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Reg Tweak FILES: Post/Get them here

Let's start a thread of all the reg tweaks ppl have come up with. If they are saved as .reg files (to an SD), we can install them with a mere double-click by using TRE (options>associate), and anyone can contribute to this post WITHOUT having to build .cab files! Why is this kewl; cos when u hard reset it's a real ball-ache to go back into all the forums to find the tweaks u applied and to navigate thro TRE to re-apply them all. This applies particuarly to settings (Owner info etc). Over and above, we are no longer beholden to tweak shareware, but have full and instant control over our settings.
Each tweak should have 2 reg files; Apply the tweak, and remove the tweak (if possible). In this manner, we can have a directory of reg files, and can turn on and off tweaks with a simple d.click.
Attached is a basic set I've compiled. Please let everyone know if any are a problem (ie perhaps whole key gets replaced and overrides something u have already changed). Files described below:
[*]Reg Date_In_Titlebar ON.reg
Adds the date to the title bar, with format according to your short-date format under settiings>regional (or found manually changed in another Tweak I'll cover later). I do NOT have a .reg file that will undo (ie delete) this new key, but it's easy to see what key is being added so u can delete it. <Credit: Well known PPC tweak - I probably learnt from toenailed>
Can someone please find out where we can change the font for this - it's a horrible bold font that doesn't fit in the space available?
[*]Reg Font_Menu_+_Pop_700 ON.reg
Change menus and popups to a smaller font. Nice size, makes VGA look more VGA-like, yet not so small that it fails cleartype nor looks daft. Requires a reset. <Credit: Well known PPC tweak - I probably learnt from toenailed>
[*]Reg Font_Menu_+_Pop_900 DEFAULT.reg
Reset above change to default of 900
[*]Reg Font_System_700 ON.reg
Changes system font to 2 pts smaller. I find that dialog boxes with radio buttons got a bit wierd, and you don;t get much more screen estate height cos of icon sizes staying the same in file lists, so I don't bother with this tweak. Requires a reset. <Credit: Well known PPC tweak - I probably learnt from toenailed>
[*]Reg Font_System_900 DEFAULT.reg
Turn above off
[*]Reg GPRS_+_3G_Always _On DEFAULT.reg
Awesome tweak to make sure ur phone connects to GPRS/3G and stays there. However, you'll want to switch this off overnight etc, which is the main reason I created this post and these reg files. NOTE: you will absolutely HAVE to replace the "MTN SA Web" bit with the name of your connection which you will find in this key using TRE
<Credit: BrettS http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=30277>
[*]Reg GPRS_+_3G_Always _On ON.reg
Turn off the above. Remember to change connection name in file
[*]Reg PIE_Homepage_Default.reg
When u press the E (explorer) keyboard key u go to clubimate homepage - annoying. This resets that hard button to whatever u want (current reg file is windows\default.htm)
<Credit: I forget, someone on clubimate forums>
[*]Reg TerminalServices_Cache_Larger DEFAULT.reg
AWESOME improvement in Terminal Services client horrible black blocks. Increases cache sizez - I did not notice an increase in traffic/cost
<Credit: Carnivor from MS KB http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=29996>
[*]Reg TerminalServices_Cache_Larger ON.reg
Turns above off
More coming as I go thro the wiki and toenailed tweak posts and extract usefull ones for us lonely Universal users...

can you add the actual keys to here?
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Universal_Registry
cos of this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=30396

Doh! That post came up after I started this thread.
Still this thread is useful for the actual .reg files to same n00bies some time (and to save me time too). I'll make sure everything here is duplicated there tho.

Here are a few more .reg files:
Several versions of date_in_title_bar (covered above)
Hide_Screen_Rotation icon
Hide that icon that allows u to rotate screen - but JJ does it automatically so Icon is not so necessary
Regional_settings
These are for me - u should edit file in text editor to customise 4 yourself. Best part is my short date format that keeps date in title bar small and visible
Ringtone_settings
Customise as above
Screen_Speed_Glyph_Cache
Double your screen cache. COsts a LITTLE memory, and improves screen size
Screen_font_'smaller'
Set screen font size to "smaller". This can be changed in "settings"m and I only include it here in line with my suggestion that we have a collection of files to run quickly on reset. You may want to customise as above
SIP_Settings. Ditto
All in updated zip file.

I would really appreciate if anyone can find a way to get rid of the Last Call in the dialer screen... I know its somewhere hidden in Registry, but I dont seems to be finding a way to get tru it...
Having the Last Dialed No. showing rite up on the Dialer Screen is really bothering and if you happened to press the phone button by mistake twice there we go the last dialed no. has been dialed already for you....

Bump: no-one contributing to this learning?

haven't found anything else worth posting yet m8, u got the best ones already :wink:

craigiecraigie4: Thanks for these - great idea!
I have a suggestion:
HKCU/ControlPanel/Backlight sets the backlight duration for the keyboard (in seconds). It's available through the control panel, but I like it set to more than the CP maximum of 10 seconds. Sorry - I don't know how to create a reg file.
To reset, choose another value in the backlight control panel applet.
Don't have any others to add though

Found another one:
Change the width of the vertical scroll bar and the height of the horizontal scroll bar so they take less room on the screen:
HKLM\System\GWE
Change cxVScr to (say) 10 to make vertical scrollbar narrower. Default value is 14
Change cyHScr to (say) 10 to make horizontal scrollbar narrower. Default value is 14
This change affects various scroll options in the system including the up/down arrows in selection boxes. 10 is a nice size.

This one is in this forum:
from davidberrysmith
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Any body remember these reg tweaks from himalaya? they still work
*** Speed Up Your Windows Mobile Pocket PC.
1. Open your registry editor o_n your Pocket PC
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE\
3. Change the value of 'limit' from 8192 to 32768
4. Close registry editor and soft reset.
*** disable start menu animation
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\Menu\
Change the "AniType" value from 6 to 0.
_________________
i-mate jasjar
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SiliconS said:
Found another one:
Change the width of the vertical scroll bar and the height of the horizontal scroll bar so they take less room on the screen:
HKLM\System\GWE
Change cxVScr to (say) 10 to make vertical scrollbar narrower. Default value is 14
Change cyHScr to (say) 10 to make horizontal scrollbar narrower. Default value is 14
This change affects various scroll options in the system including the up/down arrows in selection boxes. 10 is a nice size.
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Nice one dude. I can't make the .reg file cos I can only create reg files of the entire key, and there are too many other things under GWE that users may have changed.

