yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kms108:
apart from the format solution, are there any other way.

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Xerax:
Well, i have had it unlocked since the say it was released. Then they started to relock phones.

Now, i can't even unlock it. I have rebooted it, reinstalled the cer. Edited host file, edited reg. Zune isn't on guest relationship. And despite all that, i still can't unlock it anymore.

Anybody else getting this?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Vintage144:
If you dont want to get into it too much (sound encoder) , use switch sound file converter, it free , you just ad your song , find th tag and run it, all done simple, works great and it isnt some giant package of files!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kawgirlval69:
just did a format on mine and no problems... and to correct you.,. "they" have not started to relock phones... zune notices on a sync that the phone isnt supposed to be that way so it closes it... all you do is re unlock it after you have synced.. as for your problem... make sure the phone screen is on... not in lock or sleep mode... and make sure the m/s dev tools are installed and framework 4.0 are installed...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Xerax:
Thats what i meant, haha. sorry. And yeah, all of that is done :/ weird.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ashleesg:
Perfect install but ringtones dont show in settings

Yes I did, they are called Custom1, Custom2 , etc.

After a perfect install and everything, even after it says ringtones added, why arent the ringtones showing up in my settings??
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] badboy70:
I got it to work on a HD7

Fails on:

-Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit

-Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

Works on:

- -Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] midass:
I'm using Windows 7 Enterprise x64 and I couldn't unlock my omnia 7.

It says "trouble communicating with the phone".

Does anybody has a solution?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kms108:
It shouldn't matter which version of win 7you are using, they all should work, I have windows 7 ultimate 64bit, it took me time to figure out about connection problem, it was Zune, I had it on guest settings, which will not work.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] midass:
I read the previous pages of the thread and I found my problem.

I stopped Skype and IIS and it did the trick.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kms108:
Forgot to mention for ppl needs to know, to delete unwanted ringtones (customs ringtones only) or file from you phone, you can use touchxplorer.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] gardavis:
Run Unlock as Admin

I was not able to unlock (unable to communicate) until I ran the unlocker as administrator.

Gary Davis
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Vintage144:
"touchxplorer" only works on HTC!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] JosepHenry:
When I try to use ChevronWP7.exe I get a message that says "Your phone is locked with a PIN. Please unlock the phone and try again."

How do I fix this issue?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] citrix80:
cant connect

I have installed cert file and got confirmation installed successul, zune is open, syn complete. open chevronWP7, it says have trouble connect.

how to solve this?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
Make sure your device is showing the "start screen", as in, unlock the device. (Swipe up, doesn't necessarily mean you have a PIN).
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
Restart both the device and the PC, and try again.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] JosepHenry:
I was finally able to get it unlocked but then I ran into some more trouble towards the end. Once I use Application Deployment to get the ChevronWP7 ringtone app on my HD7 and I click it I get an error message reading "Cannot find file 'Ringtones.xml' in the application xap package. What did I do wrong this time? I was so close.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
You need to make sure there are some ringtones added to the XAP using the desktop part of the ChevronWP7 Ringtones app.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] JosepHenry:
Thanks for your help. It turns out I was using the wrong XAP file. T_T But noq I got it to work. =]
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Radmn:
I was getting this message because my phone did not have a pin, once I added a pin, and used the pin to unlock start screen, it worked.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] citrix80:
I just got the same error. what does it mean phone is locked with a pin? where is the pin and how did add a pin?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
If the phone is locked at all it'll give that error.

You can add a PIN under settings->lock&wallpaper I think, and then unlock it.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] citrix80:
I added a pin and used that pin to unlock home screen, it worked, chevronWP7 came up. it is working now.

so the phone is unlocked like that? it broke out jail? :D

is this unlock like HSPL on HTC phone?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
It's nothing like HSPL really, you can now sideload applications. It's effectively the same as a developer unlock for WP7 devices, just without being a registered (or paying) developer.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] JosepHenry:
I noticed that I accidently loaded the wrong ringtone to my phone and I couldnt delete off there....until I downloaded and deployed TouchXplorer. I would post a link to it but because I dont have enough posts under my belt yet Im not permitted to do so.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kms108:
As soon as you connect to Zune, Microsoft will detect what's on the phone, legally or illegally, my touchxplorer has been revoked and as soon as i launch the program, I'm asked to uninstall it, may you need to reinstall touchxplorer everytime a ringtone needs to be removed.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] JosepHenry:
Since unlocking my phone I have synched it to Zune numerous times and I haven't ran into that problem...yet anyways.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
Occasionally, your device will phone home (that may only be happening when you plug it in to zune) and will realise it's not supposed to be developer unlocked as it's not on Microsofts servers, when that happens, non marketplace apps think they've been revoked and therefore won't run.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] navarde:
Question?

