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How to change ringtone dir to storage card

Change this registry key
HKE_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring
Change The Key "Directory"to "\Storage Card\......\" dont forget the slashes
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it works dude, great tip

After changing the ringtone dir to the SD card, as described in in this thread, I have a problem. My ringtone keeps getting reset to Windows Default in the tools/options menu of the phone app, also after I changed the registry key back to Windows/Rings. And that is strange, since the WIndows Default tone is not even in that folder, but in the WIndows dir! soft reset did also not work, and even altering the registry to make the default ringtone another one just resulted in no ringtone at all when a call is incoming! So I reset the registry to the original settings, but still only the windows default tune is playing, not the tune I selected from the original list I had before changing the registry and still have in the tools/options menu.. Any suggestions anyone?

Ok, now a solution to my problem in the post above:
I set the register to point to Windows as the default folder, went to that folder in File Explorer, tapped the ringtone I wanted and selected "Set as Ringtone" in the pop-up menu. It worked, the ringtone was copied to the Windows/Rings folder and actually worked. However, the default in the register still points to Windows as default folder, thereby causing the ringtone list in the phone app to point only to the files in the Windows folder. Strange thing is that the file that was copied to the Windows/Rings folder acted as a ringtone, even though the default folder in the register points to the Windows folder, not the Windows/Rings folder...
I then changed the registry to Windows/Rings. That disabled the ringtone and brought back the horrible Windows Default ringtone, which is logical, since I forgot the / at the end. Then I went to the register again, changed the register to point to Windows/Rings/. I then went to the Windows folder, tapped the ringtone of my choice and selected "set as ringtone". The file was copied to the Rings folder, and now works again, with the Phone app looking in the right folder for ringtones. However, in the list in the Phone App, there are numerous ringtones mentioned that are not in that folder at all, but in the Wondows folder, not the Windows/Rings!
It is all very strange indeed, but fortunately everything works again and I can once again select the ringtone I want.

So this trick don`t work? :roll: ...I have the same problem, but If I edit one by one the ringtones in Photo contacts it work...no metter where is the *.mp3 or *.wma file....I want to set one *.mp3 or *.wma as a default ring tone from the SD card....and not from the phone memory!....any suggestions?!
Regards,
Primoz

Sorry this was me above...I noticeted that even with the reg file edited when I tap and hold on the file...to set as a ring tone it say that the file was succesfully copied to the windows\... directory....
Regards,
Primoz

Works really great for me.thanks!
But can only use .WMA files. anyone else with Qtek?

...strange...now is working fine for me 2 ....I have made wma files instead of mp3 and set the ringtone again....but it does work only in the original PPC Filemanager!...
Thx mate, great tip :wink:
Regards,
Primoz

...again not working... :? ...I don`t know what to do to make it work properly... :?:
Regards,
Primoz

The settings In reply to all.
Use the staps i discribed on top of this topic. Don't forget the slashes at the beginning and end( \Storage Card\....\). And if you are using a mp3 player don't forget to associate mp3's and midi files with Windows media player. If you use PocketMusic go to Player options File Types and select none. This wil do. No you can play mp3's from your storage card.
I made a dir on my storage card called it Ringtones. So in the registry i change the line to
\Storage Card\Ringtones\
This must work.
:lol:

I have made the same as U describe...and when I tap on the song...stored on my SD card to set it as a ring ton always the same msg...that it was saved to the \Windows\Rings\ directory.... :roll:
Regards,
Primoz

How come
This wil only let you set a default ringtone stored on your storage card to mp3 midi or wma. You don't need to kopie the file any were only in te folder on your storage card. You can use file explorer. Or a card reader in your computer.
If you want to use it for contacts then you need too use photo contact
Now i see go to settings > phone> and then you can select a ringtone from the drop down list.

OK done...I hope it will work now...thx mate! :wink:
Regards,
Primoz

Hmmm...strange but after one day of playing the rington from the SD card...the phone just reset the rington to the default Windows....
regards,
Primoz

I've found that the SD cart is not immediately recognized by the system after a suspend/sleep mode. Applications that are stored on the SD card and that are called by a hardware button generally don't work when pressing in sleep mode (program not found).
So I suppose that when the phone wakes up when a call is received, the system tries to load the sound on the SD, but the card is not 'mounted' yet and the default windows ringtone is played.
Hope this will help.