Internet Explorer
Somewhere in those forums I found the IE reg hack to make mine 5.5, this helps connecting to my bank account and viewing other secured sites.

read this somewhere
To change the ability to receive files via Bluetooth (OBEX)
The setting is at 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Obex'
The 'IsEnabled' DWORD value should be set to '1' to enable OBEX and '0' to disable OBEX.
For example, to enable the ability to receive fles via Bluetooth
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Obex\IsEnabled = 1
says receive so i dont know about send, try it!! might be it
But apparently now this is the same feature as the receive incoming beams setting in connections.

Yes, I know that's not free but 90% of all this hacks have been included in Tweaks2K2. And the other 10% are about to be included :twisted:

Yeah, true. Idea of this thread was to have a facility whereby a hard reset can be quickly restored to a working device - install a few basic apps, run the .reg files, and there u go. Takes me about half an hour from HR thro to up and running perfectly.

craigiecraigie4 said:
Yeah, true. Idea of this thread was to have a facility whereby a hard reset can be quickly restored to a working device - install a few basic apps, run the .reg files, and there u go. Takes me about half an hour from HR thro to up and running perfectly.
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With your .reg files as inspiration I'm just about getting there in the same way. I've written down all the steps and I just run through them. I've done this since I had my XDA2 and it makes a hard reset so much less traumatic:
Code:
Hard reset. Wait for Today screen then soft reset.
Connect cable to ActiveSync. Set up guest connection.
Turn off beams, error reporting
Set basic clock accuracy
Copy Step 1 files to root of PPC [These are the CABs for the programs I install]
Run CABs. Leave O2 Connections CAB. Put gps.CAB and PIMAddin onto storage card
Run TRE registry editor. Associate .reg files to TRE
Open the .reg file [This applies my registry settings. See below]
Run O2 connections CAB
Copy all Step 2 files to root of PPC [This adds shortcuts to StorageCard-installed programs to my Start Menu and gives me my freeware email client and PZP icons and profiles]
Run SDK Certs CAB
Run OzVGA. Change all fonts to same size as qVGA
PPC: edit registry: browse to HKLM\ControlPanel\GPS Settings. Delete the DWORD marked "hide"
CPL > Personal > Buttons: match Button 2 to [Task switcher], Button 4 to <Rotate Screen>; Set button lock
CPL > Personal > Menus: ActiveSync, File Explorer, Internet Explorer, nPOPw, Pocket Informant, Task Manager, TomTom Navigator
CPL > Personal > Owner: set owner information
CPL > Personal > Phone: change band to GSM
CPL > Personal > Today: set items to Date, PZP, PocketPlus, PocketBreeze, Messaging; set theme to Windows Default
CPL > System > Clock: Show time on all screens
CPL > System > Regional: Set locale to UK
CPL > Connections > GPS: set program port COM0
Soft reset
Set password for PPC
PC: backup previously sync'ed files folder
PC ActiveSync: delete previous partnership. Don't delete sync'ed files folder
CPL > System > About: Set DeviceID = XDAExec
Connect PPC and PC with cable
Sync only Contacts, Calendar (all), Tasks, Favourites
Sync files. Replace the items on the device
PocketBreeze: import settings
PocketPlus: import settings
PocketInformant: run and let it fanny about
PocketWeather (on PocketBreeze tab): import settings
Run ListPro. Enter registration code
Disconnect from PC
Set up phone speed dials
Set up voicedial tags
Set up ActiveSync via Bluetooth to Workstation
Set up bond to headset
Set up bond to GPS thingy. Choose Serial Port as profile
Start TomTom Navigator. Run through startup.
InternetExplorer: sort out view settings. Set default page to about:blank
Choose Transcriber input method. Import settings file
This is my .reg file that does almost everything I need done in one step:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings]
"Group"=dword:00000002
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Backlight]
"QKeyLedTimeout"=dword:0000001e
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client]
"Keyboard Layout"="00000409"
"BitmapPersistCacheSize"=dword:00000001
"BitmapCacheSize"=dword:00000015
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI\GLYPHCACHE]
"limit"=dword:00004000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\nls\overrides]
"SSDte"="d/M "
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\OEM\KEYBD]
"PieHomePage"="about:blank"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell]
"TBOpt"=hex:\
13,00,00,00
It makes a massive difference using commercial software that has a reliable import/export process for the settings and this, IMHO, is usually the biggest difference between paid-for software and freeware alternatives.

Silicon, don't u want to re-post your post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=31697
We need more of these 'standard' configs to help new users get up n running without giving up on their universal.

dude, your screen - how?
craigiecraigie4
how did you make htc look like that?
is it standard? emailable? I don't really want the merc style if it can be changed, but its a nice screen all the same

Re: dude, your screen - how?
simon_darley said:
craigiecraigie4
how did you make htc look like that?
is it standard? emailable? I don't really want the merc style if it can be changed, but its a nice screen all the same
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You don't want merc!! well u can just f off then! ;-)
It's WisbarAdvance2 with WAD - see another post I started in this forum. u can put in on any universal, with whatever walpaper u want, and there are plenty of free skins

Re: dude, your screen - how?
craigiecraigie4 said:
It's WisbarAdvance2 with WAD - see another post I started in this forum. u can put in on any universal, with whatever walpaper u want, and there are plenty of free skins
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Whatever it is, it's distracting to have such a big picture in your signature in such text-based forums.
Sorry craigiecraigie4. Don't mean to offend. Just MHO.

