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photo contacts and ringtone problems

I am experiencing problems with my Mp3 ringtones which have been assigned through photocontacts and are kept on my storage card.
For some reason it keeps defaulting back to the awful default ringtone, it cant be the size of the file because I have cut them down in size.
The thing is if I change it back and test it with a friend ringing me immediately then it works but if you leave it for a while the next time they ring it has defaulted back.
I keeping changing it back and it works for 10 minutes or so then defaults back to the original.
This is really annoying, has anyone else experienced these problems and been able to fix it?
thanks in advance.

i have this problem too.
Xda II Mini.. :?

Put your ringtones in \Storage instead of the card. The SD is too slow to start when the Magician is sleeping and the system can't find your ringtones.

Used to have this problem also. After keeping my tones in \Storage I've never had this problem again. I use WMA tones Stereo encoded at 96kbps.

bnycastro said:
Used to have this problem also. After keeping my tones in \Storage I've never had this problem again. I use WMA tones Stereo encoded at 96kbps.
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I had this problem too...even if I have put the ringtones in Storage folder... I have solved the problem with downgrading the ROM from 1.06 to 1.03...but left the radio stack 1.05...now it works fine...the caller ID, but have some issues with answering the phone...
Lp Primoz

jonnie darko said:
I am experiencing problems with my Mp3 ringtones which have been assigned through photocontacts and are kept on my storage card.
For some reason it keeps defaulting back to the awful default ringtone, it cant be the size of the file because I have cut them down in size.
The thing is if I change it back and test it with a friend ringing me immediately then it works but if you leave it for a while the next time they ring it has defaulted back.
I keeping changing it back and it works for 10 minutes or so then defaults back to the original.
This is really annoying, has anyone else experienced these problems and been able to fix it?
thanks in advance.
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I have the exact same problem with mynew XDA IIi, although it has a standard ringtone assigning feature. None of the solutions seems to work. Any help, I'm really getting very frustrated with this problem!!!!

I have the same problem but with regards to the photo in the caller ID. I resolved this problem by usiung the old version of the Photo Contact Application.

Mvmajorem said:
I have the same problem but with regards to the photo in the caller ID. I resolved this problem by usiung the old version of the Photo Contact Application.
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Could you please be more specific wrt: "the Photo Contact Application". Where do I get it from, and how to install it on my XDA IIi?

I too have problem - for some reason the Caller ID app will not function at incoming call after a while. i've tried to determine if there is a specific app I'm using that is conflicting, but so far the results are inconclusive.
What also sucks about Photo Contacts is that there is no way to backup and restore your photo/ringtone assignments - this kind of software limitation is just not allowed in this century!

Mvmajorem said:
I have the same problem but with regards to the photo in the caller ID. I resolved this problem by usiung the old version of the Photo Contact Application.
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Hi mates, after doing the BigStorage thingie to my mini, and flashing it to 1.11.00 WWE, I have caller ID issues too!!
sometimes i get my predefined photos, and sometimes i don't!! i even set a default for all incoming calls, and sometimes it doesnt show too..
Then, i found 1.12 Caller ID CAB and installed it. System complained that some files exists and cannot be over-written. I note down the names, delete the existing files manually, and then redo the CAB install, and it doesnt complain. but i still have issues with photos that sometimes doesnt appear.
So, in this case, which version of CallerId should i downgrade to??
does my above method to install 1.12's Caller ID applies when i downgrade the caller-id??
thnx!!

Have u got PocketMusic installed?
I had that problem with PocketMusic , when i've uninstalled it i solved.

codecode72 said:
Have u got PocketMusic installed?
I had that problem with PocketMusic , when i've uninstalled it i solved.
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no pocket music. what i have for Today plugin is:
1) D25
2) TodayPlus
3) PhoneAlarm
my primary suspect is the BigStorage hack.. and the "new" 1.11.00 WWE ROM.
i need to know which old version of CallerID are you guys talking abt, so i can try and download it and test..

