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Registry Tweaks anyone?

can anybody please post Registry Tweaks for the XDA 2? like changing message sent and other event sounds?

Hi Marc,
Check this out http://www.handango.com/PlatformSea...7AF8F19&platformId=2&siteId=1&txtSearch=tweak
Poch

nice try poch, but this link is for the registry editor program for the phone... what im looking for are the actual tweaks...

· Speed Up Your Windows Mobile Pocket PC.
WOW my Pocket PC is fast! I just bumped into an old registry tweak that I have yet to use o­n Windows Mobile 2003. A foreign site todopocketpc had mentioned this and I was surprised I had not used it o­n my new install. o­nce I applied this reg tweak I immediately saw a difference in how fast my Windows Mobile Pocket PC responded. Today plugins load faster my Games folder loads faster. Its just an overall better experience. I would highly suggest backing up your Pocket PC before you try this as playing with your registry can cause problems if you do not know what you are doing. Protect your Pocket PC BACKUP!
If you need a registry editor, you can find a free o­ne at http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/regeditce.shtml
1. Open your registry editor o­n 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.
That's it! Let me know what your results are
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Ive tried this and have seen no noticable diff.
anyone have an idea of what it does?
cheers

dude... when i checkd my system, it was already set to that... though I didnt do any regisrty hack.... i dunno why

Interesting...
Z-man said:
dude... when i checkd my system, it was already set to that... though I didnt do any regisrty hack.... i dunno why
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It's not set for 2.06.00WWE ROM. Perhaps that's one of the few differences we are seeing for 2.02 and 2.06...and for that matter, 2.20.

what does it do anyway? i mean.. you say it speeds up the pocketpc response... how?

Dear,
[/quote]3. Change the value of 'limit' from 8192 to 32768
Not knowing what it actually does, I have given it a try. However, my WM2003SE (V2.06) has already had such value set at 131072. Any ideas about the differences.
Cheers,
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Does anyone know the registry setting for the alarm tweak for WM2003?

yeah! like a correctly looping tone! with no pauses

here's a few
*** 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.
*** fix suspend timeout
The issue therefore is how long the unit is in the suspend power state before reverting to off. The time interval involved is stored in the registry at the following location HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\Timeouts\BattResumingSuspendTimeout and is initially set to 15 (seconds). The amount of time required seems to depend on the number of alarm entries in the Calendar - I have about 300 entries and find that 175 seconds works for me. The reason for just under three minutes is because my full power off timeout is set to 180 seconds (three minutes) and it seems more correct for the suspend time out to be shorter.
*** low battery alerts
Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\{A877D663-239C-47a7-9304-0D347F580408}\
Create a String value named "Default" and set its value to "Low battery warning".
Now go to Start > Settings > Personal tab > Sounds & Notifications applet > Notifications tab, select "Low battery warning" in the "Select an event" drop-down list and you can customize it.
*** disable start menu animation
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\Menu\
Change the "AniType" value from 6 to 0.
*** add date to start bar
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\
Create a binary value named "TBOpt" and set its value to "13 00 00 00".
Save any unsaved document and reset your Pocket PC.

oh thank God! a reply after 4 months!! thanks for bringing this thread back to life!!

... amusing to Daeth
more registry tweaks.... http://www.tweaks2k2.com/how_to/index.htm

AutoStart a Program
Do anybody know how to make a program run automatically when i soft reset my PPC :roll:

Autorun
Hi gwassef,
just create a shortcut for the program you want to start automatically and copy that shortcut into the /Windows/Autostart folder. Then the program starts on soft reset.
Greetings,
BGK

Re: AutoStart a Program
gwassef said:
Do anybody know how to make a program run automatically when i soft reset my PPC :roll:
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Create a link to it and put it into the \windows\startup folder...
Is this what you need ? :roll:

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dave said:
Create a link to it and put it into the \windows\startup folder...
Is this what you need ? :roll:
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this is the correct way to do it

/windows/startup is correct on english devices, wheras /windows/autostart is correct for german devices.

RegTweaks
http://www.phm.lu/PocketPC/RegTweaks/
Check this site

any tweaks to change the default my documents location to that of the storage / storage card
rgds
jim

IE hardkey to run Opera

I've tried searching for it, as I managed to do it before, but I can't find how to do it.
Any ideas?

no, but maybe somebody knows how to do???