Yes U R wright!...the same problem with some applications...like GPRS Monitor installed on the SD card...at soft reset, it gives me an error, so I have to manually start the program. The same is with the ringtones... :roll: So it doesn`t work everytime...
Regards,
Primoz

I did put my rings to the Storage and pointed there .. works flawless.. thx for the tip ..
So .. is there another one for the SMS, MMS, E-mail and alarm sounds to ??
Regards Carlis

Carlis wait for about a day and U will hear the windows default song...
Regards,
Primoz

Hm .. should be working .. in some day to .. as I put the files in "Storage" and not at the SD card.. had same problem U have with Photo Contact ringtones if I used the SD to store them .. so I just have the Storage for User tones and User pics nowadays
Hope Ur wrong .. time will tell ..
Carlis

frewys said:
Works really great for me.thanks!
But can only use .WMA files. anyone else with Qtek?
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The fix is to reassign MP3 to Win Media Player..
Either by select none in PocketMusic file types settings
or by Pocket Tweak (freeware)
or .. Ur choice of file associate program
Then it works again ..
Mp3 as Ringones and as Photo Contacts tones..
Carlis

way to make mp3's as ring tones?

I have a few ring tones that on my old PDA2K I kept on my SD card and yet was somehow (I cannot remember how) able to use them from my SD card as ring-tones.
On my bright and shiny new K-Jam I cannot find a way to use files on the SD card as ring-tones.
So to save space if I MUST have the files on the phone I want to use MP3's.
Well bugger me I cannot make this work either.
Any ideas out there please?
Cheers.
Robin

hmm i just copied them to my storage card.

sipepguru said:
hmm i just copied them to my storage card.
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Interesting.
All the other comments I have heard say they will not work if they are on your SD card unless you make some registry changes?
Something I don't really want to do.
So where on your SD card did you copy them and how did you make the phone recognise them as ring tones?
Robin

Windows\Ring\ is the default location for tones. Mp3s work. Just copy them to the Windows\Ring\ folder [use activesync on pc or file explorer on ppc] and you should be able to select them as tones. The registry hack actually changes the default location to a folder of your choice [i.e. on a Storage Card] this is useful if you have a lot of tones. From experiene with WM2003se sometimes this doesn't work well something about the Storage Card taking too long to initialize and therefore the Phone doesn't find the tones folder and just reverts to default. The work around was to have them on Storage, but now with WM5.0 everything is Storage I haven't tried the hack on WM5.0 though.
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Another thing is you could cut up your mp3 tones [30 secs is more than enough for a ringer] and re-encode them to a lower bitrate [I use 96kbps Stereo] it's around 360Kb per tone.
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Hope this helps.

try to convert to mp4....its work too....

If you don't want to change the default location for ringtones via the registry you can add your wav, mp3, mid to a folder called "My Documents" on the storage card. If it doesn't exist just create it. Thus far it is the only folder I have found that will work without changing the registry. Cant be in a subdirectory. Files get all cluttered up, but you don't have to do anything.

Ring tones

Where do ring tones go & what format must they be in?
Can they be MP3 and can they be put on storage cqrd or extended ROM?

I wonder how much effort and time would it take just for you to put the mp3 in and test out the thing yourself? What can possibly happen if it doesn't work?
Anyway, just to help you on the way, copy your ring tones, into \Windows\Rings or \Windows
Try putting MP3, WMA, and WAV. Check on your ring tone setting page and see if they appear or not.

