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Phone alarm and SMS problems

Installed PhoneAlarm 1.22, used it, nice not useful for me, therefor i uninstalled it,
but since i did that whenever i send SMS messege and litte windows that used to come every time that says "MESSENGE SENT" has stopped from comming!!
How can i bring this windows back? (NOT SMS DELIVERY) but SMS SENT.
so i will know the SMS is now on the sent items folder.
Thanks.

Without sounding rude i would suggest the best place for this post is the forums over at www.pocketmax.net

you didnt understand, i uninstalled the Phonealarm.
now the SMS Send window disappeard.
i want it back.

I do understand....they are the application developer and you will get better help directly from them in their forums.......it might need a regedit to get it back.

Exactly the same for me after installing and removing on my Qtek 9090 - as well as messing up the order of Today Items, which I can't now change back (or rather can change but changes aren't effective!)

It seems that this setting writes to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Inbox\Settings the string value "SMSNoSentMsg" and sets it to 0 or 1 according to the checkbox.
As long as I understand, the value is not relevant - the sms sent notification is disabled by the presence of the string, not by its value.
phoneAlarm should delete the string when the box is checked, and add it when the box is unchecked.
Until it will be fixed, to get the sent notification back, delete the "SMSNoSentMsg" from the registry.
Cheers for temporarily!!

Nice one.
Now can you sort why my Today Items won't display in the right order ?
Thanks a lot.
Rick

What do you mean by right orders? and what should be the right order?

I arrange my Today Screen Items thus ;
Date, Messages, Tasks, Calendar, Spb Pocket Plus, Sprite Back-Up and Battery Bar. Since installing and deleting Phone Alarm, I can't get this order on the Today Screen. START/SETTINGS/TODAY/ITEMS and then move items up/down but Calendar (for example) moves up when I'm setting the positions, but doesn't ACTUALLY go to the position on the Today Screen. When I go back to the up/down screen it shows dropped back down. ??????

THANKS it workS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:

double_ofour.
Found this fix from "tekguru" on their forum.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Today/Items
and check that the 'Order' value against each today applet is unique. The problem is caused by at least two applets sharing the same ID . Simply changed the values so that no 2 were the same and all is OK.
Still no idea why Phone Alarm changed them though !

O, no... not again. Calendar not warning any more ( solved!)

I had this problem discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=30295
So I installed today the new I-mate rom without problems.
As software I use
-Listpro (Ewallet from them I did not install as it was suspect)
-Pbreeze with pocket weather
-SPB GPRS monitor
Now what did I do, not standard, and that may be the reason:
As I wanted to use my own sounds for the calendar...
1. I dragged two soundfiles to the windows folder itselve because I found there also the other sound and warning files.
2. I told Sound and notifications to let Reminder use one of those two files to use as its sound.
(Is that where it could have been started?.. a bug in the sounds manager?)
3. I programmed a calendar appointment to test the sound.
4 It worked, but after a soft reset I got the calendar warning back with sound and pop up. Only once. After a new soft reset it did not come back.
5.From now on the calendar gives no more warning, also no screen text.
I only have 4 dups in the notification Queue.
When I had this problem before the ROM upgrade I did about the same.
Huib
Edited: So a question from me is: Are there any people that changed the standard sound in a private one, without calendar problems?

I solved it!
I think, at least.
I deleted three calendar.EXE entries in my Notification queue, and it starts working again. That means my calendar alarms are being heard and shown.
So I am close in believing it was the soft resetting that caused the problems twice. It disturbs the notification queue anyway by adding dups.
On the other hand: There must be more people doing soft resets frequently, and I seem to be the only one having problems.
Huib

text messaging... smart redirects, password protection etc ?

Hi,
I would like a more intuitive messaging application. Can the standard messaging application be replaced and/or disabled. Ideally I would like to direct text and mms messages from different people to be routed into different folders and to password protect some of these folders if possible.
I would also like to kill the messaging 'envelope' icon that is displayed when a new text is received. I never want to see this.
Any idead for any/all of these, the last one is the most important to me.
many thanks,
malty

I'd like that too...
Please help us... :wink:
Thanks

Re: text messaging... smart redirects, password protection
maltloaf said:
Hi,
I would like a more intuitive messaging application. Can the standard messaging application be replaced and/or disabled. Ideally I would like to direct text and mms messages from different people to be routed into different folders and to password protect some of these folders if possible.
I would also like to kill the messaging 'envelope' icon that is displayed when a new text is received. I never want to see this.
Any idead for any/all of these, the last one is the most important to me.
many thanks,
malty
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Ehehe! This looks like a one man - many women situation!!!
Anyway, to disable messages notification go to : Settings - Sounds and Notifications - Notification - New SMS and uncheck everything.
As for filters, folders and password i can't help, but if your friend owns a PPC too you could install Jgui ASMS (http://www.jgui.net/asms/) on both phones and use its encryption feature.

