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Since the author of this Windows Mobile Smartphone (and also for Pocket PC, do a Google search) took his site down for renovation it is nearly impossible to find the CAB link for this handy freeware smartphone registry editor. Most Moto Q owners will tell you that the MSI installer doesn't work properly, and you need to install it via CAB file, transferred onto your device or storage card via ActiveSync. To avoid all the hunting and dead links, here is that .CAB file for PHMRegEdit:
PHMRegEdit for Windows Mobile Smartphone CAB file
Enjoy!
Here is a foolproof "how to" guide to getting ALL the content of YouTube (not just the very limited content of YouTube Mobile, which still doesn't run on all Windows Smartphones) to run on your Motorola Q, but can be adapted for other Windows Smartphones. This is culled from wading through many forums and trial and error, as not all of the posted methods work, especially on a Verizon Moto Q, as Verizon tends to keep their phones more locked than some other carriers.
I've put everything in one place, including the files needed for download, as wading through the various methods and hundreds of posts is time consuming and finding everything in one place is like finding a needle in a haystack. Thanks to the good peeps at the Everything Q forums for sharing this information, and thanks to those who developed the files/work around, as Windows doesn't handle java or Flash natively, as do other platforms, so when you try to open YouTube on your Moto Q, you get a Windows Media file handling error. So, without further ado, here is the distilled and easy (please comment or email me if you have any questions, or still don't understand how to do this) version of getting YouTube to run on a Moto Q:
Download YouTube Mobile Tools for Windows Smartphone using the link below:
YouTube Tools for Windows Smartphone & Motorola Q - Download
How To Install:
2. There will be 2 folders there, the CAB and the DLL.
3. You will upload the .cab file on your Q (or other smartphone) using ActiveSync, place it anywhere on your Q but I prefer to place it on your Storage Card for future use.
4. After you placed the .CAB file on your Q, locate it via File Manager, install it like the way you install any .cab files before.
5. It should be successful before proceeding to the next step.
6. See it there's a new icon on your Q that says "Streaming Media", if its visible then you successfully installed the cab file.
7. Do not run yet the Streaming Media application.
8. Next, go back to your desktop where you extracted the YouTube Tools, go to the DLL folder that contains some .dll binary files that we need to placed on your Q.
9. Select all the DLLs on your Windows Explorer, Ctrl+C to copy all files on the clipboard.
10. On your Q, browse to \Windows directory.
11. Ctrl+V from there to copy the files from the clipboard.
12. If the system asks you if you like to override existing file. Please select NO
13. That's it, go to http://m.youtube.com and select a sample video to play.
14. The selected video will AUTOMATICALLY be played on Streaming Media application that you installed on step #4.
Useful? Let me know!
- IKEA Hacker - I am a fan of IKEA (for some things) and my computer desk is a small IKEA unit that I too have modded to suit my needs.
- Perwoll Black Magic Detergent - Now available in the USA. Gentle and earth friendly, it actually enhances dark hued fabrics so your favorite black clothes and dark jeans stay that way!
- Lifehacker Code: Updated Better Gmail [Firefox Extension]
