanks in advance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=15176
as far as i understood the merged rom has an older version in it, but I don't have it on my xdaii.
If it has installed itself on your himalaya, uninstall instructions are in the thread
thanks M4io
but neither winzip nor win rar recognized the file i downloaded on the thread you have posted.
wnen i click on the download it shows.
(download the 1.34 mb file, 'download PHP').
now what i want to know is what is PHP?
and why dosen't the winzip & win rar recognized's this cab file.
thanksin advance.
jaykumarr said:
hi sin i flashed my xda with your merged rom.
everything is ok expect the caller id.
it dosen't show the id is there any cab file for that?
if yes can you please post it here in this message so who ever's xda has this problem can use it.
thanks in advance.
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Start>Programs>File Explorer>My Device>Extended Rom
Install Caller_ID_W..
PHP is a language which runs on the webserver. so when you click on download.php you actually start a service on the server, which gives you the requested file.
now these CAB-files are pocketpc cab files ad are kind of setup programs for PocketPC , so you have to copy the CAB to your pocketpc and execute it there.
You can execute it by putting it in your extended rom, modify the config.txt and hard reset (I hope you know what hard reset means/implies)
or simply by tapping on it in PPC file explorer. In this case the CAB will disappear after installation. But if you have a previous version of Caller_id installed, you best uninstall it first : by editing the registry as explained in the forementioned thread, deleting as much files from the previous thread as it allows you to, soft reset, and delete the rest of the files.
I sure hope you understand all this, because if you don't know what php is, don't know what PPC CABs are, then I would advice you not to mess around too much with your PPC internals.
M4io
i know what is cab file.
but i wanted to know weather the file is in zip format cus win zip doesn't recognize it and even when i paste it on my ppc it doesn't install it simply says (there is no application associated with ''caller_id_wwe'' run the application first,then open the file from with in)
sounds like something corrupt during download
clear your internet cache and download again, don't unzip/unrar it, just copy the complete CAB file to your PPC
almost everything is installed with cab, so it would be weird that no association exists. Or during the copying to PPC maybe the conversion went wrong.
I'm really guessing now, just keep trying.

.exe to .cab

hey guys...
ok ive had few problems actually experimenting too many things kicks off the rom OBVIOUSLY...i would like to do something like this....
1.my xda II hard resets it self for obvious reasons (too many experiments)
2.there are too many programs installed on my xda II which i use most of the time, few of them are cab so its easy for me to copy them to storage card and install but many others are .exe so everytime a hard reset i have to connect the xda II to the cradle and run the software from the computer....
what i would like to do is just convert or extract .cab from .exe so that everytime i dont have to go through the same thing....this means i can also copy all my softwares as backup on my xda II storage
P.S : there are only few .exe softwares that allow me to extract .cab from it by right clicking and going to winzip option or winrar .....most of them are to be run all over again.
please help
thanks alot in advance
if it's exe which you run from the pc and it using activesync to install the program in most cases all you need to do is to chage the extention from exe to zip and copy out the cab from inside the zip file
otherwise you need an cab maker program search should give you a bunch
Rudegar said:
if it's exe which you run from the pc and it using activesync to install the program in most cases all you need to do is to chage the extention from exe to zip and copy out the cab from inside the zip file
otherwise you need an cab maker program search should give you a bunch
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hey man...
did as you said.....will give you an example what i did...
copied noname.exe to d:/
went to command prompt went to d:/ renamed noname.exe to noname.zip
and came back to d:/ in windows and double clicked it and it says "Cannot open file : it does not appear to be a valid archive. If you downloaded this file, try downloading the file again."
any yeah also tried right click extract here same error message
any ideas ? i am sure u do have few
thanks
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
Rudegar said:
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
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gotcha....tools ....folder options ...view....uncheck hide extensions for uknown file types....ok ......
went to \program files\microsoft active sync on my computer went to the folders of programs installed and voilllla..... found the .cab and .arm files
thanks alot for the help mate
Rudegar said:
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
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An alternative method (slightly long winded but reliable)...
Install the product on the device then install it again, when the "Reinstall Y/N?" dialog appears on the device perform a soft reset. If installing to Storage or Storage Card, the CAB will be in the root of that device, if installing to Main Memory you will find it in \windows\appmgr\install
No men
get it
see in c:\archive of program\microsoft activesync
when you install a program for defect install this place.
this not happens is for this program get menu opcional installing c:\archive of program\NaMe Program
fine you only copy files .cab in you storage
the problem is when you intall the cab file this automaticaly is delete..****...
for this not happen install this before install any .cab NoDeleteCab.cab
thiss run in my Imate jam ...
enjoy...
Re: No men
SuckMe said:
get it
see in c:\archive of program\microsoft activesync
when you install a program for defect install this place.
this not happens is for this program get menu opcional installing c:\archive of program\NaMe Program
fine you only copy files .cab in you storage
the problem is when you intall the cab file this automaticaly is delete..****...
for this not happen install this before install any .cab NoDeleteCab.cab
thiss run in my Imate jam ...
enjoy...
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that's coool...i guess i also read somewhere that if you hold click on the cab file in the pda and uncheck or check the read only box and then run .cab it wont get wiped out.....have'nt tried it though...
regards....
mtbsoft said:
Rudegar said:
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
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An alternative method (slightly long winded but reliable)...
Install the product on the device then install it again, when the "Reinstall Y/N?" dialog appears on the device perform a soft reset. If installing to Storage or Storage Card, the CAB will be in the root of that device, if installing to Main Memory you will find it in \windows\appmgr\install
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ok i tried this.....but it did'nt quite work out.....i double clicked a file it opened up active sync asking for reinstall yes or no....i did a soft reset on the pda and took it out from the cradle and clicked no and cancel on that reinstall window.... where did i go wrong ?
is it like that i have to click yes and when it starts installing on the pda then soft reset the device ?
regards
zairyaab said:
that's coool...i guess i also read somewhere that if you hold click on the cab file in the pda and uncheck or check the read only box and then run .cab it wont get wiped out.....have'nt tried it though...
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A read only CAB won't be deleted, I use it all the time.
zairyaab said:
mtbsoft said:
...when the "Reinstall Y/N?" dialog appears on the device perform a soft reset....
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is it like that i have to click yes and when it starts installing on the pda then soft reset the device ?
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Yes, you have to wait for the CAB file to be copied over to teh device and then it says "Reinstall Y/N?" on the device, then you do the soft reset.
If you are going to use CAB files I would strongly recommend you grab a copy of CABInst as well, it is excellent (and free).
MMm
This work in my Imate Jam
i don't know
this work in your device
but this cool
the Imate Jam autodelete .cab files when finish the install this
enjoy....
mtbsoft said:
Rudegar said:
well if it's a nativ pda exe then it cant be don and i guess some exe activesync install files may not work that way
but they will always leave a cab file in one place or another when one install it to the pda or try to
in which case i guess one could search for it
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An alternative method (slightly long winded but reliable)...
Install the product on the device then install it again, when the "Reinstall Y/N?" dialog appears on the device perform a soft reset. If installing to Storage or Storage Card, the CAB will be in the root of that device, if installing to Main Memory you will find it in \windows\appmgr\install
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excellent (Y)