HTCHomeplug revealed

OK I was working in the customization of the HTCHomeplug.
What is HTCHomeplug? If you own a HTC X7500 Advantage (the HTC make of Athena or Ameo) then in the Today screen you got a plugin that shows some icons like Battery, Rotation, Comm Manager, Screen Light, Quick GPS and TVOut. What I discovered is who to deal with this plugin in order to change the icons and applications associated there.
I used PHM Registry to edit entries at the PPC registry, but you can use the editor of your like.
First is access using the registry editor to this entry:
/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/HTC/HTCHomeplug
There is the configuration of the plugin. There we will find two entries pointing to the first two icons (Battery and Rotation) that seems to be configured in a different way that the rest of the icons. Those are the two DWORD entries:
PowerIconSlot with value of 0 (this means the first position in the plugin)
RotateIconSlot with value of 1 (this means the second position)
The rest of the positions in the HTCHomeplug appears like KEY entries with names from 2 to 5 meaning positions 3 to 6 in the plugin bar.
Inside each key (2 to 5) we find 3 values (or entries):
1- iconindex DWORD type of Decimal which contains 103 in the case of entry KEY 2
2- LaunchApPath STRING contains the path to the executable file associated to the icon
3- ResPath STRING contais the path to the resource file which contais the icon image poited by iconindex entry. This path points to a DLL or EXE file containing the icon image.
So... since we want to add a icon/application we need to create the entry KEY 6 and we must create both STRING entries and DWORD one inside the KEY 6.
To add Tomtom Navigator in the HTCHomeplug (as an example) I added:
iconindex = 101
LaunchApPath = \Program files\Navigator\Tomtom Navigator.exe
ResPath = \Program files\Navigator\Tomtom Navigator.exe
So I'm using the icon storaged in the Tomtom Navigator executable file itself and my Tomtom is in the path I show in the entry. Off course this could not match your installation.
How I found the iconindex information that points to the icon in the Tomtom's EXE file??? Easy I used a program called RViewer (for PPC) develop by Vicott Wong. The program can by found in Google or in the web page shown in the About screen.... http://mobile-sg.com
Running that program and browsing the EXE file (or a DLL) we can see the index for each resource and if it's an image the image is display in the screen, so I found the 101 is the index for the Tomtom icon inside de EXE file.
Once the entries in the Registry are done the rest is easy. Just go into Start - Configuration - Personal - Today and int the Elements Tab. There unmark the HTCHomeplug and exit the configuration going into the Today screen to check that the plugin is not in the screen. Then we back to the Today configuration and select again the HTCHomeplug to mark it. Once we are back into the Today screen we will see the new icon.
(OK in the previous paragraph I'm translating the menu options and clicks from my spanish release of WM5 into english one so the names could not match... what you need to do is configure Today screen to remove the plugin and to configure again to insert the plugin, that way the plugin is reseted and the new icons loaded).
I did several tests and looks like the HTCHomeplug only supports 7 icons (0 to 6) but since many of the original icons are not use on daily bases we can setup up to 5 programs in that plugin leaving the Battery and Rotary icons in its place.
I hope this is useful... and I beg your pardon for my poor english.
Regards,
mahjong
P.S.: I posted this first at todopocketpc.com in spanish. If you know that language maybe you prefer read it in my mother language. For sure will be much better written.

mahjong said:
OK I was working in the customization of the HTCHomeplug.
What is HTCHomeplug? If you own a HTC X7500 Advantage (the HTC make of Athena or Ameo) then in the Today screen you got a plugin that shows some icons like Battery, Rotation, Comm Manager, Screen Light, Quick GPS and TVOut. What I discovered is who to deal with this plugin in order to change the icons and applications associated there.
I used PHM Registry to edit entries at the PPC registry, but you can use the editor of your like.
First is access using the registry editor to this entry:
/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/HTC/HTCHomeplug
There is the configuration of the plugin. There we will find two entries pointing to the first two icons (Battery and Rotation) that seems to be configured in a different way that the rest of the icons. Those are the two DWORD entries:
PowerIconSlot with value of 0 (this means the first position in the plugin)
RotateIconSlot with value of 1 (this means the second position)
The rest of the positions in the HTCHomeplug appears like KEY entries with names from 2 to 5 meaning positions 3 to 6 in the plugin bar.
Inside each key (2 to 5) we find 3 values (or entries):
1- iconindex DWORD type of Decimal which contains 103 in the case of entry KEY 2
2- LaunchApPath STRING contains the path to the executable file associated to the icon
3- ResPath STRING contais the path to the resource file which contais the icon image poited by iconindex entry. This path points to a DLL or EXE file containing the icon image.
So... since we want to add a icon/application we need to create the entry KEY 6 and we must create both STRING entries and DWORD one inside the KEY 6.
To add Tomtom Navigator in the HTCHomeplug (as an example) I added:
iconindex = 101
LaunchApPath = \Program files\Navigator\Tomtom Navigator.exe
ResPath = \Program files\Navigator\Tomtom Navigator.exe
So I'm using the icon storaged in the Tomtom Navigator executable file itself and my Tomtom is in the path I show in the entry. Off course this could not match your installation.
How I found the iconindex information that points to the icon in the Tomtom's EXE file??? Easy I used a program called RViewer (for PPC) develop by Vicott Wong. The program can by found in Google or in the web page shown in the About screen.... http://mobile-sg.com
Running that program and browsing the EXE file (or a DLL) we can see the index for each resource and if it's an image the image is display in the screen, so I found the 101 is the index for the Tomtom icon inside de EXE file.
Once the entries in the Registry are done the rest is easy. Just go into Start - Configuration - Personal - Today and int the Elements Tab. There unmark the HTCHomeplug and exit the configuration going into the Today screen to check that the plugin is not in the screen. Then we back to the Today configuration and select again the HTCHomeplug to mark it. Once we are back into the Today screen we will see the new icon.
(OK in the previous paragraph I'm translating the menu options and clicks from my spanish release of WM5 into english one so the names could not match... what you need to do is configure Today screen to remove the plugin and to configure again to insert the plugin, that way the plugin is reseted and the new icons loaded).
I did several tests and looks like the HTCHomeplug only supports 7 icons (0 to 6) but since many of the original icons are not use on daily bases we can setup up to 5 programs in that plugin leaving the Battery and Rotary icons in its place.
I hope this is useful... and I beg your pardon for my poor english.
Regards,
mahjong
P.S.: I posted this first at todopocketpc.com in spanish. If you know that language maybe you prefer read it in my mother language. For sure will be much better written.
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Excellent post and thanks for your efforts and sharing! I'll be trying this out later. Just what I was looking for.
I'll report my experiences later.