Ringtones
I also have the same problem. Unfortunately, i cannot link it to anything in particular as I have been tweaking mine since 2003SE was made available. I installed originally Sin's Rom and all worked fine, then I found out that the JoJo/Tonenailed release made a comparison between the two and found that they had a newer Caller ID.cab file and installed it.
Dunno if that is the cause, but I need to know what files need to be "renamed"/deleted in order to install back to the original cab file that was provided in Sins version, then I can tell if that is the cause.
Ring tones are also a problem, which I believe is related. However, I cannot change any ring tone at all, they all default to some dodgy one. Even if place .mid files into the ringtones directory, they dont get "recognised". I even open them manually, and say "set as ringtone" (which I think only copies to the existing ringtones directory), however this didnt work either.
So, in summary, if somebody can tell me the files to rename to install Sins caller id.cab file, I will find out if this is the cause or not.
My caller ID version (photo contacts) version is 1.20 (Build 18567)

Do you guys have a method to restore your ringtone/photo assignments after a hard reset or a ROM upgrade?

to swedbass
Yes! Just use photo contacts pro. Simply the best!

I have been using BigStorage hack on my 1.11 ROM and I can confirm that it has nothing to do with this hacked ROM. I experienced this problem previously when I had PocketMusic installed on my Mini. What I did to solve this problem was I unassociated all media files from my PocketMusic and use Resco File Explorer to associate those media files back to Media Player.
I also did a registry hack to point the ring tone folder to my Storage instead of the default Windows/Rings folder.
For your information, I am using Photo Contacts Pro as well.

Based on experience here is what I can contribute:
1) Place the ringtones in a local memory storage, maybe the Storage ROM or in Windows\Rings, avoid the avoid the SD card, it takes up time to initialize.
2) Use the old version of Photo Contacts, I was refered to use 1.20 as it had less issues with GPRS problems as well.
3) If you have third party applications playing MP3s, make sure it is registered. If you are using Pocket Music and you are still trying to use the Bundle which is not registered, the ringtones will stop or not work because the player is not initializing becasue it requires a serial or something.
4) Try to get the file association to WMP to play .wma files.
Hope this helps.

Ringtone registry error (probably)

Hi,
After an installation/un-installation of a 3rd party ringtone software, my Hermes couldn't reflect the change of the ringtone in the registry (I guess) altough I had changed it at the Setting.
Following is the outcome of the registry after I changed the ringtone setting at Setting to Trout.wma. However it still default back to Windows Default.wav when I receive call, sigh. Anyone can point out what other registry entries I need to check and modify ? Thanks.
And I have de-associate all sound file to Resco Audio recorder too.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RoamingRing0]
"Script"="apw3r"
"Sound"="Windows Default .wav"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\KnownCallerRing0]
"Script"="apw3r"
"Sound"="Windows Default .wav"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0]
"Sound"="\\Storage Card\\My Documents\\Trout.wma"
"Script"="av0pw3r"
"SavedSound"="\\Storage Card\\My Documents\\Super Star.mp3"
"Category"="Ring"

Can someone pls post your device registry with keyword ringtone, like to make some comparison. thx

sunlip said:
Hi,
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RoamingRing0]
"Script"="apw3r"
"Sound"="Windows Default .wav"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\KnownCallerRing0]
"Script"="apw3r"
"Sound"="Windows Default .wav"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0]
"Sound"="\\Storage Card\\My Documents\\Trout.wma"
"Script"="av0pw3r"
"SavedSound"="\\Storage Card\\My Documents\\Super Star.mp3"
"Category"="Ring"
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My settings here are blank
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RoamingRing0]
And blank here also
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\KnownCallerRing0]
Having set mine to trout.wma I now have:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0]
"Sound"="\\Windows\\Rings\\Trout.wma"
"Script"="av0pw3r"
"SavedSound"="\\Storage Card\\My Documents\\Super Star.mp3"
"Category"="Ring"[/quote]
Not sure if that helps. Do you have the standard rings on sd card?
Mike

mikechannon said:
My settings here are blank
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RoamingRing0]
And blank here also
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\KnownCallerRing0]
Not sure if that helps. Do you have the standard rings on sd card?
Mike
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for your help ! it is working now. I've deleted both the registry entries of RoamingRing0 and KnownCallerRing0
Yes, i moved all the standard rings to the sd card to save some spaces
Again, thanks for your reply and help, really appreciate.

