I just got a Cingular 2125 Smartphone that's running WM 5.0 with a 2.2"
QVGA screen. I've been on Smarthone.net trying to dowload and install
some freeware applications just to see how the installation process
works. Two that I downloaded were .exe files and after installing them
on my laptop I synced my phone and they installed fine. But almost
everything else I've tried to download doesn't have any executable file
to load. Mostly .cab files that I have no idea what to do with. Some
of the things I'd like to do with my phone are change the layout of the
homescreen, install new themes, and load some utilities like todo and
alarm/stopwatch software. Does the application have to be specifically
compatible with WM 5.0? I assumed applications written for SP 2002 and
newer would be included in the WM 5.0 compatability list. Am I wrong?
The phone company's no help, neither is the documentation that came
with the phone or the help on the website. Can someone tell me how to
do what I need?

Copy the .cab files to the phone. You can do it from "My Computer." Once
the file is on the phone use File Manager on the phone to "run" the .cab
file. That should install the program.

Hope that helps.

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John A. Wolf
Email / Windows Live Messenger: jawlaw********.com


"elorahd" <elorahd******.com> wrote in message
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>I just got a Cingular 2125 Smartphone that's running WM 5.0 with a 2.2"
> QVGA screen. I've been on Smarthone.net trying to dowload and install
> some freeware applications just to see how the installation process
> works. Two that I downloaded were .exe files and after installing them
> on my laptop I synced my phone and they installed fine. But almost
> everything else I've tried to download doesn't have any executable file
> to load. Mostly .cab files that I have no idea what to do with. Some
> of the things I'd like to do with my phone are change the layout of the
> homescreen, install new themes, and load some utilities like todo and
> alarm/stopwatch software. Does the application have to be specifically
> compatible with WM 5.0? I assumed applications written for SP 2002 and
> newer would be included in the WM 5.0 compatability list. Am I wrong?
> The phone company's no help, neither is the documentation that came
> with the phone or the help on the website. Can someone tell me how to
> do what I need?
>