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I notice that a lot of non commercial software once unzipped consists of a bunch of individual files. I assume that these are to be copied to the device, but where do they go? Is there a resource for general information like that? If you see a file extension, will that give clues as to where files are to be installed to make such a program work? An example of this is WM5torage.
This will vary, but as a rule of thumb, if one of the files is named some variation of setup.exe or has the .msi extension, the files are part of a package intended to be installed from a desktop host to your connected device. If there are a variety of .cab files, identfy the one for your processor or OS and that can usually be copied to be run directly on your device if you do not want to setup via a desktop host.
When an app is intended to simply be extracted and files placed directly on your device, you will often find a text file explaining any requirements as to where they should be placed. Some may require certain files to be put in the Windows folder.
I just try to stick with .cab files, since they are completely self-contained on the ppc and leave no footprint on your pc (although it is nice to have the option to reload the program via activesync should you need to)
the best part about .cab files is that they extract, run, install, and then all temporary install files created "disappear" and all you are left with is the original cab file!
Completely agreeing with BrainC. Stick with .cab files and you will seldom have any trouble. Keep a copy always on the PC so you can always reinstall if you have to hard-reset the device ever.
Yeah, I dig cab files or the kind that you install via active sync, but sometime there is a program that is made of a bunch of different files. They scare me so I don't do anything with them. I just wish I knew what they were
As you can see, we all agree that cab files are the way to go and as stated earlier...copy a copy on your pc.
A method of making WM5 keep the original .CAB file around after installing the application is by adding the "/nodelete" option to the Windows CE loader:
HKCR\cabfile\Shell\open\command = 'wceload.exe "1" /nodelete'
(REG_SZ string, no quotes)
By applying this registry hack, you can keep your cab files an your SD Card forever.
When you install using .cab files, an app like Cabinstl is a must-have. It allows you to direct the install to a location you specify (such as a memory card). Otherwise, installing from a .cab always goes to the app's default location. This is a larger issue pre-WM5, where the default location is the RAM storage area.
And if you are uncomfortable with registry edit work, the hack to keep .cab files after installation is included in most registry tweaking apps such as Tweaks2k2.
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