You can also try Smart Guard Pro: http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...806&Ntt=smart guard&productId=185976&R=185976
bye

risidoro said:
You can also try Smart Guard Pro: http://www.handango.com/PlatformPro...806&Ntt=smart guard&productId=185976&R=185976
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That's kinda pricey...
I don't think it has the option of sorting incoming messages into different folders...
Did anyone try it? I don't want to spend $40 for something I won't use...

Re: text messaging... smart redirects, password protection
risidoro said:
Ehehe! This looks like a one man - many women situation!!!
Anyway, to disable messages notification go to : Settings - Sounds and Notifications - Notification - New SMS and uncheck everything.
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I dont think this gets rid of the envelope icon in the top system tray. Thats what im after above and beyond everything else

Does anyone know if smart guard is wm5 compatible? I've emailed the programmers but havent had any replies

InfoSharp or create your own with SKschema
InfoSharp does all theses things http://www.mycnknow.com/.
SKschema has many nice scripting tools but would be more difficult since you have to create your own scrips. But it does work nicely.

Re: InfoSharp or create your own with SKschema
llestat said:
InfoSharp does all theses things http://www.mycnknow.com/.
SKschema has many nice scripting tools but would be more difficult since you have to create your own scrips. But it does work nicely.
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Question:
Does this program use default SMS location or does it use its own?

infosharp does this perfectly (after some poking of the settings). The manual isnt very well translated into english but you get the idea eventually will report back any problems as they occur
many thanks for the recommendation
Malty

Sounds interesting...
Is InfoSharpe a bolt-on for the existing SMS software in the phone, or does it replace it? If so, is there anything the standard software does that this doesn't?
How long is the trial period and can it be cleanly uninstalled if not happy?
Andre

it runs sort of parallel to the original messaging app so you dont lose any functionality. Im using infosharp for sms and messaging for mms/email etc. Infosharp obeys the rules you apply to each contact or group (or every contact) and one of those rules is to not display in inbox, which means it doesnt get passed to 'messaging' and the txt messaging icon does not get displayed, as i required.
If you dont have 'do not display in inbox' checked, you can carry on and use messaging as normal.
At the moment I have a few folders set up, girlfriend, mates etc and it routes them and notifies me exactly as i require. Some contacts have no notification at all and i only know theres a message if i actually check the folder theyre routed to. Some have modified notifications and some have the ordinary notification.
SMS can be routed to custom folders and be available in only infosharp or routed to the inbox where they are available to both messaging and infosharp.
as it runs in parallel i cant see theres a problem uninstalling. It doesnt seem to mess with any system files but as i havent tried this i cant say for sure.
Good stuff.
Malty

maltloaf said:
it runs sort of parallel to the original messaging app so you dont lose any functionality. Im using infosharp for sms and messaging for mms/email etc. Infosharp obeys the rules you apply to each contact or group (or every contact) and one of those rules is to not display in inbox, which means it doesnt get passed to 'messaging' and the txt messaging icon does not get displayed, as i required.
If you dont have 'do not display in inbox' checked, you can carry on and use messaging as normal.
At the moment I have a few folders set up, girlfriend, mates etc and it routes them and notifies me exactly as i require. Some contacts have no notification at all and i only know theres a message if i actually check the folder theyre routed to. Some have modified notifications and some have the ordinary notification.
SMS can be routed to custom folders and be available in only infosharp or routed to the inbox where they are available to both messaging and infosharp.
as it runs in parallel i cant see theres a problem uninstalling. It doesnt seem to mess with any system files but as i havent tried this i cant say for sure.
Good stuff.
Malty
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Are you able to create backups of all the folders? And does this program do it, or do you have to get something else?
Thanks
Luke

again its not something i've tried but there is an export / import function and also theres a file where i think everything is held anyway. (*.srm) They also do a program for the pc which can read the sms.
check the manual out here
http://www.mycnknow.com/infosharpmanul.htm

