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How To Overwrite Windows Files??? (Home Screen PNGs Etc..), I have tried everything I can think of..

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MetalSlug

Nov 29 2007, 01:12

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I have tried everything I can think of and I still can't figure out how to overwrite the homescreen PNGs in the /Windows/ folder. I saw that many others are having the same issue.

Turning off Read Only does nothing but revert right back to Read Only and you can't rename or move the PNGs.

I have tried changing the Home Screen display then restarting the phone so it did not use any of the files I would be replacing and I still had no luck.

My phone is App unlocked also.

If anyone can give any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Steven P

the_matrixx

Nov 29 2007, 02:24

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QUOTE(MetalSlug @ Nov 28 2007, 19:12)

I've posted this in a few places. I was having the same problems so I decided to make a cab file out of them. This worked. I've attached a cab file with a green theme.

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Neo_Green.cab.zip ( 560.71K ) Number of downloads: 52

MetalSlug

Nov 29 2007, 02:28

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Is there any way to easily edit the CAB so I can create my own themes?

trickinit

Nov 29 2007, 02:47

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QUOTE(MetalSlug @ Nov 28 2007, 19:28)

Is there any way to easily edit the CAB so I can create my own themes?

That's exactly what I'm trying to figure out.

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MetalSlug

Nov 29 2007, 03:05

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I found a nice CAB creator though it is only a free trial but I am thinking about buying it.

http://www.ocpsoftware.com/products.php?nm=cecabmgr

Edit: Just realized its $99, I think I will use my last 18 trys (it gives you 20 total) VERY wisely.

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hamsuplo

Nov 29 2007, 03:47

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Are you trying to copy the files to the Windows folder using the built in file explorer and via ActiveSync? Those two options would not work. You will need a 3rd party file explorer. I use Resco Explorer but I believe the freeware Total Commander would also work. Give those a try if you haven't already.

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Nov 29 2007, 04:52

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QUOTE(MetalSlug @ Nov 29 2007, 10:28)

Is there any way to easily edit the CAB so I can create my own themes?

You can extract contents of a CAB file plus INF using MSCEInf (freeware)
http://www.codeppc.com/telechargements/msceinf/msceinf.htm

Edit the INF in Notepad then recompile the CAB using CabWizSP.
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?act=attach...st&id=17557

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trickinit

Nov 29 2007, 18:54

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QUOTE(gpcarreon (MVP) @ Nov 28 2007, 21:52)

Worked great, thanks!

axv91

Dec 5 2007, 18:30

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does anyone have a .cab for all the icons.... i don't kno how to make a cab, i only kno how to edit

axv91

Dec 7 2007, 21:41

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bump....sry im going crazy here ... i can't overwrite the files in windows, i can't change my icons

.... please help

badbob001

Dec 7 2007, 22:03

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QUOTE(axv91 @ Dec 7 2007, 16:41)

bump....sry im going crazy here ... i can't overwrite the files in windows, i can't change my icons

.... please help

You can't overwrite files over activesync. You have to copy the files to a temp location and use a file manager on the device to copy the files over the old ones. Not sure if the built-in file manager would work but works fine with resco explorer.

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