installing programs using activesync without administrator rights

[discord]

Hello,

I jsut got my axim and wish to use it with the computer at school to install apps and such. I cannot however install activsync 4.1 as i do not have an administrator account. I can install normal apps to certain areas on the computer does anybody know how I can use activesync or install apps without it?


and when i connect it via usb it says
You must be a member of the Administrators group on this computer to install this hardware.

anybody know a hack to get around the admin account or another way i can use activesync/ axim

[spunker88]

Can usb mass storage devices work on your schools pcs. They usually work, because people use them to save work on. IE: flash drives. If flash drives work on ur schools pcs install activesync to the flash drive at home. You can try copying the C:/Prog Files/Micorosoft Activesync folder to the flash drive. Then take the drive to school and open WCESMgr.exe If that doesnt work, maybe the Cd will help install AS to a flash drive.

My school has lousy security software. It lets you get to CTRL ALT DEL, and then you can close out the security.

[nerdy_me]

Originally Posted by spunker88

Can usb mass storage devices work on your schools pcs. They usually work, because people use them to save work on. IE: flash drives. If flash drives work on ur schools pcs install activesync to the flash drive at home. You can try copying the C:/Prog Files/Micorosoft Activesync folder to the flash drive. Then take the drive to school and open WCESMgr.exe If that doesnt work, maybe the Cd will help install AS to a flash drive.

My school has lousy security software. It lets you get to CTRL ALT DEL, and then you can close out the security.

Oh my god! What's the name of the security software?

[Gigi]

Originally Posted by spunker88

Can usb mass storage devices work on your schools pcs. They usually work, because people use them to save work on. IE: flash drives. If flash drives work on ur schools pcs install activesync to the flash drive at home. You can try copying the C:/Prog Files/Micorosoft Activesync folder to the flash drive. Then take the drive to school and open WCESMgr.exe If that doesnt work, maybe the Cd will help install AS to a flash drive.

Have you actually tried this? I would think an installation of AS would involve a lot of registry entries, etc., but I really don't know... Just curious if you got it working this way.

discord, if spunker88's way doesn't work, I would suggest you get a hold of the CAB files for the apps you want to install. Just copy them over to memory card using a card reader and then install directly from your device by tapping on the file. You can find a number of CAB files from sites such as http://www.freecabs.de/. Vendor sites also sometimes offer the CAB version of their software for download.

[drowe]

Gigi is right, the only way you can install apps is from cabs that you'll probably have to get at home. There isn't any way to install AS or hardware without an administrative account.

[discord]

I know wctivesync wont work from the flash drive, caus eyou still need a driver to connect to the pda. its strange they didnt make these things like a mass storage device so you could just copy files onto them without a driver. anyways that wouldnt work as i need cab files and all these things are packaged as exe files. I run linux at home and have not had luck with activesync and wine although i hear version 3.71 nay wirj. does anybody know where i can find a copy of that version of AS? Or know of a way to extract the cab files from the exe files without activesync?

[Ciainc]

I hope you really appreciate this my friend ;-) I signed up to answer it.


What can I say I used to love messing with every school network I ever used ;-)


What the guy suggested with simply putting it on a flash drive *may* work...sometimes you get lucky and programs create their own reg entries again when run.....Possibly it won't. You may also need some .dll librarys from C:\windows\system and C:\windows\system32

The good news is you can get round this - it's likely not to be too hard... Though sometimes It can be a pain.

For a start download regmon and filemon (this is the easiest way to do it)

And run them as you install the program (keep it running while you configure your device as well). Then export the file as a .reg and pop it on your USB stick as well.

Also run fileman during the install to spot all the .dlls the program places outside the application directory. Luckily these files tend to work just as well if you dump them in the application directory. So put them there. (if there are still errors on your school computer then you may have to attempt to copy them to the right folder (if in doubt copy to both of them) on the Uni computer).

Then when you insert the flash card:

1. Run the .reg file, it'll say do you want to integrate this into the registry bla bla. Click yes or ok or whatever it is.

2. Attempt to run the program from the USB stick. This may now succeed.

if it fails then

3. Copy the folder over to C:\program files\Microsoft Activesync\

Attempt again.

4. If you get any .dll errors then copy the relevent .dll to both system and system32 (easier than figuring out which it is) and try again.

5. If this still doesn't work then throw a fit of maniac rage pick up the monitor and throw it out of a window. This won't help you solve your problem. But it may make you feel better about your inadequecies.

6. Once you've got it installed it may be an idea to goto 'start' -->'run' then type 'msconfig' (if this doesn't work simply right click on a shortcut goto properties and change it to msconfig apply then click on the shortcut. If right click is disabled highlight the shortcut then use Alt + Enter to get properties that way). If all that fails browse to C:\windows\system32\ and find msconfig.exe manually. Once you've done that edit the bootup to remove activesync from it if it's there......Wouldn't want to key everyone onto your changes.......It may be your network won't save the registry changes between sessions anyway...still covering your tracks is safest.

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Installing without activesync:

Yes it's possible. There are a few ways. I'm still having problems figuring out how to use a non default directory way....anyway this is how to do it (if your admin has left you such privilages).


Download the program's install. If you've directly got the .cab file great. Copy it to an SD card and slot that into your PDA. If your computer doesn't have an SD card slot you may need a USB card reader (if it's plug and play then all should be well).

Else run the install program (if you hit administrative rights problems then you'll have to play with the registry but I'm not going to tell you how as you may get in a LOT of problem for that kind of thing). If you get rights violations when trying to install it direct it to the computer's temporary directory - you MUST have right privilages in that directory for the computer to function normally.

Anyway then browse to the install directory find the cabs and copy them accross.

On your PDA all you have to do then is run the cabs. They'll install to the default directory. It's probibly possible to play with the cab files to direct them to install to the memory card or something............donno never had to play with it.


Hope that helps mate.

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