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Old June 27th, 2008, 02:39 PM
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Default Is it possible to reconfigure Windows Ce 5.0 Core?

Hello everybody,

I have GPS Nokia with Windows CE 5.0 Core. It has integrated navigation system and it's searching Route 66 by default as navigator.

The system gives the ability also to read photos and videos.

However, i want that the system can execute every program compatible with Windows CE 5.0 Core. Also other navigators, that are installed on the SD.

Any advice is appreciated

Thank YOU!
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Old June 27th, 2008, 02:58 PM
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Yes this is possible, basically, when the device boots it will be being forced to boot up your Navigation system using a registry key. You need to locate this key and remove it.

It will be similar to

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init]
"Launch10"="shell.exe"
"Launch20"="device.exe"
"Depend20"=hex:0a,00
"Launch30"="gwes.exe"
"Depend30"=hex:14,00

So Launch30 will probably be your application, so just delete that one. A standard mobile registry editor should let you do this, but getting it connected to the PC is usually the issue. Most devices have weird soft buttons that can be held during a re-boot to pause boot and allow you to connect.

These is also another small application that you can get to show/hide the windows task bar on these devices to allow you to run your applications full screen (As Tom Tom won't and your taskbar will always be onscreen so when you tap the bottom you get windows interfearance)
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Old July 2nd, 2008, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by markmcgookin
Yes this is possible, basically, when the device boots it will be being forced to boot up your Navigation system using a registry key. You need to locate this key and remove it.

It will be similar to

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init]
"Launch10"="shell.exe"
"Launch20"="device.exe"
"Depend20"=hex:0a,00
"Launch30"="gwes.exe"
"Depend30"=hex:14,00

So Launch30 will probably be your application, so just delete that one. A standard mobile registry editor should let you do this, but getting it connected to the PC is usually the issue. Most devices have weird soft buttons that can be held during a re-boot to pause boot and allow you to connect.

These is also another small application that you can get to show/hide the windows task bar on these devices to allow you to run your applications full screen (As Tom Tom won't and your taskbar will always be onscreen so when you tap the bottom you get windows interfearance)
Actually you need gwes.exe to run any windowed applications on your device. gwes is the graphical windows and events system. The init key just laynches whatever you have as init on boot. Thats all. What exactly are you trying to do because you post didn't make any sense to me?
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