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Exec REG Hacks + Lanching Network Apps

Received my Exec today, thanks to EVERYONE that has provided Reg hacks and advice on this excellent forum.
I've got the following questions...
1. I installed the Reg hack to reduce fonts from 900 to 700 and it appears to have taken effect but ONLY on the dropdown menu when within File Explorer, the smaller fonts appear nowhere else - I believed they would reduce/change the Start Menu's font?
2. When browsing a network drive share, is there a hack that will allow the Exec to launch the applications without having to copy them to the local Exec/SD card? For instance, I like to download CAB files on my desktop PC and access the share via the Exec to actually install them.
3. I had an XDA2s (still in posession) from which I've upgraded, I was able to bluetooth transfer all of my contacts across BUT whats the easiest way without using ActiveSync, to transfer my old/current Text Messages across?
4. I like web browsing and have great eyesight, therefore I'm wondering if there is a web browser for PocketPC available that will literally scale an entire website down to show on the Exec's display? I don't want it to 'adapt' the website, but literally scale it down! Anything out?
Appreciate all of your help!

Ashlehall,
Join the train http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=177369#177369

Already there, hehe - back to my other points though, anyway that you can help? Especially with the text messaging and transfering the data store??

i run cab installers from network share over wifi, not had any issues with that, specially now that the cabs dont get deleted after install anymore, I am using resco explorer to do it tho, it might be an issues with the default explorer that stops you.
As for webpage viewing, i suggest the VGA have weve mastered.
As for text messages, i never keep them long enough.

Yeah, installed Resco last night and as you say I can now launch apps over the network, unsure why the standard File Explorer doesn't allow tht!
Text Messages are my next major problem, anyone else any ideas?

Map Network Drive and use a source for Media Library - HOW??

OK. I'll explain what I want to do:
I have flashed Karmba A 11.1 ROM and like it. Need to get a good analog clock - but that's another issue.
I have a NAS at home and wish to connect to the NAS to play music, videos and photos. I have spent all day today trying to find an appropriate version of HTC Network Plugin. I have it installed and can access the share on the NAS no problem, but in file explorer, the Network does not appear like say the storage card or BT share with a special icon.
The icon thing is not the problem, but I want to be able to update library in HTC Audio manager and Windows Mobile from the NAS without copying files to the storage card. Also I want to see my photos automatically in Album.
Have tried hunting for registry settings and I am stumped. I have searched and searched and cannot find how to. With CE 0.8 I believe that the network plugin is included and works OK - so there MUST be a way to get this working. HELP!!!

Lots of people readin - nobody writing. Nobody has any idea? I know it's possible, perhaps an experienced ROM cooker could help...?

TO be more specific - and bump this one up in hope of a solution to my problem (perhaps people with different WMPlayer can test also) here are a few points of clarification:
With a working Network Plugin, in file explorer, when selecting the location (top left) there is a choice of Device, Storage Card Network (this is what is not working, preventing me from doing what I would like) and BT drive etc.
With the more recent Wm6.1 Manilla 2D ROMs (maybe the WMedia Player version???) I do not get this selection.
I have hunted around the registry and thought that the FSRoot value set to 1 might sort it out - but nothing's doing. Anyone - please help!

Another cry for help.
OK - i have tried to install all of the different ROM versions that I remember flashing (I'm in a try ém all out mode at the moment). Before flashing my first Manilla 2D ROM I had this working - but now I cannot find out with which ROM?
Does anyone know how I can make the Network Folder appear as a storage device in File explorer - this will solve my problem.
BTW This thread is starting to look really cool with my avatar plastered all over it! Come on - someone crash the party

Network Plugin Cab.
Search for the network plugin cab and install this. providing your computer is setup to allow sharing you should be able to map a network drive.
Folder path will be something like "\\computer\share"
you will need to provide a login for the account that has access to the computershare too.
[username]
[password]
I find disabling the usb to pc advanced network functionality fixes quite a few issues I get .

