I am using Androkidd on my device which is an Android type screen on which I created an icon directly to system settings and another icon which went directly to the "new text message" page.
I needed to move the app to the storage card and in doing so lost some quick launch icons. Therefore it was necessary to redo the icons lost, but now I cannot find the paths to the settings and new text message screens. I do not remember in which file/s they were located.
The links do not appear anywhere in the Windows directory that I can identify. A link to 'Settings' is found in the Start menu, but the path cannot be determined.
Can anyone help me? I'm up against a wall on this one.
Thank you.
qanda6900 said:
I am using Androkidd on my device which is an Android type screen on which I created an icon directly to system settings and another icon which went directly to the "new text message" page.
I needed to move the app to the storage card and in doing so lost some quick launch icons. Therefore it was necessary to redo the icons lost, but now I cannot find the paths to the settings and new text message screens. I do not remember in which file/s they were located.
The links do not appear anywhere in the Windows directory that I can identify. A link to 'Settings' is found in the Start menu, but the path cannot be determined.
Can anyone help me? I'm up against a wall on this one.
Thank you.
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If you moved the app, you should have some configuration or settings file, which should be readable in a text editor. Having said that, if you need the links to settings, take a look at this:
http://www.xda-developers.com/windows-mobile/guide-to-create-links-in-wm/
Hope this helps.
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When you click on Programs on the Start Menu you get the Programs window, right?
How can I link to that?
I want to add it to an icon on cLaunch. Tried the "windows\start menu\programs" but it opens file explorer in that location. I want to access the same window you get if you tap "Programs" in the start menu.
Anyone?
Thanks!
erm its difficult.
The easiest way to get to the same looking window for Programs is to get hold of a file called Folderview.exe. That does it. But it only does that folder anyway.
If you can program or create a script then you can launch the programs screen by sending keystrokes to the Start menu but again only shows that folder.
If you want to show the files in any folder but in icon view rather than list then you can either get something which changes the built in file manager to show icon view or else use a separate file manager for it like Explorer (formerly gsfinder++). That way you get the same sort of look.
Sorry I dont have the links to all this stuff but it might help you searching.
Folderview.exe... can't find it. is it supposed to be part of WM6 or is it an add-on?
See if this works
From the "IPhone like..." thread, see if this works.
\Windows\fexplore.exe"\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
macsoft said:
Folderview.exe... can't find it. is it supposed to be part of WM6 or is it an add-on?
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it's added to wm6 devices by HTC as part of the HTC today plugin.
got it. Its just what wanted. but...
Internet favorites files dont show up, but that is not so bad.
The other diference between this prog and clicking the "programs" link on the start menu is that, when I enter a folder, "Games" for example, if I press hardware key "OK", the program closes, while if i clicked the "programs" on the start menu, and entered the "Games" Folder and pressed "OK" it would go back to the original "programs" window.
littld said:
erm its difficult.
If you want to show the files in any folder but in icon view rather than list then you can either get something which changes the built in file manager to show icon view
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That's interesting ...remember what it was called? Google returns empty.
Hey, some time ago i changed some things on my HTC HD and one of those things is my start menu. When i open the start menu i see a list of smaller icons than you see in the standard start menu. In the beginning you only see the 7 programs that you want your start menu to show. But somehow i've changed my start menu which shows the following now:
Agenda
Messages
Contacts
Internet Explorer
Notes
Telephone
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//Recently opened apps
App1
App2
App3
...
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Programs
Settings
Help
The problem is, is that i forgot how i did this... So i was hoping any of you could tell me how i did this.. If i get the chance all also try to add a picture of my menu and the default menu, so you get a better picture of what i mean.
CannonballOx said:
Hey, some time ago i changed some things on my HTC HD and one of those things is my start menu. When i open the start menu i see a list of smaller icons than you see in the standard start menu. In the beginning you only see the 7 programs that you want your start menu to show. But somehow i've changed my start menu which shows the following now:
Agenda
Messages
Contacts
Internet Explorer
Notes
Telephone
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//Recently opened apps
App1
App2
App3
...
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Programs
Settings
Help
The problem is, is that i forgot how i did this... So i was hoping any of you could tell me how i did this.. If i get the chance all also try to add a picture of my menu and the default menu, so you get a better picture of what i mean.
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Using a file explorer, you can add or delete new folders to your 'Start Menu' folder. Name them like: Web, Travel, Utilities, System and Media. Copy relevant shortcuts from you 'Programs' folder in your 'Start Menu' folder to each of these new folders. You will need to use a 3rd party file explorer to unhide system files and rom files to see the pre-installed icons to copy them to your folders. These icons are '.ink' shortcuts. Also copy the entire 'Games' folder and 'Office' folder from your 'Programs' folder direct to your 'Start Menu' folder. Finally uncheck all checked boxes in Menus in Settings page. This will allow all 9 folders to show in your Start menu on your home page, where you can access specific apps much quicker. Remember each time you install or remove a program/game, you have to either copy the new 'ink' icon to your category folder or delete it.
