[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] SilentlyScreaming:
OK, the reg is wiped clean to a default state after rebooting (At least I was already fairly certain of that, and the [HKLM\Loader\Systempath] path didn't exist just now when I turned on the GPS device.

I attempted to run ceFFM again, this time around using the apps button within WolfNCU, rather than the SHELLEX-LYG menu, with the Navi icon pointed to ceFFM,which instigated a first-time-run type process.

This time, no error regarding DLLs not found!

It rebooted, I ran ceFFM again, and I got our old friend

Error
Error reading Attributes

I decided to run ceFFM through the builtin menu again (shellex_lyg is the window name shown on the desktop), and the toolhelp.dll error returns.

Just to make sure, I opened up WolfNCU and re-ran ceFFM, which came back to the

Error
Error reading Attributes

again.

So, in conclusion, calling ceFFM from the device's menu results in the weird dll not found error, calling ceFFM from WolfNCU just the error reading attributes one. I'll try and look into that later on.

Final step in this test, going to the WinCE desktop, and running ceFFM.exe directly from there. I'm assuming it will result in one of the two errors encountered so far, and I'm hoping this will prove/backup a theory.

So... WinCE desktop, no programs listed as running (when you go to the desktop, the device's default menu appears to unloaded from memory. The toolhelp.dll error occurred.

So, WolfNCU menu somehow gets me closer to ceFFM working.

I'll edit this post if I remember what to do with the error reading attribs later on tonight, family life is calling right now!

[edit]

meant to say, I also tried loading WolfNCU directly from WinCE desktop, rather than through default menu interface, to check that the slightly more helpful error message would still be displayed when calling ceFFM. That is the case.

[edit2]

So, error reading attribs...

OK, I'm looking for a startup480x272.cemenu file within \ceFFM-0.3.3 folder, but only see startup.cemenu

Was this a change since 0.3.0? (btw, this second device is also a 480x272 resolution one)

In case it is the case that only the startup.cemenu is now supposed to exist, mine reads...

uggh. power cut

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root DPIx=96 DPIy=96 background="wallpapers\RedWallL.png">
<TablePanel name="main"
fromLeft=180 fromBottom=35 buttonWidth=64 buttonHeight=64
buttonImgW=64 buttonImgH=64
spacingX=5 spacingY=5
nextButton="buttons\bn.png" prevButton="buttons\bp.png"
buttonFontColor=255000255 buttonFontSize=8 >
<include script="favorites.cemenu" />
</TablePanel>
<VerticalLinePanel img="icons\transparent.png" fromLeft=0 width=160 fromBottom=25 buttonFontColor=255255000 buttonFontSize=24>
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\favorites.png" txt="Favorites" panel="main" script="favorites.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\favorites.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\navigation.png" txt="Navigation" panel="main" script="navigation.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\navigation.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\gpstools.png" txt="GPS Tools" panel="main" script="gpstools.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\gpstools.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\ceutils.png" txt="CE Utils" panel="main" script="ceutils.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\ceutils.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\gameapps.png" txt="Games" panel="main" script="games.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\gameapps.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\playerapps.png" txt="Players" panel="main" script="players.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\playerapps.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\officeapps.png" txt="Office Apps" panel="main" script="officeapps.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\officeapps.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\internetapps.png" txt="Network" panel="main" script="network.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\internetapps.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
<ReloadPanelButton img="icons\extras.png" txt="Extras" panel="main" script="extras.cemenu" group="derMainSwitch" imgPushed="icons\extras.png" fontColorPushed=255255255 pushed="ya-ya!" height=24 width=160 imgWidth=35 imgHeight=32 />
</VerticalLinePanel>
<HorizontalLinePanel img="bars\bottom-0.3.0.png" fromBottom=0 height=35>
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=150 />
<Button img="icons\usb.png" action="mscripts\USBModeToggle.mscr" height=36 width=24 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=6 />
<Button img="icons\wifi.png" action="mscripts\WiFiToggle.mscr"" height=36 width=24 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=6 />
<Button img="icons\bluetooth.png" action="mscripts\BluetoothToggle.mscr" height=36 width=24 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=6 />
<Button img="icons\ceRdisp2.png" action="mscripts\RemoteDisplay.mscr" height=48 width=48 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=18 />
<Button img="icons\rotate.png" action="helpers\CeScreenRotate.exe" height=36 width=24 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=6 />
<Button img="icons\taskbar.png" action="mscripts\TaskbarToggle.mscr" height=36 width=24 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=6 />
<Button img="icons\keyboard.png" action="helpers\SipTool.exe" height=36 width=24 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=6 />
<Button img="icons\restart.png" action="helpers\CeSoftReset.exe" height=36 width=24 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=6 />
<ExitButton img="icons\exit.png" height=36 width=24 />
<Button img="icons\transparent.png" action="helpers\DoNothing.exe" height=36 width=6 />
<Button img="icons\poweroff.png" action="helpers\CePowerOff.exe" height=36 width=24 />
</HorizontalLinePanel>
</root>

