Custom OEM Requests ...Get them here! Updated: 4/18/09

[tillieray]

Hey anybody has the resco emplorer 2008 registration code?

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by tillieray

Hey anybody has the resco emplorer 2008 registration code?

It can be purchased for $29.95 by following this link:
http://www.resco.net/pocketpc/explorer/buy.asp

[evilvoice]

Ok, well I have done some digging on the fexplore thing. While I am sure the way it is now, works, I dont believe it is 100%. If you open the package in WinRAR, and VIEW fexplore.exe, youll get a lot of gibberish, but some stuff will make sense. I notice that the exe references
F E X P L O R E \ W i n d o w s \ f e x p l o r e . e x e . t m p. I have no idea what references what, but it is definitely looking for a file. What I mean is I dont know if 2.03 is looking for the standard fexplore renamed ending in tmp, or if the exe is calling the windows fexplore with relation to 2.03 ending in tmp. Anyway, thats my finding. I dont want to piss anyone off or anything, but that is the most complete answer I can give...so if it pisses you off, skip this post.

As a side note, how does dropping the final e of the executable make it necessary? if it is just named .ex then windows will never run it and therefore is not essential to the OEM. I was talking about renaming it to fexplor.exe so that the file can still be executed. Just my thoughts.

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by evilvoice

Ok, well I have done some digging on the fexplore thing. While I am sure the way it is now, works, I dont believe it is 100%. If you open the package in WinRAR, and VIEW fexplore.exe, youll get a lot of gibberish, but some stuff will make sense. I notice that the exe references
F E X P L O R E \ W i n d o w s \ f e x p l o r e . e x e . t m p. I have no idea what references what, but it is definitely looking for a file. What I mean is I dont know if 2.03 is looking for the standard fexplore renamed ending in tmp, or if the exe is calling the windows fexplore with relation to 2.03 ending in tmp. Anyway, thats my finding. I dont want to piss anyone off or anything, but that is the most complete answer I can give...so if it pisses you off, skip this post.

I am neither outraged nor pissed off! And therefore, I guess I'll choose not to skip this post!

Actually it works by overwriting the fexplore.exe that ships with windows that calls a .dll file with all the extra features. The tmp file referenced is probably a place to write the txt file containing the file list for easier scrolling. That's sorta what I did back when I wrote code back in the day...

Originally Posted by evilvoice

As a side note, how does dropping the final e of the executable make it necessary? if it is just named .ex then windows will never run it and therefore is not essential to the OEM. I was talking about renaming it to fexplor.exe so that the file can still be executed. Just my thoughts.

(Speculation mode On) This is so the .cab install can install it to \windows, allowing the setupdll.dll do the dirty work and overwrite the original. If it were an .exe, the author may not know-how-to/or-want-to put in the code to overwrite the read only file fexplore.exe already in \windows. (speculating off) This allows the program to sneak into the "hook" that windows calls simply because it assimilates the same file name, "fexplore.exe". And the way I oem'd it simply does the same, overwrites the existing file with the "e" added. Get all that evil?

Did you see that I fixed it and flashed it last night to test? I even set a few customizations for you all...

[evilvoice]

LOL. well thank you for explaining ALL that to me...at least it makes me feel better about it. Will redownload and throw it in there. There are still a few things I need to fix in my rom as Im going through all the OEMS I added and checking/rechecking...Was going to go a little OT in this thread, but Ill post it in your ROM thread.

[evilvoice]

On another note, I notice that in a lot of the OEMs there are a couple of files with extensions cereg that when looked at through a text editor is basically the same thing as whats in the rgu...are these files needed? And are you using a different OEM creator?

Also, Seven Mobile Email: I know Sprint has teamed with Seven again to release Sprint Mobile Email Work. Is there a way to get this package for our phones or does the current OEM do this? A friend of mine cant get his work email through the current setup, but he could when he had an Instinct...his work claims that it only works on Blackberry devices...so I dont know, but it is an exchange server.

Edit: Can you also make an OEM for sipchange, I tried using the one from the ppcgeeks oem, but it doesnt load.

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by evilvoice

On another note, I notice that in a lot of the OEMs there are a couple of files with extensions cereg that when looked at through a text editor is basically the same thing as whats in the rgu...are these files needed? And are you using a different OEM creator?

Those are files that are left in and can be deleted. Same OEM Creator, just taking the OEM process one step further. This is needed for some of the more difficult OEM's, I suppose it's just a practice I've learned and now apply it to most all my OEM's now...

Originally Posted by evilvoice

Also, Seven Mobile Email: I know Sprint has teamed with Seven again to release Sprint Mobile Email Work. Is there a way to get this package for our phones or does the current OEM do this? A friend of mine cant get his work email through the current setup, but he could when he had an Instinct...his work claims that it only works on Blackberry devices...so I dont know, but it is an exchange server.

Edit: Can you also make an OEM for sipchange, I tried using the one from the ppcgeeks oem, but it doesnt load.

Sprint will be discontinuing sprint mail at the end of this year. If you come up with a .cab of the new program, post a link and I'll try to OEM it.

And the functionalities of sipchange are built into wm6.1. You just need to set the defauilt keyboard in your rom.

Speaking of keyboards, here is a replacement Diamond Keyboard by gullum at xda's. The one I had posted previously, you couldn't see the letters on the qwerty keyboard, and this one seems a little zippier. So I thought I would share, the keys can be customized with photoshop, enjoy all! If you photoshop it, SHARE!

OEM_Diamond_Keyboard_gullum................Diamond Skinned Keyboards (keyboard, keypad, qwerty) w/english layout

[conflipper]

WinRar 3.8 Beta1


- Now "Settings" dialog uses the full screen mode. In previous Pocket RAR versions this dialog could exceed dimensions of PDA display when working in Windows Mobile 5 and 640x480 screen resolution.
- Pocket RAR asks for password only once when opening RAR archive with encrypted file names. Previous versions asked for password every time when changing a current folder inside of such archive.

[fredcatsmommy]

Originally Posted by conflipper

WinRar 3.8 Beta1


- Now "Settings" dialog uses the full screen mode. In previous Pocket RAR versions this dialog could exceed dimensions of PDA display when working in Windows Mobile 5 and 640x480 screen resolution.
- Pocket RAR asks for password only once when opening RAR archive with encrypted file names. Previous versions asked for password every time when changing a current folder inside of such archive.

rstoyguy - Can you see if you can oemize the newer version of Pocket RAR (it's attached to the post on page sixty-eight). I wasn't able to do it myself using the oemizer in the kitchen. Thanks.

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by fredcatsmommy

rstoyguy - Can you see if you can oemize the newer version of Pocket RAR (it's attached to the post on page sixty-eight). I wasn't able to do it myself using the oemizer in the kitchen. Thanks.

Sure, I've got caught up with that carrier rom thing. Here it is:

OEM_rar_ppc_v3_8_b1_arm......................Pocket RAR v3.8 beta1


Edit and must be my settings....I've only got page 18 here...