The best Windows Mobile SmartPhone in the world just got better:
- Download Sprint Developer certificates here: http://developer.sprint.com/show_thread.do?forumId=116&threadid=25821
- Copy sdkcerts_samsungAce_signed.cab to your device, install and reboot.
- Download the Windows Mobile device Security Configuration Manager (SCM): https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7e92628c-d587-47e0-908b-09fee6ea517a&displaylang=en
- Install the Security Configuration Manager.
- Copy c:\Program Files\Microsoft\Security Configuration Manager\tool.cab to your device, install and reboot.
- Connect the Ace to your PC. When Windows Mobile Device Center (or ActiveSync on XP) has connected to the device, load the SCM.
- A locked Ace will show as configured to set to "Two Tier Prompt". Select "One Tier Prompt" and click Provision. Disconnect and reboot your device.
- Note: At this point you have enabled unsigned software installation on the Ace, as well as enabled Registry editing on the device.
- On the Ace, download the PHM Registry Editor for SmartPhones: http://www.phm.lu/downloads/download.aspx?{940B734A-C437-41C7-ADED-2A4418802FD3}
- Agree to the license, then select the "Smartphone 2002/2003 (ARM/PXA)" download.
- Install and run the Registry editor.
- Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\InternetSharing and remove the value "InternetSharingEx.dll" from the key "Extension".
- Reboot the phone.
- Attach the Ace to your laptop.
- On the Ace, go to Start and "Internet Sharing", and hit the Connect softkey. Your laptop should see a new NDIS device, and automatically connect to the Internet.