Accessing Windows CE.NET 4.2 on Transonic PNA

Alvin · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 27, 2005 Posts: 9

How to access Windows desktop and more on Transonic PNA

The method :

Download the additional files required here: installation pack http://www.gpspassion.com/download/custom150e.zip
Connect the Transonic to your PC via ActiveSync and click 'explore'

Copy 'regedit.exe' from the .zip file and paste into \Windows\StartUp.
Now create a new folder on your Transonic
now Copy 'modified.reg' from zip file into the 'New Folder' folder on the device

Soft Reset your device using the stylus (unscrew the end of the stylus to reveal the reset pin!)

When the Transonic reboots it will automatically launch Regedit. Click 'File | Import' and then locate the 'New Folder' folder in the files and folders selection list and double click to open. You will see the 'modified.reg' file we copied in Step 4, double-click to import
(this part took a few atempts, because the navigon software will load if you are not quick enough, just do a soft restart if you don't manage it first time)
Locate regedit.exe in \Windows\StartUp. Cut this file and paste into \Windows\Programs .Copy 'showtaskbar.exe' from the .zip file and paste into \Windows\StartUp

Locate mnavdce.exe in the 'mnav' folder, right-click and select 'Create Shortcut'. Copy the 'Shortcut to and paste into \Windows\Desktop. Repeat this process for 'MP3Player.exe' located in \Windows

Finally, reset your device once more with the stylus and it will boot to the WinCE desktop with shortcuts to Mp3 player and Mobile Navigator applications. If you hold your stylus at the bottom left of the screen on the thin grey bar the WinCE taskbar will appear and you will gain access to the standard WinCE apps.

Regards

Alvin

lbendlin · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject:

Thanks alot. Let's hope this will also stop the folks that tried to sell this information on eBay.
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Alvin · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 27, 2005 Posts: 9

Additional to my first post here are some links for applications

Video Player = http://corecodec.org/frs/download.php/141/betaplayer.arm.cabs.STABLE.0.5.zip

and various apps = http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=20212

Regards

Alvin

tel33 · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 9:24 pm Post subject:

Hi there

I have downloaded the software to play the videos but dont seem to understand how to install it, can anyone help?

Cheers

tel33

zedhal · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 15

This is great thanks a lot,

This also now means that we can install other navigational software on these types of devices, such as TomTom.

tel33 · Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:

Dont worry I got it working in the end :-)

zedhal · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 15

Hello again, Although this is a nice breack through..

I still seem to be having problem with installing aplications, i tried instaling TomTom3 for Pocket pc, ok fair enough it mght be incompatible with win ce.

Though i have also tried installing win ce games and other apps but i keep geting an error saying:

filename.exe is not a valid Windows CE application.

Can any one hellp or provide further instructions on how to get around this.

Or is it that in this version of win ce that came one the Navigon device is not a full version of win ce whcih i doubth, although it might not have all the neccessary dll's file for other application isntolations.

On the other hand it might have to do with one of th reg files, not allowing any other applications to be installed, basicaly preventing from further instollations.

Either way can any one help me, plz, thank you all...

tel33 · Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:26 am Post subject:

You might have to put the program directly onto the Medion and run it from there if it does not work on the pc.

Some of the applications I noticed are for the PPC which runs PPC2002 etc.. so thet may not work anyway.

Hope this is of some help

tel33

druck · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 1:39 pm Post subject:

zedhal · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 15

Thanks for your help

It seems that you are quite right, as AygShell.dll and DocList.dll on my device seem to be corupt, could any one that might have WinCE be able to posible send me the two dll files named above for the compatible OS please.

Thank you

druck · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:34 pm Post subject:

Those DLLs should be contained in the ROM so will be restored after a hard reset. You also dont want to try replacing core DLLs with arbitary versions someone may send you.

I recommend you try doing a full backup of the PDA (with the built in software to a storage card, not ActiveSync), then hard resetting it, and restoring from backup. If that doesn't work, try a hard reset followed by reinstalling the software.

Cheers
---Dave

zedhal · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2005 Posts: 15

much appriciated, thanks a lot,

although i still havent had a chance to get my hands on any dll's yet.

markie76 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 6

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know how to flip the display orientation of Win CE on a Transonic 3002 so that instead of viewing it landscape you can view it portrait like on an ipaq?

Thanks.

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