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Removing today screen items

Having installed a new application I found that it has added an item to the today screen settings. ln doing so it has deleted the tasks item from the settings (I believe there is a maximum) so I can't select tasks to appear on the today screen. Is there an alternative way to remove the unwanted today Screen item from the settings. NB. the aim is not simply checking/unchecking the setting, its removing the setting altogether.
thanks,
coj

Yeah, you can remove the unwanted items from the registry.
Use Resco Registry editor or a similar registry editor.
The key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Items.
Grtz,
Jos

fantastic, thanks :lol:

hello,
Anyone can post the registry for "message/sms/inbox" today item? ^_^; thx in advance!
Chooo

Jos said:
Yeah, you can remove the unwanted items from the registry.
Use Resco Registry editor or a similar registry editor.
The key is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Items.
Grtz,
Jos
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It was so log time ago you offered a solution, however, having come across the problem you solve here, I am very happy you offered help.
Your solution has saved me.

Control Panel CPLs (Specifically Soft Key customisation)

Does anybody know how to set under which tab in settings a CPL will appear?
I ask, as I've managed to export the CPL T-Mobile put on the MDA COmpact II to customise the soft keys, and I want it to appear on the same screen as Buttons, but instead it is under System.
BTW, the CPL does work - it gives an interface similar to Buttons for changing what the soft keys do, as opposed to editing the registry. If you want, I can post it here.
Thanks in advance, guys.

Just a question: when you change one of the Soft Keys apps to be run, do you have the <Ok/Close> , <ContextMenu> (all <BlaBla>) options? I mean the options that are not applications?
The reason I'm asking is that I recently hard reseted my Wizard and I stopped the final T-Mobile customization process. But it seems that the Softkeys are no longer present in my control panel, and after adding a SoftKeys.cpl file from a forum, I can only set applications not the aforementioned behaviours (like <OK/Close>).
PS: post the file plz, I'll just give it a try

I think you want to edit (or create) the 'group' dword value under HKLM\ControlPanel\[yourcplkeyhere]\
values seem to be 0 fo rthe personal tab, 1 for system and 2 for conenctions
eg set HKLM\ControlPanel\Backlight\Group to 2 to make it appear on the connections tab.
the cpl sounds handy - can you post it?

Here's the CPL.
Haven't looked at all the options, but you can select New SMS and New MMS, although these rely on 2 files called TNSMS.exe and TNMMS.exe, which I don't see to have to hand. If anyone can post them, that'd be great.
I don't know if it'll work on all devices, but try it anyway.
P.S. How do I find the CPL Key to use in the reg hack above?

I have one which I use for the New SMS function

How to install *.CPL files?
I copied it to Windows directory but it is not there?

Do a Soft reset after copying to the \windows....
then it should be in the Start->Settings-> one of the tabs...

Help again please (registry settings)

Hi, Im after some help again please (or even a nudge in the right direction).
OK basically I have a lot of SPVM500 and SPVM2000's to configure.
On of the things I have to go is disable the buttons (calendar, contacts, camera etc) including the OK button (if possible) and the green and red buttons too (again if possible). I'm not allowed to use any additional apps and so I have to use a merged registry entry. Can anyone advise, reg key's etc?
Thanks in advance.

You don't ned a registry hack to do that. Just go to Settings-Buttons and delete the entries. I don't think there's a way to disable the Call and End buttons.

Hi thanks, yes I know I can go into the buttons settings, but with 500 devices to configure a registry merge would make my job that much easier lol. I have some registry input already that sets up my gprs etc from an autorun on an SD card, this is just for some other settings.
Also the buttons settings don't let you turn off the click in the center of the 'joystick'
Cheers

I'm not aware of a registry hack for your needs, sorry.

no worries, thanks for taking the time to reply anyway

To change the Below Two keys of today(By Default Calender & Contacts)

Hey This is a Registry tweak so please kindly backup your registry before trying.
As we know that the below two keys at the bottom of Today Screen by default links to Calender and Contacts.
I needed my below contacts key to load Pocket CM for me which i prefer as a contact manager over the default one and i wanted my pictures on hand so i changed the other key which was calender by default to Pocket CM image viewer.
Following are the steps to change the keys:
Use any Registry editor(eg: Regedit) got to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER>>Software>>Microsoft>>Today>>Keys>>
Here there will be two Keys 112 & 113 consisting of Default & Open
So let us Change the Default Contact Key to PocketCM in my case
So the default Contacts key is 112
Make the following changes:
Click on Default & Type "Contacts"
Click on Open & Type "the path of where your program is stored" in my case it is :
Open "\Storage Card\Program files\PocketCM\PocketCM.exe"
Repeat the same steps for the key 113 to change to whatever program you like.
Note: I have not taken this information from anywhere and its whole and sole my efforts and no one else's.
i Hope this information is useful to at least the minimum then i would consider that my efforts have paid
Regards Chigz.

well, i think this tweaks knows everyone.
try to use the search function of this forum, you will get many many results...

Ohh sorry..
m a newbiee thought this would be useful anyway thanks for atleast viewin it..

Ohh sorry..
m a newbiee thought this would be useful anyway thanks for atleast viewin it..

Your intentions were good I'm sure. This info IS in the wiki but thanks anyway for sharing ...
but, THIS is a much easier way, IMO.

Remapping Inner Circle and Messenger key?