I have a SYPE MOBILE that was launched by shype 2 years ago for windows cell touch screen.

Note i was able to add it to my prwvious wm phone htc all of them, buy i am not able with this HD wm7. It appears that the compu wont recognise the phone.

Help!! if it is posible.

pd: Also if you guys can let me know how i can post the program i will do it so you can give it a try.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] fixxxer2008:
what does this unlocker do? allow custom future roms or sim unlock?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] hdubli:
yeah same with me and now i cannot unlock it anymore with chevron unlocker :(
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] gatecrasher71:
Q

So after reading almost all posts it is my understanding that this unlocking process cannot be done on Windows XP Pro SP3. I have all steps done and redone, but still cannot unlock my HTC Surround...Has anyone had a successful unlock on XP Pro 32
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
It allows for sideloading of non marketplace applications. Nothing more currently.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
As far as I'm aware, you need to have the WP7 Developer Tools, which I think have a requirement of Vista SP2.

I have however heard of some success unlocking with XP, but I've no idea how it works, as you still need the WP7 Developer Tools.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
Does Chevron give an error? Chevron essentially emulates the MS servers and makes the device think it's been unlocked.

Try turning off the phones data connection/WiFi, as that should force it to use the Zune data connection.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] hdubli:
yes i tried without puting sim card as well no luck..i get same eror..device not found start zune and try again
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] bltsai:
Hi Cendaryn,

I finish all the steps ChevronWP7 Unlocker and no error, but I don't know where I can side-loading all the apps on my HD7. Do I also need to install Windows Phone Developer Tools on my PC?

Thank you,
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] sushovande:
Succeeded

Okay so here is *everything* I did to succeed in re-unlocking my Samsung Focus

1. Have Winphone developer tools installed

2. Connect Phone via USB

3. Wait till zune starts and sync completes

4. Verify that zune is not in a guest relationship

5. open a command prompt, type netstat -a to confirm that port 443 is not being used

6. open an admin command prompt, navigate to c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\ then type notepad hosts and delete any references to windowsphone developer services

7. go to the settings on the phone and turn airplane mode on (so that the phone is forced to use internet via zune)

8. While the phone is still on the settings page, run Chevron with admin privileges

And it worked!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] MAHDi25:
How to know not being used port 443 and so how to not using this port?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
@sushovande:

Thanks for your tutorial. I can confirm that my phone is unlocked again using chevronWP7.exe without sideload limit.

A (maybe) stupid question: How can I remove again a deployed app or ringtone ?

Do I have to wait for TouchXplorer release ? I´m using an OMNIA 7....

Cheers

contable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] bltsai:
I don't see any error when I finish all the steps ChevronWP7 Unlocker and still no side-loading icon on my HD7. What did I do wrong?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] sushovande:
From the home screen, swipe right to the long list of apps. Press and hold on the deployed app name and click uninstall on the context menu.

You won't see any sideloading icon on HD7. You must use the "Application Deployment" software (that is automatically installed with windows phone dev tools) to deploy .xap files.

From a command prompt, run netstat -a. Under the local address column, you will see things like 0.0.0.0:135. The part before the colon is the local ip, the part after the colon is the port number. Make sure there is no 443 port being used. If you see it is being used, you have to figure out which software is using it - for example, IIS / Skype - and shut it down.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] bltsai:
Hi Sushovande,

I install Windows Phone developer tools. I open Application Deployment. Where can I find xap file? After deploy XAP file, what is the next step?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] MAHDi25:
is very best tutorial, my phone is mozart and re-unlock
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] bltsai:
Hi MAHDi25,

After unlock my HD7, where can I sideloading apps? Thank you,
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
After you have installed the whole WP7 developer package go to startmenu\programs\Windows Phone Developer Tools and start "Application Deployment".

You only can deploy .xap files to your phone => download from internet or self-created apps with the developer tools....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] gpx300:
Works for my HD7

Tried a couple of stuff over the last two weeks but nothing worked.

Thanks for your summary, works fine on my HD7!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] bltsai:
Sorry, I don't understand .xap file. 1 .xap file = 1 apps, right? so I need to find what app I want on internet to download it and deploy it to my HD7?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Yes. If your phone is unlocked.