Try http://www.electricpocket.com/ringtones/ for lots of ringtones.
Their program (Ringo) is good and works on the HTC Universal, I tested it.

mmarks said:
Where do ring tones go & what format must they be in?
Can they be MP3 and can they be put on storage cqrd or extended ROM?
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Ringtones can be WMA, MID, WAV or MP3 and should be put in the \Windows\Ring folder on the Main Memory, as said previous.
SMS Alerts and Alarm Notifications have to be WAV and should be put in the \Windows folder on the Main Memory.
You can put Ringtones on your SD card or other locations, but it slows it down, and will take longer for your device to ring when it has to.
Regards.

if on your sd card, i believe they need to be on the root drive of the sd card, they cant be buried inside folders.
anything for notifications or alarms must be in the windows folder.
i also recommend the ringtone be small to improve launch speed, and to be placed in window\rings for easy identification and location.
your sd card will be slower to start ringing. there can also be a problem if the device must wake up from being asleep when the phone rings as it must also then locate and recognise the sd card, then launch the ring tone, which if large, all slows the device down.
try to stay less than 1mb, prefer less than 100kb if you can get it. mine is 500kb, runs for 30 seconds, which is the amount of time before it goes to voice mail.
i use an mp3 format, but wav also accepted. i think wav are bigger than mp3.

So, Universal does not support Ogg format ?

Q : Can ringtones be in MP3 Format?

How come when I put a mp3 files in my ring tones folder it won't play. Does this need to be a wav file?
If so, i don't really want a 35MB file to play my ring tone.
Thanks
jw

I have a mp3 as ringtone, though I use PZP, but as far as I understood, PZP just changes the standard settings of WM, so it should be possible without PZP too... maybe try a different format of the mp3?

try putting them in your my documents folder. thats where i have mine. I actually made a my documents folder on my storage card, but it sometimes switches to the default tone when it rings from standby. i think its because it starts to ring before it powers up the card again.

Firstly, 35MB wav is like a 2 minutes sound. Do you actually need a 2 minute sound for your ring tone? How long does it takes for you to answer your phone?
Anyway, try compressing it to WMA. You definately can use WMA files for your ring tones. Get the encoder free from M$.

hi @jw,
i guess ur problem caused by third party music software which they assign their program for ur default music file.
how to check it...??? go to file explorer, and see the display icon / play the file for ur mp3 file which u want to assign 4 ur ringtone. does it in WMP's icon and also plays in WMP? if NO, go to ur third party music software and unassigned/uncheck mp3 files format as a default program to play those formats.
because as i know, the device plays mp3 format for ringtone using WMP's system.
i hope this can help u. Gut Luck!!!

Quick & Easy way
You can make MP3's as ringtones easily.
Use File Explorer to locate then file, then press & hold with the stylus (or finger) until you get the options menu.
Hey prestu - Use as Ringtone will be there. Well it is on my phone anyway...

Thanks for all the help guys!

hi, y can't i set ringtones for alarms or text msgs, thanks

defualt ring tone

Hi,
Every time i change my ringtone for incoming call the default ringtone back to active after few min. / hours....
Why ?

Did u change ur Reg entries? [Rings in Storage or Storage card]
if u did make sure there isnt any space btw the changed entry

No space
\Storage Card\Rings\
this is the value on the "directory"
what now ?

Ok ..Check to c if the ring tone saved in the Storage Card Rings folder is of the right Format
Or maybe u have a 3rd party player set to read all ur Default formats.

The format of file...
The format of my ringtones is Mid or Wav.

Are you using PocketZenPhone or anything else that manages profiles?
If you are, you need to set the ringtones in there, not in the PPC's own settings.

AlanJC said:
Are you using PocketZenPhone or anything else that manages profiles?
If you are, you need to set the ringtones in there, not in the PPC's own settings.
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PhoneAlarm will also do this.

No, I use only SPB Pocket Plus
no

another way around this is to rename your desired tone to windows default wav and pste it over your \windows folder

I have this problem too. Does windows mobile consider size limitation for rings??? even when I convert my MP3 song to WAV and copy it in \Windows\Rings directory, phone rings with Windows Defualt.wav!!!
But I can assign a small size MP3 file (28K) as ringtone without above problems.
WM 2003 SE Phone Edition is very poor as a phone OS. It's a very simple task to assign MP3 file as ringtone is very cheep phones, I don't know why M$ didn't .....

solution !!!
See on the next link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=21551