Proactive maintenance to help avoid Reminder failures

meschle said:
I have not heard any problems with omapclockplus interfering with the notification queue - i keep my queue in order with check notifications and delete any duplicates etc.. when they arise. I have no problems with alarms etc.. because i keep the queue healthy.
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The quote above came from the overclocking thread but I didn't want risk getting far off topic, especially when failures to remind is so common to many of us.
meschle if you find this topic, can you tell us what you use to "check notifications"? When I first started troubleshooting my 8125's failure to remind me I used SK Tools to look at the notification queue and duplicate reminders but neither check found anything. I ended up using WakeupTweak to fix things, at least temporarily. But if I can avoid the problem entirely by doing the "right" maintenance proactively I would much prefer to do so. Any pointers you can provide in order to help the rest of us keep our own queues healthy would be appreciated.
Similar tips from anyone else would also be most welcome.
Thanks!

The program you want is Check Notifications by ScaryBear Software. Be carefull only to delete duplicates until you know what you are doing

Thanks for the link.
I went out to ScaryBear Software and read about the two utilities. They offer a bit of an explanation about the need for the software and how to use it, but there is not a lot of detail about what should and should not be cleaned. Like you, it warned users to only remove duplicates until one knows what one is doing. Without documentation it is hard for one to learn what to delete and what not to, without experimentation and risk. I believe my overzealous use of the SK Tools "Notification Queue" utility led to my recent need to hard reset my device. This topic could help restore and maintain the basic functionality to a lot of PDAs that a good number of us primarily bought them for in the first place.
So far I've learned of the following utilities
SK Tools
WakeupTweak (aka pTravelAlarm_WakeupTweak)
Check Notifications
Notifications Clear Fix
Be good to know, does WakeupTweak do the same thing as Check Notification? While the former also has a function to prevent the device from prematurely returning to Suspend mode upon awakening, it also has functions to Run Clock and Calendar Cleanups. Questions are, do those latter two parallel some of the functionality of Check Notifications? Or are they unique?
What might be especially useful to know are examples of what notifications should not be removed, ie things removed that directly created a need to do a hard reset.
Thanks!

Tref said:
The quote above came from the overclocking thread but I didn't want risk getting far off topic, especially when failures to remind is so common to many of us.
meschle if you find this topic, can you tell us what you use to "check notifications"? When I first started troubleshooting my 8125's failure to remind me I used SK Tools to look at the notification queue and duplicate reminders but neither check found anything. I ended up using WakeupTweak to fix things, at least temporarily. But if I can avoid the problem entirely by doing the "right" maintenance proactively I would much prefer to do so. Any pointers you can provide in order to help the rest of us keep our own queues healthy would be appreciated.
Similar tips from anyone else would also be most welcome.
Thanks!
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Task manager v2.3 from http://www.buzzdev.net/index.php?option=com_phorum&Itemid=125&phorum_query=read,27,15027,page=1 allows you to delete duplicate notifications. And it's free!

Tref said:
The quote above came from the overclocking thread but I didn't want risk getting far off topic, especially when failures to remind is so common to many of us.
meschle if you find this topic, can you tell us what you use to "check notifications"? When I first started troubleshooting my 8125's failure to remind me I used SK Tools to look at the notification queue and duplicate reminders but neither check found anything. I ended up using WakeupTweak to fix things, at least temporarily. But if I can avoid the problem entirely by doing the "right" maintenance proactively I would much prefer to do so. Any pointers you can provide in order to help the rest of us keep our own queues healthy would be appreciated.
Similar tips from anyone else would also be most welcome.
Thanks!
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Hi tref i use mostly check notifications by scary bear software, i also have sktools and task manager by dotfred that decknologist mentions.
I check the queue every couple of days, and i limit the no of notifications in the calendar - only those that are v important. I can see all the other agenda items on my today screen anyhow so only need a notification if i turn blind. My mxip_notify.vol (where the notification queue is) in the root directory is only 32kb.
I have not found removing duplicate notifications a problem but would be wary of removing other notifications - except those mentioned below.
This is a quote from another post of mine on a recurring alarm problem
'The problem will be a notification in the notify queue that should not be there. For a calendar reminder it will be a calendar.exe notification. Use the attached program to check the notification queue - find the one and delete. For the alarm notification - turn off alarm and check the queue and delete any clock.exe notifications which is the one for alarms. Also goto options/settings and tick both boxes and check for duplicate notifications which will be marked in red - delete those. Do not delete the other notifications they are needed for the normal running of the device.'
Attached is check notifications - unzip, activesync device run exe from pc