I don´t know if a .xap file can contain more than 1 app but in general it´s nothing else than a new type of .cab file which should be known from older windows mobile phones...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] QT7x:
hello guys

after i unlock my wp7 phone can i make it retract it and have a locked phone?

thx you
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] steelspace:
Well done, thanks a lot. This worked.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] bltsai:
so where can I find .xap file to test my HD7 phone is unlocked successfully or not?

thank you,
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] zachattack419:
Can't connect :(

SO, after I put the cert. on my phone and try to start up the exe. it says "uh oh. Couldn't connect to your phone." I restarted it and everything and zune says my phone is connected...what do I do lol?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Try to deploy the attached ringtone to your phone....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Try to add the attached reg file with windows regedit to your workstation´s registry...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Here some more hints:

1. The best way to deploy xap´s is Tom´s XAP Installer:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860964

Once installed you only make a right mouse click on the xap file and you can deploy it to your phone.

To get it working you have to install it with full admin rights or you will get an error while installation. I installed it via a admin command prompt => Google "admin command prompt windows 7".

2. removed

Cheers

contable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] zachattack419:
Alright, so I'm sorta a noob. I know I shouldn't be posting here because of that but I realllllly need the help lol. So, is there anyway you could give me step by step instructions on how to do that ? I really appreciate any help you can give, thanks so much.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] barrychon:
how do we stop it from re-locking or microsoft being able to remove it?

I unlocked my again last night (very good tutorial by the way) and then hooked it up to Zune this morning.

tried to use the touchexplorer and webserver again, but i got the microsoft message about it being revoked. after that the programs were gone....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
I´m a Windows 7 Phone noob too. In general all instructions for unlocking your phone you can find on post #1. The only "difficult" thing for noobs is how to edit the registry of your workstation. Without editing the registry your phone cannot communicate with your workstation. Because of this I have posted a reg file (see my previous posts today).

This file you can easyly import with build in registry editor of your workstation:

1. click on windows startmenu button

2. search for "regedit" (search function you find under "all programs")

3. click on regedit

4. import the posted reg file

Follow all other steps posted on post #1.

If you have followed all steps you will be able to launch ChevronWP7.exe and unlock your phone => if your phone is unlocked ChevronWP7.exe will show a relock button.

Post again when your phone is unlocked.

How to get working Tom´s XAP Installer is another story...

Cheers

contable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] zachattack419:
Welp, I imported the posted file into the regedit and did all the step over again (installed the cert. on my phone via an attatchment to email. Then plugged in my phone an ran the exe.) but when I ran it the first thing that pops up is still "uh oh. Cannot communicate with phone."
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
I don´t know if this is important but I think the first thing I did was installing the official SAMSUNG USB drivers manually.

The link to the drivers and a "how to use tethering on OMNIA 7" you can find here:

http://mobilitydigest.com/windows-phone-7-tethers-you-can-do-it-now-heres-how/

If this does not help either I suggest to read page 25, post #246, of this thread.

Cheers

contable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
So far, after unlocking my phone, I could get working the following things:

1. Tom´s XAP Installer

2. adding my own ringtones

3. adding some unofficial apps like webserver, file browser, sms bomber and so on

Before unlocking my OMNIA 7 I could get working:

1. tethering through the Diagnosis app (=> internet sharing via usb)

Cheers

contable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Maybe a useful .xap you can find here:

http://codejoker.com/2010/12/21/new-sms-sms-shortcut-for-windows-phone-7/

new sms shortcut by codejoker...

Edit:

Also a new email shortcut is available:

http://codejoker.com/2010/12/24/new-email-windows-phone-7-shortcut/

Both shortcuts are working well after unlocking...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] honcorrd:
Hi, i try all the step mentioned in the first page and the one a few pages back without any result

I install the certificate on the phone, i have the WP7 SDK tools installed

When i run Chevron its crash on windows

see the attachment

Any idea????
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] blehitsjeff:
unlocked but nothing there?

okay, so i just unlocked it and when i did my htc hd7 didnt show anything new.

i saw nothing new in the settings.

