Database Users

Is your Exec SLOW.....

Only had my Exec for 2 days and so far I have got to say I am not inpressed.
All applications open up so slowly I cant beleive that there is a 520mhz processor in this thing.
You open up an application say "media player" and when your finished you click OK in the corner, You think the program has closed but it hasn't It is still running in the background. Why don't apps close properly?
I have just installed a classic game 'PacMan' Now this is so small you would think the Exec would handle something like Pacman. NOPE. It is just too slow It takes 5 - 10 seconds just to eat one of the yellow dots.
My gripe with this is that it is just too Slow, Has anyone else experienced any problems with slowness.
I have 14 days in which to return it should I not be totally happy and I can honestly say I do not think I will need a week,

Did you try to go to:
Start> Settings> System > Memory > Running Programs
To kill the apps properly, press stop. Then, try to run the game again.

Yes that is how I know that programs are still running even when you think you have closed them. It annoys me that they do not close properly.
Start > Programs > Pocket Excel. Now there is no exit or close function you just have to click ok in top corner, Then you have to go to Start> Settings> System > Memory > Running Programs just to end the program.
You should not have to keep doing this and is only down to poor programming.
I have tried Pacman with nothing running at all and is still slow.
I click on Start and there is even a half seconf pause before the menu appears, navigation is just so sluggish.
If it is only me who thinks this then I possibly have a faulty exec.

Hm.. may I get the link to install pacman on my MDA Pro? If the pacman is still slow, I think it might have been due to the application itself..

Softwares will behave inappropriately if they are not optimised for WM 5.

docc said:
Softwares will behave inappropriately if they are not optimised for WM 5.
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Agreed, I think Tomtom 5.0 has the same issue as well..

I have installed some nice apps from here and they have some cool classic games.
[url]http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?cat=27&sortby=rating [/url]

I found the exec to be very slow, so unistall most of the o2 crap, the speed improve alot

What did you uninstall j11333?
Which O2 crap are you talking about?

ukmdb said:
You think the program has closed but it hasn't It is still running in the background. Why don't apps close properly?
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This is by design - all pocket pc apps works this way. It's called smart minimize. When your device starts to run low on memory the apps you used longest ago will be fully closed automatically.
There's a number of different utilities out there that change the default behaviour of the "X" button to actually close rather than smart-minimize. Have a look here in the utilities section on FreewarePPC:
http://www.freewareppc.com

ukmdb said:
I have installed some nice apps from here and they have some cool classic games.
[url]http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?cat=27&sortby=rating [/url]
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I did the installation, and I can tell you, even though I ran on MDA Pro with no other apps on the background, it is still lagging. Like *really* lagging (I can understand your pain now, *pats*).
FYI, my MDA Pro has been flashed with Jasjar's rom. So, might have been a universal issue (pun intended ).

no1 said:
ukmdb said:
You think the program has closed but it hasn't It is still running in the background. Why don't apps close properly?
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This is by design - all pocket pc apps works this way. It's called smart minimize. When your device starts to run low on memory the apps you used longest ago will be fully closed automatically.
There's a number of different utilities out there that change the default behaviour of the "X" button to actually close rather than smart-minimize. Have a look here in the utilities section on FreewarePPC:
http://www.freewareppc.com
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Can you recommend a good one that is compatible with the Universal please?

I've installed Spb Pocket Plus v3.0.4 on mine and it works nicely

ukmdb said:
I click on Start and there is even a half seconf pause before the menu appears, navigation is just so sluggish.
If it is only me who thinks this then I possibly have a faulty exec.
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You should see a big differance if you turn off error reporting: Start - Settings - System - Error Reporting - Disable Error Reporting

I have tried to play a movie on my Exec via WindowsMediaPlayer and its slow and jerking...
Tried installing TCPMP as another player, but still seems to have the same performance issues.
I have disabled "error reporting" & "Incoming Beams" as mentioned in previous threads....
Not sure its helped at all.
I`m also confussed about the poor performance on such a high spec machine.....