No Navi Panel

Hello all,
I have just received a HTC HD2(Leo) from Vodafone and have paired it with my Parrot handsfree, and have set the bluetooth settings to start the Navi Panel. Except it does not start.
I then looked in the Windows folder and can not find Navi.exe , does anyone know if it is not included in a Voda variant?
If not is is possible for someone to send me a copy?
Wan

mine doesn't have the navi panel either
either the original T mobile rom or the new 1.48 rom!

Chaps,
Look here.....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581144
Also you may have to use the option of showing hidden files in File Explorer to find it.
WB

Hi
Wacky.Banana
You are correct you have to click MEnu in explorer thencheck Show Hidden Files.
Double clicking the Navi file causes the application to run.
The reason why it doesn't run when connected to my car kit is the HD2 needs to be plugged into a charger

wacky.banana said:
Chaps,
Look here.....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581144
Also you may have to use the option of showing hidden files in File Explorer to find it.
WB
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Hi, I cannot find the option to show the hidden files in File Explorer. I also Activesync to my laptop to search for the Navipanel.exe but unable to find it. Please advise.

bhchng said:
Hi, I cannot find the option to show the hidden files in File Explorer. I also Activesync to my laptop to search for the Navipanel.exe but unable to find it. Please advise.
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Morning,
To unhide files in explorer go to Tools>Folder Options>View>Show Hidden Files... to solve that problem.
In terms of finding the Navi Panel file you need to explore the Windows folder on the device (fine doing this via Activesync). Once the files have loaded up (can take some time as there are stacks of files in this directory) scroll through until you eventually come to 3 files all called Navi...
Click on the properties of each file; what you are looking for is the file whose properties are application. That's the one you want.
If you want to use it to access the Navi panel, copy that file into your StartMenu folder, which is a sub folder of the Windows folder.
From here exit these folders, go into the StarMenu folder by tapping on Start at the top of your device screen and you should find the Navi file at the bottom of the items listed on that screen (you can tap and hold to get the sub menu that allows you to move the file to the top of the list).
For greater ease of use you can now copy the file as a quicklink onto your front screen. Job done!
Incidentally these instructions are based on using Activesync to access the device and copy and paste that way, not by trying to do all this on the device itself, which you might find tedious and frustrating.
If you get stuck pm me and I will see what I can do to get you there.
Hope this helps.
WB

hi ive found all that on my htc hd2 and done all that but once ive accessed the application it wont let me choose a voice on the app when runnin

Navipanel is designed to work in conjunction with the HTC hardware car kit, which connects with a terminal under the battery cover. It's quite likely that a lot of the functions (such as speakerphone) only work with the hardware connection.

Ok, dumb question now, sorry :-(
In my haste I copied Navipanel.exe into Startup insted of Start menu. Now I can't delete or move it and it's causing some problems. Can anyone help a dumbo and tell me how to get rid of it pls?

HD2 T-Mobile USA Photos, Videos and Customization Questions...

Hello everyone, I'm new to the Windows Mobile OS and had a few questions on it. I just picked up an HTC HD2 and I am LOVING this guy more and more since I found this site. I had a lot of fun customizing my iPhone, but I've been having a little trouble with my HD2. Here is what I was looking for:
1. Whenever I look into the Photos & Videos every photo and video on the device is show in the album. Is there a way to hide certain photos or folders so they don't show?
2. I have a set of videos I placed into one folder. Whenever I look into the folder, the videos all show as thumbnails. Is there a way to set it so I see the names of the videos and not the thumbs?
3. The T-MoUS version, has Transformers pre-installed. When I click Start, it has a Transformers icon that when selected, it opens a window with both movies lined up in a list type format. I found the Transformers.exe in the windows folder. Is there a way to create your own? (Kinda the same as question 2)
4. Can the "honeycomb" menu that shows when you click start, have the icons moved around freely? The only thing I've found is you hold an icon and you get the option to "Move to Top". I want to move them anywhere and not have to keep moving everything to top if I want something on the third row from the bottom.
Sorry for the long winded questions... any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
V-
PS-I tried using Search for these answers, but could not get anything.

you could move your pictures to a different folder...
I think you have to update to the version of WM where there start button is on bottom left not the top, (so changing ROM), although you can re-arrange using JWMD apps (icon changer) its on here.
use total commander to create shortcuts its nice & easy (google is your friend to download)
i use file explorer to view my file names
hope some of this helps

Is there a way to set the album cover for photos? I have a folder that has lots of photos. The one on the front is not the one I want showing.
When I put videos on my phone, they don't show up in the Albums for the HTC Sense. They show up in the WinMo Library. So how do I manually add a folder to the HTC Sense Library?
Also some of the game and windows files show up in the HTC Library. I'd like to remove them from it.