was there something else i was suppose to download?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
It doesn't show anything. The only thing that will let you know if it's unlocked or not is when you try and sideload an app, and that's also the only time this actually matters.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] y888777:
when I'm try to open file in email, error 0x8028a001 unsupported or corrupt certificate

htc trophy 7
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] y888777:
thank you very much all good. But one more question, can you help with russian language. thanks again
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] blehitsjeff:
And how do I sideload an app?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] l3v5y:
Either using Toms XAP Installer or the WP7 Developer Tools released by Microsoft (Toms tool needs the WP7 tools anyway).
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] blehitsjeff:
and where do i install toms xap installer from?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kroukes2000:
I have unlocked my 7 Trophy 3 time and microsoft relock it, and now I can't unlock it, zune is opened and screen is unlocked cert is installed also, I'm doing hard reset right now, will try it later
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Jablko:
Same problem here. Have unlocked the phone several times but yesterday it just stopped working.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] domineus:
turn off phone radio then synch with zune and unlock
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kroukes2000:
still don't work when chevron detect the phone it can do anything "please use usb or open zune application"
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] fblade1987:
I have the exact same problem However I've actually tried a factory restore then tried unlocking! and managed to get to the unlock screen where you check the checkboxes but then says zunes not running or that the phones not connected!

please help

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kangu:
Just a week ago I was unlocking my phone just fine, but after the new year....apparently my phone isn't connected via usb or zune isnt running when it is. I can sync is just fine, but when attempting to unlock...it wont work. Anyone have a solution to this madness?!!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Nowonmai:
I emailed the ChevronWP7 to myself, and dowloaded it to my phone. I keep there because Microsoft will 'revoke' it whenever I sync. All it takes is a quick tap on the attachment to reinstall it as needed.

1: Plug phone into USB port for Zune to launch.

2: Tap on attachment that was emailed to phone to install it.

3: Launch Chervron Unlocker on your computer, tick both boxes and click OK, and leave it running.

4: Launch Rintone Installer, create XAP file.

5: Launch Windows Phone Application deployment, browse for XAP file.

6: If you get error with Application Deployment program, go to your phone, tap on Cert to reinstall and try again.

I have done this several times, using an LG C-900 Optimus 7Q and it's worked for me, and I hope it works for you.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kangu:
Thanks for the reply but like I said, I have done it many times before up until this week. The program keeps telling me that i need to either connect the phone via USB to the computer and/or launch zune even though it is connected.

Have you unlocked your phone recently? Like yesterday or today even? Apparently I'm not the only person who is having the same issue as me.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Radmn:
yep, mine stopped working yesterday as well.

I do have a developer account in app hub, and to get it to connect to hub and recognise mobile, I had to hard reset mobile, then connect through hub.

pain in the arse setting up email and apps again.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Nowonmai:
Yes, I just finished doing it after read this. Added another ringtone. Then I tried again about 20 mins later and now I am also getting that error even when not connected to the net. I guess the ChevronWP7 unlocker has been killed.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kroukes2000:
I think that Microsoft has "banned" our WP7 phone for the developpers access unlock, like they do with xbox360.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Fact is that every time I synch my phone with zune it´s locked again.

After synch with zune I always re-unlock my phone as described on page 25 of this thread => All sideloaded apps are still there and working well.

Without editing the "hosts" file in windows\system32\drivers\etc folder you won´t be able to re-unlock the phone. The "hosts" file only can be edited with admin rights => open a command prompt with admin rights, browse to the above folder and type "notepad hosts". Delete all hosts at the end of the file. Save the file.

Turn on flight mode of your phone, start chevronWP7.exe and unlock the phone.

That´s the way it works for me (OMNIA 7) every time...

Cheers

contable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Nowonmai:
The unlock tool won't even install on the phone anymore, and yes, I have the edited hostfile.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Peter V8:
Mine is unlocking just fine, but the ringtone installer doesnt work anymore
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Sometimes this happens on my workstation, too.

But after restarting my phone and workstation the unlocking works as usual.

Cheers

contable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] fblade1987:
This method worked for me Thanks! :D
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Good to hear that you got it working.

Cheers

contable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Yakkaimono:
I don't know if you knew it but here is a tip from hounsell.

Before syncing with zune put the phone on flight mode. With this you don't have to reunlock the phone and the sideloaded apps work fine.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
Thanks for remembering me. I thought that I have tested this....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] kroukes2000:
Thanks bro unlocked successfully after I have deleted the Hosts thank you again
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] sayyas:
i dont know how to edit the Registry can u gust pictuer it plsssssss..
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Yakkaimono:
Here is the registry file so you don't have to set anything manually. Just unzip and open the file.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] contable:
I think somebody should open another ChevronWP7 thread which contains only the facts about the unlocker. All recent questions have been answered several times...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] stillbrad:
When the hell is someone going to develop a real unlocking tool? It hardly ever works, always saying cant connect via usb and when it does it just gets locked again everytime you sync. Such a piece of trash. :) Seriously tho someone needs to do something.