It could be that the encoder you use on the PC to convert the files is actually converting them badly, so it may not be a playback issue at all.
I recommend you try NVIDIA PureVideo: http://www.nvidia.com/object/dvd_decoder.html

Jdee246 Thanks for the advice,
I have disabled "error reporting" and have noticed a difference.
I have also downloaded small menu that hellps you close all apps with one tap of the screen. http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/smallmenu.shtml
I have also hard reset the exec 3 times and have tried the Advanced and basic setups but the speed is still not up to what it should be compaired to other pda's

Many thanks CJSnet...
Very good point...
But still feel that the Exec should perform so much better than this..
It has the fastest CPU and Memory than any other modile

I was trying to point out that it may be nothing to do with the Exec performance, if the encoded file is encoded with pauses and lost frames.
However generally we all agree the Universal's performance is terribly poor, and there is another thread where you can see that ROMs are coming out to fix this.

davidberrysmith said:
I've installed Spb Pocket Plus v3.0.4 on mine and it works nicely
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Thanks but I was hoping for one that doesn't install lots of other features I don't want and that take up resources.
Any other there that work, and ONLY provide a 'real task close' function to the existing looking button?

Scumm VM Problems

Hi has anyone used Scumm VM with their Universal? I've run into a few problems.
If I use the latest version 8.0 every game I run crashes out with an audio error after 2 or 3 seconds of gameplay.
If i go back and try 7.1 The game runs ok the first time then when I run it the second time I get an error in the config file, and I have to softreset the device. This also cause a second problem where I can no longer see the clock in the title bar at all, and half of the signal strength indicator is covered up by blank space. Anyone know how to fix this and get Scumm VM working properly? Thanks

It works for me, but if I save or load a game, the bottom icons disappear - apprently you double click the top of the screen to get the icons back, that's my only problem so far, apart from forgetting how I solved Monkey Island 2 and Fate of Atlantis....

See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1346241 for a REAL tutorial on ScummVM.

Dungeon Master for the Pocket
Heard alot about old games,guess nobody remembers great games like "Dungeon Master" or Choas Strikes Back" from FTL,damn I remember Playing those games way into the Morning,Yep those where the Good Times,well now I found those 2 games again as clones & Freeware,check it out:
http://dmweb.free.fr/?q=node/851
Just Great

Problems with the Titan

I was just wondering if anyone else have had any of these problems that I have been having.
1. Sometimes the phone will not play any sound at all no music,slide sounds, or ring but i can make a call and hear and talk perfect and the phone will vibrate when i get a call i made sure the sounds are on. Soft reset fixes this everytime but it seems to happen more now like every other day.
2. I have the 6 tab HTC home plugin on my today screen and it used to play music right off the today screen on its own media player not WM. Now when i try to use it it opens WM and i cant change songs from my today screen and it seems stuck on a song but it does not change or update the track info. The only thing it does is open WM when i tap the song name but nothing else. I think I might of messed this up when i reinstalled the WM play button today plugin and i now set the plugin to use the HTC audio manager but i would like it to control WM like i wanted to and the 6 tab plugin to control the HTC audio like its supposed to
3.Almost everytime i get 2 text messages at the same time or a phone call and text at or close to the same time this thing goes nuts vibrating till i turn it off.
4. Sometimes when i use Windows media player and use one of my playlist some of the songs say file cannot be found and i have to delete the song and go back and add it again when its in the same folder as it always is.
Anyone else having any of these problems or am i the only one? I have the new ROM installed and alot of other junk

the no sound problem i have encounterd. as a matter of fact it happened twice today. don't know what that's about.
as for the rest of your issues i have never experienced them. i do have the 6 tab home plugin and i do play music but i've never experienced number 2.

Do you have anything setup in your calendar? On one of the HTC Home tabs, it has the sound settings. If it is set on automatic, it will put the phone on vibrate if you have any appointments on your calendar, and turn back the sound when the appointment is over.

5.0stang said:
3.Almost everytime i get 2 text messages at the same time or a phone call and text at or close to the same time this thing goes nuts vibrating till i turn it off.
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I also have the same 6 tab HTC today installed.
And almost everytime I get a txt or an email notification + a phone call at the same time, the unit freaks out, I can't answer the phone and I almost have to always perform a hard reset.
I have these installed:
- HTC Home Customizer
- TCPMP
- flashlight
- Google maps
- Opera Browser
- PHM RegEdit
- PocketCMD
- RDP Port Switcher
- Telus Mobile Email (visto client I think)
- X-Button
Running WM6

Same Problem.. No Sound
I am having the same problem!!
I am on my second Mogul now due to the fact that intermittently
all the sounds from the speaker stop working. (Ringer, Music, everything)
The sounds come back after a soft reset but it's very annoying!
I have seen other posts with people having this problem but no solutions.
I believe this is a software issue not a hardware as this is my second Mogul this is happening to (the first one I RMA'd for this same issue) and I have tried several different software products on the phone.
This is the what I had on the first mogul:
SPB Mobile Shell
SPB Phone Suite
SPB Pocket Plus
SPB Backup
IM Plus
Resco Explorer
Sk Tools
2kTweaks
This is what I put on the second mogul:
HTC Home (6 Tab)
HandySwitcher
IM Plus
Resco Explorer
SPB Backup
SK Tools
Both are losing all sounds after a period on time!!
If anyone can help me figure out I am periodicly losing sound I would be forever in your debt!!!!

