I have searched for answers for this on the site but never found any.
There are a number of old empty categories in Contacts that continue to show in the dropdown list and in the Add/Delete window although they are empty and have been removed from Outlook 2003 on my PC.
How can I remove them from the Contacts dropdown list?
Also, is there a way to control which categories appear in the dropdown list? With the More... option showing me the complete list? I am thinking something like a registry edit that controls which categories are displayed by default instead of simply listing them alphabetically . . .
Finally, can I get Contacts to remember the last category I was on instead of showing me All Contacts everytime I start it?
tried picked more...
from the list
and choosing add/delete
and deleting them from there ?
They are not in the Add/Delete list because I have already deleted them from there, but they still appear in the dropdown menu and in the More... window with the phrase "Not in Master Category List" next to them.
But they are NOT available in the Add/Delete window. I am sorry, I made a mistake in my original message.
i just made a cat and added a contact to it
and deleted the cat
and then i too got the (Not in Master Category List)
thing
then i reassigned the contact to another cat
and the deleted cat was removed from the list completely
I did exactly like you told me but it is still there, it did not go away.
Any other suggestions? How about a registry key to change or something?
I think I may have found the solution:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904670
The Workaround solution should be adapted slightly:
1. Create a new Contact item
2. Assign to it one of the Categories that you would like to delete
3. View the summary card of the new contact from the unfiltered category view
4. Delete the contact from the summary view
The Category should then be removed from the list.
I just switched from GoodLink to ActiveSync for email, contacts, etc., but the left and right softkeys on the today screen still try to launch the Good calendar and Good contacts. I removed these files so I just get an error message. Any ideas how to remap these keys to Outlook Contacts and Outlook Email without reinstalling the rom?
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Cingular 8125 ROM 2.17.7.2 WWE
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112 and HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113
Default value = the caption you wish
Open value = shortcut to calendar.exe
Thanks for the tip, but I can't seem to get it to work. I used vidya to edit the registry--it only showed 112, not 113. 112 was set to launch the goodlink calendar. I changed it launch the outlook calendar, but it didn't work. Then, when I soft reset, the registry reverts to launching goodlink again. Any ideas? Thanks again for the help.
Can you check your \windows\startup folder, unless you softreset before the changes you made were applied there is no reason to lose them. Unless a startup process reinitializes them. As for the 113 it's not there by default because it's already assigned to the contacts. Thats's why I thought that in your case it will be there (created by goodlink) and assigned to uninstalled programs. Another possibility is a running process that would hook the key events and transfer them to programs that no longer exist. But I don't even know if this possible under WM5 (it's very easy under Windows)
Here are the programs in my startup folder:
CapNotify
poutlook
sddaemon
Services
smartskey
WiFiInit
I added 113 to the registry and set the left softkey to open the Calendar, and that worked for a bit, but then I changed it to open contacts and it started looking for Good Contacts again. I can't get any control of the right softkey.
It doesn't seem like any of the startup programs would remap the key, but my understanding of this OS is pretty minimal.
Any more ideas?
Update: It seems that if I set the right softkey to anything but Contacts it will work. If I set it to contacts it looks for GoodContacts, no matter what path I enter. As far as the left softkey goes, I can't get it to do anything but look for GoodCalendar.exe.
I'm 99,99 % sure that the culprit is smartskey...
I just hope that it's a shortcut you have and not the exe file, otherwise you won't be able to delete it. If it's the case kill the task with a task manager and then delete it from the startup folder. Let us know how it goes, but I'm pretty sure that you are almost there
I gave up and upgraded the ROM. Thanks for the help in any case.
HI,
I'm new to HTC and Windows mobile having come from iphone. I have a few teething problems and could do with some assistance. I have searched the forums but can't quite find the answers I'm looking for.
I've synced my Gmail account but it won't retrieve my old mail, how do I do this?
How do I find files that I have dragged on dropped into the "my documents" folder on my phone. I've dragged a folder of documents inc. word docs, excell and pdf's but I can't find them on the phone. How do I open these files using excel etc on the phone?
How do I add personal ringtones for my contacts?
I have read somewhere on here about an issue when making/receiving calls where the screen turns back on and your ear starts pressing all sorts of buttons/apps, has there been a fix for this and where do I find it as my phone has been doing this?
Cheers
I've figured out how to add personal ringtones, so that question doesn't need answering now.
to recieve old emails on your gmail account you need to change how far back you would like mail retrieved. this option can be found like this
email tab, any email account, press inbox, press menu, press tools, press options
now choose the account you want to edit
pick send/recieve schedule
now you can amend your sync settings
to assign a ring tone to a particular contact:
press start, press contacts, pick the contact you wish to edit, press menu, press edit
now find the ringtone field and add the tone you desire
As for finding editing files you should download a file explorer, total commander is popular and free
Resco explorer is better (my opinion only as its more finger friendly) but is not free
hope some of this helps
rumpleforeskin said:
to recieve old emails on your gmail account you need to change how far back you would like mail retrieved. this option can be found like this
email tab, any email account, press inbox, press menu, press tools, press options
now choose the account you want to edit
pick send/recieve schedule
now you can amend your sync settings
to assign a ring tone to a particular contact:
press start, press contacts, pick the contact you wish to edit, press menu, press edit
now find the ringtone field and add the tone you desire
As for finding editing files you should download a file explorer, total commander is popular and free
Resco explorer is better (my opinion only as its more finger friendly) but is not free
hope some of this helps
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Yes, big help, many thanks. Is it possible to set your email accounts so that everytime you go into the email it automatically checks for new mail rather than going into the menus and pressing send/receive? I've figured out how to change how often it checks for new mail, ie every 15 mins etc, but I would also like it to automatically check for new mail if I go into my emails
Does anyone know about the screen coming on whilst taking a call issue?
