Hi,
I have a limitation on 13 today plugins.
Some come with the rom so I can not get rid of these.
Is there a registry hack, that lets me increase the number of plugins?
regards,
Silver
Unlucky 13 can't be changed (to my knowledge)
As far as I know, the restriction is built into the operating system so the only answer I know of is to delete the "default" ones that you might not want. I have successfully deleted a number of the entries included with the ROM to make space for 3rd party ones. I'll assume that since you ask for a registry hack you have the software to perform it. Find the path: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Items
Delete whichever complete entries you don't want to use to take the list below 13. Also, as far as I can tell, even if you don't have the plugin currently displayed, if the software has registered the plugin it takes up one of your "slots" of allocated today plugins. It took me weeks to figure out why my Inbox kept disappearing as I added my 3rd party software but my today screen remained minimal .
Thanks a lot.
That solves my problem.
regards,
Silver
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I installed a few softwares on my PDA (imate a.k.a. XDA II) yesterday. Some of them had today plugins so they created entries in the today plugin list.
One strange thing that happened is that my Inbox today plugin has disappeared from the today plugin list.
Any idea where it went and how to get it back? And what controls what shows up on the today plugin list?
Limited number of today plugins
First off, I am assuming that you have gone to your settings - Today and made sure that it's not just a problem with checking/unchecking the plug-ins listed. Secondly you will need a registry editing program like PHM RegEdit or Resco Explorer Registration add-in. Find your way to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE then SOFTWARE then Microsoft then Today then Items. Delete any keys you are not currently using to bring the list below 13 (If memory serves me it's 13). Whether or not you actually are displaying the plugin or even use the software, as soon as the key is loaded it takes a "slot" on the list and once you reash the limit the OS just remove one to make room for another on the Today screen. To make matters more annoying, it seems that, at least for me, the inbox is the first to go instead of 3rd party plugins. Hope this solves your problem - if not post more details and we'll see where to go next.
Yes an OS problem that a few of us have faced and discussed previously.
If you install too many today plug ins for the OS to handle the InBox is the first to disappear.
If you require additional info there are existing threads dealing with the same issue.
Ed
Hi Guys
I've got some software which I maintain which has unfortunately been written in eVB. All works fine on pre-1.72 ROMS and if you 'launch' the application a 2nd or 3rd time, instead of creating a new instance it switches to the instance which is already running.
However since installing 1.72 (and on the latest devices received from O2 with 1.72 pre-installed) if i launch the program a 2nd or 3rd time, it actually creates new instances! :?
This is really annoying because it means that I cannot have a hardware button set to switch to my app.... it launches a new copy instead! :roll:
Has anyone seen this behaviour and/or know a way around it?
Cheers
Pope <><
This reference on the Microsoft site explains what you need to do
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q258088
Hi there,
Is there any software out there that will log changes to system settings in the registry made by 3rd party software.
Basically over the last few weeks, no matter what i set my ringtone to, whenever someone calls me it re-sets the ringer to the default setting.
I can't for the life of me figure out what software (although i suspect calledID) is changing this particular value. It would be useful to log what changes are made and when so i can corector remove the offending program.
help! (please )
anyone??
You can use "pocket mechanik" it makes it possible to delete un-used keys from your reg.
Greetz,
Giovanni
Hi akurei,
Just my two cents: another way could be exporting your registry before and after installing the programs and comparing those exported files with something like iDiffCE.
HTH,
BGK
Cheers guys for the options - will investigate and hopefully get to the bottom of it.
I want to remove the label "Owner:" that appears before owner information on the Today Screen. It's just taking up space and keeps me from being able to enter Name and Phone Number in the Name field and have it fit on one line. I've tried to find a registry entry or setting that may affect the label, but I suspect it's coded and, therefore, a little beyond my skills. Can anyone either tell me how to change it or perhaps create a small script to remove the label. Thanks!
It's not possible (certainly not by script). Even if whatever DLL is responsible for displaying owner details (I am fairly sure it is not a stand alone regular plugin) could be hacked to remove the string resource it would still not align the writing to the left.
My suggestion is to google for alternatives (there are even free ones) for the "owner" plugin.
ownerinfoX
Try this.
Thanks for both replies
ownerinfoX is a nice little app. Perfect for what I needed.
Thanks again.
I could never get OwnerInfoX to work on my PPC6700. Is it WM5 compatible?
Hello everyone ..
I've been here for a while, and been using alot of apps from the great team of developers here. And been using a lot of great ROMs, thanks to all cooks!
I did something, and it showed me we do need a special program.
I tried to install an app, then uninstall it, and a very funny thing happened,
for example, it asked for 1536 kB to install , but it installed on more than that, and after uninstalling it freed less than what it already took, and even less than what it saied it will take.
I guess it's because of the registry and some un-removed files.
and here comes the idea of the program
AN INSTALLER/UNINSTALLER app
i think it should do the following
1- browse for the cab
2- i think it might need to use the builtin installer, but it should keep track of all the files and registery entries that the program will take
3- keep record of all the installed apps
4- allows the user to uninstall the app, again, it might need to use the builtin unistaller, but after it is removed, it ensures that all the registery values are removed and all the files are deleted
so what do you think? is this possible? any one can do it for us?
If this is a request of an Application, PLease Modify Your Title with some thing like this :
[REQ]Windows Mobile UnInstaller
Short answer: Forget it.
Middle answer : There are slightly improved uninstallers available, e.g. in SKTools
Long answer: The default installation routine keeps a pretty good track of what is installed with the default setup routines, and usually uninstalls it just fine (only exceptions: fonts and sometimes Today plugins. Which belongs to the things SKTools' uninstaller does better.).
The trouble is with those files and registry entries that aren't created by default installation itself. There are two ways for that to happen. Either there's a "setup.dll", which allows user extentions wherever the default routines wouldn't be flexible enough, usually used for setting migrations (updates) or selections immediately after installation (like which language packs should remain resp. extracted from an common archive). Or the application creates them on first run resp. whenever required (like when the user modifies settings, a game is saved, entries are created, ...). For both of them, any unistall helper has a really bad job to relate them to the program. The best it could do would be to remain in background, look for changes (which would take a lot of resources because WM doesn't offer as nice system hooks for e.g. new registry entries as the desktop Windows) and assign them to the currently active program. Which might be wrong whenever a program in background creates/modifies something. And then there's the problem "What to remove?" when it comes to uninstall. You wouldn't be that happy when it deletes all text documents, contacts, registry tweaks, ... you created with a program, would you? And sometimes you even want to keep the settings, e.g. when updating (since WM5, the old version is always removed before the new one is installed).
A developer can create special uninstall actions in the setup.dll, which usually are way better than any uninstall tool could try to be. You often experience that when there's a query like "Keep settings for update?" appears on uninstall. But that's up to the developers...
thank you guys very much for answering ..
as a result .. i get that if i want something better .. go buy a sktools license
and there is nothing better than that ...
right?
try Pocket Mechanic too
MemMaid is the best!
I vote for SKTools. Has the best uninstall function ever.