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Installing Applications (Apps) on your Device.


* Download the file to your PC.


If it ends in .zip or .rar:
* extract them (winrar)


If the file ends in .exe:
* connect your device to the PC via USB cable to Active Sync;
* Double click the .exe file;
* Installation will begin. Follow onscreen PC instructions.
* Finish installation on your device by selecting where you want to install the file (device/storage) and tap "install";
* click OK and soft-reset your device - done!


If the file ends in .cab:
* connect your device to the PC via USB cable to Active Sync;
* From ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center click to explore / browse contents of your device;
* Copy .cab file from PC loacation and paste into Phone's storage card or My Documents on Device;
* Disconnect Phone from PC;
* Through your phone's File Explorer, locate the new .cab file;
* Tap on it;
* Choose installation location (device/storage card) and tap "install";
* Click OK and soft-reset your device - done!


(* you can safely delete the .cab file from your device, if you are short on storage. Personally, I created a folder on my storage card "Cabs" from which I can quickly install all my applications, in case of a hard-reset in the future.)

Thanks A2M.  Good tutorial. :)

Excellent tutorial.  Its very easy to udnerstand.

I always thought we should make something like this but I'm a bad explain-er.  Good work.

How about posting this one at alltouchpro.com also? It's a great tutorial.

Feel free Tkima.  If it is copy and pasted make sure to give A2M credit please.

good tutorial, but i have problems with all the games (files) i try to download
there is always some errors
hope i get any help :)

sure. But we'll need more details:
What's the full name of the file?
What error do you get?

Full name: Goldfish.cab
Error: (well im not good to translate it to english, but i try :P)
There was a fail in MyGoldfish.exe.
choose shutdown, and then genstart the program, or choose details for more info.

The program needs a newer version of Microsoft(R) .NET Compact Framework than this version, which is installed.

Some programs are not compatible with MS 6.1 and will give you this exeption.
This looks to me however, as if you don't have .net compact framework 3.5 installed.

To intall it, you need to connect your phone to the pc and install the 3.5 through the pc

ok..
could i get a link ?!
im very bad to find pages to download.. :/

Search is your friend!
The more you use it, the better you get at it!

Just Google: ".net compact framework 3.5"
It's the very first link!

You will find a lot of usefull apps in  our Master Applications thread: http://www.alltouchpro2.com/index.php?topic=120.0
.net compact framework is the very first on in the list.

Check out our Search feature for the forum as well. It's on the top bar and responds great!

I dont know what I am doing wrong but everytime I attempt to install a .exe file my phone doesnt give me the option to let it install it on the phone

can you tell me which .exe file you are trying to install?
 
Maybe it's the app? If not, we'll try a step by step.

Thanks for helping! Hm.. I cant recall which one I was installing. I've tried a couple and it did not work. So this might be a dumb question but not ALL .exe files work right? Either way the apps I was trying to install came from sites like "freewarepocketpc" When I find it I'll see if you can help me out. Thanks again

hi everyone ,,,, im sooo lost i know ive seen it somewhere on this site and in my searches but i would like to know the cab address so i can download it please  thx u :'(

Hi, welcome to the forum.

What application are you trying to find the cab address for?

:) thx u glad to be here... well im trying to add walpapers and add some of the cool apps to this phone and i found to cab file i needed to download pocketgoogle.cab BUT!!!! when i put it on my pc it save it as a set up needing to be opened via explorer... so its making me want to give up .. i added the personalizer just fine with out this cab file but nothing else so im lost

you'll want to move cab files directly to your phone and install them there. Don't open them on the pc.

Is it this one? http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-pocket-google-1-0.html

Here's a URL you can type directly into phone's browser to download: http://www.pocketpcfreeware.mobi/download-pocket-google-1-0.html

BTW: This is a VERY old app - from 2006. The screen shots aren't even valid any more, and I doubt it will display properly on the TP2's resolution.

You might be happier with Bing:
http://www.discoverbing.com/mobile/

Yes I second the Bing app.  Pretty useful.

awesome thx u very much i stayed up till 7am (wow) adding it i FINALLY got it  ;) but now im trying to do the tf3d full screen this is going to be a challenge but ill get it i hope  ???

is there anyway to uninstall a cab file?

Cab files are only the containers that hold the installation files for the application you install on the phone.

To remove an application, go to Settings/System/Remove Programs. Highlight the program you want to uninstall and then click Remove.

To get rid of the cab file, simply hold your finger or stylus on the cab file. A menu will appear - click on Delete.

That's it.