Hi guys,
having had various WM5 handsets, I was a little upset to not be able to adjust the soft keys located at the bottom of the today screen. This has been possible on previous units just not the Orbit. The icon is found on the settings/ personal screen under the icon soft keys. I have done a hard reset and the icon still has not appeared. Can anyone suggest a registry entry to enable this function as the pre set options are not required????
I have seen 5 Orbits and all seem to be without it is this different on the artemis or T-mobile Compact III's?
Just to add I was wondering if I would ber able to dopy the icon from my previous device and see if it would work in my XDA Orbit?
Its the softkey applet you are after - place this cpl in the \windows directory soft reset and it should appear. (soft reset not strictly necessary)
Users beware - it is not easily reversible after install - you can delete the cpl but the settings remain the same and you will need to do a registry edit to get back tp previous state.
JC#79:
The Artemis has no Softkey applet, too.
Thanks at meschle
Thanks for that is any issues I should be aware of with using this applet, as in any problems etc?
Also how would I go about removing it from the registy should I indeed choose to do so (problems permitting)?
JC#79 said:
Thanks for that is any issues I should be aware of with using this applet, as in any problems etc?
Also how would I go about removing it from the registy should I indeed choose to do so (problems permitting)?
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No issues in actually using it but after removal will have to restore orig reg keys
taken from wiki - good place to vist
Change the application launched by Today screen Soft Keys
To change the application launched by the Today screen Left soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112\Open = "\Windows\Calendar.exe" (REG_SZ string, including quotes)
To change the title of the Left soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112\(Default) = "Calendar" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
To change the application launched by the Today screen Right soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113\Open = "\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Contacts.lnk" (REG_SZ string, including quotes)
To change the title of the Right soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113\(Default) = "Contacts" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
Note that 113 normally doesn't exist by default, and probably needs to be created
Also note that there is at least 1 application that allows you to set these through a GUI, developed by FdcSoft called SoftKeyAppletEx.'
For some reason after removal of the applet the defaults dont return - so need editing
Thanks for that I'll give it a try later tonight after I backup the device just to be sure I can restore without any issues.
Also when you say wiki what do you mean have you a link?
Also will the applet allow me to use the softkey function as in previous handsets via softkey icon in personal tab of settings menu (am being blond has been along day)?
JC#79 said:
Thanks for that I'll give it a try later tonight after I backup the device just to be sure I can restore without any issues.
Also when you say wiki what do you mean have you a link?
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Lol - the link is at the top of the screen on the left and the first post of the forum!
works perfectly on my german hero running dopod p800w wwe - rom!
thanx
Works a charm and the phone is just as I want it for now!
Ok slight problem with this the applet works for certain items but not with the new MMS and new SMS can anyone offer any advice as the handset states I should attempt to reinstall application?
JC#79 said:
Ok slight problem with this the applet works for certain items but not with the new MMS and new SMS can anyone offer any advice as the handset states I should attempt to reinstall application?
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How have you tried to set it up? Which shortcut did you use?
I installed the file in the windows dir as advised.
I did a soft reset and attempted to use the New SMS & New MMS shortcuts.
When I try it comes up with the error message:
tnsms.exe
The file 'tnsms' cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. You might need to reinstall or restore this file.
This also comes up for the file name 'tnmms' am not really sure what to do next, seems all other ones work that I have tried so far?
JC#79 said:
I installed the file in the windows dir as advised.
I did a soft reset and attempted to use the New SMS & New MMS shortcuts.
When I try it comes up with the error message:
tnsms.exe
The file 'tnsms' cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. You might need to reinstall or restore this file.
This also comes up for the file name 'tnmms' am not really sure what to do next, seems all other ones work that I have tried so far?
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I dont seem to have those shortcuts - what device are you running?
If you can, attach copies of those lnk files in a zip.
I use wm5newmenu and it already has those shortcuts in its menu - i assigned the menu to left soft key.
I have the o2 XDA Orbit those shortcuts are a part of the messaging programme for starting new sms and mms. I will search the device and see if I can find the files and zip them up on here.
Correction I cannot find the files stated in the error message, so I am at a loss as to what to do next?
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Anyone shed any light on this one? I can enable these shortcuts on my old MDA Compact yet with the applet on the Orbit it is having none of it.