Help on slide to open

i need help trying to install the slide to open program were can i download the newest version and how do i install it? i installed it from some other website but i had something say i dident have permssion and then a sharing violation? little help thanks
Hi,
i think this is the latest version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=353008
(first post)
Best wishes
TQM
thanks man i was all the way back in .72 how do i install it?
S2U2
If you have any probs try installing S2U2 (not pro) And next time post what phone/rom your using Just drag the .cab file on to your device and install, prob best if you install to device memory
just install the cab ....
... and have fun )
TQM
how? i dont get anything to install it, all i get is "there is no application associated with s2u2-0.96wm5" run the application firs then open this file from within the application, wich application? oh and well i have a titan rom? well everything is factory.
anyone? i really need help here
Ok, you have downloaded the rar-file.
extract it with winrar and you get 3 files:
the cab file for installation and 2 txt files.
copy the cab file to your device and run it ...
had it been!
TQM
nope still cant figure it out i hate this lol

How To? - Package themes/clocks, compiling themes into .cab quick install files

I have access the to the files through WINRAR and can change the pics with Minila Editor. But How does one package them for install through a .cab file?
i hav downloaded packages_creator5.exe and also have the msceint.exe file in the same folder as i installed the ervius program, but how on earth does one put it together to work?
Please teach me?
Well there are a few ways to create .cab files but one quick method would be to use a program called QuickCab... Very easy to use it walks you though the process, makes life a whole lot easier if you are new to it.
go here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400221
ProphecyXR said:
Well there are a few ways to create .cab files but one quick method would be to use a program called QuickCab... Very easy to use it walks you though the process, makes life a whole lot easier if you are new to it.
go here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400221
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looks promising, thanks, BUT, only that it says "cannot find Cab file, here it is the output from CabWiz:
Windows CE CAB Wizard
Error: Section [DefultInstall] key "CESetupDLL" - file "setup.xml is not a DLL so cannot be used as the special Setup.DLL"
solution? what did i do wrong?
went through installation it but no difference is made, it did not show the 'restart device' either. what is the 'setup.dll file for, where do i find such a file or what are the settings ?
HTCDiamond22 said:
went through installation it but no difference is made, it did not show the 'restart device' either. what is the 'setup.dll file for, where do i find such a file or what are the settings ?
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hmm...
So you are trying to package some manila files to a cab file, so that you can install it on the phone.. right?
start QuickCab
Enter Application Name and Author(you)...
Don't check 'use custom setup.dll
Next->
Chose witch files to have in the cab ( Add-> ) to windows dir
Next->
No registry edit!
Create...
This works fine for me...
and about the 'restart device'... I don't know how to set it... on some cabs it says it ond on some it dont..
NisseDILLIGAF said:
hmm...
So you are trying to package some manila files to a cab file, so that you can install it on the phone.. right?
start QuickCab
Enter Application Name and Author(you)...
Don't check 'use custom setup.dll
Next->
Chose witch files to have in the cab ( Add-> ) to windows dir
Next->
No registry edit!
Create...
This works fine for me...
and about the 'restart device'... I don't know how to set it... on some cabs it says it ond on some it dont..
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I've done that but it still does not work, I think that it may be the files i selected, should one only place in the files as showed in manilla?
no extra files to be added?
HTCDiamond22 said:
I've done that but it still does not work, I think that it may be the files i selected, should one only place in the files as showed in manilla?
no extra files to be added?
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ok... where does it go wrong? on your computer or on the phone?
because you first say that Cabwiz is giving you an error and then you say that you cant install on the phone?
If it doesn't say that you have to restart our phone... just restart it yourself
...and you have .Net Framework 2.0? (on your computer)
NisseDILLIGAF said:
ok... where does it go wrong? on your computer or on the phone?
because you first say that Cabwiz is giving you an error and then you say that you cant install on the phone?
If it doesn't say that you have to restart our phone... just restart it yourself
...and you have .Net Framework 2.0? (on your computer)
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.Net 3.5
I've uninstalled all the clocks and have restarted, going to try again
I've uploaded the file, does it work?
restarted device and reinstalled. still not working
aha .. ok.. now I see your problem...
You can't extract the files directly from a cab file with ex. winrar....
They will end up like this ... '4E6705~1.002'
use package-creator-v2.7 if you want to extract the files from a cab...
you can find it here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=388883
Just run that and press 'Open Cab file'