sunlip said:
Hi Mike,
Thanks for your help ! it is working now. I've deleted both the registry entries of RoamingRing0 and KnownCallerRing0
Yes, i moved all the standard rings to the sd card to save some spaces
Again, thanks for your reply and help, really appreciate.
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Great stuff
Mike

im sorry i have to revive this thread, but upon my searching for my problem this is the thread that most assisted me yet solved my problem
ive had the same problem as sunlip and it sucks that i set a ringtone stored in my main memory and then i notice 3 or 4 missd calls because the phones reverted to vibrate while on loud...
whenever i set an mp3 to be my ringtone, itll copy to the window\rings\
and itll b fine the first 2 or 3 times i test it, then randomly later my phone will rring and have the alouette.mid
it may have been a program i installed and uninstalled that messd up these settings but its been a more recent issue and its annoying as hell
i tried the solutions shown in this thread and its only a momentary fix
my settings are as follows
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RoamingRing0 ]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\KnownCallerR ing0]
Having set mine to mayor.mp3 i have:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0]
"Sound"="\my documents\alouette.mid"
"Script"="apw3r"
"SavedSound"="\windows\rings\mayor.mp3"
"Category"="Ring"
and i understand that
"Sound"="\my documents\alouette.mid"
should be
"Sound"="\windows\rings\mayor.mp3"
and that works n everything and gets me excited but then randomly itll b resetted the settings shown above..
another wierd thing ive found is that under
start->settings->phone->
ring type: Ring
ring tone: Alouette
keypad: short tones
and dropping the ring tone dropbox i have:
alouette
ding
dogbark
fantasy .wma
fantasy .wma
jig .wma
jig .wma
mystic .wma
mystic .wma
oddphone .wma
oddphone .wma
ringer .wma
ringer .wma
roaringguitar .wma
roaringguitar .wma
terrestrial .wma
terrestrial .wma
windows default .wma
windows default .wma
and yes the doubled ones doubled and the space before the .wma as well. wierd
some registry setting must be messd up but i need assistance
thanks in advance, help needed =)

trinic101, I have THE SAME issue, have you found any solution other than HR?
Thanks for any help!

Thanks guys for information.
Can anyone send me the fantasy .wma ringtone again.
Seem like when upgraded to WM6.0 from WM5.0 the default selected ringtones is lost. Thanks in advance.

play mp3 ringtones from storage card ?

I have some mp3 files in my storage card.
I am aware of software line mRing , Ringo etc. but is it possible to use mp3 files as ringtone from Storage card WITHOUT using 3rd party software ?
Any registry settings to change the ringtone folder from main memory to storage card ?
also, whether or not the above is possible, what is the best mp3 ringtone solution WITH software ?
thanks...

Well I just realized something. But is this normal ?
If I put the mp3 files in the root directory or in a 1st level directory, I can see them in Ringo sotware and but I can't see them in default contact ringtone selection.
If I put them in a 2nd level directory I can't see them from Ringo and default ringtone selection screen.
If I put the files in root directory I can see them both in Ringo and default ringtone selection screen.
is this normal ?