I'd be interested in knowing this too!
In fact - has anyone produced a keyboard map for the Universal at all??
We know that 112 and 113 are the "softkeys" - anyone know any others?

it's easy... just delete the keybd\OEM registry key somewhere in the HKLM after which you can remap the key to any app.
I usually search www.yahoo.com in registry and delete the found key.
my exec is dead at the moment so can't tell you the exact registry key...
maybe someone else can
edit: maybe I misunderstood the question.

ady said:
it's easy... just delete the keybd\OEM registry key somewhere in the HKLM after which you can remap the key to any app.
I usually search www.yahoo.com in registry and delete the found key.
my exec is dead at the moment so can't tell you the exact registry key...
maybe someone else can
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Can you be a touch more specific?
The wiki contains info on how to change the "homepage" in the registry - is that the key you mean??

I think so.
It's been a while so I'm not 100% sure.
why don't you try deleting it after backing it up?
edit: okay I was wrong... this has been discussed here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=210455

ady said:
I think so.
It's been a while so I'm not 100% sure.
why don't you try deleting it after backing it up?
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I just looked at that key:
it's called PieHomePage = "www.website.com" (mine's gmail). - It's a Reg_SZ value - I do'nt think deleting it will affect the programe the keyboard activites - it just affects the shortcut (in effect).
Opera gives you the option of setting itself as "Default Browser" - would this be a workaround for this issue?? Anyone set Opera as the default?? Does it affect the keyboard shortcut?

nope, setting opera to be the default has no effect on the hardware key (at least for me) it still jumps to explorer.

you can point that shortcut to a program instead of to a URL.
\storage card\program files\opera\opera.exe
or similar

eaylcr said:
nope, setting opera to be the default has no effect on the hardware key (at least for me) it still jumps to explorer.
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ditto

lbendlin said:
you can point that shortcut to a program instead of to a URL.
\storage card\program files\opera\opera.exe
or similar
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oooo - interesting.
Hmm - it works, but opens File Explorer too - I guess it's looking for a file to activate first.
Cheers.

in that case point it to the .lnk file
\Windows\Start Menu\Opera.lnk
That may help.

Tried the change to Opera.lnk and File Explorer still launches.

Riceburner said:
I'd be interested in knowing this too!
In fact - has anyone produced a keyboard map for the Universal at all??
We know that 112 and 113 are the "softkeys" - anyone know any others?
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Have a look at Vijay's website, here's a link to his VJKeypress page which has a few others and a link to the full list (although the /Universal may not have all the keys listed).
http://www.vijay555.com/index.php?Releases:VJKeyPress

Remap left softkey on Today screen?

Greetings,
I'd like to remap the left softkey on the Today screen to go to something else besides calendar. I've searched all the forums and have turned up several apps (vijaytoggletoday, smartskey, and some others) but they all seem to be geared toward either totally removing the soft key menu bar from the Today screen, or changing the behavior of the hardware soft key buttons. I just want to change what the left soft key points to from Calendar to something else. I saw a post sometime ago where someone had remapped it to Comm Manager, so I know it's possible. How do I do it?
Thanks!
SP

Search google for soft key changer.
Also available on Buzzdev.net
Also in a registry hack on the wiki, in the Today keys.
V

what did you find that removed the softkeys all together?
Regarding remapping, look for SoftKeyApplet or SoftKeyAppletEx ..

To change the application launched by the Today screen Left soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft \Today\Keys\112\Open = "\Windows\Calendar.exe" (REG_SZ string, including quotes)
To change the title of the Left soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft \Today\Keys\112\(Default ) = Calendar (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
To change the application launched by the Today screen Right soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft \Today\Keys\113\Open = "\Windows\Calendar.exe" (REG_SZ string, including quotes)
To change the title of the Right soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft \Today\Keys\113\(Default ) = "Calendar" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
Note that 113 normally doesn't exist by default, and probably needs to be created Also note that there is at least 1 application that allows you to set these through a GUI, developed by FdcSoft called SoftKeyAppletEx
gravejoker vjtoggletodayII will remove the softkeys

Thanks guys...
Chaotic, exactly what I was looking for.. .thanks!
Grave, as chaotic said, vijaytoggletoday will do it, as well as DCINoBar.
SP

Wonderful Chaoticdruid !!!! But how can i set the call registry ? Thanks

Hi, you all don't thank me..all I did was copy/paste from one of my notes, which I saved from the wiki.
deika95;1045382 said:
Wonderful Chaoticdruid !!!! But how can i set the call registry ? Thanks
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I'm not sure what you mean by the call registry, If you care to explain, Ill try to help.