Here's a crazy thought.... any of you try to do a hard reset and NOT load any third party or non-native apps onto the Mogul to see what happens for a few days?

TC1.... The phone is useless without some of these apps.... I can't pull out the stylus everytime I want to do something on the phone....

There are usually alternative apps. I guess the question is would you rather find the cause to the sound problem or run those apps?

ImCoKeMaN said:
There are usually alternative apps. I guess the question is would you rather find the cause to the sound problem or run those apps?
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Exactly.
This is troubleshooting 101... need to setup a controlled experiment. Start with the basic product and go from there. Note your observations. Add one application at a time and note your observations. Using deductive logic you'll eventually find the cause.
And others please don't whine about the Mogul being "unusable" without these extra apps. The Mogul functions out of the box as a phone and WM6 PDA. Do some of these apps make you more productive? Absolutely. But in order to troubleshoot you can live without them for a few days.

This is my 2 pda in less than 3 months when i 1st had it i didnt know i could install all these apps so it was at least a week or two before i found this site and a few others and i remember i installed the new ROM hoping it would fix the problem...still hoping...

IM+....
Some people have claimed that it's IM+ thats causing the issue........ I will uninstall it and see what happens.... Let's keep this post alive and get the bugs out!....

Got #2 onmy list fixed now i can use the HTC audio manager on my 6th tab and my windows on the today screen on the bar right underneath if i knew how to get a pic of my screen it would be easier to explain what im talkin bout...still waitin on a ROM fix or something.... or REV A

TC1 said:
Exactly.
This is troubleshooting 101... need to setup a controlled experiment. Start with the basic product and go from there. Note your observations. Add one application at a time and note your observations. Using deductive logic you'll eventually find the cause.
And others please don't whine about the Mogul being "unusable" without these extra apps. The Mogul functions out of the box as a phone and WM6 PDA. Do some of these apps make you more productive? Absolutely. But in order to troubleshoot you can live without them for a few days.
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I agree 100% with you TC1.. I have similar apps listed installed on mine and have no issues. Now when I first came across HTC Home installer I did have issues with certain alerts / ringers not working. This was mainly if I had removed my SD card temporarily and at the same time received a call / alert. Of course it wouldnt sound but when I would put back the SD it still wouldnt sound so I had no choice but to reboot the device.
What I determined is setting the HTC profile to SILENT prior to removing the SD card avoids having to reboot in the invent I would get a message / alert / fone call. Since then no issues.
Also installing the more current HTC home helped out.. As ringer profiles on occasion would set itself to SILENT / VIBRATE on it own.

Ive always thought it had something to do with the 6tab HTC home plugin but i removed it and it still did it

I believe it has nothing to do with any 3rd party software but the phone (windows,HTC,Sprint) itself.... I just wish there was a way to fix it!!

Have anyone with WM5 loaded on their titan had these problems? I really wanna know y i cant use any playlist on my windows media player more then 5 times before it says file can not be found in libary when i have not moved anything

same probem quick fix
i get the same problem.
but all i do is turn it of and then turn it back on and it works great.
haven't figured out what is causing it, all i know is that it does it after i get on line. don't have any third party software on it yet so that could not be the problem. i am how ever looking for spb phone suite or anything with smson it for mobile 6. mogul titan

Installed (and uninstalled) .net framework 3.5 - phone very unresponsie now

I was running dutty's rom on my hd2 and everything was GREAT, almost 3 days battery life, amazingly responsive, no issues whatsoever... until I installed this pos framework :\
The phone immediatly had lag issues, it was hardly using any cpu (6-7%) but everything was very clearly slow... as if somebody turned the frame rate down to 2 fps.
So, I uninstalled it but the phone is still slow... any ideas what this could be due to? For example, when I hit the on/off button and get to the slider screen, sometimes it takes 2-3 seconds before it appears... restarting doesn't fix it.
Is there a way to check which files have been modified in the system?

