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[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] HackMimic:
u guys are awesome. hella sucked when i exchanged my hd7 for a new one cause the old one had dead pixels. i had the old one unlocked and relocked it for return. when i got the replacement i found they removed everything. this is a life saver.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] IVIadness:
You guys rock thanks for this!!!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Jaxbot:
For people confused, I put together a video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozyq-PMD7g&feature=player_embedded

Though, I personally didn't find it too loathsome ;) Thanks to everyone for putting this together, I had the ChevronWP7.exe but the .cer slipped my mind ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] IVIadness:
Go to start and click on run or in win7 in the search box type notepad, then paste that full path and save as .txt once its saved rightclick and rename .txt to .reg then double click hit yes yes to all the promtes then reboot should do it.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] abotelho:
Thank you for the certificate! Thank you very much!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kangu:
What if I skipped that step, but everything worked out?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] akachay:
thank you!!!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Talys:
If it works, don't fix it :)

Remember the WP7 dev tools will add this registry entry. If you want to see if the registry entry is there:

1. Click start

2. type regedit (just hit enter on win 7, for xp use start -> run -> regedit.exe)

3. Expand Computer

4. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

5. Expand SOFTWARE

6. Expand Microsoft

7. Look for WindowsPhone (<-- No space, so probably after Windows Search)

8. If it's not there, the registry entry wasn't installed.

9. If it is, Expand, and look for ProxyPorts

10. Look for the DeviceReg DWORD.

If you want to manually create the entry, just follow steps 1-6. If WindowsPhone isn't there, right click Microsoft and select New Key, type WindowsPhone (NO SPACE).

Then right click WindowsPhone and select New Key -> ProxyPorts

Finally, click ProxyPorts, right clic the right hand panel, selectNew DWORD (32-bit) and give it the value that's posted above.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kdj67f:
Changing the properties of this folder

AND

the Hosts file is imperative to get the unlocker to work again. Can not state how important this is.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] domelsnake:
I did this but every single time when I come back to do this again the READ-ONLY check box is checked again. I am talking about etc folder as the hosts file is ok.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Diggia:
@ shaji007 & NuMbErSeVeN

now i'm working with Win 7 but later i'll work with XP so i can try to apply your suggestions, for the moment...THX !

of course i keep you update ;)

EDIT

The Hosts files inside the folder ETC are all READ-ONLY unchecked but the folders ETC is Read Only checked. i'm trying to modify the properties of this folder and then click "apply" and close the properties window. If i click again on folder properties, i see it is READ ONLY checked...again !?!?

Just few days ago i was able to unlock my LG without any kind of problems...but now i am not able to unlock again my device with XP and with Windows 7 also. (YES, i have problem with Win 7 also: "Sorry, i'm having trouble communication with the phone.- Please make sure it's connected using usb. -Please start the Zune application")

So I really think the problem is inside my.....my LG :((
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] atmonline:
anyway it will stop working on your next windows update. source:http://www.chevronwp7.com/
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] :
Does this mean the operating system is for nothing more than social networking!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] chillta:
I cant get Chevron to work with my windows 7. a friend sitting next to me is perfect capable of unlocking my device (pretty mucht the same setup), but if i start chevron, it will give me the often mentioned error, or crashing complete. anyway, after it throws the error, it crashes allways.

debugging with visual stuido was not very helpfull, it labeld the error a socket problem. we went to the hosts file, saw that the chevron adds

0.0.175.254	developerservices.windowsphone.com

to hosts. if this remains in the file, chevron will imediatly crash when hitten the unlock button. if we remove it, chevron will try to unlock, throw the error and write this line again, then crashing.

at that point i came here reading the posts about unchecking read only for the host file. so if i got this correct, chevron emulates the ms server. how comes this strange ip? shouldnt it be localhost? (we tried that, no success). the files are all writeable (also tried read only).

i thought about other programmes blocking the ports, but it does not seem so.

any thoughts on that?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NuMbErSeVeN:
Hi,

Anybody have successfully unlocked his phone with Chevron Unlocker in this last few days?

I'm doing like I have always do, but this time is not working. Anybody knows anything?

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kawgirlval69:
still unlocking.....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] tvailment:
You might try turning off your virus scanner and/or firewall.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kwill:
Just tried the modded exe and when it starts to install I get error saying setup could not install the following component .NET Framework 4 Multi-Targeting Pack.

edit*** Figured out my problem. You have to be sure to run the exe from a command prompt window because you have to use the (space)/web in order for it download the necessary files to complete installation. See here as it's explained a little more clearly http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2010/05/02/10005980.aspx.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] nirvanahh:
THX， I'll try it on my hd2 as the WP7 for HD2 had been released
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] BikerCVG:
I just added about 20 ringtones, 5 at a time... Wish I could add all 200 that I have but better then nothing...