Excellent! I will try this!
When using TrueVGA, does anybody know a way of making the icons work? I see only 1/4th of an icon, and it's even the wrong icon. The only icon is the one for the Light Settings...

Anybody know the iconindex for Opera so i can have the Opera icon instead of Web&Walk icon!

Mahjong tells you how to find it...
mahjong said:
How I found the iconindex information that points to the icon in the Tomtom's EXE file??? Easy I used a program called RViewer (for PPC) develop by Vicott Wong. The program can by found in Google or in the web page shown in the About screen.... http://mobile-sg.com
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No Joy I'm afraid...
I'm afraid that it hasn't worked for me on the Ameo. Maybe it's due to how T-Mob have configured/altered things with their customisation of their ROM.
I reverted to using the TrayApplet in the same regedit folder that the HTCHompeplug resides in, but to no avail.
Quote "Just go into Start - Configuration - Personal - Today and int the Elements Tab. There unmark the HTCHomeplug and exit the configuration going into the Today screen to check that the plugin is not in the screen. Then we back to the Today configuration and select again the HTCHomeplug to mark it. Once we are back into the Today screen we will see the new icon.
(OK in the previous paragraph I'm translating the menu options and clicks from my spanish release of WM5 into english one so the names could not match... what you need to do is configure Today screen to remove the plugin and to configure again to insert the plugin, that way the plugin is reseted and the new icons loaded). " End Quote.
No HTC Plugin on the Ameo Today settings menu either, but visible in HLKM...software etc...as the HTCHomeplug.
I can get some of my choice of programs in the TrayApplet, but not the associated icons!!??!!
Same as before when I tried. Anyone else with an Ameo who has had success in getting it to work with the right icons?

Hi,
Thanks for the tip, it's really useful! I wanted to customize the plugin but didn't have the patience to go through all the registry.
Twp questions though:
- I made a shortcut for the calculator (calc.exe) but the icon is too big (both res. index 0 or 100 in calc.exe). Is there a way to scale it down, or a smaller calculator icon in another file? What's the "main" icon library for Windows Mobile (the equivalent of shell32.dll under Windows)
- I tried to make a shortcut to the phone application, but I can't find the exe file (the Start menu shortcut doesn't point to an exe file, but to :MSCProg?......). And I can't find the icon either...
Please help.
Regards,
Silviu

Hi silviu.h.
Which Athena device do you have, Advantage, Dopod or Ameo?

Hi, I have the HTC Advantage (not Ameo, not Dopod), and the vanilla french ROM.

silviu.h said:
Hi, I have the HTC Advantage (not Ameo, not Dopod), and the vanilla french ROM.
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Thanks for the reply. That would explain why to a large extent it works on your device.
P.S. try \Windows\HTCICON.dll (I think that is the equivalent to shell32.dll)
Let us know how you get on.

Thank you for your answer.
The hack from mahjong works OK, except for the quirks I have already posted above (the Calc.exe icon is too big and I can't find the main icon store). htcicon.dll doesn't exist
However it's OK for Tomtom.
I'll keep you posted on my findings (I'm not giving up, I just have to go to bed )
See you,
Silviu

mackaby007 said:
No HTC Plugin on the Ameo Today settings menu either, but visible in HLKM...software etc...as the HTCHomeplug.
I can get some of my choice of programs in the TrayApplet, but not the associated icons!!??!!
Same as before when I tried. Anyone else with an Ameo who has had success in getting it to work with the right icons?
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Yeah that was the reason for adding this to my note: "If you own a HTC X7500 Advantage (the HTC make of Athena or Ameo) then in the Today screen you got a plugin..."
Only for HTC users I'm afraid.
Best Regards,
mahjong

mahjong said:
Yeah that was the reason for adding this to my note: "If you own a HTC X7500 Advantage (the HTC make of Athena or Ameo) then in the Today screen you got a plugin..."
Only for HTC users I'm afraid.
Best Regards,
mahjong
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Well, you can simply enable it on the T-Mobile Ameo using the following Reg-Keys:
- Navigate to: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items
- Create a new Key named: HTC-Homeplug (or whatever you like)
- Navigate into that key
- Create the following items under that key:
String: DLL
Value: htchomeplug.dll
DWORD: Enabled
Value: 0 (or 1 if you want to enable it directly)
DWORD: Flags
Value: 0
DWORD: Options
Value: 0
DWORD: Order
Value: 0
DWORD: Type
Value: 5
After doing the above go to your today-screen settings and the Homeplug plugin is there...
Cheers

I seem to have BOTH HTCHomeplug and Trayapplet on my Ameo
It seems that there is a today item [email protected] or something I can turn on/off that doesnt appear to do anything, I beleive this is turning on/off the HTCHomeplug.
Because Trayapp is already on, and overwriting the HTChomeplug you only see its icons, therefor the homeplug is hidden.
I will experiment with turning off trayapp then turning on the @home today item and see what happens, but it looks like a lot of the confusion for Ameo users is the fact both are installed.
I did a hard reset, and didnt fiddle with the home/tray stuff, so this is how the rom set it up!
HKLM/software/htc/HTCHomeplug
HKLM/software/htc/TrayApplet
Both have keys of (and ONLY of),
PowerIconSlot=0
RotateIconSlot=1
In them.
Under HKLM/software/microsoft/today/items/[email protected]
DLL=hztdplug.dll
enabled=0
flags=0
options=0
order=1
type=5