OK, reading back, maybe 0.3.2 was where startup.cemenu became the one file only?

my ceFFM.ini currently reads as (again, all comments stripped for brevity, oh and I think the only setting in here I manually changed was the autostart at bootup - until ceFFM works and appears stable, I'm asking for trouble to autoload it I think :) )

SystemBackedUp=1
[User Settings]
BackupSystem=1
Verbose=0
EnableSpeech=1
Uninstall=0
AutoStartCeFFMAtBootTime=0
UseCeLaunchAppsAtBootTime=0
UseCeLaunchAppsAtBootTimeDelay=0
ExtendCE=1
EnableHibernate=0
OptimizeStorageMemory=0
PreserveStorageMemory=0
RedirectShellFolders=0
ExtendNLS=0
ExtendTZ=0
EnableAutoDST=1
DefaultTZ=
ForceNETCF35=0
ForceActiveSync=0
EnableBTHIDSVC=1
EnableBTAGSVC=1
EnableScreenSounds=0
UseCeFFMWallpaper=0
FingerKeyboard=0
DrWatson=1
CleanupDumpDirectory=1
CleanupRegistry=0
JetcetPrint=0
EveVM=0
MiTACForceTMC=1
[General]
DependLaunchIndex=14001E00
FileViewers=4
Java VM=0
FM Transmitter=0
USB-Mode=Serial_Class
CeOriginalWallpaper=\SDMMC\MEDIA\PICTURES\295074_10151506427710277_777625276_23639028_237740924_N.JPG
CeAutoDST=0
CeDefaultTimeZone=China Standard Time
[Screensounds]
Key=2
Screen=2
[Shellfolders]
Application Data=\Äàííûå ïðèëîæåíèé
Desktop=\Windows\Ðàáî÷èé ñòîë
Favorites=\Windows\Èçáðàííîå
Fonts=\Windows\Øðèôòû
My Documents=\Ìîè äîêóìåíòû
Program Files=\Ôàéëû ïðîãðàìì
Programs=\Windows\Ïðîãðàììû
Recent=\Windows\Íåäàâíèå
StartUp=\Windows\Àâòîçàãðóçêà
Windows=\Windows
[Redirected Shellfolders]
My Documents=
Application Data=
Fonts=
Favorites=
StartUp=
Desktop=
[License Level]
toolhelp=0
aygshell=0
ole32=1
wceload=1
imgfactory=1
netcf=1
btagsvc=0
bthidsvc=0
drwatson=0
[Locations]
ExternalDriveName=\SDMMC
InternalDriveName=
InternalDriveFolder=\ceFFM-0.3.3
InstallFolder=\ceFFM-0.3.3\installation
[Brand/Model and/or Device Type]
Magellan=0
Pioneer=0
MiTAC=0
Nowada=0
YF=0
Apical=0
Becker=0
Blaupunkt Lucca=0
Panasonic=0
Sanyo=0
Sony=0
GoPAL=0
[Default Players]
.mp2=\Residentflash2\app\music.exe
.mp3=\Residentflash2\app\music.exe
.mp4=\Residentflash2\app\music.exe
[Default Viewers]
.pdf=\Windows\"\SDMMC\program files\winCE6soft\Readers\FoxitReader.exe"
.jpg=\Residentflash2\app\music.exe
.jpeg=\Residentflash2\app\music.exe
.png=\Residentflash2\app\music.exe
[Java VM]
[Backups]
SystemBackupFile=\SDMMC\ceFFM-0.3.3\save\CE\010512144442.snp
[Processed]
FingerKeyboardInstalled=0
ShellfoldersRedirected=0
EveVMInstalled=0
JetcetPrinterDriverInstalled=0
TimeZoneChanged=0
AutoDSTChanged=0
ScreenSoundsDisabled=0
CEWallpaperChanged=0
DrWatsonStopped=0
FileViewersInstalled=0
[Configuration]
LastModified=1336169398

I appreciate you're away from home, so I'm not expecting anything back anytime soon, just thought I'd update the thread with what has happened since changing devices. If any tests/contents of files could be useful, as ever, just let me know.