any way to revert to the old start menu ? - Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General

is there ANY way to disable the honeycomb start menu in wm65 and revert to the old one from wm61 ? it's extremely slow and the inability to sort everything alphabetically is extremely annoying. also, the fact that you cannot use frequenters - copying shortcuts to the start menu root folder and seeing them in qmenu, for instance, on top of the start menu - is extremely counterproductive.
to ms wm ui designers...love chome...but for vistas sake, do directly a seven and skip the vista drop the crap of honeycomb or at least give it the possibility to sort everything automatically (folders first) and speed it up a bit....it crawls....
long story short....for vistas sake, how do i revert to the standard start menu in wm65 ?

the sort thingy doesnt bother me, but the speed of the 6.5 start menu is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay faster then on 6.1 on my polaris

check here, tommei got it replaced with quickmenu:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3995540&highlight=quickmenu#post3995540
you'll win an addicional 2mb ram

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Oh yes,
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Need help with new wm6.5 rom and S2U2

Hi there,
I just upgraded to a wm6.5 rom with s2u2 preinstalled, so I tried it and am pretty happy not having to search for the unlock button anymore.
I installed the tPRO2 skin and set the same wallpaper as in tf3d, so it looks a bit like part of the system.
I've still got two problems:
I'm used to do multitasking, for example when browsing with Opera I sometimes press the home key and start word mobile or such to look up passwords etc. Usually, I'd be able to switch back to the running opera with the tf3d task list, but on this rom, leaving an application immediately kills it. I made sure it's not just the tf3d task list by looking up the running programs with the wm task manager. When s2u2 kicks in, the running applications are left alone. Does anyone have an idea what causes the programs to be killed?
Second, I'd like s2u2 to only show the unlock bar instead of the tf3d slider. This way, it would look much more like a part of the system - is this possible?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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PocketPlayer 4.1 and Imagio (WM 6.5 issue?)

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[Beta App] Sort the WM 6.5 Start Menu

Out of Beta -- Find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=584923
WHAT DOES IT DO
WM65StartSort is a utility to sort your Windows Mobile 6.5 start menu. It's designed to be used with the newer versions of 6.5 (such as 23075 or above). It will scan both your registry and your file path and attempt to create an accurate sort.
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Requirements
Must be running a WM 6.5.1 build (tested with 23075)
Must have the developement cert installed.
For right now, just uncompress the archive and copy the executable to your device. Once it leave's beta I'll take the time to cab it up.
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this is a good idea. I like the new sense roms but really miss the old HOME or even PROGRAMS tabs (9 icons on the home tab is ridiculously low). with 6.5 its just a jumbled mess (feels like such a step back to me) that I dont even know what ive got installed. things i would love to see:
The ability to create folders then drag icons into folders
The ability to lay it out better - change from 3-5 icons per row, to NOT have Hexagon but look like PROGRAM tab etc
Good luck!
Yea, the second shot up there is my own custom start menu based off of the work someone did here for the Ralph. I hate the grid menu and think it works much better this way. If enough people want that I'll attach that as well.
Joe, any update?
Nope, I've been swamped at work. The app seems to be working pretty well. I just need create a .CAB.
ekerbuddyeker said:
The ability to create folders then drag icons into folders
The ability to lay it out better - change from 3-5 icons per row, to NOT have Hexagon but look like PROGRAM tab etc
Good luck!
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the first has been possible since WM 6.1 (maybe earlier but i never had one)
just take the explorer to the windows\start menu folder on your device. there you can create folders and move items to any desired folder, sorting has to be done manually by the bring to top option in the start menu itself.
(or if you use 6.5.1 you couldd try the program above to sort i believe)
Hi
I have tested it with 6.5.1 and it works very well. however, it does not work with 6.5?
ekerbuddyeker said:
this is a good idea. I like the new sense roms but really miss the old HOME or even PROGRAMS tabs (9 icons on the home tab is ridiculously low). with 6.5 its just a jumbled mess (feels like such a step back to me) that I dont even know what ive got installed. things i would love to see:
The ability to create folders then drag icons into folders
The ability to lay it out better - change from 3-5 icons per row, to NOT have Hexagon but look like PROGRAM tab etc
Good luck!
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there are multiple ways to up the hometab shortcuts from 9 to 12,16 or 20. it has some bugs but i mean common it's not even supposed to be on this phone. btw way you should know what you have installed because umm you installed it
the second thing about the start menu is very much possible.

[Q] Two Start Menu Icon

hi all. after installing turkish language cab, my start menu lock icon seems like start button icon. it happens only wm6.5.x roms. doesnt happen wm6.5 roms.
is there any way to change it via registy or something else?
here is the screen shot:
no. thats the way 6.5.x is. if you want start button up, install 6.5... the performance is basically the same(not a fact, i just think so)...
actually it wasnt that i asked. i just get back to wm6.5. thanks anyway.

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