How to re-create the deleted shortcuts?

I deleted the following shortcuts "Transformers", "MobiTV", "Market Place" and "YouTube" from Windows/Start Menu/Program, thinking they were redundant since they were already on the home screen. But while the icons are still on the home screen, I can't get to the four programs by tapping on the icons; instead, I got the error message about "Shortcut Target" saying "Error opening the shortcut or locating the target filename".
I was able to find the "MobiTV" and "Transformers" folders, but I could not create shortcuts from the .exe files since the "Create shortcut" was gray and did not respond to taps. My questions are: (1) How do I re-create those four shortcuts that would make the icons on the home screen work again? and more generally, (2) How do I create shortcuts (gray-colored) for any .exe files? Any suggestions and help will be much appreciated.

I know that the "Total Commander" app let's you create links where File Explorer doesn't, but I've never actually messed with that part of the app very often.
Tons of folks are complaining about the movie icon, as far as I know no one has found a way to fix it once you break it

You got it the wrong way round.
First, click on "Copy" option for the exe file that you wish to make a shortcut.
Then go to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs, click on "Menu", the option "Paste shortcut" should be available now.

Re-created shortcut for MobiTV, but not for the other three
After seeing your answer, I realized I should have performed them on my HD2, instead of on my synced desktop PC! As long it is a .exe file, a shortcut can always be created for it on Windows program page by using the method you described. Thanks Zentury!
However, I could only recover (re-create) the shortcut for MobiTV since it is a single .exe file. I could not even find where the .exe files are for YouTube and Market Place to re-create the shortcuts for them... As for Transformers, since it is a folder with two .exe files, I could only create shortcuts for each of the two separately on Windows program page, and the icon on the home screen still does not work. Any ideas?

jcc266 said:
After seeing your answer, I realized I should have performed them on my HD2, instead of on my synced desktop PC! As long it is a .exe file, a shortcut can always be created for it on Windows program page by using the method you described. Thanks Zentury!
However, I could only recover (re-create) the shortcut for MobiTV since it is a single .exe file. I could not even find where the .exe files are for YouTube and Market Place to re-create the shortcuts for them... As for Transformers, since it is a folder with two .exe files, I could only create shortcuts for each of the two separately on Windows program page, and the icon on the home screen still does not work. Any ideas?
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As for the Transformer Shortcuts use the cab posted, The other exe your looking for are in the windows folder on the phone. You Could always reinstall marketplace, for that shortcut.

Thanks for the attached .cab file! I downloaded the .cab file for Transformers but am wondering where should I put it: in the Device or in the Storage Card, and in what folder?
I did find Market Place and YouTube folders only in the Device's Windows folder, but where are the .exe files for them?! In Market Place folder, there is only one tiny file called ClientLog0 (263B); and in YouTube folder, there are four folders and hundreds jpeg files.... I did the search on my desktop PC for files in HD2 and know there is one YouTube.exc but don't know which specific folder it is in... Without getting to these .exe files, I don't know how to restore/reinstall the shortcuts for them. Please kindly advise. Thanks.

jcc266 said:
Thanks for the attached .cab file! I downloaded the .cab file for Transformers but am wondering where should I put it: in the Device or in the Storage Card, and in what folder?
I did find Market Place and YouTube folders only in the Device's Windows folder, but where are the .exe files for them?! In Market Place folder, there is only one tiny file called ClientLog0 (263B); and in YouTube folder, there are four folders and hundreds jpeg files.... I did the search on my desktop PC for files in HD2 and know there is one YouTube.exc but don't know which specific folder it is in... Without getting to these .exe files, I don't know how to restore/reinstall the shortcuts for them. Please kindly advise. Thanks.
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it doesnt matter where you copy the cab file do as long as you know where it is, once it is on the device use the file explorer to find it and run it. Try this cab for the other 2 link files