Pyrofer said:
I seem to have BOTH HTCHomeplug and Trayapplet on my Ameo
It seems that there is a today item [email protected] or something I can turn on/off that doesnt appear to do anything, I beleive this is turning on/off the HTCHomeplug.
Because Trayapp is already on, and overwriting the HTChomeplug you only see its icons, therefor the homeplug is hidden.
I will experiment with turning off trayapp then turning on the @home today item and see what happens, but it looks like a lot of the confusion for Ameo users is the fact both are installed.
I did a hard reset, and didnt fiddle with the home/tray stuff, so this is how the rom set it up!
HKLM/software/htc/HTCHomeplug
HKLM/software/htc/TrayApplet
Both have keys of (and ONLY of),
PowerIconSlot=0
RotateIconSlot=1
In them.
Under HKLM/software/microsoft/today/items/[email protected]
DLL=hztdplug.dll
enabled=0
flags=0
options=0
order=1
type=5
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The T-Mobile plugin has nothing to do with the HTC-Homeplug. HTC-Homeplug provides the sam functionality as the TrayApp.
The [email protected] Today Plugin is only useful for T-Mobile customers as it provides functions for HomeZone users.
The dll name hztdplug.dll means HomeZoneTodayPlugin...
If you want to use the HTC-HomePLug plugin you have to create the registry key I've posted above.
Cheers

Ok, I dont want the homezone rubbish.
But im still stuck with both HTCHomeplug and Trayapp
How do I enable/disable the trayapp? That doesnt seem to have any today element to it. I cant get icons working at all in trayapp and wanted to try the HTCHomeplug as that looks a much more userfriendly app.

Pyrofer said:
How do I enable/disable the trayapp?
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Go to HKLM\init
Delete the Launcher for TrayAp.exe. On mine it is Launch92...
Make a Softreset after you changed this setting and the TrayAp is gone.
Cheers

Thanks!
I now have the HTC Homeplug working, and the trayapp gone! W00t!
I like the bigger icons, and now I can edit them better im happy. Much nicer.

Anyone thought about coding a contol panel applet for this homescreen plugin??

Moskus said:
Excellent! I will try this!
When using TrueVGA, does anybody know a way of making the icons work? I see only 1/4th of an icon, and it's even the wrong icon. The only icon is the one for the Light Settings...
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If you use combination of Spb pocket plus and Commmgrpro, you don't need to deal with these problems of wrong size icons in the comm manager and home plug. Both of these need not be used at all.
I'm yet to find a replacement for Spb GPRS monitor though. SPb GPRS monitor also have problem displaying in true VGA. There are some but they do not show the kbps figure - only the downloaded volume.

HOWTO: install 4-Side / 6 side cube on HTC Touch (P3450) ELF

This Howto is a freehand translation from the howto HavocNL posted in dutch on tweakers.net
You find your normal 3 side cube boring, and you want to get more out of your cube?
Now you can you can make the cube 4 or 6 sides now (you can also install the Icube as it's almost the same as the other 2)
Files you need ;
Files4GSM.zip, 4Side cube or 6Side cube
Programs you need to have installed (PPC);
Totalcmd, PHM Regeditor
Things to know !:
The Cube only loads at startup (or after a soft reset), any change you make will be visible after reboot.
The new Cube doesn't work with PNG files anymore, BRN is the format you want.
The 6-side cube isn't any different from the 4-side cube (the how to is written for the 4 side cube), the only big differents is that you have to fill 4 sides and not 2.
Okay lets start;
First thing you do.
Backup APLauncher.exe and Biotouch.exe form your windows directory with Totalcmd.
Now you have to copy 2 files from the file4GSM.zip APLauncher.exe and Biotouch.exe to your storage card just like you would with every other file. After that copy them to the windows directory using Totalcmd.
(direct copying form your pc to the windows directory on your ppc doesn;t work for this files.)
After this just do a reset just to make sure that everything still works, if all did go well you shouldn't see any differents with your older cube.
Install the 4Side/ 6side cube:
Now you have an updated (3 side) cube that was original written for the Enchanced. But we're not there yet. We are still missing the extra sides.
Choose between the 4-side or 6-side zip file posted above. Unpack the Cab file and install it to your ppc. After the install soft-reset again. After the soft-reset you will find your cube having 4 or 6 sides now. Where the Quickdial and the Mediahub will still have their original funtion (only different icons on the Qd side).
But the most important part is that you will now have 2 applauncher sides, the only thing is they are both blank. Sorry for that ..
No just kidding, I will explain in a few moment how to revive your old applauncher side.
First I will help the 4 side users the remove some stuff you don't need anymore. 6-side users please skip this step. In your windows directory you will find APLauncher.exe, APLauncher2.exe, APLauncher3.exe and APLauncher4.exe. You can remove the 3rd and 4th side as you don't use them (with totalcmd). Again 6-side users leave these values where they are.
Adjust the 4/ 6 side cube (and revive your old APLauncher side):
Alright use PHM Regeditor to change things in the registry (or any other, I just found one that change your PPC registry from your P, it types a whole lot better named CERegEditor)
Al the keys you have to change are in the following registry directory
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\BioTouch
(4-side users can remove the APLauncher3 and APLauncher4 keys)
Okay lets take a look into the different APLauncher keys, if you did take a good look you found out that the registry values of the APLauncher is different than APLauncher1 (2 and 3). These differences are the reason you normal APLauncher doesn't work anymore.
We are going to adjust the APLauncher key to show your normal APLauncher again.
(You can copy the values out of the APLauncher1 key folder.)
Make sure every main folder of the APLauncher's has a background key!
Rename the subfolders in APLauncher to App0 -> App5 (0 is upper left, 1, middle left, 2 bottom left, 3 upper right, 4 middle right, 5 bottom right)
Every subfolder must contain the following values: (the fixed values al already filled in)
Height 105 (80 with 12 apps)
IconPath Path to the icon, exmpl. \Windows\AL_01.brn
IconPressPath Path to a pressed icon, exmpl. \windows\AL_01_HL.brn
Name The name you will see in the cube, exmpl. E-mail
Param Parameters for the program exmpl.. -service "ActiveSync"
Path Path to the program. \Windows\tmail.exe
Type 0
Width 119 (80 with 12 apps)
xPos X position in the screen (left to right)
yPos Y Position on the screen (top to bottom)
X,Y Positions (6 apps per screen)
0,0 121,0
0,107 121,107
0,214 121,214
X,Y Positions (12 apps per screen) ( the weight and height should both be changed to 80)
0,0 80,01 60,0
0,80 80,80 160,80
0,160 80,160 160,160
0,240 80,240 160,240
If you want to use a 12 apps side you will have to manually make subfolders App6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 and fill them with the correct parameters posted above.
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After changing all the values you should upload the brn icons to the correct folder. You can find multiple brn icons all over this forum Here you can find the ones for the normal applauncher. If you want to make your own there is a nice program called BrnConvert. This program can only convert bmp to brn and back.
I would advice to make a icons directory on your memory card as it saves some room on your device, but remember you have to change the path.
Okay now all you have to do is adding icons and programs to the other APLauncher sides.
This was about it. I surely will change multiple things when I see some error's typo's or add ons
Good luck with customizing
Credits:
File4GSM.zip by musicman
4 and 6 side cube by Polen
HavocNL for posting a dutch how-to
Me for finding out the 6 side cube works on the htc P3450
Edit: added the normal aplauncher icons brn and bmp format.\
Edit2:
Carlos has just released a new version of his program now you can modify the sides without going trough the registry :d Post any problems with the program is that thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1806091&postcount=347

