Registered: Dec 1999
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I tried a hack called Sleep Pics the other day. Now I want to remove it. I emailed the author, who told me that it can't be removed, only disabled.

Any suggestions?

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
Posts: 790

The author gave you a stupid answer. Worst case you can do a hard reset to remove it.

Better yet, remove it like any hack. In hackmaster, uncheck it. Then hit the applications silkscreen button, then the menu silkscreen button, select delete, scroll down to SleepPics and delete it. You'll want to delete any pictures at the same time.

Let me know if it works.

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Jeff

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

You should be able to delete it with Z'Catalog.

http://www.palmgear.com/software/sh...amp;prodID=1640

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Registered: Dec 1999
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ZCatalog worked. The problem was that the hack didn't show up in the Applications>Delete listing. This is why the author said it couldn't be removed. I don't know why it didn't show. Couldn't it have been written so it would show up?

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

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Originally posted by Rolando
The problem was that the hack didn't show up in the Applications>Delete listing. I don't know why it didn't show. Couldn't it have been written so it would show up?

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Registered: Feb 2000
Location: SW Virginia
Posts: 290

All "files" on a PalmOS device have a creator ID. A 4-character code that is supposed to identify what application a file belongs to. Anytime an application is release; one is suppose to register the creator ID with Palm. Thus avoiding problems with two programs using the same ID. This also applies to HACKs.

Now the delete and info dialog boxes lumps together data "files" with the application with the same creator ID. When it finds a "file" with a creator ID with no associated application, it list the file separately. This is what normally happens with HACKs. It could be that the author of this HACK made a mistake and used a creator ID of an existing application (say HackMaster's "dwHM"). In which case the only way to delete it (without another tool) would be to delete HackMaster. Or it could be that the author used a creator ID of another program on purpose. Say Memo Pad's "memo"; in this case one would not be able to delete it at all (without another tool). Neither of these missuses of the creator ID is a programmer suppose to do.

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Inglewood, CA, USA
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Originally posted by Rolando
The problem was that the hack didn't show up in the Applications>Delete listing. I don't know why it didn't show. Couldn't it have been written so it would show up?

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