Tutorial: Adding Registry Entries to your Rom (RGU Method)

[boggsie]

Paging: rstoyguy

A little bit off topic, but this is the closest (on topic) thread of yours.

I used CeRegistryEditor to extract the values in question.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TodayAgenda]
"FontSize"=dword:FFFFFFFF

I run that through the rgu to xml application:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<wap-provisioningdoc>
  <!--
Today Agenda
 -->
  <characteristic type="Registry">
    <characteristic type="HKCU\Software\TodayAgenda" translation="filesystem">
      <parm name="FontSize" datatype="integer" value="4294967295" />
    </characteristic>
  </characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

I name the file _setup.xml and use makecab to create RegSetting.cab

There are a number of other settings that are in the xml, too - but this is the one that is preventing the cab from installing properly.

Any thoughts that you might have are certainly welcome and appreciated.

Best regards,
-boggsie

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by boggsie

Paging: rstoyguy

A little bit off topic, but this is the closest (on topic) thread of yours.

I used CeRegistryEditor to extract the values in question.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TodayAgenda]
"FontSize"=dword:FFFFFFFF

I run that through the rgu to xml application:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<wap-provisioningdoc>
  <!--
Today Agenda
 -->
  <characteristic type="Registry">
    <characteristic type="HKCU\Software\TodayAgenda" translation="filesystem">
      <parm name="FontSize" datatype="integer" value="4294967295" />
    </characteristic>
  </characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

There are a number of other settings that are in the xml, too - but this is the one that is preventing the cab from installing properly.

Any thoughts that you might have are certainly welcome and appreciated.

Best regards,
-boggsie

And this is well out of the range of the integer value...2147483647

You need to use base64 for this and xml. I'm trying to finger it out now. (learning/googling) A quick call to the colonel may help as he uses the same method when defining binary data in his themes...
Example: the "Manilla Theme" in ppcgeek_oem.rar

[boggsie]

Originally Posted by rstoyguy

And this is well out of the range of the integer value...2147483647

You need to use base64 for this and xml. I'm trying to finger it out now. (learning/googling) A quick call to the colonel may help as he uses the same method when defining binary data in his themes...
Example: the "Manilla Theme" in ppcgeek_oem.rar

Thanks for the pointer to the Manilla Theme provxml ...

So I presume that this entry

<parm name="FontSize" datatype="integer" value="4294967295" />

becomes as follows

<parm name="FontSize" value="/////w==" datatype="binary" />

... after converting the original HEX FFFFFFFF to Base64, using this:

http://www.batchconverter.com/66763.zip

Careful, though - I think it has a trojan in the installer ... Kapersky denied the trojan (or so it said =8^o ) and the app works perfectly.

Unfortunately, TodayAgenda doesn't appear to like the non-integer/hex registry entry.

EDIT: After correcting the parm name to FontSize ... it appears to have worked like a charm.

Best regards,
-boggsie

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by boggsie

Paging: rstoyguy

A little bit off topic, but this is the closest (on topic) thread of yours.

I used CeRegistryEditor to extract the values in question.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TodayAgenda]
"FontSize"=dword:FFFFFFFF

I run that through the rgu to xml application:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<wap-provisioningdoc>
  <!--
Today Agenda
 -->
  <characteristic type="Registry">
    <characteristic type="HKCU\Software\TodayAgenda" translation="filesystem">
      <parm name="FontSize" datatype="integer" value="4294967295" />
    </characteristic>
  </characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

Any thoughts that you might have are certainly welcome and appreciated.

Best regards,
-boggsie

I found a program at xda-developers that does quite abit as far as converting .reg to .xml. It converted your setting to

 
 
<wap-provisioningdoc>
<!-- *** COMMENTS *** -->
   <characteristic type="Registry">
      <characteristic type="HKCU\Software\TodayAgenda" translation="filesystem">
         <parm name="FontSize" value="-1" datatype="integer"/>
      </characteristic>
   </characteristic>
</wap-provisioningdoc>

Here is the thread. It even does the binary type like I'm looking for, by far the most advanced I've seen. Just rename your RGU to REG and go for it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390846

Edit: When running the program, click "Cab & Copy" tab up top, then the option in the lower left will do all the dirty work...

[denasqu]

Great tutorial!

I actually do not have a single question.... yet!

[denasqu]

Okay, now I do have a question...

I think I've got a handle on adding and changing registry entries but can you delete registry entries when you cook a ROM?

I want to get rid of the Cube in my ROM and I figure I can just set EnableCube = 0 but I'm curious about whether I could just clean up the unnecessary registry entries since I'll be deleting the related files anyway.

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by denasqu

Okay, now I do have a question...

I think I've got a handle on adding and changing registry entries but can you delete registry entries when you cook a ROM?

I want to get rid of the Cube in my ROM and I figure I can just set EnableCube = 0 but I'm curious about whether I could just clean up the unnecessary registry entries since I'll be deleting the related files anyway.

Yes you can...

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Inbox\Settin gs]

Add a "-" after the bracket to delete that key. You can zero values, but I have only seen keys deleted.

[boggsie]

Originally Posted by rstoyguy

Yes you can...

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Inbox\Settin gs]

Add a "-" after the bracket to delete that key. You can zero values, but I have only seen keys deleted.

It appears that the delete mechansim only works for that key, if there aren't any sub-keys present.

Can you confirm or am I doing something wrong?

For example, I want to completely remove all of the existing internet favorites and insert mine ... in an OEM, using RGU.

I was hoping to use the following, with the desired result that this key and every sub-key would be removed / deleted. This is not happening.

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavoritesEntries]

So, with PPCKitchen, I would need to use:

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavoritesEntries\AccuWeather]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavoritesEntries\Sprint Power Deck]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavoritesEntries\NFL Mobile]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavoritesEntries\Windows Mobile Extras]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavoritesEntries\WindowsMedia.com]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavoritesEntries\Windows Live]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FavoritesEntries\Explore Windows Mobile]

Actually, I am rebuilding now, but if it doesn't work I am hoping to get a head start on the proper approach. Without using provxml.

Best regards,
-boggsie

EDIT 1: I wanted to ask for a favor: Can you drop the latest version of the program you linked to above in your ftp folder here at geeks? I can't get to rapidshare for a couple of days and I forgot to put this on my SD card. Thanks for your consideration.

Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=390846
Prog: http://rapidshare.com/files/13014198...v0.7.85.PE.rar

EDIT 2: Hrm ... the "[- ]" I tried above didn't work. I wonder if you have to do that for each key value and then for the key?