Very nice Re-Mi and much appreciated!

wow... if just a cab file exist...and could make all this stuffs automatic.. will be good for a newbies like.. me... but thinks not to complicated... but a youtube video step by step could help us.... too

everything done - 4side cube is launching programs on all walls, BUT:
- please help me, I can't make any icons
i downloaded cube config 4.1 for sprint touch and it's working with registry editor I put right path on the device with .brn icons, but it makes no effect...
what's wrong ? maybe icons ?
can you resend me yours - working ?
and finally brn converter doesn't work (I'm on vista)
I found some solution with hex editor but pleeeeese... it's miles of work with this little detail

jackolus said:
everything done - 4side cube is launching programs on all walls, BUT:
- please help me, I can't make any icons
i downloaded cube config 4.1 for sprint touch and it's working with registry editor I put right path on the device with .brn icons, but it makes no effect...
what's wrong ? maybe icons ?
can you resend me yours - working ?
and finally brn converter doesn't work (I'm on vista)
I found some solution with hex editor but pleeeeese... it's miles of work with this little detail
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I will add the normal applauncher icons to the first post (as promissed but i forgot ) just wait a minute and they will be there.

Re-mi your unbelievable I have only reboot device when you reply !!
respect
I'm waiting for your present
BUT IT DOESN'T WORK
there's still blank icons

jackolus said:
Re-mi your unbelievable I have only reboot device when you reply !!
respect
I'm waiting for your present
BUT IT DOESN'T WORK
there's still blank icons
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hi guys also on my touch only the cube background appears
Also if I set different icons they does't appear....
seem that the background come in front...always.
If I change the background icon it changes
Looking for your help

1. Did you all checked if the icons path ended with BRN in stead of PNG because the normal cube used PNG.
2. Did you all checked the icons path standard it's \Windows\ (but i put the on \Storage card\icons\) if you have changed the path you need to upload the icons there.
3. Did you upload the BRN icons and not the BMP the BMP wont do anything on the device.

Re-Mi said:
1. Did you all checked if the icons path ended with BRN in stead of PNG because the normal cube used PNG.
2. Did you all checked the icons path standard it's \Windows\ (but i put the on \Storage card\icons\) if you have changed the path you need to upload the icons there.
3. Did you upload the BRN icons and not the BMP the BMP wont do anything on the device.
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1. .
yes...infact if I use the same icon as background it appears...
2..
yes I'm trying with icons in windows folder..
3..
yes icons are in brn format....
I have copyed all the subkey of aplauncher2 into aplauncher reg key and deleted the originals..
Am I right?
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andrebe said:
Re-Mi said:
1. .
yes...infact if I use the same icon as background it appears...
2..
yes I'm trying with icons in windows folder..
3..
yes icons are in brn format....
I have copyed all the subkey of aplauncher2 into aplauncher reg key and deleted the originals..
Am I right?
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Alright did you set the x and y position for every icon ?
I made a copy of the values i have:
Code:
[B]-Biotouch[/B]
[B] -APLAUNCHER[/B]
| [I][ab]BACKGROUND \Windows\AL_Bkgd.brn[/I]
| [I][D]Handle 2080870976 (Decimal)[/I]
|
|-[B]App0[/B]
| [I][D]Height 105 (0x000069)[/I]
| [I][ab]IconPath \Windows\Al_01.brn[/I]
| [I][ab]IconPressPath \Windows\AL_01_HL.brn[/I]
| [I][ab]Name E-mail[/I]
|[I] [ab]Param -service "ActiveSync"[/I]
| [I][ab]Path \Windows\tmail.exe[/I]
| [I][D]Type 0 (00000000)[/I]
| [I][D]Width 119 (0x000077)[/I]
| [I][D]xPos 0 (00000000)[/I]
| [I][D]yPos 0 (00000000)[/I]
|
|
|-[B]App1[/B]
| [I][D]Height 105 (0x000069)[/I]
| [I][ab]IconPath \Windows\Al_02.brn[/I]
| [I][ab]IconPressPath \Windows\AL_02_HL.brn[/I]
| [I][ab]Name Internet Explorer[/I]
| [I][ab]Param NULL [/I]
| [I][ab]Path \Windows\iexplorer.exe[/I]
| [I][D]Type 0 (00000000)[/I]
| [I][D]Width 119 (0x000077)[/I]
|[I] [D]xPos 0 (00000000)[/I]
|[I] [D]yPos 107 (00000000)[/I]
|
|
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Re-Mi said:
andrebe said:
Alright did you set the x and y position for every icon ?
I made a copy of the values i have:
Code:
[B]-Biotouch[/B]
[B] -APLAUNCHER[/B]
| [I][ab]BACKGROUND \Windows\AL_Bkgd.brn[/I]
| [I][D]Handle 2080870976 (Decimal)[/I]
|
|-[B]App0[/B]
| [I][D]Height 105 (0x000069)[/I]
| [I][ab]IconPath \Windows\Al_01.brn[/I]
| [I][ab]IconPressPath \Windows\AL_01_HL.brn[/I]
| [I][ab]Name E-mail[/I]
|[I] [ab]Param -service "ActiveSync"[/I]
| [I][ab]Path \Windows\tmail.exe[/I]
| [I][D]Type 0 (00000000)[/I]
| [I][D]Width 119 (0x000077)[/I]
| [I][D]xPos 0 (00000000)[/I]
| [I][D]yPos 0 (00000000)[/I]
|
|
|-[B]App1[/B]
| [I][D]Height 105 (0x000069)[/I]
| [I][ab]IconPath \Windows\Al_02.brn[/I]
| [I][ab]IconPressPath \Windows\AL_02_HL.brn[/I]
| [I][ab]Name Internet Explorer[/I]
| [I][ab]Param NULL [/I]
| [I][ab]Path \Windows\iexplorer.exe[/I]
| [I][D]Type 0 (00000000)[/I]
| [I][D]Width 119 (0x000077)[/I]
|[I] [D]xPos 0 (00000000)[/I]
|[I] [D]yPos 107 (00000000)[/I]
|
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many thanks...works fine
cheers
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Hey Re-Mi
thanx for translating , i was to lazy to do it (and maybe to busy )
Like the way you made it, will also check in here to see if anybody needs answers.
Havocnl