ChaoticDruid said:
Hi, you all don't thank me..all I did was copy/paste from one of my notes, which I saved from the wiki.
I'm not sure what you mean by the call registry, If you care to explain, Ill try to help.
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I want to say the incoming and outcoming call list. Thanks

To access the call log, you can do it programmatically, or use VJPhoneShortcuts.
V

Please who can help me with a registry hack to set the incoming/outcoming calls instead of the calendar button ?

ChaoticDruid said:
Hi, you all don't thank me..all I did was copy/paste from one of my notes, which I saved from the wiki.
I'm not sure what you mean by the call registry, If you care to explain, Ill try to help.
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Please can you help me. Thanks

Nobody know which is the .exe file that start the incoming/outcoming call list ? Thanks

I dont think you can get to the call history using an exe file .. has to be done programatically ..

I think I already indicated above, VJPhoneShortcuts.
V

First you must install "NewMenu", then create a new item, then choose "callhistory.exe" from windows folder. That's easy!

User22 said:
First you must install "NewMenu", then create a new item, then choose "callhistory.exe" from windows folder. That's easy!
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But what kind of application is NewMenu ? Where can i find it ? Thanks

deika95 said:
But what kind of application is NewMenu ? Where can i find it ? Thanks
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Hey deika95, with 38 post YOU SHOULD KNOW how to USE the SEARCH FUNTION of this FANTASTIC FORUM :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=255580&highlight=newmenuhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=255580&highlight=newmenu

There's a another quick way to hach the softkeys
Use AEButton Plus: it is useful to modify all the settings for the hardware buttons......
http://ae.inc.ru

User22 said:
First you must install "NewMenu", then create a new item, then choose "callhistory.exe" from windows folder. That's easy!
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There isn't callhistory.exe in the windows folder.

Try what Vijay suggested .. that should give you shortcuts to the Call history and Speed dial .. then remap one of the soft keys to it ..
And no .. I dont think there's any CallHistory.exe anywhere ..

change VIDEO CALL SOFTKEY to CONTACTS

Is it possible at all to do this?

Would be really nice

you have to change it in the registry.
some one on here will be able to tell you what bits to change.
i cant as mine is set to something else and you have to
set the right path and mine will be differant to what you want.

964rs777 said:
you have to change it in the registry.
some one on here will be able to tell you what bits to change.
i cant as mine is set to something else and you have to
set the right path and mine will be differant to what you want.
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I can do better than that. I can point you to the cab I made of the relevant changes so all you need to do is install this one file!

Great job, but do tell if the video call button would come back or not if I uninstall the Cab file.
If not how can we bring it back if and when I want to

This freeware program is a great alternative. Includes a reset to default command.
http://fantasticbytes.com/products/softkeymanager

i got a kinda similiar problem..except i wanna change my left soft key which now says TODAY SCREEN to watever da the default was..i think it was PHONE on my tf3d home screen..the reason it says TODAY SCREEN was after i uninstalled the phone alarm cab i was left wit dat..now i cant figure out how to change it back..i tried da fantasticbytes softkey manager didnt change anything..so if anyone can help or point me to right link link..really appreciate it..thanx

Can someone give me the registry path, so I can choose witch programma I like to map?
I have the new 2.03 ROM installed but want to change the dailer softkeys.
Thanks

You would have to find out a way to edit the DLL from post #4.
Unlike the softkeys from the homescreen the softkey on the dialer work totally different.

I didn't realise we were talking about the dialer when I posted above!
You can change the Left Softkey to the default contacts application (iContact BE on my phone) by setting the following registry DWORD to 1:
HKLM\Software\HTC\PHONE\LSKContact
Cab file attached (my first ever)

Also, you can drop this file in your Windows dir. Just overwrite the original with Total Commander or Resco.

65coupei6 said:
Also, you can drop this file in your Windows dir. Just overwrite the original with Total Commander or Resco.
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What does this DLL do?
Now I have standard Windows Contacts or Pocket Informant, but I want iContact set as default contact button. This because in the phonepad I can't switch to second phone number when using smartdail...