Same here with my Orbit ... I wanted to use left soft key for new SMS, but it gives me an error: The file 'tnsms' cannot be opened. ...Any advice guys?
Cheers ..
meschle said:
No issues in actually using it but after removal will have to restore orig reg keys
taken from wiki - good place to vist
Change the application launched by Today screen Soft Keys
To change the application launched by the Today screen Left soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112\Open = "\Windows\Calendar.exe" (REG_SZ string, including quotes)
To change the title of the Left soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112\(Default) = "Calendar" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
To change the application launched by the Today screen Right soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113\Open = "\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Contacts.lnk" (REG_SZ string, including quotes)
To change the title of the Right soft key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113\(Default) = "Contacts" (REG_SZ string, no quotes)
Note that 113 normally doesn't exist by default, and probably needs to be created
Also note that there is at least 1 application that allows you to set these through a GUI, developed by FdcSoft called SoftKeyAppletEx.'
For some reason after removal of the applet the defaults dont return - so need editing
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Meschle - thank you for the intro to registry editing - good for beginners like me !
I use this:
Just to say, Happy Christmas to all,
AND
The registry setting for the soft keys is a marvel. I reckon it is better than any applet (going from what I hear), I havent tried any applet, I went straight to the registry and I must say It is exactly as promised.
My Setup:
O2 XDA Orbit, Mobile 6, Default Theme
Program to access Registry:
SOTI Pocket Controller Pro v6.01 (this is well worth the money)
Something strange happened to my WM5, I was using deepfish and multitasking with my txt msges, then pressed the home button, and I noticed the icons on the home screen for the "previous applications opened" have became windows default icons. Sorta like the "unkown type" icons in windows. I then clicked on the start menu and discovered that all the icons in my start menu has disappeared. I did a hard reset and still no change, I was wondering if theres anyway to fix this.
Thanks a lot.
There is no way to restore default, I went ahead and purchased the cid unlock thinking that I could just update to the new wm6 rom however, after purchasing the sim/cid unlock form gsmliberty, I Realized that I was not able to connect with dashV2unlock.exe. So I dont know what to do now. At the moment, the phone will connect to my desktop however all I could do is edit the registry and browse the phone. When I connect the phone to my desktop I receive "Synchronization cannot be completed successfully. REconnect ... " I'm still curious what could have happened to begin with. I still cant access anything on the phone since all the *.lnk icons on the start menu are missing.
try using xp to update your phone. it sounds like a vista problem.
I am using XP. I tried on both my systems and still the same problem. I'm not sure but am I suppose to be able to browse and view the windows folder when I explore through my desktop ?? For some reason I can't locate the windows folder.
a time ago i installed picselbrowser and spb imageer on my artemis, i uninstalled them yesterday, but now when i want to open an picture it says it cant find the right program to open it and when i select a link in an email it says it says the same
where can i find the registry key to change this back to default?
or is there any other way?
Greetz M
Running meschles touch rom on Artemis. I installed finger friendly friends for contacts - then uninstalled. I now cannot get pocket outlook to open. If I tap the exe file in Windows, nothing happens. Reinstalling fff allows me to open poutlook from its menu, but not independently. Anyone have a clue how I can rid myself of this soft?
Hi Guys,
I work for a company that's in the process of rolling out about 300 HTC Touch Pro2's. Unfortunately a lot of people are experiencing an annoying black screen error message. The message reads -
"The Device is unable to boot because either you have turned off the device incorrectly or tried to install and application from untrusted source. Press Volume Up to reset your device or press any other button to cancel. This operation will delete all your personal data and restore the device to it's factory default settings."
Annoyingly some of our users are hitting the volume up button and wiping the device which then has to be sent back to us to be reconfigured!
Does anyone know either what causes this message, and / or how to stop it from appearing?
Thanks,
Chris
sounds like software you're installing is corrupting some portion of windows.
The only thing we're doing at the moment is enrolling them to Microsoft MDM and connecting them up to Active Sync.
We are also making a few registry changes to add our customisations such as network connections ect. Could this be causing the issue?
What's odd though is if you then reboot the PDA without hitting Volume up button all is well and you may not see the message again.
what is in the startup folder?
In the startup dir we've got five files -
BTTrayCE
HTCStartup
MFdll
PKG
poutlook
hmm. Well i don't know. what is mfdll.