andrebe said:
Re-Mi said:
many thanks...works fine
cheers
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Hi I'm facing with a new trouble....
After power off,the unit hangs on windows mobile logo during the boot.
This defect can be solved only with a sof reset.
in other words a soft reset is required each time I want perform a new boot.
Thansks for your help
cheers
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I don't think this is caused by the cube. The cube is only activated when you open it for the first time after a soft-reset. Until that point is not active.

Coube Config Tool
I have installed the cube config tool 4.1 and it do not work (I have a HTC Touch Elf).
Can somebody send only the registry for biotouch area. I want to create may own 6 sided cube.
Thanks

hochgattererjohann said:
I have installed the cube config tool 4.1 and it do not work (I have a HTC Touch Elf).
Can somebody send only the registry for biotouch area. I want to create may own 6 sided cube.
Thanks
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There is no way yet to create an only cab to auto change and modify the registry and make the new sides of cube works

registry export
I can hack the registry by myself.
I need only an export of the biotouch area so I can do the changes through the regeditort.

thank u very much for the effort n new cube...hope it will very well wrk on my gsm touch

jackolus said:
everything done - 4side cube is launching programs on all walls, BUT:
- please help me, I can't make any icons
i downloaded cube config 4.1 for sprint touch and it's working with registry editor I put right path on the device with .brn icons, but it makes no effect...
what's wrong ? maybe icons ?
can you resend me yours - working ?
and finally brn converter doesn't work (I'm on vista)
I found some solution with hex editor but pleeeeese... it's miles of work with this little detail
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Do you have solved this issue....I tried to re-install but I'm facing again with the same issue

Try with this registry keys
I think you need also "AL_Bkgd.brn"

A few tweaks and stuff

At last we, the few the proud ... the budgetary challenged have our own subforum.
I expect that with some tweaks we can beef the interface and usability up ... for instance why didnt we get a cube? I mean the elf has one. and the pharos has the same chipset, and double the memory.
It should be easy to transform this phone to a real little brother of the polaris!
I myself installed a cab (from the polaris) for handwriting recognition (dutch it says). the link is http://www.snapthetooknietzogoed.nl/enableRecognizersNL.CAB
there are some tweaks that work on enhancing file system speed on the (??!!??) polaris tweak thread, why is it surprising that the polaris tweaks work? because it has a different chip set. However the registry of the Pharos seems to be organised more like that of the polaris than that of the "touch". (the tweaks are on page 1, 19 and 44)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371411
However I am only mentoining the thread because of the filesystem tweaks!

verifeid working and not working
Working
the vista theme
tomtom navigator cab
elf calculator skin
Not working
Biotouch=3_2_5240711_0 (for the elf) seem to be missing 2 .exe's Quickdial and APPLauncher (and the reg settings)
cubeconfig4.1 (which i dont know because i gave up, it didnt see any of the .bnr files for the apps in the config so i had to go find them in a big list of all the pics in the window dir myself, it gave me all kinds of error messages and when i fixed the errors i still couldnt use it because the files in the cab are unsigned .. for which i needed another cab...)
HTC audio manager today plugin
could be becaus i have a dutch version and on my phoon its called audiobeheer?!? so im not certain!
has anyone else got input? stuff they tried and worked or not worked?

how to chango ROm in Pharos
Hi,i have New P3470 but ROM is German, i do not speek german so I need to change ROM for WWE but I dont know how.

well youre posting in the wrong thread....
first look in this thread :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394693
and then look here :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394721

ok lads
so how long untill someone can get a cube working on this thing
Ive had it for a day or so now, and it fells pretty good.
I take it as standard s2u2 will work on this ?

if a polaris owner will make his cube files available pretty soon i hope but im not a hacker so maybe I'm wrong here.
it does feel good though doesnt it?