Davey101 said:
I didn't realise we were talking about the dialer when I posted above!
You can change the Left Softkey to the default contacts application (iContact BE on my phone) by setting the following registry DWORD to 1:
HKLM\Software\HTC\PHONE\LSKContact
Cab file attached (my first ever)
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That registry key is allready set to 1, but I can't get iContact to start...
What does your cab file do?

Marvie said:
That registry key is allready set to 1, but I can't get iContact to start...
What does your cab file do?
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It just sets that one registry value, changing the left soft key of the dialer to "Contacts".
This launches the default contacts application - normally pOutlook but it should be iContact if you have installed it.

I installed the new iContact 0.9 and now it is default contact manager
Thanks

Davey101 said:
I didn't realise we were talking about the dialer when I posted above!
You can change the Left Softkey to the default contacts application (iContact BE on my phone) by setting the following registry DWORD to 1:
HKLM\Software\HTC\PHONE\LSKContact
Cab file attached (my first ever)
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Thank you!!!

[REF] Rotating apps using registry and finding classes

Hi All,
I have written this little tutorial by piecing togethor bits of info from other forums and threads. Some of you will probably know this already but this is for those who are struggling:
To get the g sensor rotating any application that doesnt do so already you will need to edit the registry on your device.
Using your preferred registry editor navigate to:
HKCU\Software\HTC\HTCSENSOR\GSensor\ModuleName
Here you must create a new string value. The name of your string is whatever you want it to be. The value of your string would be the path to the exe of the program you wish to rotate.
Once this is done you must then navigate to:
HKCU\Software\HTC\HTCSENSOR\GSensor\WhiteList
Here you must again create a new string value.
The name again is whatever you want it to be... the value would be the class name of the application you are attempting to rotate.
For example.... to get excel rotating with the G sensor:
HKCU\Software\HTC\HTCSENSOR\GSensor\ModuleName
Create new string value... i named it Excel Mobile. Value is:
windows\pxl.exe
HKCU\Software\HTC\HTCSENSOR\GSensor\WhiteList
Create new string value... again i named it Excel Mobile. Value is:
BOOKWIN
Create second new string value... i named it Excel Mobile2. Value is:
PXLMainWnd
Exit your registry editor and soft reset the device. Job done. Excel will now rotate within the open file browser (PXLMainWnd) and also within any open workbook (BOOKWIN)
For any particular app you should be able to figure out what the full path is to your exe but to get class names use dotfreds task manager:
http://www.dotfred.net/TaskMgr.htm
Once the task manager is installed.... start your app... then start the task manger... go to applications tab and long press on your app which will be listed if it is still running... select details. Go to the windows tab... this screen will list all of the classes currently accessed by your app. Ususally the ones to add into the whitelist will be the ones that are preceded by the app name but not always.
To get you guys started here are the settings for word:
windows\pword.exe
and you need to add two classes to the white list:
WordPad
Pocket Word
Remember that class names are case sensitive.
disclaimer: I TAKE NO RESBONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ANYONES DEVICE BY POSTING THIS QUICK TUTORIAL. YOU CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR DEVICE IF YOU EDIT THE REGISTRY INCORRECTLY... IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING LEAVE IT WELL ALONE!!!!

bump cos ive changed the title!

can you find the modulename/whitelist for the messaging (SMS/MMS) tab? It's the only one I have trouble rotating.

lude219 said:
can you find the modulename/whitelist for the messaging (SMS/MMS) tab? It's the only one I have trouble rotating.
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ill have a look if i get some time.
im having trouble getting the lifestyle home page in spb shell rotating atm!

Audio Oblivion said:
ill have a look if i get some time.
im having trouble getting the lifestyle home page in spb shell rotating atm!
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thank you, and take your time =) btw, I just wanna be clear that I didn't mean the messaging tab on the home/sense screen, I meant the default win6.5 screen.

Thanks for this post, I am trying to find the details for a new app called DynaInk. I've followed your instructions and I am about to see if it worked?
*** Drum Roll ***
It worked, I used #NETCF_AGL_BASE_
Thank You

I applied this trick for Notepad which is a simple text editor that doesn't even require installation:
http://www.shamasis.net/projects/notepad-mobile/
After installing Dotfred's Task manager it showed me several string values for Notepad.exe and one of them was same as Nighthawk's DynaInk: #NETCF_AGL_BASE_ so I added it for my Notepad.exe.
Now it rotates with G-sensor
Thank you, Audio Oblivion for this guide!
p.s. What kind of damage to the device could possibly be done by adding those strings with those values? One could delete them if there's no result ?!?