If you search the forum, you'd find that you've found the answer to your question. Now if you need an explanation of the solution rather than the solution itself, please contact Microsoft.

hi,
so you mean it's normal behaviour ?
I don't need an explanation of the solution.
what I want is to be sure that I'm not doing something incorrect or I don't miss something.
btw, I had searched the forum before opening this thread. There are so many threads about mp3 ringtones.

mrmrmrmr said:
hi,
so you mean it's normal behaviour ?
I don't need an explanation of the solution.
what I want is to be sure that I'm not doing something incorrect or I don't miss something.
btw, I had searched the forum before opening this thread. There are so many threads about mp3 ringtones.
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Yes, and I'd be cautious anyway. Having ring tones especially anything not in a vanilla wmv or similar format can slow up time it takes for your phone to start ringing. In addition storing the file on storage card makes this delay even worse and finally can cause phone to crash on incoming call. Not saying this will happen to you but if it does you'll know why. Once you have it set up test out delay until first ring and response time from off/sleep.
Mike

well, I decided to use "mring" as ringtone manager on my Hermes.
I would just pay for this great application but I found a problem with Hermes.
If I use mring , I can't connect to my GPRS connection after disconnecting.
To re-connect to GPRS I need to reboot the Hermes.
This means I just have "one" time connection to GPRS (for each reboot of the device)
If I uninstall mring, this problem disappears and I can connect to GPRS each time I try.
So ,I think there is a conflict with mring and GPRS connections.
Can anyone confirm this ? Does this work for anyone ?
What else can I use as an alternative to "mring" ?

hey guys, I am really desperatly looking for ringtone managing software.
please advise...

You can also put them in "\storage card\My Documents\" and they'll show up in the default ringtone manager but as mikechannon said, it takes a while for the ringtones to load. Like it'll say incoming call, then ring 2 seconds or so later.
What i do is i put all my ringtones in "\Storage Card\My Documents\My Music\Ringtones\" and then just copy the one i want as a ringtone to "\Windows\Rings\" and when i want to change it, i'll remove the one i have there and replace it with another one i want.

well, that's a nice idea but mring was also adding features as "ringtone to contact/category/know caller/unknown caller" , "sms to contact/category/know caller/unknown caller"
it also has "vip" settings for contacts marked as vip and it has profile support like (discreet/loud/normal...)
I am also looking for such features which the OS itself does not include.
so I am still looking for alternatives to mring.
any idea ?

How to define folder for fotos in X1 Mediapanel

Hello to all,
does anybody know how to define folders or albums in the panel media Xperiance on the X1.
I just have access to ALL images and no possibilies to define albums.
See screenshots of the panel.
That panel e.g. also shows the images of the navigation software wayfinder, which was installed by myself on the x1.
My target: Select folders of fotos, which should be shown here.
I appreciate your help.
Best regards
Stefan

Did you not think to search first?

artesea said:
Did you not think to search first?
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I did search for help, but I couldn´t find help.
If you know where to find then please let me know.
Best regards
Stefan

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3065799
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446752&highlight=mediapanel

i would like to know the same...those others threads have no solution either? this mean there isn't one? ty

artesea said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3065799
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=446752&highlight=mediapanel
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Hi artesea.
Thank you...sorry but I was unable to find those threads...
BUT unfortunatelly also no solution so far.
What a pity. No I just know that there are also others with the same problem.
Stefan

zoelucker said:
i would like to know the same...those others threads have no solution either? this mean there isn't one? ty
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I just wrote an email to Sony Ericsson.
I´ll let you know, when receiving an answer.
Stefan

thanks I appreciate it

pool_26 said:
I just wrote an email to Sony Ericsson.
I´ll let you know, when receiving an answer.
Stefan
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Thank you for doing that Stefan!
I don't hold much hope of a solution from SE even if they do respond but hopfully a new firmware update will solve the issue.

Invisible Sense said:
Thank you for doing that Stefan!
I don't hold much hope of a solution from SE even if they do respond but hopfully a new firmware update will solve the issue.
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We have so many high hopes for the next firmware pdate... but so far... nothing...