Thanks guys for your good work....

Is there a way to also add to the text and email alerts???? They all sound the same...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] simbadogg:
Posted a reply a few days ago, but haven't heard anything...

But is anyone experiencing the problem with the phone relocking with a few hours? I'm having this problem every time i unlocked and install the flashlight app.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] FatTrousers:
Wrong topic
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] tkpamorn:
Thank You for good work
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] julianpitt:
Unlocker not working

Can anyone help as to why the chevron unlocker wont open anymore? or at least post a link to a post that can help? every time i try to connect my phone and run zune i get the error message saying my phone is not connected or zune is not open.

I have been able to open it in the past but these past few days i've had no luck.

Also thank to the developers for this program :)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] romskii:
There is no unlock, because after i click unlock button the application doesn't react and windows cloeses it
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] jakov_zg:
I have the same problem for 2 days, before it was all ok????
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] domineus:
chevron unlock failing for hd2? For dvp and any other device I've thrown at it, I've been unlocked in seconds

hosts constantly writes the developer services file, blanking it still makes it write to it though
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] cKrain:
For re-unlock:

1. To go windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts.

2. Copy ..hosts to My documents

3. Open hosts with NotePad

Replace the ip for 127.0.0.1

127.0.0.1	developerservices.windowsphone.com

4. Delete /windows/systems32/drivers/etc/hosts file

5. Copy the file in My documents to /windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts

Be careful !!! The file's name is "hosts" not "hosts.txt"

6. Syncronized with Zune!!

7. Turn off Firewall

8. Run ChewronWP7 for unlock with the cert installed in your phone.

eh voìla!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] CRACING:
Same problem here. Even though the device is connected to zune, ChevronWP7 is not able to detect my device. :(

Please help?

Didn't solved either :(
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ceo4eva:
Yeah I'm in the club where it wont let me open the program due to non usb connectivity (it's connected) and zune (which i have)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ShAdOwfOx032:
My phone wasn't showing up on my computer either. I had to shut down my phone and start it up again. Then after everything was fixed and it worked.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] santroph:
Same problem here....

I'm having problems comunicating with the device in Chevron, has anyone had that?

I have already installed WP7 delevoper tools, the phone is connected with Zune, and it is open (I have even synced some songs).

Chevron runs, I check both checkboxes and when I click UNLOCK, I receive this error...

"Uh, OH

I'm having trouble comunicating with the phone.

-Please make sure the phone is connected using USB

-Please start Zune app"

I have it on USB and Zune open, with the phone CONNECTED to it...

Firewall off, AV off

Any help??
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] CRACING:
I think Windows Phone Developers Tools is needed but its big. 400+mb :(

You got device detected in ChevronWP7?

Did you installed Windows Phone Developers Tools?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] janjan:
I got the same problem. no soulation yet?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] premikkoci:
Hi. I don´t have WindowsPhone folder in registry. Any idea?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] impossibleto:
http://store.picbg.net/pubpic/F2/48/cd8c7cd25cc7f248.jpg

I've got usb connected, hosts/registry edited, zune synced and it still gives me this error... :confused:
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] pkchips:
I also didn't have a windows phone folder in the registry, but I just made one.

However, when I now run the Chevron unlocker I tick the two boxes and press install, but then the program crashes! :(

What do I do?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] CRACING:
Go to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc and remove readonly of hosts file. This solves program crashing but then the device not detecting issue persists. :(
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] hyellow:
The problem related to the unlocker can't really be narrowed down, as I succeeded it after much trial and error, without changing anything really. Just restarted zune and my phone endlessly, and suddenly, it worked. really, it's randomly selecting the right moment for you, it appears. right now, i too can't connect anymore too sideload appz, lol.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] pkchips:
Thank you very much mate :)

I hope this fixes it for you too - but all I did was turn off Zune, unplug my phone and replug it in.

If that doesn't work - you could try restarting your phone and computer.

If that doesn't work - sorry man I don't know what else to do :(
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] CilBoy:
This worked for me, because I also had the no-connection-issue:

1. Delete the registry-edits you did by yourself.

2. Go to post #71 and download the attached .reg-file

3. double-click the registry-file --> click "yes", "yes"

4. close Zune, disconnect phone

5. reconnect phone (open Zune)

6. unlock the display-lock

7. run ChevronWP7
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] :
i have unlocked using chevorn successfully, and i also have a activation # witch allowed me to sign in my live account. but when i want to download app...i get "Cant get this info right now. Check back in a little while"

any idea?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] afeher:
Still not working

Hey, any solution yet?