Great post, works very well except for 1 program.
Perhaps you can help me out with the class name of TomeRaider3.
Program is TomeRaider3AU.exe, but for the Whitelist entry I always get different ClassNames when I start it as just like: "Afx:83ab6eaa:0, next time I get Afx:d54d7832:0, and so on.
Can anyone please help me out with this ?
many thanx in advance
Edit: Found the solution. I have added a ModuleName Wikipedia with Value "\Programme\TomeRaider3\Wikipedia.tr3 and a Whitelist entry for Wikipedia called "Dialog", for the Whitelist entry of TomeRaider I also used "Dialog", now it works very well.

lude219 said:
thank you, and take your time =) btw, I just wanna be clear that I didn't mean the messaging tab on the home/sense screen, I meant the default win6.5 screen.
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I launched the default wnimo messaging screen and saw a process called tmail.exe appear.
search for tmail.exe on you device and use its full path as the module name. its probably windows\tmail.exe
for class entry in whitelist try: Dialog
If thats not it then start messaging, lauch dotfreds task manager, long key press on tmail.exe... click on windows and try every class you see!
I have now found that gyrator works quite well if you want EVERY screen on your device to rotate with the acceleromter... however... even though it is set to rotate everything... not all windows work. I still had to add in certain aspects of SPB shell to the whitelist for instance. Also... HTC Sense homescreen doesnt like being rotated.

drkalo said:
p.s. What kind of damage to the device could possibly be done by adding those strings with those values? One could delete them if there's no result ?!?
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You wont damage your device if you follow my instructions carefully. The values you are changing are safe to add, delete and edit at any time (although dont touch what is already in the registry before you started adding to it). The discalimer is there in case someone messes up their registry by doing something incorrectly!

What about the programs that have the same Class name eg. "Dialog".
As i noticed it's enough to add process name to ModuleName or Class Name to WhiteList. No need to put both.
Better to use ModuleName if you have several applications that both have eg "Dialog" but one of them you do not want to rotate.
Eg. Nimbuzz - Dialog, HTC phone app - also Dialog. I do not want to rotate Phone So for me works only the ModuleName for the Nimbuzz.
For other apss I only include data to whitelist In fact there is two lists - by process name and by Window class...

Is there a similar way to enable the "Pinch to Zoom" feature for programs by just adding the programm to some registry entries?

TomTom
This is great
added TT7 = MunichWinClass to the white list.. now I can use TomTom in landscape

Thank you for this information.
I've done 3 programs;
Resco Explorer 2008
ModuleName
\Program Files\Resco Explorer\Explorer.exe
WhiteList
RESCO_EXPLORER_CLASS
and
Palm Digital Media eReader for windows mobile
ModuleName
\Program Files\Peanut Press\eReader.exe
WhiteList
PalmDigitalMediaWin
IME
and
1-Calc
ModuleName
\Program Files\OmegaOne\1-Calc\1-Calc.exe
WhiteList
Dialog
I can't take responsibility if these changes don't work for someone or if they brick their device.

Google maps, OziExplorer, File Explorer & Garmin
Thanks for the detailed info
ModuleName
"GMaps"="\Program Files\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps.exe"
"Ozi"="\Storage Card\OziExplorer 2\OziExplorerCE.exe"
"FileMan"="\Windows\fexplore.exe"
"Garmin"="\Storage Card\Garmin\Apps\WM\QuePPC.exe"
WhiteList
"GMaps"="GoogleMapsMobile"
"Ozi"="OziExplorer"
"FileMan"="FEXPLORE"
"Garmin"="QUE_SUBAPP_WND_CLASS"

Thanks for this have done tomtom too. Perfect!!
Edit: Could anyone put this in a cab for me please?
Dir of .exe = \Storage Card\Program Files\TomTom Navigator.exe
Value = MunichWinClass

Not working
Hi all,
I have tried to apply this procedure but my applications still do not rotate.
I have tried both modifying the registry by hand, and using BsB Tweaks to rotate Excel but with no success. Any suggestions to share?
EDIT: I have tried disabling and re-enabling the Rotate feature (AutoRotation -> 0 -> 1), resetting the phone after each change, and now NO APPLICATION will rotate: not even HTC messaging nor the Sense Pictures tab.
HELP!!!!
EDIT 2: Solved! I've just found out by pure chance that rotating works only counterclockwise, while I assumed it should work both ways!