Are there any tools or registry hacks available to remap the Inner Circle and Messenger keys?
I can think of more usefull programs to map to a dedicated hardware key instead of these...
TIA

Do you actually need to use the Inner Circle and WLM functions on your device?
I ask because the only way so far which I have found to remap those key buttons is to create Mortscript .exe files called InnerCircle.exe and WLMMessenger.exe, each pointing to respective InnerCircle.mscr and WLMMessenger.mscr scripts which run the programs you want. You would then drop these into your \Windows folder, overwriting the original InnerCircle.exe and WLMMessenger.exe files (having first removed the Read-only / System etc. properties from the original files using Total Commander or Resco Explorer). Clearly this will then render the Inner Circle and WLM functions inoperative on your device - not too much of a problem for me as I have no need for either. If you want to regain their functionality you simply need to delete the two .exe files you created and the originals will regenerate from ROM. Note that I found I needed to use Mortscript to get this to work. Simply copying a renamed .exe file of the actual program you want to assign to the button did not work.
I know it sounds ridiculous but none of the "regular" methods for changing hardware key assignments seem to work - I even tried editing the keymap. There is a "Short_Circle" lnk file in \Windows - changing the target of this seems to make no difference. The various registry entries which I have used successfully in previous devices made no difference. It's as if there is some sort of ROM-level hardware association between the Inner Circle key and the InnerCircle.exe file (same deal with WLM).
If anybody can come up with a more elegant solution to this it would be welcomed - I'm a reasonably adept WM user but I'm pretty sure somebody more knowledgeable can do better. If you don't have a Snap then please be a little cautious about being gung-ho with suggestions (!) - I know this is fairly well-trodden territory on xda-developers but the setup with the Snap seems like it might be a bit different. Cheers
P.S. Don't be tempted to delete or disable the Windows Live key from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services - this will prevent the Windows Live service from loading, which might be good in various ways, but it's needed for the Windows Live key to work (even if the WLMMessenger.exe which is being executed is running something else).

Psmit said:
Are there any tools or registry hacks available to remap the Inner Circle and Messenger keys?
I can think of more usefull programs to map to a dedicated hardware key instead of these...
TIA
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Use Wordpad.

jhwo99 said:
Use Wordpad.
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What are you doing with Wordpad?

jhwo99 said:
Use Wordpad.
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And how would Wordpad help me remap the InnerCircle key?

JC6 said:
Do you actually need to use the Inner Circle and WLM functions on your device?
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Thanks for the extensive reply. I've been using my Snap for a few weeks now and still don't understand what the marketing-fuzz of InnerCircle is all about.
The InnerCircle app I don't need, at all. It does nothing that can't be done with a server-side rule. So no issue that it is completely disabled in the OS. Messenger is a nice to have for occasional use, but a dedicated button is just a wasted button IMHO.
I'll check out your suggested solution.

A link to the task manager instead of the inner circle prog would be cool.

Psmit said:
And how would Wordpad help me remap the InnerCircle key?
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Open Windows and change the key by renaming it to the program you want.

Svenitos said:
A link to the task manager instead of the inner circle prog would be cool.
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I'm using good-old Xbar for that, using the trackball!..I would be lost without a taskswitcher/manager in WM!

Svenitos said:
A link to the task manager instead of the inner circle prog would be cool.
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You can do that using the procedure outlined in post #2 above. This is exactly how I have mine set up
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Open Windows and change the key by renaming it to the program you want.
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Can you explain how you did this? I tried the following techniques (which have worked with previous WM phones) and none of them worked:
1. Changing the target of Inner Circle.lnk
2. Changing the target of Short_Circle.lnk
3. Fiddling with the keymap file (although I'm not sure I exhausted this fully).
4. The situation with HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys doesn't seem to be the same with this device as with my previous WM devices.
It's almost as if there is a direct rom-level association between the button and the InnerCircle.exe file - perhaps this is not the case with some of the other Snap ROMs. The only way I was able to "remap" the button was using the Mortscript method I explained in post #2 of this thread. I recognise this is an inelegant solution and would welcome a better method (although it doesn't really cause me a problem as I don't need Inner Circle or Windows Live Messenger - in fact I'd rather they weren't even on the phone, I'm sure they will be removed when we start seeing cooked ROMs).

Im kind of a noob to WM.. so is it possible to explain it slightly more detail what needs to be done.. such as creating a mortscript exe.. i just want to remap the inner circle key to the task manager btw

Hi, I am a newbie to WM. Would like to find out whether there has been any other ways of doing this remapping? Thanks in advance!

hallo i'm using omnia pro and having the same problem here, need some expert advice.
I already tried the AE Button plus but it's seem to not recognized the button I want to re map (PIE and WLMessenger button)

i got the same problem with my htc snap. anybody knows how to change the wlm and innercircle keys?

maybe some of the rom cooking experts can write a rom or cook into next rom?

Custom ROM already has it, in parts
Guys.
ookba has done some button customization on his roms.
Long-press power button will bring the Quick List menu.
You can change though settings:
- Press Inner Circle: default is CeleTask.
- Long-press Home: default is Quick List
Check the ROM here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=551642
I'm waiting for a version where we can change the Messenger and Mail/SMS key also.
[]'s
Cris

For some reason I cannot set (remove) the flags "Read Only" and "system" from InnerCircle.exe....Either with Resco Expolrer and Total commander, both applications seem to properly change the property flags, but when I check again the file properties, the "read only" and "system" are back.
So I am stuck with remapping the Inner circle button.
If anyone has some advise, that would be great.
Tnks

Bump! (I know it's an old thread). Anyone find a way to remap the messenger key??

It seems to me the messenger key somehow is hardwired to launch \Windows\Start Menu\Messenger.lnk. Let Messenger.lnk point to your favorite application and it gets started by the messenger key. This solution is not that elegant since it clutters the start menu, but at least for me it works.
Have fun,
Erik

Hi,
how exactly did you update Messenger.lnk? What did you wrote as a path? Some special characters?
EDIT: solved, I forgot to put double quote. Now it works also for me.