Different strokes for different folks
The problems with the Sony Media Panel not viewing pictures by folders or albums is, that is not what it was designed to do. It is not a general picture viewer, windows already has one of those.
What Sony Media Panel is for is for viewing pictures you have taken with your X1, which automatically become albums using the dates they were taken, these are the only albums it will pick up and the only ones that will register as albums.
Sony have not sought to duplicate software on the X1, but simply to highlight and enhance areas they thought windows was weak.
We have the same problem with media player and Sony Player. One plays wav and wma, and the other plays MP4 files.
I think what allot of users were looking for were one piece of software to view all picture types, one for music, and one for all video types.
On the X1 we have different strokes for different folks.

Mark A Cilenti said:
The problems with the Sony Media Panel not viewing pictures by folders or albums is, that is not what it was designed to do. It is not a general picture viewer, windows already has one of those.
What Sony Media Panel is for is for viewing pictures you have taken with your X1, which automatically become albums using the dates they were taken, these are the only albums it will pick up and the only ones that will register as albums.
Sony have not sought to duplicate software on the X1, but simply to highlight and enhance areas they thought windows was weak.
We have the same problem with media player and Sony Player. One plays wav and wma, and the other plays MP4 files.
I think what allot of users were looking for were one piece of software to view all picture types, one for music, and one for all video types.
On the X1 we have different strokes for different folks.
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Thanks mate, that was a very informative summary that now has appeased my issues with this. Thanks.

Mark A Cilenti said:
The problems with the Sony Media Panel not viewing pictures by folders or albums is, that is not what it was designed to do. It is not a general picture viewer, windows already has one of those.
What Sony Media Panel is for is for viewing pictures you have taken with your X1, which automatically become albums using the dates they were taken, these are the only albums it will pick up and the only ones that will register as albums.
Sony have not sought to duplicate software on the X1, but simply to highlight and enhance areas they thought windows was weak.
We have the same problem with media player and Sony Player. One plays wav and wma, and the other plays MP4 files.
I think what allot of users were looking for were one piece of software to view all picture types, one for music, and one for all video types.
On the X1 we have different strokes for different folks.
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It's OK to use the logic that it is intended for pictures taken with the camera. But why then does it also show random images like those in my sat nav software?

Ruudfood said:
It's OK to use the logic that it is intended for pictures taken with the camera. But why then does it also show random images like those in my sat nav software?
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"But why then does it also show random images like those in my sat nav software?"
Yes, that´s a very good question:
Why does it also show those .bmp files of Nav software...But even if we know the answer it will not help us.
Stefan

Media panel solutions
There are 3 menus in the picutre viewer, latest photos, which views photos taken recently, then we have camera albums, which shows photos catogoriosed by the date they were taken, thridly there is pictures, this is the one everyone is looking at, this one just scans and picks up all the bitmap, jpeg files etc on your X1, what you asking for is this option to be catagorised into folders. Sony Must have thought they had enough fuctionality already without this.
What you could try is convert your pictures into the same format as those produced when you take a photo, rename them like your photos are renamed, maybe then it would pick them up as descrete albums selctable from the second menu option, its longwinded but maybe a temp solution.
I think everybody loves the qaulity of the media panel, and these little additions would make it the indespensable one solution that everybody is looking for, instead of using different programs for different things.
I have probelms with S2V 0.42, this only picks up folders with photos that are stored in the main memeory and not on your SD card, how frustrating.
If that woprked properly on the X1, I would use nothing else to view photos.

Mark A Cilenti said:
I have probelms with S2V 0.42, this only picks up folders with photos that are stored in the main memeory and not on your SD card, how frustrating.
If that woprked properly on the X1, I would use nothing else to view photos.
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s2v 0.42 works flawlessly here try reinstalling it, i can view any photo in any folder.
you do know that if you press the left arrow, then you get a list of folders, to gain access to subfolders you press the small right arrow next to what you want to look in.
when youve drilled down you press the folder name itself and it will open.
sorry if thats teaching suck eggs, but if that doesnt work id suggest speaking to a_c as s2v does work really well on the x1

It works !
Thanks fards It works if you install to memory card, then it picks up folders and subfolders with pics in, I am really pleased, thats my picture viewing well and truly sorted
View attachment S2V-0.42-VGA.cab, Its the best !