I did unlock my phone several times before with no problem at all. Since yesterday i cant unlock anymore. Whats the deal on this?

I see several ppl with the same issue.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] that nicca:
i have the same problem i have both activation number and chevorn succefully hopefully some one can help
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] toza:
Info from Chevronwp7.com

From http://www.chevronwp7.com/
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] jessesam:
I am a complete noob

After going through the entire thread I figured out I have to call microsft to get the key which I did, but I dont know where to download WM7 from and how to do the whole installation . If some one cld help me or Pm me that wld be grateful

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] bountygiver:
Same problem here, W7 x64, .Net, WP7 SDK and Zune are newest versions...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] projektk:
Here comes you savior! DONT FORGET TO SET THE RIGHT DATE 2011 ! :D
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kundanjuit:
U have unlocked the phone, and activated it, but the market apps cannot identify your device as HD7 to install the apps. You need to follow all steps of http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10566003&postcount=1 to fake your HD2 as HD7
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Aylarth:
does this method still working? A friend of mine has a HD7 and yearns to unlock his phone, and now I'm here to learn the how-to but I'm unsure now that I read some news about MS going to relock the phones with their first update for WM7...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] lucasryan:
shouldn the exe be at the top cause when try to run exe it says cant find the dlmgr.dll witch is in there but above the exe setup
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] nova hands:
This just isn't working for me.

I have WP7 SDK (MS Visual Studio Express for Windows Phone and XNA Game Studio Device Center)

I have Zune up and running w/ phone synced.

I have firewall shut off, no antivirus running.

I downloaded and installed the .cert on the phone successfully.

I keep getting the same error others are getting!

WTF!?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] projektk:
check your date! make sure its today date! XX/XX/2011
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] lucasryan:
have you checked you registry to see if edited it right? that was my problem...for some reason wpdt didnt for me.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] nova hands:
I have a key in my regedit that says: "DeviceReg REG_DWORD 0x000069c5 (27077).

I'm assuming that's what is supposed to be there, correct?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kondejm:
is correct and i have same problem what you.cannot connect mobile with pc... ,iam trying everything described on this thread and still is error uh oh....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kondejm:
some ideas how fix this connection?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] elgrego4:
Ive done all that is mentioned but after i tick the 2 boxes and click unlock it quits?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NuMbErSeVeN:
I have also do everything I found in this thread but its not working.

When I try to send any XAP file, a error appear:

Any clues?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kondejm:
i have exactly same problem...some ideas to fix this problem?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] lucasryan:
Phone must be unlocked to install any xap file../

1. download the chevronwp7 no side zip...

2. go here http://create.msdn.com/en-US/ and download the free tools and install them to your comp.

3. make sure zune is installed and your phone is the main phone.. NOT A GUEST PHONE!!

4. get your phone and navigate to this page and download the cert file..this is easiest...or download the

cert zip to your comp, open it and email yourself the cert file and open the email on your phone and it

will install.

5. reboot both your phone and comp(making sure were starting clean)

6. plug your phone in and let zune sync

7. open the chevronwp7 no side zip and make sure the phone is on the main screen...(not on lock screen

or in sleep mode)

8. run the chevronwp7 no side exe... follow instructions... it should open to a box

9. tick the 2 boxes and then click unlock...takes a few sec and it should be done...

10. enjoy...

if you have trouble...try to unplug and re sync... then try again... also when you sync again...it will relock itself and a program or 2 will say to uninstall... ignore that and just sync and re unlock... its that easy... or just make sure you unlock each time you are done with syncing..
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] sullitf:
Mine wasn't connecting either, ended up being a driver issue. With the phone plugged in, go to the Device Manager and have it reinstall the driver. I can now connect and sync with Zune, but I'm still getting a connection error with Chevron.

Anyone have any ideas for what is causing a connection error? I'm running Windows 7, have the SDK and Zune installed, and have correctly added the DeviceReg registry
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kondejm:
now i have installed zune application on my pc.synchronization working but when i try install chevron i have windows error (application not responding and will be closed).description of the error 'System.IO.DirectoryNotFound'.someone know what is that mean?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] tauntt:
On win7 64 have zune running, running app as adminm cert installed on phone and get this gem:

Description:

Stopped working

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name:	CLR20r3

Problem Signature 01:	chevronwp7.exe

Problem Signature 02:	1.0.0.0

Problem Signature 03:	4cee7e70

Problem Signature 04:	mscorlib

Problem Signature 05:	2.0.0.0

Problem Signature 06:	4a275af7

Problem Signature 07:	344b

Problem Signature 08:	15a

Problem Signature 09:	System.UnauthorizedAccess

OS Version:	6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.4

Locale ID:	1033

What can I do?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] tauntt:
Phone needs to be out of sleep mode, make it where you can see the wp7 phone screen.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kondejm:
i make this when the mobile is with zune mode,and still nothing,still error....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] twisted89:
make sure you hosts file (windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts) is not read only
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kondejm:
sorry but i dont have this folder inside windows<system32<drivers.missing folder 'etc'.where i can find this?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] twisted89:
mine is located in "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc" if you dont have it there then your either not running windows or something is seriously messed up
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kondejm:
this folder ,ETC" been on place ,there where you told but unfortunately iam delete him.which windows you have?can u copy and upload somewhere this files for me?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] afeher:
Solution -- solution

TO anyone who was able to unlock his phone later, but not now. Dont do anything else than send the cert again by mail to your phone, and unlock. I had the same problem like others here, and none worked. As a last thing I try'd to resend the cert and it did the trick. AND CONNECT TO PC JUST IN AIRPLANE MODE FROM NOW...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] tauntt:
Boom that was it, Thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] polthong:
Me too. I want to know whether we can use window xp service pack 3 installed

window phone 7 sdk already unlock with chevronwp7.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] JC_Agga:
your theory would work for peole who have wp7 devices. i think people, me included, who can't connect thier hd2 to zune is because we dno't have one.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Tanmay®:
"Make sure your phone was locked error" is pretty common now. The package seems to be not tested proplery and is highly erratic. Best option is to try it on multiple PC's. Everyone has a PC and a Notebook these days. Try on them.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] julianpitt:
got it to work

I was able to unlock my phone again by installing everything (zune, sdk, developer tools, framework, certs, registry changes and file permission changes to hosts) to my spare pc.

Once I got it working again, I used the registry changes to stop it from re-locking and also blocked the developer ports.

Also changing to flight mode when I connect just in case and no longer connecting it to my laptop (main zune account).
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] CRACING:
Thanks a lot man. This solved the issue not being detected by ChevronWP7.exe :)

ALL THE PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE WITH ChevronWP7.exe NOT BEING DETECTED YOUR DEVICE, SET THE DATE CORRECTLY ON YOUR DEVICE AND TRY AGAIN.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Danation:
Thank you, you saved me from a lot of frustration.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Inquisitor5:
So anyone figure out the uh-oh error for this on the HD2? I'm connected in Zune, time is correct, I have the SDK installed, Cert applied from email, phone is on and screen is unlocked. I check both boxes in the unlocker but "uh-oh" connection error is all I see.

Advice?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Daanmannetje:
I just dont get it to work.

On a HD2, WP7 installed and XP3 installed on my laptop.

Chevron.exe is starting, ticking both boxes, but when I press unlock I get the Uh oh... (it does recognize when my phone is locked, so there is nothing wrong with the phone/laptop conection).

Installed the SDK, Zune, registry hack, checked time&date on the phone, did the cert-email thingy, removed read-only on the etc folder/hosts file. Tried airplane mode. Tried Hard Reset of the phone. Tried resync. Only thing left is trying a different PC, but I don't have one here...

Any more ideas?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] bountygiver:
For EVERYONE Who hot the Uh Oh messages!!!

I tried use compatible mode windows vista SP2 + Run as Admin

THEN IT WORKS NOW

- using W7 Ultimate x64
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Diggia:
Unfortunately i have the same problem...with XP and Seven...

Let me hope that a future software (for ex. Windows Phone Device Manager) will help us to jailbreak with a more simple process....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] sagarjawaress:
need hosts file plz..

please can someone attach hosts file?i think this file is f_cking unlocker to connect to zune
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] cdebarto:
USB problem:my solution

After a nightmare night without result for solving chevron usb error today a find this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2410180 that fired my mind.

In my case zune didnt recognize device that's why chevron cannot work.

I simply update my device drivers in windows forcing to chose driver in zune folder.

When in my usb devices appeared "windows phone 7" zune recognized the phone sync with it and chevron worked at first attempt.

Hope this may be help for someone with same issue.

I think you must try this solution if you device is not recognized by zune.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] jakov_zg:
My device is recognized by Zune, but Chevron don't work... :confused:
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] n.pikota:
I had the same problem. Try this: the properties detailed in ETC folder to disable the file (read-only) click on the option to apply and leave the tab open and then open ChevronWP7 as administratively with the phone in airplane mode. For me 'so it worked with that meted
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] tamilbharath:
still unable to sync with zune....my win 7 64 bit says there are no drivers for the device.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] cdebarto:
drivers are store in : program/zune/driver
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NickR:
I tried everything which was kindly suggested to resolve this nothing worked, in the end I logged in as local administrator on my Windows Home Premiumm 7 64bit PC problem solved.