For the noobs like me

[BurgsideTiger]

okay, so this is my first post and i am really excited right now. not because of the actual post, but i have finally figured out EXACTLY HOW TO INSTALL THE CAB FILES. i have read and read and read and read, but no one was actually saying where to put the cab files after u download them. now i am not stupid, and i am pretty computer smart, i think that the problem was comming down to im not as tech as alot of u guys. so for anyone else having the same problem installing the cab files....here u go!!!!!



so step 1 would be to find the cab that u want to download. there are a ton. i had been trying to download some new fonts, not big files, so fast and easy. one of the big mistakes is that when i finished downloading, they looked exactly the same as a zipped file. so i was unzipping them and putting them in my phone that way. well it wont work. trust me.

u need to put the zipped-looking file directly in your phone as is. do not unzip it or anything. just put it in. i actually made a folder in the start menu and labeled it to install.

so once the file is in, take your phone and go to the files location. u will notice that it doesnt look like a zipped file anymore. just click on it and it will automaticly do its thing!!!!! just do a soft reset, and your good to go!!!!!


i really hope this helps someone, i honestly could have used something like this about 3 hours ago. i had almost givin up, but just came across it by accident. i dont know if this post is in the right place, but dont delete, just move it if u have 2

Originally Posted by BurgsideTiger

okay, so this is my first post and i am really excited right now. not because of the actual post, but i have finally figured out EXACTLY HOW TO INSTALL THE CAB FILES. i have read and read and read and read, but no one was actually saying where to put the cab files after u download them. now i am not stupid, and i am pretty computer smart, i think that the problem was comming down to im not as tech as alot of u guys. so for anyone else having the same problem installing the cab files....here u go!!!!!



so step 1 would be to find the cab that u want to download. there are a ton. i had been trying to download some new fonts, not big files, so fast and easy. one of the big mistakes is that when i finished downloading, they looked exactly the same as a zipped file. so i was unzipping them and putting them in my phone that way. well it wont work. trust me.

u need to put the zipped-looking file directly in your phone as is. do not unzip it or anything. just put it in. i actually made a folder in the start menu and labeled it to install.

so once the file is in, take your phone and go to the files location. u will notice that it doesnt look like a zipped file anymore. just click on it and it will automaticly do its thing!!!!! just do a soft reset, and your good to go!!!!!


i really hope this helps someone, i honestly could have used something like this about 3 hours ago. i had almost givin up, but just came across it by accident. i dont know if this post is in the right place, but dont delete, just move it if u have 2

Happy modding!!!

[Darkness231]

Yeah whenever I install WinRAR on my PC it associates the .cab files with it. Which makes it look like a zip.

[MadlyAlive]

Originally Posted by Darkness231

Yeah whenever I install WinRAR on my PC it associates the .cab files with it. Which makes it look like a zip.

I always show extensions for all files so I don't get mixed up.

[cal_j]

Originally Posted by MadlyAlive

I always show extensions for all files so I don't get mixed up.

I have to do this too...

[orionsbuckle]

Originally Posted by MadlyAlive

I always show extensions for all files so I don't get mixed up.

same here always add .zip or .cab or .rar to the end it clears up the confusion when im building my sdconfig.txt file....if you mess that file up the whole thing wont run lol...

glad you got it dude

[ulysses]

if i can add my $0.02, i keep everything i've installed in a folder on my computer, so when i flash, it's all in one place. but i'm sure most people here do the same?

[MadlyAlive]

Originally Posted by ulysses

if i can add my $0.02, i keep everything i've installed in a folder on my computer, so when i flash, it's all in one place. but i'm sure most people here do the same?

Same here. And I keep all my cab's on my SD card.

[ulysses]

Originally Posted by MadlyAlive

Same here. And I keep all my cab's on my SD card.

i thought about leaving them on my sd, but figured it's just taking up extra space on there since it's on my desktop, but yeah, that's not a bad idea either..

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by MadlyAlive

Same here. And I keep all my cab's on my SD card.

That's what I do too.

I use a 16 gig Sandisk card so I have plenty of room.

~John