there are some shortcuts to phone and e-mail in my start manu. they are not located in start menu folder in windows (hidden files visible). how can I delete them? in registry maybe? can somebody direct me to a path in registry that contains those shortcuts?
Look in the Hints & Tips thread on her.
WB
wacky.banana said:
Look in the Hints & Tips thread on her.
WB
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unfortunately, theres nothing about those shortcuts, only for HTC stuff.
I aint using Sence
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I found a CAB file that actually deletes all the Recent Programs from the Start Menu - but is there any sort of Registry Hack that reduces the number from 5 to just 3 or 4 ??
Help !!
i think it just fills the recent menu entries until the menu reaches a maximum vertical size. Removing all of my other start menu items, I've just got a start menu full of Today + 11 recent progs. Silly, but I don't use Start button - I use Smallmenu. Much better!
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There is a way to do this. Very simple In this recent programs section you see only the shortcuts to applications stored in Programs menu. But if you divide your shortcuts into other subfolders in the main Start Menu folder (in Windows) then those shortcuts will not appear in recent programs after running those apps Reeeealy simple
I have such subfolders in Windows\Start Menu:
- Games (I move here all games shortcuts)
- Office (word, excel... )
- Internet (Messaging, IE...)
- GPS (TomTom etc)
- Multimedia (WMP, BetaPlayer...)
- Programs (which is obligatory)
I also have one more folder called "Other" inside the Programs folder, where I place shortcus to apps that I rarely use. There also I created "Junk" folder for stuff I never use, but don't want to delete the shortcuts, incase they might come in handy. But shortcuts to those applications inside Programs or one of the subfolder of Programs will appear in recent programs section if started.
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I found a CAB file that actually deletes all the Recent Programs from the Start Menu - but is there any sort of Registry Hack that reduces the number from 5 to just 3 or 4 ??
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Hi
Where did you find that CAB file ?
I think I actually found it on this forum but I have done a search and can't find it now !
I can email it to you if you want it - its only a small file
Aitch said:
I think I actually found it on this forum but I have done a search and can't find it now !
I can email it to you if you want it - its only a small file
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ramram said:
Aitch said:
I think I actually found it on this forum but I have done a search and can't find it now !
I can email it to you if you want it - its only a small file
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OK thanks for the file, but how it works ?
I have installed it i amde a soft reset but the recent list is there
I am using an XDA2i device
This file has been tested on WM2003 and WM2003SE and it's working fine!
Anyway get PHMREGEDIT
GOTO HKEY_CURRENT_USER
>Software
>Microsoft
>Shell
>TaskSwitch
Then clear the contents
Good Luck.
hi there.. i've searched for long (google and here) and still haven't got any answer..
i was wondering how can i put or create my own control panel entry or how to move control panel applets say from System to Personal..
is it possible to place shortcuts to EXE files in the Control Panel/Settings applet?
i would like to place all configuration applications (S2u2 settings, FtouchFLO Config, Battery Status Config, etc) in the Control Panel, since these are all settings/configurations, i feel that they should be within the control panel in one place and not scattered among other programs.
also, i would like to move the SRS WOW and MEMORY applets to the personal tab, because i always use them.. it saves me more clicks..
thanks in advance and i hope someone can help me..
any files with exe etension wont appear in control panel only cpl extensions will appear
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any files with exe etension wont appear in control panel only cpl extensions will appear
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aah.. ok.. thanks.. then how can i link cpl extensions to exes? because some (default) control panel entries (ctpnl.cpl) are actually linked to exes like Power, Backlight, Beam, Clock, etc (which are all in \Windows directory)..
is there a way to do the same?
also, how can i move (place into other tabs) some other 3rd party entries in the control panel?
i found in the registry (\HKLM\Control Panel\) that SOME entries can be moved, by changing the 'Group' DWORD vaue in each key(0=personal, 1=system, 2=Conn)..
though some are still missing, such as Clock, Add/Remove Programs, and 3rd party applets (except Wisbar's Theme manager applet)..
where can i find these entries?
also, thanks for the quick reply.. i was afraid that this li'l question will reach the second page without any replies at all..
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340974
just copy the location and paste it in your Notepad and save it as .LNK
ather90 said:
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340974
just copy the location and paste it in your Notepad and save it as .LNK
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no, i don't want a shortcut of control panel entries anywhere.. i want shortcuts of PROGRAMS in my CONTROL PANEL..
you got it the other way around sir..
Hi kabayan! just to clarify:
He wants to learn how to make a .cpl file that opens up an .exe file.
I would personally like to know how that's done myself. Maybe I'll try opening a cpl file in Notepad or something..
tried opening a cpl in notepad.. and.. uhhm.. it just shows garbage tetx.. i think it is not unicode or anything readable by notepad..
thanks kabayan.. ehehe.. nice to see someone near home in an international forum..