Thanks decknologist, another bow for the quiver.
meschle said:
Hi tref i use most check notifications by scary bear software, i also have sktools and task manager by dotfred that decknologist mentions.
I check the queue every couple of days, and i limit the no of notifications in the calendar - only those that are v important.
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I've taken to limiting my use of the calendar somewhat as well. Sad considering the cost and usefulness of these devices, when they work as advertised.
meschle said:
My mxip_notify.vol (where the notification queue is) in the root directory is only 32kb.
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I don't have a lot in my calendar, as I said, but it's still 132Kb. I'll have to stay on top of this as I learn these tools better.
I didn't know where the alarms (which I don't use), and the calendar notifications were stored. Thanks for that!
Should those be backed up along with pim.vol to restore contact and calendar info should the need arise?
Do you habitually delete old appointments once they've come and gone?
meschle said:
This is a quote from another post of mine on a recurring alarm problem
'The problem will be a notification in the notify queue that should not be there. For a calendar reminder it will be a calendar.exe notification. Use the attached program to check the notification queue - find the one and delete. For the alarm notification - turn off alarm and check the queue and delete any clock.exe notifications which is the one for alarms. Also goto options/settings and tick both boxes and check for duplicate notifications which will be marked in red - delete those. Do not delete the other notifications they are needed for the normal running of the device.'
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Strangely I have no items in red. I have a lot of items that appear to be the same but not marked in red. I think though that where I went wrong last week was in removing the similar looking items with SK Tools, even though I didn't know exactly what I was doing. I'll rely on WakeupTweak and Check Notifications (CN), to find and remove them for me from this point on. But I'm running WakeupTweak first and regularly. As you know it just does what it does (when cleaning), without showing any detail so it may be that if I run if first and then use CN to look I may never see any dups in CN.
I hope all this info is as helpful to others as it has been to me.

Yep i delete most old appts unless i need to know when an appt was. This keeps pim.vol smaller as well and finally i forgot to include tasks.exe - which when seen in the notification queue is the notification for any tasks due. Duh, sorry guys if I am teaching any of you to suck eggs!

Reminders

Reminders (most, not all) have stopped working on my Advantage. They show correctly in the calendar and sync with the desktop where the reminders pop up but for most of them nothing happens on Adavantage.
The odd one still works as normal but for most of them although the agenda shows the appointment about to happen no pop up, sound or even notice of a reminder having been missed appears.
I seem to remember a slightly similar thing happening with WM2003 after I had changed the time zone, and had to delete and then reinstate each appointment to get the reminders up again. But in this case neither has the time zone changed nor does deleting and reinstalling (nor before you ask soft-resetting) the device makes any difference.
Any ideas anybody?

Resolution
I had some recurring reminders which were set to go off at 1 minute before and some at 0 minutes.
When I set all of these to at least 5 minutes before everything returned to normal.
Strange unless there is some time issue in the device or OS somewhere - anyway, just in case someone else gets this problem.

It may sound funny but change time zones, have it change the time zone. Then hold the power button until it asks are you sure you want to reboot. Let it reboot then change the time zone back. Sometimes that helps cuz it will rebuild the alarm database.
Your other option is Scarybear fix notifications and Check Notifications. You can view the alarms and remove the ones that are invalid. You need to be careful though. Delete the ones that say NULL.
I've benn through this for YEARS and that's the only way I've had 100% success.

hammermedia said:
Your other option is Scarybear fix notifications and Check Notifications. You can view the alarms and remove the ones that are invalid. You need to be careful though. Delete the ones that say NULL.
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I agree with everything hammermedia says bar one - I find Scarybear sometimes doesn't too well on WM5. Dinarsoft Memmaid does the trick
on the notification queue for me.

Snooze options
While we are on the subject the thing I HATE about WM5 compared to PPC2003 is the fewer snooze options.
Got quite excited over mention of memmaid to look at queue as I totally rely on these notifications but often need to set the snooze to x hours but having had a brief look I see that one can delete but not amend.
Don't want to try scarybear if there are reports of probs on WM5
On my old universal I spent ages trying to to get PocketMax Alarmtoday working to give me more flexibility. I will try again on Advantage now.
Any way of hacking the reminder snooze options? or Other programs people like?

still not snoozing
Just a brief update have got alarmtoday working fine which does have helpful options - regulates the sounds for how long and really like the 'mute all sound for a flexible period' - how many times does one forgot to turn the sound back on!
Alas it still uses the WM5 options for handling the reminder when it pops up so I can't tell it to remind me 8 hours