Install guide

Customisation Files
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In addition of the user profile file MobileBroadbandProfile.exe, there are two other profile files,
one for VMB’s SMS application named SmsProfile.xml, and one for VMB’s Dial-Up feature named
VodafoneMobileBroadband.pbk.
At least all Operator specific XML customisation files, like 23415.xml, Opco-23415.xml, for
example for Vodafone UK can be replaced by modified ones.
These customisation files and of course all other files can be replaced during the setup process
using Transform files.
Customisation using a modified User Profile file
When the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application is started for the very first time after
installation, a user profile XML file MobileBroadbandProfile.xml is generated for the current user.
This happens automatically without any user interaction or input. Such a XML user profile eg.
created during a test installation of VMB can then be used as a template for customised
installations: it can be edited and then replaced in the MSI database using Transforms, overwriting
the standard template file.
Modifications to this file are made using a Transform file. Please refer to the Using Transforms for
Customisation chapter for more details.
Creating and Authoring a customised User Profile
1. Install Vodafone Mobile Broadband 10 on a test computer.
Install the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application as described in the Standard Install Guide.
2. Perform first-time device installation.
See above for details on adding one or more devices. The device details created will be stored in
the MobileBroadbandProfile.xml file.
Note
First-time device installation overwrites any existing user profile XML files.
3. Save the MobileBroadbandProfile.xml file to be used as a template for further customised installations.
Save the MobileBroadbandProfile.xml file created by the Vodafone Mobile Broadband application
and located in the folder
Windows XP
<drive>:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Vodafone\Vodafone Mobile
Broadband\UserData
Windows Vista and Windows 7
<drive>:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Vodafone\Vodafone Mobile
Broadband\UserData
Use this file as a template for your customised installations with Transforms.
4. Edit the MobileBroadbandProfile.xml file.