You can also use utility apps like HDTweak & Advanced Config to change size of Start Menu
If you go to Start/Settings/System/TouchFLO you also can change Start Menu size
Fallen Spartan said:
If you go to Start/Settings/System/TouchFLO you also can change Start Menu size
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Thanks! That's the one i was looking for ^^
Hi,
As part of my customization process, I would like to disable some icons from the Setting menu's of WM6.5 (not TouchFlo).
I managed to remove a lot of icons through the registry settings in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Speech, by moving them to a non-existing group (Group=3). This works fine.
However, some of the icons in Settings/System do not appear below this registry key, such as External GPS, Encryption, Remove programs... Is there a way to remove these as well?
Alternatively, removing the entire Settings menu would also be fine. My first approach, deleting the Settings folder from \Windows\StartMenu causes the entire Start Menu to appear empty!
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
UPDATE: I managed to remove the Encryption icon by ADDING an 'Encryption' key to the ControlPanel part of the registry. Other icons I haven't so far. I suppose the key lies in correct names.
How can I obtain the names for:
Managed Programs
External GPS
Error reports
Memory
Info
Country Settings
Regional Settings
Microsoft My PHone
Remove programs
Screen
Task Manager
Connection settings
??
Setting HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Security\Shell\StartInfo:HideSettings to 1 hides the Settings folder from the Start Menu. That fixes my problem for now!
I rather choose to "hide" my icons.
You can do this by changing the registry like this:
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\Encryption]
"Group"=dword:00000002
"Hide"=dword:00000001
This will hide the Encrption icon in the Settings panel. I use this on the Rhodium, Blackstone, Diamond etc. but it should also work on the HD2 I guess
mccune,
The "hide" could be done for entries that are present in HKLM\ControlPanel like Encryption. For those entries that DO NOT EXIST in ControlPanel but whose icons appear in Settings like "Microsoft My Phone", do you have any idea how to suppress them?
Thanks for your assistance.
Noticed there are also some numbers in that registry key. Guess you'll have to trial and error a little to see what number corresponds to what icon.
I'm still looking for a way to hide the "Managed Programs" icon ;-)
Perhaps this program can help you out.....either hide the icons or put them away in a folder......
This program only applies to WM6.5 and also just to the Start Menu. It's fairly easy to remove icons from the Start Menu, just delete the LNK file in \Windows\Start Menu\
The discussion was about the icons in Settings. Most of these files are CPL files.
mccune,
It's exactly that! The file underlying that icon is Windows\MyPhoneLauncher.cpl for the application "Microsoft My Phone". I tried a number of ways to rename the file, rename the extension CPL in CPL2, move the file to other folder, even delete the file in order to remove it from Settings/System but always failed.
The file appears protected as part of the ROM. This is the 2nd day I'm after this problem and I still see no light...
(I tried to use the tool JWMDIconChanger but it doesn't work. Thanks anyway.)
mccune said:
I'm still looking for a way to hide the "Managed Programs" icon ;-)
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Does anyone know the name of the .cpl file, or the name of the registry key in \HKey_Local_Machine\ControlPanel\, for "Managed Programs"?
I looked, but can't find anything that even remotely looks like "Managed Programs".
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.
B.Maximenko said:
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.
Hello everyone
I'm looking for the icon which is displayed in "My computer" as Touch Pro 2. I tried to find it in Program Files but I couldn't. Can someone post that icon here or tell me where i can find it in my computer?
Thunder Blade said:
Hello everyone
I'm looking for the icon which is displayed in "My computer" as Touch Pro 2. I tried to find it in Program Files but I couldn't. Can someone post that icon here or tell me where i can find it in my computer?
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I had to make one myself... I found a good png and then converted to an icon file.
I found when I disconnected my phone the icon would dissapear so what I did is make a direct shortcut when the phone was connected and draged that onto my desktop. This gave me a direct link to the phone when it was connected as a disk drive. From there I changed the icon to the one I made, which is super easy.
Right click on the shortcut on your desktop (or wherever you have it saved to) and select "Change icon" then navigate to where you saved the icon... you have to keep the icon file where you plan on having it saved otherwise the shortcut icon will go back to the default one that shows nothing really... so save it in your pictures folder somewhere or something..
This icon is quite similar - also good Thank you for sharing it.