some more tweaks verified ( by mahmood and others)
- HKLM\Drivers\Touchpanel\PressureThreshold
- Change from default 18866 to 19866, 20866 or 40866. Makes the scroll better.
To disable the security warning when installing a non-certfied application, set:
HKLM\Security\Policies\Policies\0000101a = 1 (DWORD decimal)
To restore the warnings:
HKLM\Security\Policies\Policies\0000101a = 0 (DWORD decimal)
How to change the Long press keys and short press keys to any prograam u want:
Long_PTT.lnk (push to talk button+long press)
Long_End.lnk (the read key+long press)
Long_Send.lnk (the green key+long press)
Short_PTT.lnk (push to talk button)
Long_Power.lnk (Power button +long press)
Short_Power.lnk (Power button)
if u want to link any program u want to above buttons then just copy the .exe of that file and paste it as SHORTCUT and then rename it to above and after that put it to \Windows folder
forgot to say it if it says cannot overwrite the file then u can use resco explorer.
(unverified)

small gift from russia
as we know WMStorage 1.8 and Softick Card Export don't work with Pharos
go to \windows and find usbtopc.exe - run it and feel good with card-reader mode
you can copy shortcut to this file to \windows\start menu\program and you'll have easy way to use card-reader mode
thanks to hkas

Schap's Operator settings, VoIP and Advanced configuration tools
A very nice little program (2 actually but for us it is of no use to have voip i think)
Take a look at this tread, i downloaded the prog and installed it! works fine!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=317070
and the link for the latest version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=69442&d=1202399126

another tweak from Russian Pharos user's
change Jog sensitivity
go to registry HKCU\ControlPanel\keybd\ and create new JogWheelSensitivity [DWORD]
0 = Scrolling off
1 = 10 lines or moves
2 = 6 lines or moves
3 = 4 moves
thanks to Serg_x

I new user HTC Pharos, I like join to you

3G/2G band selection - easy way?

Hi,
Like most (all?!) I'm looking for the holy grail - more time away from the charger for my HD2!
As per my previous HTC Diamond I'm thinking a good way to help me on my way is to switch to 2G most of the time and then to 3G (well, AUTO to be precise) when I'm actually doing something that requires the connection (surfing / steaming / pulling down a few Mbs of email attachments etc). While some might say this shouldn't be necessary, tbh it worked for me previously.
I used to do this via a slider on the CommManager thingy. However there isn't one on the default HD2. Is there an easy way to make use of that extra space at the bottom of the interface?! Any other suggestions to easily achieve this?
Thanks in advance..

Comm manager does the job

jrvenge said:
Comm manager does the job
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Hi - thanks for the super quick reply!
Could you possible explain exactly how I get the built-in Comm Manager to display this missing slider? I've looked around and can't seem to find it!
(thanks again)

WMLongLife.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478519

There's also a cab floating around that will insert that option in the Comm Manager.
I will attach it here - I hope the author doesn't mind.

Pagnell said:
WMLongLife.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=478519
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Thanks for the above. I had a look at this before (and again just now) - looks good, but doesn't quite work 100% on the HD2 yet.
- using flight mode breaks it (seems to disable it even when you've come out of flight mode, never to work again unless reboot);
- the disconnect idle connections bit breaks push mail, so I have to turn this feature off when using push and then back on again when not using push - would be much better if it could auto-detect on the fly;
- a few other random bugs
All in all a great effort (HD2 version hasn't even made beta yet - still dev build!) so no complaints, instead I await a more HD2-finished version with interest.

pedmond said:
There's also a cab floating around that will insert that option in the Comm Manager.
I will attach it here - I hope the author doesn't mind.
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Ah just what I wanted - ALMOST!
Being picky.. this replaces the Push Email slider with the 2G/3G one.. now I use this Push Email slider quite a bit, so ideally (for me at least!) I'd want it to replace the bottom one (the WiFiRouter option - hardly ever use this). OR, better still, to add an additional option onto the bottom in the wasted spaces.
Can this be modified?
(thanks again)

SimonW500 said:
Can this be modified?
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Yes we em... it can
But you have to edit the Registy via Total Commander or another RegEdit Tool.
The requried regkeys can be found at:
HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager\
There a several SubFolders numbered from 0 to x.
Those SubFolders are the buttons in the CommManager.
Each Folder contains at least a <default> key which contains the command to run.
You can reorder the Position of a button by renumbering the folders.
If you want to add a button (e.g. you have 6 Buttons but want 7, you'll find 6 folders numberd from 0 to 5), add a folder named 6. Step into this folder and add key named Default (type is string). Aferwards add a value to this key (e.g. MobileWifiRouter or 3G). Afterwards you have to change the <SupportedFunctions> Key in the root folder of the CommManger from 6 to 7.
To get back to your "main problem"...
To re-enable the Pushmail Service Button you have to add the following key/value pairs to a numberd folder.
Default = AUTD
Execute = \Windows\repllog.exe
ExecuteCommand = //remote
Aftwards restart the CommManager (or better the device) and you should find the Pushmail Button again.
Greetings
LordK

LordK said:
Yes we em... it can
But you have to edit the Registy via Total Commander or another RegEdit Tool.
The requried regkeys can be found at:
HKLM\Software\HTC\CommManager\
There a several SubFolders numbered from 0 to x.
Those SubFolders are the buttons in the CommManager.
Each Folder contains at least a <default> key which contains the command to run.
You can reorder the Position of a button by renumbering the folders.
If you want to add a button (e.g. you have 6 Buttons but want 7, you'll find 6 folders numberd from 0 to 5), add a folder named 6. Step into this folder and add key named Default (type is string). Aferwards add a value to this key (e.g. MobileWifiRouter or 3G). Afterwards you have to change the <SupportedFunctions> Key in the root folder of the CommManger from 6 to 7.
To get back to your "main problem"...
To re-enable the Pushmail Service Button you have to add the following key/value pairs to a numberd folder.
Default = AUTD
Execute = \Windows\repllog.exe
ExecuteCommand = //remote
Aftwards restart the CommManager (or better the device) and you should find the Pushmail Button again.
Greetings
LordK
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Excellently detailed post! Much appreciated - will give it a whirl this evening

i installed the mobilewifirouter separatly through the bowmanpackpro.zip
however for key 6 in the registry, whats the execute command for MobileWifiRouter ??? can someone copy and paste this
also it wont let me add new folders there, it says already exists??

Hello
The easiest way in my opinion is to go into the windows folder. Copy the file cmbandswitch and paste it as a shortcut in the programs DIR. You can then assign it to a quick link on your home page. Works a treat for me. Just select it and the menu to change from 3g to 2g or to auto pops up.