Put a .lnk file in \Windows\Start menu\settings
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Put a .lnk file in \Windows\Start menu\settings
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Hello,
I was also trying to add a new entry in Control Panel and followed your instruction... It worked, I made one shortcut appear in System tab, under Settings. However, I wanted it to appear in Connections tab. Already tried to add the following entries in registry, but it didn't work.
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\APP_NAME]
"Group"=dword:00000002
Any ideas?
Can anyone please help?
I was wondering if there is any way to back up the "Favourite People" List and the "Programs" Tab?
I think the Programs folder is:
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher
but could someone confirm.
And i cannot find where the favourite people list is stored.
thanks for your help
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I was wondering if there is any way to back up the "Favourite People" List and the "Programs" Tab?
I think the Programs folder is:
HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila\ProgramLauncher
but could someone confirm.
And i cannot find where the favourite people list is stored.
thanks for your help
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I know that with Manila2D that you could easily accomplish by backing registry entries. Haven't found a way to do this with TF3D.
After loading a number of apps I have tried to tidy up and reduce the number of icons on the Start Menu by making a few more category folders. This I can do but when I switch the apps into folders the icon also remain on the same page as well as in the new folder - which rather negates the point of the exercise. Oddly moving apps out of folders works fine.
Any suggestions out there? And I not sure whether this is a particular quirk with Dutty's ROM (Holy Grail) or just WM 6.5.
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After loading a number of apps I have tried to tidy up and reduce the number of icons on the Start Menu by making a few more category folders. This I can do but when I switch the apps into folders the icon also remain on the same page as well as in the new folder - which rather negates the point of the exercise. Oddly moving apps out of folders works fine.
Any suggestions out there? And I not sure whether this is a particular quirk with Dutty's ROM (Holy Grail) or just WM 6.5.
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Create your new folder in /Windows/Start Menu/Programs for example a new folder called 'Tools' would be /Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Tools. Copy or create your shortcuts into this folder. Once in this folder check you have no duplicates in /Windows/Start Menu/Programs.....if you do, delete these
Fallen Spartan. Thanks for the quick response.
I think that is what I am doing but I end up with icons in both the main Start Menu plus in the new folder. Looking in file explorers the moved apps are only in the new folder not still on the main menu. I was hoping a soft reset might clear any "ghost" icons but they are still both there. Any further suggestions? Thanks
RaymondScrott said:
Fallen Spartan. Thanks for the quick response.
I think that is what I am doing but I end up with icons in both the main Start Menu plus in the new folder. Looking in file explorers the moved apps are only in the new folder not still on the main menu. I was hoping a soft reset might clear any "ghost" icons but they are still both there. Any further suggestions? Thanks
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Dont copy them, make your new folder then cut and paste the shorcut you want from the root of the start menu folder to the new one
Raymond try this app sk shortcut manager, you get a free 14 day trial, if you still want to use it after that time you will have to buy a licence from here
http://s-k-tools.com/
That's fine now. The originial icons are disappearing from time to time - and not coming back. Bit odd really. (have realised that the phantom icons disappar from the mainstart screen when you you try to move them up or down ewith the context menu)
Second question if I am allowed that in one thread? No I have new folders anyway of customising the look of the icon?
Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere the forum is so big it is hard to follow current posts let alone hunt for old ones.
Thanks again
RE-start is a good app to customise ur start menu icons/folders... check this thread for more info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=481379
Hi All,
I've added a couple of folders into my HD2's Start Menu and sadly they resemble the old folder icon from 6.1.
Is there a location of the images for the stock folders? I noticed there is an "icon.ink" in the Games folder, pointing to:
"shellres.dll,-8229"
The other folders don't seem to have this shortcut in them, but they have the 6.5 (or Sense?) style icons also.
Does anyone know the location, physically or within the .dll mentioned above for the other folder icons?
I'm using Total Commander, so if that misses the other folders' icon shortcuts, please let me know.
Custom icons of folders and files in Start menu are assigned with string "Icon" in corresponding keys here:
HKLM\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start
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So if there is a stock icon in your start menu, you can look its location and copy it for your new folder.
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Icons for folders and files in Start menu are determined by string "Icon" in
So if there is a stock icon in your start menu, you can look its location and copy to your new folder.
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Excellent, thanks!
Will take a gander and report back.
B.Maximenko said:
Custom icons of folders and files in Start menu are assigned with string "Icon" in corresponding keys here:
So if there is a stock icon in your start menu, you can look its location and copy it for your new folder.
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Right, Ok.
All Icons changed and a few menus reordered. Thanks for your help!
I forgot to mention that you can also use software to make it easier. I use JWMD (search it here, I can't post a link) to reorder the icons. As for icons, I saved my customization to a .reg file and import it every time I do a hard reset.
By the way it is very comvinient to gather all the preferences into one .reg to easily restore custom settings after HR. I dump entire registry before and after changing some settings and compare the two .regs with my svn client which has a good tool for looking difference between two text files. Offtopic, anyway, but I'm happy with my "idea" and hasten to share it.
Glad my reply helped.