Having more problems with Gmail. The advice above worked for my inbox, but on my googlemail on my laptop I have different folders for different mail. I can't get these folders to sync with the HD2. I tried the same as above but no joy. Any help?
There should be an option for manage folders in that tools menu, where you can pick which folders to synce (I had to add one of my hotmail folders this way) should be the same for gmail I think.
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There should be an option for manage folders in that tools menu, where you can pick which folders to synce (I had to add one of my hotmail folders this way) should be the same for gmail I think.
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Yeah there is, but I've done that already and it's still not syncing
snerkler said:
HI,
How do I find files that I have dragged on dropped into the "my documents" folder on my phone. I've dragged a folder of documents inc. word docs, excell and pdf's but I can't find them on the phone. How do I open these files using excel etc on the phone?
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How exactly do you drop to "my documents"? Do you drop to Computer\HD2\\\My Documents using the Windows explorer, or using other methods?
Normally you don't need to search for a file. Drop a Word document somewhere? Open Word, and File Open lists all the Word documents no matter where they are. Most applications have this type of pan-location file-open dialogue.
alex fung said:
How exactly do you drop to "my documents"? Do you drop to Computer\HD2\\\My Documents using the Windows explorer, or using other methods?
Normally you don't need to search for a file. Drop a Word document somewhere? Open Word, and File Open lists all the Word documents no matter where they are. Most applications have this type of pan-location file-open dialogue.
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I open up my phone's card storage from "computer" on my laptop's start menu, and then simply drag files from my laptop to the "my documents" folder on the phone's card storage. I can open them using file explorer on the phone, but if I go into excel I can't figure out how to open them. When I open excel mobile it displays a blank spreadsheet and I can't figure out how to open files. Can you help?
snerkler said:
I open up my phone's card storage from "computer" on my laptop's start menu, and then simply drag files from my laptop to the "my documents" folder on the phone's card storage. I can open them using file explorer on the phone, but if I go into excel I can't figure out how to open them. When I open excel mobile it displays a blank spreadsheet and I can't figure out how to open files. Can you help?
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This is a (stupid) limitation of the WinMo file system
Pocket Office programs only look in the 1st tree branch of files on a storage card- so files in Storage Card/My Documents will be listed, but files in any My Documents subfolders won't.
Files in main memory can look one level lower (ie My Documents/Business)
So, if your files are smallish in size, you may be better to store them in main memory as long as you don't have more than one level of My Documents subfolders.
Another option would be to create a shortcut to the folder holding your files in File Explorer. Tapping file names direct from explorer opens them in the linked program.
NeilM said:
This is a (stupid) limitation of the WinMo file system
Pocket Office programs only look in the 1st tree branch of files on a storage card- so files in Storage Card/My Documents will be listed, but files in any My Documents subfolders won't.
Files in main memory can look one level lower (ie My Documents/Business)
So, if your files are smallish in size, you may be better to store them in main memory as long as you don't have more than one level of My Documents subfolders.
Another option would be to create a shortcut to the folder holding your files in File Explorer. Tapping file names direct from explorer opens them in the linked program.
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That is a strange limitation. Perhaps they may address this issue with winmo7?
How do I create shortcuts, do I do this on the phone, or active sync on the laptop?
It's a bit of a kludge, but if you decide which folder you want to create the shortcut for, navigate to that using File Explorer on the HD2, then Tap/Hold on the folder name and select Copy from the context menu
Now navigate to My Device/Windows/Start Menu/Programs; use the keyboard to move the cursor to any item that isn't a subfolder, and then go Menu/Edit/Paste Shortcut. This will place an entry in Programs pointing to your subfolder, called 'Shortcut to...' You can rename this to remove the 'Shortcut to..' bit, or call it something more representative.
Once it's in Programs, you could then assign one of the 9 program shortcut tiles on the home page to this shortcut. Executing it will open File Explorer at your subfolder, from where you can open any of the files.
NeilM said:
It's a bit of a kludge, but if you decide which folder you want to create the shortcut for, navigate to that using File Explorer on the HD2, then Tap/Hold on the folder name and select Copy from the context menu
Now navigate to My Device/Windows/Start Menu/Programs; use the keyboard to move the cursor to any item that isn't a subfolder, and then go Menu/Edit/Paste Shortcut. This will place an entry in Programs pointing to your subfolder, called 'Shortcut to...' You can rename this to remove the 'Shortcut to..' bit, or call it something more representative.