Help Please. Cabs not going into My documents

Hope someone can help.
As usual i am putting new cabs into my documents on the pc and syncing. But when i open file explorer, these new cabs are now showing as windows files that cannot be open as oppossed to cabs as they used to be.
I'm a bit of a noob ,so i'm not sure i have explained this very well but hopefully someone can help.
Thanks in advance.....
sounds like you are extracting the cabs to me, i just have a folder on my sd card i call general crap, and i copy all my cabs in there, go to file explorer sd card then general crap then click on what i want to install
Thanks very much for the swift response. Its very odd that this has started happening all of a sudden. Some cabs ie wallpapers, are going into my documents, but others as i said seem to now be windows files and not cabs, once they are in my documents and cannot be opened, very very frustrating !! I'll try what you said this evening and see if it works, but i cannot understand why it would all of a sudden be extracted when thats never been the case before ?
I'm sure i must have changed something, but i wish i new what
Cheers again for your help. I would be lost without this site, and my HD2 would be no-where near as much fun.
Thanks for the help, but it didn't work. Files still appear as window type files that i cannot open instead of the usual cabs. Wish i new whats changed, but unless anyone has a suggestion, i can feel a dreaded hard reset coming on !!!
Can you not just explore your device with activesync and copy the files manually, rather than using some method of synching? Or, connect as a USB drive and copy the files to your memory card. Either they're not actually cab installers, or the sync process is doing something to them.
Just tried both your suggestions, but with no luck. But thanks anyway for the reply. Wish i new what has changed but something has .
NREYNOLDS said:
Just tried both your suggestions, but with no luck. But thanks anyway for the reply. Wish i new what has changed but something has .
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What actually happens then when you click a cab file? Do any old cab files work, or is it now all cab files that won't work?
It says " The file ????? cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring this file "
You can see before you try to open it that its not right, as i say , it appears to be a window file not a cab, once it goes on my device, though judging by the size of the file it is all there !!!
Wallpaper cabs seem to be working for some reason though.
Using your PC, browse to the folder on your phone and see what the file is called. If it doesn't look like a cab file should, then it probably won't have a .cab extension. (I only say this because the file explorer on the phone does not show file extensions. Your PC may not be set up to do so either though. The alternative is to use Total Commander or Resco to see what the file extension is.)
Can you give me a link to a cab file that doesn't work for you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576232
Shortcuts to start menu folders is one of the cabs. As above .
I'll have a play with the other things youv'e said.
Thanks again for you help.
NREYNOLDS said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=576232
Shortcuts to start menu folders is one of the cabs. As above .
I'll have a play with the other things youv'e said.
Thanks again for you help.
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Don't thank me till we've fixed it
Did you first unzip the file in that linked thread?
No, i'm putting it on unzipped as i normally do.
Looking at them on the pc, they appear as normal .
NREYNOLDS said:
No, i'm putting it on unzipped as i normally do.
Looking at them on the pc, they appear as normal .
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Well the link you gave me is a zip file with a cab file in it, so you would need to unzip it first. Cab files are actually a format of compression, so it's likely that a cab file and a zip file would have the same icon on your PC. It's for reasons like that that I always make sure to have file extensions switched on on my PC.
Try unzipping it and copying the contents to your phone and see how you get on with that.
You are a life saver. Now I can say thank-you very much, that worked perfectly. This website is brilliant for those of you who know what your doing and for those like me who just like to play with their device and make use of the knowledge on this site.
Thanks again.
NREYNOLDS said:
You are a life saver. Now I can say thank-you very much, that worked perfectly. This website is brilliant for those of you who know what your doing and for those like me who just like to play with their device and make use of the knowledge on this site.
Thanks again.
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You're welcome mate. Glad you got it sorted.

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