Official Personal OEMizer Thread

[tiermann]

It tries to delete the temp folders (created when you import a cab) on exit. I'll see what I can do for next release. Probably a side-effect of switching to expand.exe instead of the dll i was using. Doesn't break anything though for now.

[Sarge, USMC]

Instructions say to unzip the exe and the dll to the tools folder......there is no dll in the zip file, just the exe and a help file. Also, these files already exist in my tools folder......are they earlier versions included with the kitchen?

[tiermann]

1.3.2 is in the kitchen. 1.3.5 is the latest which no longer uses the dll.

Edit:
--1.3.5
-No longer uses cabLib.dll. It shells to expand.exe to extract/import cab files. This should fix 64bit compatibility.

I just updated both references to the dll so there's no more confusion.

Version numbers can always be found by looking at the properties of the exe, or on the titlebar of OEMizer when running it.

[Sarge, USMC]

[quote=tiermann;100746]Reminder: Please look through your rgu files and initflashfile.txt before using a generated OEM. Importing cabs is not perfect yet, but it will give you a good starting point.[/quote]

LOTS of pages here to read, so I'll just ask.

Don't know what this means, (above).

What does this application do to the kitchen.....is there a screenshot that shows us?
Is there a reference on how to use this tool? I have 3 stand alone apps that I'd like to import to my kitchen, and a bunch of personal settings I don't necessarily want to lose on a hard reset.


thx.

[nico4k]

[QUOTE=Sarge, USMC;155998]

Originally Posted by tiermann

Reminder: Please look through your rgu files and initflashfile.txt before using a generated OEM. Importing cabs is not perfect yet, but it will give you a good starting point.[/quote]

LOTS of pages here to read, so I'll just ask.

Don't know what this means, (above).

What does this application do to the kitchen.....is there a screenshot that shows us?
Is there a reference on how to use this tool? I have 3 stand alone apps that I'd like to import to my kitchen, and a bunch of personal settings I don't necessarily want to lose on a hard reset.


thx.

That's exactly what app does. you can OEM all of your personal settings, button mapping, themes, shortcust, etc.
i find it most useful to create shortcuts to applications that are in my storage card that dont require an installation (they just run even after hard resets, etc) and saves me a lot of space on the kitchen to try out other software that will not run without registry settings, etc.

It will take you about an hour after playing around with it to figure out how to use it, i dont think there is a HOW-TO yet for it. (correct me if am wrong).

Very very useful, i was waiting for an app like this for long!!

[Sarge, USMC]

I'm reading thru the help file with the program running..........I found that it ain't enough to clik the checkbox, you have to actually clik on the text next to the box to open it's dialog for editing.....THAT tool me 10 min to figure out!!! heheheheh

Looks good in theory, but it's too much for me right now...........I need to play with it. Can I "build" an OEM and then edit it later or would I always need to start from scratch?

[spetrillo]

Originally Posted by Sarge, USMC

I'm reading thru the help file with the program running..........I found that it ain't enough to clik the checkbox, you have to actually clik on the text next to the box to open it's dialog for editing.....THAT tool me 10 min to figure out!!! heheheheh

Looks good in theory, but it's too much for me right now...........I need to play with it. Can I "build" an OEM and then edit it later or would I always need to start from scratch?

You can build a personal OEM, and because it is mostly reg changes you can edit the .rgu file directly without going through the OEMizer. This does assume you have a working understanding of a Windows registry and know how to manipulate it. Its a good learning experience for newbies but I would also use us as sounding boards before you go flipping your registry around. It could screw the phone and cause you to hard reset.

A great tool to obtain to help in this is called Registry Workshop. It allows you to edit your phones registry from your PC, thru a usb connection. It also allows you to compare a registry, both pre and post change. Its invaluable as I made customizations to my phone.

Steve

[GaMedic]

Originally Posted by spetrillo

You can build a personal OEM, and because it is mostly reg changes you can edit the .rgu file directly without going through the OEMizer. This does assume you have a working understanding of a Windows registry and know how to manipulate it. Its a good learning experience for newbies but I would also use us as sounding boards before you go flipping your registry around. It could screw the phone and cause you to hard reset.

A great tool to obtain to help in this is called Registry Workshop. It allows you to edit your phones registry from your PC, thru a usb connection. It also allows you to compare a registry, both pre and post change. Its invaluable as I made customizations to my phone.

Steve

This registry workshop, is it for your PC and PPC? Same program? I did a search for it and doesn't say anything about PPC so I wanted to make sure. Also its $30.

[spetrillo]

Originally Posted by Ga. Medic

This registry workshop, is it for your PC and PPC? Same program? I did a search for it and doesn't say anything about PPC so I wanted to make sure. Also its $30.

Key Features

Multiple undo and redo. The undo history can be saved to disk and reloaded at startup.
Search and replace registry keys, values and data with super fast search algorithm. On a typical PC, you can search the entire registry in about ten seconds!
Compare registry between computers and/or .REG files with super fast speed.
Connect mobile device (Pocket PC, SmartPhone, etc.) registry via ActiveSync.
Cut, copy and paste registry keys and values.
Drag and drop to move or copy registry keys and values.
Edit .REG files and .POL files in the same way as editing system registry.
Backup and restore registry.
Defragment registry with preview.
Easy and flexible Favorites management.
Quickly browse registry with address bar, bookmarks and visitation history.
Support of linkage aware ability. You can use context menu to navigate to referenced key, open containing folder or open URL if the key or value contains a ProgID, ClassID, folder, file path or URL.
Jump to the same key in HKLM or HKCU by context menu.
Allow to open multiple local registry windows.
Allow to open secure registry keys when running under the administrator privilege.
Edit binary data in BYTE, WORD or DWORD format.
System Requirements

• Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6)
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

[tiermann]

There's a remote registry editor from MS that I think comes in the WM6 SDK (I don't remember which package installed it) or another very simple and free one here.
Both work over the activesync/WMDC connection and I've tried them both on Vista 64bit so I'm sure they'll work on other windows versions.

Another tool I use is WinDiff since neither of the free remote registry editors have a compare feature.