Help Installing these Tweaks/Themes/Anything!

l1lnik274 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-28-2010, 07:19 PM

Hey people, I'm new to this site..first or second post. I see a lot of themes and tweaks id like to download..problem is, I dont know what to do! Im moving from blackberry, windows tweaking is something im not familiar with. Iv tried searching for topics, cant find anything..Can anybody send me in the right direction for what to do with these cab files full of files i have no idea what to do with. Any help appreciated! Thanks!

atticusrebel · #2 (**permalink**) 01-28-2010, 07:26 PM

hey, believe me so am I.. i am going from a Storm 2 to the HTC Imagio.

**darren.wlsn1** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-28-2010, 07:33 PM

opps, redo. my bad

Orion0767 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-28-2010, 08:56 PM

Me too ..... A Blackberry user for two years. Not sure that I am tech savvy enough to do any of this tweaking. A little scary if you ask me. After I have a little more time to adjust ( the touch screen alone has been a trip ) and get to know things a little better maybe I will give it a try.

johncal · #5 (**permalink**) 01-28-2010, 08:58 PM

Install SPB backup to your SD card. Then you can play around to your hearts desire and not have to worry about __cking anything up. You can just do a full restore from backup on the SD card if you hose something. That's how I learned.

Get the backup software and learn how to use that before you do too much to your phone. That way you won't have to worry about all your work going down the drain with one wrong mod.

l1lnik274 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-28-2010, 09:35 PM

I see, well i took your advice and installed SPB Backup..too bad its only a trial, guess i got to learn quickly. Seems very easy, copy, paste..install. So I can put the Zip files on my SD card and install to the device from there then every time and there shouldn't be a problem?

dwittmier · #7 (**permalink**) 01-28-2010, 09:39 PM

Get a memory card to begin with if you haven't already done so. Most apps can be installed to the card which will keep your limited phone memory from filling up too fast. Then get the SPB backup like johncal mentions.
Most programs and tweaks come in cab files. The file can be copied to your phone (you can create a folder on the memory card to temporarily store the cabs) although this is not always necessary. Then click on the cab. It will start the install. There will usually be a warning message about 'unknown publisher'. Tell it to install anyway. (You will be doing all this in File Manager.) It may ask you where you want to install it to. Usually you will select the memory card for the reason stated above. If it doesn't ask, don't worry about it.
When it completes, close file manager and look in your Applications list. It should be there.
Tweaks, colors and themes will usually require a reboot. If it doesn't ask you to, but you don't see any changes do it anyway.
Sometimes an app will come in exe format. Those are generally installed after you have connected your phone to a PC and are running Active Sync (older) or Windows Mobile Device Center (Vista/Win 7). You run the executable on your PC and select the option to install on the mobile device.
Most things can be uninstalled but it is good to ask first if you are concerned.
At worst you may have to hard reset if something really messes it up, which puts it back to the way it was out of the box. I've installed and removed a ton of stuff and I haven't had to do that (yet).

OK, I see you have the SD card. Step one done!