I don't know if it's just me but I have noticed some slightly somewhat "irritating" changes in the latest firmware preventing me for modifying some things as simply as before.
First, the Handango is now in ROM and can not be erased or uninstalled the good old fashioned way.
The panelmanager shortcut is no longer in the startup items.
I may not be looking properly but I can no longer find the "Run" key folder in the Registry to check for startup items there.
As far as I know, Handango is just a shortcut to a website in the newer ROMs. You can delete it out of the Programs folder.
Nope
Nope, I opened the .lnk and it links to the Handango program in the windows folder, which of course I am not allowed to delete because it is "In ROM".
I some how deleted it form windows following a different link. I'll update when I find out again!
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I've got lots of .dsm and .rgu files in my Windows folder, for example
12e09329-dd44-jhg589856-jh2525656598.DSM or .RGU
they're about 1 to 20k big. About 40-50 of them sit on top of my Windows folder.
have you got them too? What are they there for? And can I get rid of them?
They seem to be "hidden in rom" though, as they appear when the option "hidden on rom" is ticked in total Commander.
they also appear on my desktop's Explorer , throuh Windows Mobile/MyWindowsMobiledevice/Windows (or similar path)
Thanks for you help!
I think it is some digital cert for granting application access. If you delete it, you will be asked some applications is not signed and do you want to execute it. If you say yes, it will create this file again.
right. Have you got them too, or is it only me?
Yes, there is some in my k-jam too, from the timestamp you will know it is created when you installed some applications each time.
and what about this directory
\Windows\OEM on my qtek 9100
It contains MFC80U.dll
and msvcr80.dll
it looks like visual studio files and I don't understand what it does in my user memory.
Either it should be in WM5 files or It should be removed.
What do you think?
Regarding Bynaris Smartexplorer it is the best for smartphones clearly but:
1 - it is not a task manager, it is a file explorer
2 - it has been design to be used with numeric keypad shortcuts on pocket pc it is a pain to use.
However I really like its quickness.
I will just wait for a more pocket pc friendly version before I replace resco explorer.
Hi folks,
My first post on the list here. Hopefully I've come to the right place.
I have a M1500 SPV pocket pc device. I would like to customize the Start Menu items by removing two of them -Active Sync and Internet Explorer. I have made a cab file which makes changes to the registry and would like (if possible) to delete the above mentioned items from the start menu via making a change to the registry. I know I can delete the shortcut links from the Start Menu folder but I would prefer to do it via a registry edit if possible. Or if possible, use the same cab to delete the shortcuts from the Start Menu (not sure if this is possible!?)
I'm also looking for a way to hide *all* programs from the Start->Programs screen. Any ideas how to achieve this via a registry hack?
Best Regards and thanks a lot for any help,
dav7
Dan - do you want to delete the start menu ("\windows\start menu" and all subfolders and entry on the start menu?)
Or remove most recently used entries on the start menu?
Or programs in "\windows\start menu"?
Registry isn't really your friend here, other then for the MRU list.
V
Hi vijay555,
Thanks for the quick reply. I only want to remove certain programs from Start Menu, this one...
>Or programs in "\windows\start menu"?
I know if I delete those programs from My Device->Windows->Start Menu then it will remove them from the Start Menu without deleteing the actual program. I was just wondering if there was a way to do that via the registry? i.e. perhaps there is a key in the registry somewhere that lists the items to put in the Start Menu following a hard reset?
I am also looking to hide all programs from the main Programs page i.e. the Programs screen\page that shows all the actual Programs. I was wondering if there is a way to do that via the registry?
I know for example I am able to hide things that reside in the Control Panel settings i.e. Connections->Beam. I was wondering if there is a similar way to do that in the Programs screen?
Hope that is clear! or clearer!
Cheers,
dav
dAV:
sounds like you want to edit your startmenu.
Get a file explorer like GSFinder/Resco etc.
navigate to \windows\start menu
and delete/move everything you want to clear out.
V
perhaps there is a key in the registry somewhere that lists the items to put in the Start Menu following a hard reset?
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heh problem is that the registry is reset when you do a hardreset
so it would just go back to default
same thing with the content of your \windows\start menu
all shortcuts would reappear after a hardreset
unless you made a program in the extented rom which removed them when it was run
Hi,
Thats basically what I'm trying to do. I've made a cab file which when run sets a lot of registry settings following a hard reset. As you said, after a hard reset the device is restored to its normal build. My cab runs right after a hard reset to make sure the device is configured the way I want it. Are there any keys in the registry which are responsible for configuring the Start Menu? I cant seem to find one for Start Menu, only the New Menu
An alternative approach is running an exe which deletes the Programs from the Start Menu folder...but I would prefer to parcel it all up in a tiny little cab file if possible...
Thanks again for any suggestions...
Cheers,
dav
i never seen anything like it in the reg
Thats a pity. I cant find anything either. I prefer to do as much as possible in either the CPF or a cab. exe's do the job but there big and more complicated to change. Neverthless seems I'm stuck with an exe for now. Oh well...
Cheers,
Dav
Hi, Dav!
Even though there is no registry solution, exe file is not your only option.
Cabs can contain a setup.dll that exports 4 functions which the system calls before and after installation or uninstall (separate function for each event).
Check MSDN for setup.dll specifics.
Get a cab file that will start up automatically after a hardreset to delete all the fies in the start menu? I think if you delete the files in the start menu, it will be removed in the Programs list. It is basically a short cut file.
levenum said:
Hi, Dav!
Even though there is no registry solution, exe file is not your only option.
Cabs can contain a setup.dll that exports 4 functions which the system calls before and after installation or uninstall (separate function for each event).
Check MSDN for setup.dll specifics.