Once it's in Programs, you could then assign one of the 9 program shortcut tiles on the home page to this shortcut. Executing it will open File Explorer at your subfolder, from where you can open any of the files.
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wow, that's a process and a half
Ok so did exactly what you said and I get an error message saying
"The file "x" cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. IF the problem persists try reinstalling or restoring this file"
What do I do now?
Also how do I remove things from the start menu?
If you press the Windows hardware key, can you see your new 'shortcut' there? If you press it, do you get the same error message?
It might be that the HTC Sense shortcut can't open a folder- if so I'm a bit stuck for further ideas! You could look at a program called Launchpad . This installs itself as a program launcher and is opened by pressing the top left of the taskbar- it has a number of configurable shortcuts, which can include folders and subfolders. At $3.99 it is an excellent program, though I appreciate it is a bit rich to expect to have to pay for something that ought to be in the default OS
[Edit: I wrote a review of Launchpad Here ! ]
NeilM said:
If you press the Windows hardware key, can you see your new 'shortcut' there? If you press it, do you get the same error message?
It might be that the HTC Sense shortcut can't open a folder- if so I'm a bit stuck for further ideas! You could look at a program called Launchpad . This installs itself as a program launcher and is opened by pressing the top left of the taskbar- it has a number of configurable shortcuts, which can include folders and subfolders. At $3.99 it is an excellent program, though I appreciate it is a bit rich to expect to have to pay for something that ought to be in the default OS
[Edit: I wrote a review of Launchpad Here ! ]
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Yeah I got the same message. No worries, I'll just have to open them through file explorer. Cheers
OK- must be a limitation of the system! Works OK with Resco File Explorer rather than the built-in one!
Might be worth a look at Launchpad- it does make life easier for a lot of program or settings launches
snerkler said:
When I open excel mobile it displays a blank spreadsheet and I can't figure out how to open files. Can you help?
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That's strange. I've never seen a blank sheet on excel mobile. When I start excel, it goes directly to the fileopen screen, showing me a list of xls(x) files on the device.
If you are looking at a sheet, tap OK (top right) to close it. You'll go back to the fileopen screen.
alex fung said:
That's strange. I've never seen a blank sheet on excel mobile. When I start excel, it goes directly to the fileopen screen, showing me a list of xls(x) files on the device.
If you are looking at a sheet, tap OK (top right) to close it. You'll go back to the fileopen screen.
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If there are no existing files for that program, Pocket Office will start with a new blank document. You only see the list once there is at least one existing file.
alex fung said:
That's strange. I've never seen a blank sheet on excel mobile. When I start excel, it goes directly to the fileopen screen, showing me a list of xls(x) files on the device.
If you are looking at a sheet, tap OK (top right) to close it. You'll go back to the fileopen screen.
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Thanks, didn't realise that. HOwever, it still won't recognise files probably due to the subfolder system mentioned by NeilM. I will try adding the files to the business folder later and see what happens
Hi all,
When I choose [people] then [Add favorite], in which map and file(s) does the HD2 put this stuff ? (XannyTech ROM V1.3)
It doesnt put it in a file, it adds meta data to the 'notes' field of that contact.
For example, if you have outlook on your PC, add someone as a favourite, then open their contact card on the PC and in teh notes field you will see something like
<HTCData><!-- Please do not modify -->
<Favorite>actionid:CallWork</Favorite>
</HTCData>
If that person is a favourite and also a facebook contact you will see
<HTCData><!-- Please do not modify -->
<Favorite>actionid:CallWork</Favorite>
<Facebook>id:#########/friendof:#########</Facebook>
</HTCData>
That is why favourites and facebook linked people persist after hard reset, so long as they are synced.
Thanks Sam !
So can I extract and restore this favorite data (incl. photo) from a stored SPB
backup ?
You dont even need to extract that data. So long as you have backed up the contact list, as soon as you restore it you should find the favourite people tabs automatically filled, and as soon as you connect the 'me' contact card with your facebook account, all your contacts that are linked to facebook contacts will get teh facebook contact image and access to the albums and such like.
Oh one thing I missed out, the favourites are added to a contact category of 'HTC favourite'
I'm not sure exactly how it knows which contact to put on which shortcut, but ive flashed new roms four or five times, with another two or three hard resets, and each time as soon as i sync outlook the people favourite shortcuts are there again.
OK fixed with 1 more little step for each favorite ..then all is allright !
Thanks !
Does anyone know how to launch the HTC new appointment tool? Is there a link or exe in a folder somewhere. Or a command line on the calendar app? I'd like to set a quicklink for it instead of clicking Calendar then new appt. One less step.
Thanks.
Yep, I'm adding appts all the time so I'd also like to know how this possible.
Thanks
PS hopefully only hours or minutes away from receiving my HD2
Bump. Anyone thanks?
i dont know how to bring up the HTC new appointment screen, but you can make one directly to the windows mobile new appointment screen (which has far more options, and of course shows up just the same in htc calendar)
on pc, new text document, paste in
26#poutlook.exe calendar -new
save it, and rename teh extension from .txt to .lnk
copy this file to your phone, and move it to windows\start menu\ and now you can assign it to a quicklink.