How To: Remove factory programs (2 methods)

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Hard Reset Method

1. Download Total Commander available HERE.

2. Do a hard reset on the phone. Once you get through with the device setup (time zone, password, etc.) The device will start to come up. You will get the message 3 secs to software install. As soon as you see this message, press the soft reset key again.

3. Either install Total Commander to the PPC via activsync or with the .cab on ur minisd card.

4. Open Total Commander and in the path box type in /extended_rom

5. You will see a list of .cabs. Go through and install the ones listed below.

Necessary Note: not all of these maybe needed, just recommended.

CAB:\Extended_ROM\PPST_FILE_SPCS_1_19_003_with_PRL 20224.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\RTPlugin_CDMA.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Cert_SPCS.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Cert_SPCS.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\IOTA.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Customize_SPCS.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\ButtonLock.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Enable_RingTone.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PhoneSetting_HelpFile.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PowerICON.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\HiddenDurationPage.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_IOTA_v1_10_Apache_206300.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_ErrCodeForSPCS_Apache_206300.sa.C AB
CAB:\Extended_ROM\PT_RemoveHTCBatteryICON_Apache_2 06300.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_Version_Apac_206303.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_HTC_CM_Guardian_Apache_206300.sa. CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_LockUp_Apac_212705.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PT_Ril_Apac_206301.sa.CAB

6. Your done! If you have any probelms with apps not working, just start reinstalling those .cabs. And if you want to go back to default, just hard reset.

No Hard Reset Required Method

List of .cabs

1.Action Engine Action Info Fetch.CAB
2.Audible, Inc. AudiblePlayer
3.WTLAudiblePlayerPocketPC.arm.CAB
4.AudibleSample.sa.CAB
5.Good Technology GetGood GetGL.CAB
6.PocketX Sprint Software Store
7.sprint_software_store.CAB
8.Sprint Get Biz Conn
9.Getmail.ppc2003.ARMV4Rel.sprint.CAB

Sprint installed an application to prevent you from uninstalling their pre-installed applications. There are three methods for removing them.


1)Download and install http://ppcgeeks.com/viewtopic,t,31.html
2)Open Total Commander, in the address bar type: /extended_rom/
re-run all the CABs listed above. Do not run the remove_uninstaller cab.
3)Go to Remove Programs in Settings and all the uninstallers will be there.
You can then run the uninstallers as the developers of the "spam" intended.

This can be done at any time, you never need to hard reset to do this...

Edit: After removing the programs from settings/remove programs, you will need to remove all sub folders, for the removed programs, manually.