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Excellent! Thanks a lot, I'll look into that.
Cheers!
Dav
hanmin said:
Get a cab file that will start up automatically after a hardreset to delete all the fies in the start menu? I think if you delete the files in the start menu, it will be removed in the Programs list. It is basically a short cut file.
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Hi Hanmin,
I think you are correct...if you delete *all* files and folders from the Start Menu it will remove the files which are directly situated in the Start Menu folder as well as all files in the Program folder which also resides in the Start Menu folder. This will remove items from both the Start menu and the Programs screen. This is ok for me though as luckily I want to also hide all Programs from the Program screen. A lot of the device functionality has to be hidden from the end users, to prevent them from fiddling with anything and to also hide things like Games etc...
Cheers,
Dav
Hi,
I've managed to get the setup.dll working. Its really useful and stops me needing an exe for many things. However, is it possible to get the dll to show a Dialog window? I've tried incorporating a dialog to the dll but it never seems to show up. I need the user to set a value and was considering doing it via the setup dll, but so far not been able to get the dialog, or even a Message Box to show up when called within the dll?
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Dav
Here is a line of code from Install_Init function that's working perfectly for me:
Code:
g_dlg = CreateDialog(g_hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_MSGDLG), hwndParent, MyDlgProc);
I save g_hInst in DllMain.
As for message boxes, just call them as usual, never had a problem there, but you need to make sure you put your code in the correct function or it will not be called at the right time.
I have a few double entries (all functional) in Manila's program launcher (see pic) and want to get rid of them. Looking for the respective links, I didn't find any double entries in the Windows/Start menu. Also, the standard windows program launcher does not have any double entries.
Where, the heck, does Manila store the list of entries of its program launcher, and how to rebuild it? It looks like it must have cached these links from old installations somwhere. Soft reset and restart of tf3d didn't help, either.
In the registry, I found the list of "favourites" (HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher), but no key for the complete list of programs (where you choose from to add to the "favourites" which comes up when you hit the program tab in tf3d).
A more detaield description can be found here: http://forum.thumbapps.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=110
Any clue?
Using a file explorer check the "\Windows\Start Menu" (or whatever it's called in German) folder for double entries. Check subdirectories too!
I think this is where Manila gets those entries.
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Using a file explorer check the "\Windows\Start Menu" (or whatever it's called in German) folder for double entries. Check subdirectories too!
I think this is where Manila gets those entries.
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Thats the first thing I did (as pointed out in the post). No double entries there.
But I discovered another thing: The links concerned are also in the Start menu (once). If I want to remove them (Settings...menu)..I get an error message "Element can not be moved".
Sorry I missed that in your post, oops.
What about \Windows\AppMgr, can you delete the program that won't uninstall from there?
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Sorry I missed that in your post, oops.
What about \Windows\AppMgr, can you delete the program that won't uninstall from there?
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Yes, installing and uninstalling is no problem.
But what I discovered: the problem seems to be related to the manila patcher. I used manila patcher to replace the launch of the standard calender by Thumbcal. Now I deleted that patch and rebuilt it. That also resorted the program list, but didn't take care of the double entries, nor of the problem that the entry in the start menu cannot be deleted.
I found a solution to this problem. It occurred to me too, when I was organizing the startmenu by creating folders. Accidentally I copied one link to the folder, so the original remained. In this situation Manila gathers the links that are in the startmenu and displays them in the all programms list in TouchFLO 3D.
So if a programm is double entry, the .lnk exists twice in the windows startmenu.
^^ Where can you find the files?
I never use any panels except SPB Mobile Shell and I see that panelmanager takes up quite a lot of system resources, so I'd like to remove it entirely and just use the full version of Mobile Shell Instead.
Is it possible to get rid of the panel app without installing a new ROM, and if so, how do I do it?
You could stop it starting by removing panelmanager from the start-up folder (in Windows folder), then start it manually if you want it.
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You could stop it starting by removing panelmanager from the start-up folder (in Windows folder), then start it manually if you want it.
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Actually, I've wondered the same, and removing the shortcut to "PanelManager.exe /boot" from the \Windows\StartUp folder is just a temporary fix because as soon as you do start it manually, it will re-create the link in \Windows\StartUp.
I've made a mistake with this - I removed both panelmanager.exe and another file relating to panels (I think it had 'default' in the name) from the startup folder and now I want to use panelmanager again, but the tweak to load a panel automatically at startup won't work anymore. Seems I need that file back.
Would anyone be able to send me a copy or to post it?
Sorry, but I dont remembet where the credits go for this file. just move it to
/Program Files/Panel Manager/PanelManager.exe
Thanks, but that's not it.
There should be two files relating to panelmanager in your startup folder.
One of them is panelmanager, which I have, it's the other one that I want.
Hi all,
im looking at the tg01 as a computer. with xp i can overwrite the whole windows folder with another install, and Albeit a few important folders, the whole lot is changed.
would this work on windows mobile? could we just overwrite the windows folder, registry and other folders with a 6.5.x install?
im not sure how the certificates would affect this.
it may be ugly but if it works then it would be a temprary fix for updating. tweaks can be performed as first run bats/exes to remove junk from defunct folders, registry would be merged with previous, cleaning up invalid entires and adding the tweaks for memory.
would this work or are the os's to different? i have heard of a protection removal thing for total commander, this could be used to faciltate an install, run it so it reboots the device into the program before windows is fully active and overwrites the folders that way.
im determined to try this tonight once i find a rom, and learned how to extract the windows folder and registry from the image
any help appreciated
i think the problem would be the same as if ud wanna do this on a desktop
the most important files are running so cant be changed on the run ...
i get that but by having a script run before any of the important stuff loads, it may get around the protection settings