Invisible Sense said:
Thank you for doing that Stefan!
I don't hold much hope of a solution from SE even if they do respond but hopfully a new firmware update will solve the issue.
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Original answer from Sony Ericsson:
Sehr geehrter Herr XXXX,
vielen Dank für Ihre Anfrage an das Sony Ericsson Call Center.
Bedauerlicher Weise ist es nicht möglich, eigene Alben im Mediapanel anzulegen. Das Panel erstellt eigene Alben die Zeitlich differenziert werden.
Unter der Rufnummer 01805 - XPERIA / 01805 - 97 37 42 (14ct/Minute aus dem deutschen Festnetz - beim Anruf aus dem Mobilfunknetz kann der Preis gegebenenfalls abweichen) erreichen Sie uns, wenn wir Ihnen weitere Unterstützung rund um die Sony Ericsson Produktwelt bieten können. Gerne können Sie auch unsere Webseite besuchen. Auf www.sonyericsson.com/de finden Sie immer die neuesten Informationen und interessante Inhalte.
E-Mails senden Sie bitte an die folgende Adresse: [email protected].
Bitte verwenden Sie die in der Betreffzeile genannte Case-ID ausschließlich für Rückfragen, die mit diesem Vorgang in direktem Zusammenhang stehen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Roger Daniels
Sony Ericsson Call Center Deutschland
Im Auftrag von Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB:
Becker & Partner GmbH
Neuenhofstraße 110
D-52078 Aachen
Telefon: +49 (0) 1805 34 20 20
(14ct/Minute aus dem deutschen Festnetz - beim Anruf aus dem Mobilfunknetz kann der Preis gegebenenfalls abweichen)
WEEE-Reg.-Nummer: DE 15646940
Ust-ID-Nummer: DE121689737
Amtsgericht Aachen: HRB 4396
Geschäftsführer
Martin Becker, Johannes Müllmann, Jürgen Breuer
______________________________________
Translation:
"We are sorry, but it isn´t possible to create own folders in the media panel. The panel creates own folders which will be classified by time/date. "

[Q] Windows live ID service

not available. try later.
Did the Block HD2 from Market or is it just temporary?
Anyone same issues?

lokiderelb said:
not available. try later.
Did the Block HD2 from Market or is it just temporary?
Anyone same issues?
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did you regedit your device name to HD7?

ähh. yes. its working since the first release day. but two days ago suddenly the live service is down for me.
i bought a lot of apps and now i want more but even the updates for the old once wont start. tried everything even a hard reset.
edit. and it totaly sucks.
"Der Windows Live ID-Dienst ist zurzeit nicht verfügbar.Versuchen Sie es spter erneut."
"Diese Information kann zurzeit nicht abgerufen werden."

lokiderelb said:
ähh. yes. its working since the first release day. but two days ago suddenly the live service is down for me.
i bought a lot of apps and now i want more but even the updates for the old once wont start. tried everything even a hard reset.
edit. and it totaly sucks.
"Der Windows Live ID-Dienst ist zurzeit nicht verfügbar.Versuchen Sie es spter erneut."
"Diese Information kann zurzeit nicht abgerufen werden."
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I have gotten similar messages (translated your with google) and marketplace has been down for a day or so, but working the next... this has happened once or twice..
Does live mail work for you?

yes live mail works.
i want new apps !!! Buwaaahaa

Is location/region set to US in settings?
Sent from my HD2 with WP7 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

no it isn't.
but its suddenly working again.
i promise i didnt do anything.
this thread could be closed.
just thought it could be an hd2 issue.

Its like that sometimes glad things worked out for you!
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