I tried the Transformers.cab on my Device but failed to install because of "not sufficient system permissions". Earlier, I found Transformers.lnk in Device Windows and paste it on Windows/Start Menu/Program. Tapping on the home screen Transformer button will take me to the two Transformers movies, but I lost the nice Transformers icon on the home screen; instead, I only got the boring old Windows icon in its place. How do I get the nice Transformers icon back on the home screen?
I got YouTube shortcut back to work OK now, but Marketplace shortcut still does not work. The .cab file for Marketplace installed without any error message ("successfully installed on your device") and the Marketplace icon stays on the home screen, but tapping on it does not take me to its web page. Can you suggest anything I can try? Thanks again.

jcc266 said:
I tried the Transformers.cab on my Device but failed to install because of "not sufficient system permissions". Earlier, I found Transformers.lnk in Device Windows and paste it on Windows/Start Menu/Program. Tapping on the home screen Transformer button will take me to the two Transformers movies, but I lost the nice Transformers icon on the home screen; instead, I only got the boring old Windows icon in its place. How do I get the nice Transformers icon back on the home screen?
I got YouTube shortcut back to work OK now, but Marketplace shortcut still does not work. The .cab file for Marketplace installed without any error message ("successfully installed on your device") and the Marketplace icon stays on the home screen, but tapping on it does not take me to its web page. Can you suggest anything I can try? Thanks again.
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I would just reinstall the marketplace cab and that should fix it. Not real sure on the icon.

I reinstalled the Marketplace.cab file a few times on my Device, still no luck - tapping on its icon on the home screen won't point to the right web page, only the same error message... The strange thing to me is there seems no .exe file for Marketplace on the device, so ... how did it ever get started?

jcc266 said:
I reinstalled the Marketplace.cab file a few times on my Device, still no luck - tapping on its icon on the home screen won't point to the right web page, only the same error message... The strange thing to me is there seems no .exe file for Marketplace on the device, so ... how did it ever get started?
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Hi, just catching up with the latest on your problem resolution. (Note: I'm on the other side of the ocean.)
I took a look at the contents of Marketplace.lnk on my HD2 and the file location is "\Windows\WMMarketplace.exe".

Thank for taking the time to look it up - now I know why I couldn't find its .exe file on the device: it's WMMarketplace.exe, not just Marketplace.exe! Next time when I do the "search", I will use the wild card symbol * in the search string. Some valuable lesson learned!
Anyway, the shortcut problem for Marketplace was solved last night after I found another Marketplace.cab (116kB) provide by zelendel in another earlier xda forum thread. The youtube & marketplace.cab file I've been using and did not work is only about 2kB in size so apparently was not a good .cab file.
The only remaining "missing shortcut" problem I have is now changed to "missing icon" for Transformers on the home screen. The two Transformers.cab files I got from the xda forum all have the error message "not sufficient system permissions" when I tried to install them. Since the installations were "unsuccessful", the ugly blank-look icon in place for Transformers on the home screen still keeps staring back at me ...
Anyone got a Transformers.cab to share that would not cause the "unsuccessful" verdict and would restore the nifty Transformers icon on the home screen? Thanks!

Ive just downloaded that Transformers cab thinking it was going to the movie file or some funky robotic program and all i got was a shortcut leading to nothing??

Hmm, now how the hell do i remove it? Ive deleted the cab file but the shortcut is still visible on the start menu.

Thai-wronghorse said:
Ive just downloaded that Transformers cab thinking it was going to the movie file or some funky robotic program and all i got was a shortcut leading to nothing??
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Thai-wronghorse said:
Hmm, now how the hell do i remove it? Ive deleted the cab file but the shortcut is still visible on the start menu.
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You probably aren't running the Tmo ROM, right? The transformers link only opens up the player for the movies that are provided to tmo owners on the included 16GB SD card...so all you did was indeed install a "link to nowhere".
You'll need to navigate to /windows/start menu on the phone, and delete the "transformers.lnk" file there.

there is an app on freewarepocketpc.net called "LnkMgr", that you can use to create shortcuts ...
works ok ..