tg989 said:
I was running dutty's rom on my hd2 and everything was GREAT, almost 3 days battery life, amazingly responsive, no issues whatsoever... until I installed this pos framework :\
The phone immediatly had lag issues, it was hardly using any cpu (6-7%) but everything was very clearly slow... as if somebody turned the frame rate down to 2 fps.
So, I uninstalled it but the phone is still slow... any ideas what this could be due to? For example, when I hit the on/off button and get to the slider screen, sometimes it takes 2-3 seconds before it appears... restarting doesn't fix it.
Is there a way to check which files have been modified in the system?
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Unless you've downloaded a dodgy version of .Net where the cab file has had "extras" added to it by some 3rd party, I can pretty much guarantee that the problem is nothing to do with .Net. .Net is an application framework and neither the OS nor Sense use it - just applications. And if you've not installed any applications since you installed .Net, then you don't have any that are using it (or they wouldn't have worked in the first place!)
Are you sure you haven't installed anything else recently? If you're 100% sure about this then I'd suggest a hard reset may be the only solution, since it sounds like there's something there that shouldn't be.

johncmolyneux said:
Unless you've downloaded a dodgy version of .Net where the cab file has had "extras" added to it by some 3rd party, I can pretty much guarantee that the problem is nothing to do with .Net. .Net is an application framework and neither the OS nor Sense use it - just applications. And if you've not installed any applications since you installed .Net, then you don't have any that are using it (or they wouldn't have worked in the first place!)
Are you sure you haven't installed anything else recently? If you're 100% sure about this then I'd suggest a hard reset may be the only solution, since it sounds like there's something there that shouldn't be.
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It was installed alongside another app in the 'you need to install mobile .net framework 3.5 for this program to work' so maybe ;\ It is really odd however that the cpu isn't being used, its just like the gui update speed went to ****.

Gonna try a hard reset and see if that fixes it.. if not its a reflash Sucks that I can't find out why.
edit: hard reset worked ;\ must have been a file or setting somewhere that got overwritten... meh.

tg989 said:
Gonna try a hard reset and see if that fixes it.. if not its a reflash Sucks that I can't find out why.
edit: hard reset worked ;\ must have been a file or setting somewhere that got overwritten... meh.
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Shame it needed that to fix it, but at least it's fixed. If you want to be sure and get a safe .Net 3.5 download (which you will need for some apps), check the 1st post in the CHTEditor (in my signature). It's linked in there.

cleanRAM problem/Annoyance

Hey there guys, just a quick one for ya.
Has anyone come across a problem with HTC Addicts cleanRAM?
when i click the the icon to clean it starts the process but then runs my email application(default HTC app) also.
It started doing this yesterday with no changes made to my registry or other device settings.
I've tried un-installing the program and then re-installing but i still get the same (annoying) result.
Has anyone else encountered this? and if so do you know of a fix?
Many Thanks
Sharingan

Well, for me, when I run the Level 3 purge, it takes me to the dial-pad screen for a few seconds. Never really bothered me though...

dial pad
level 3 takes me to dialpad also, wierd, but works ok,,

I also get this with Level 3.

...and for me as well.

This is just how it goes with cleanram. If you have done a customized process list than I would suppose thats why it's bringing up your email because it's purging anything in your list so if it's not running already it will bring it up to purge it to make sure it's not in the memory anymore.

Yea the thing is, i haven't ran a custom purge, i just do Level 3, and it doesn't just pop up, it keeps it open :s Thats why it was annoying for me, doesn't look like there is any kind of fix, just something we have to live with. Thanks for your input!

same here
I think I have the problem that after Cleanram, My Contacts and Programs wont open at all. Then calender says Error: Not enough program memory to start program...
This is a great tool but it keeps doing this to me...
I do a level one purge or 2, same thing happens..
any ideas?

feyt said:
I think I have the problem that after Cleanram, My Contacts and Programs wont open at all. Then calender says Error: Not enough program memory to start program...
This is a great tool but it keeps doing this to me...
I do a level one purge or 2, same thing happens..
any ideas?
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Don't use Clean RAM, lol. It's not like you need to use it. I have 576Mbs enabled and I never use Clean RAM, most of the RAM used is just cache so your most commonly use programs will open faster if you don't use it.
I've never got any slow down from not using it.