Hi all
I'm trying to place shortcuts to apps such as bluetooth manager, remove and install etc that are in the settings folder using Claunch but I cant find where they are located to make the shortcut...
any ideas?
tsaurus said:
Hi all
I'm trying to place shortcuts to apps such as bluetooth manager, remove and install etc that are in the settings folder using Claunch but I cant find where they are located to make the shortcut...
any ideas?
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windows directory (the exes not the shortcuts)
are you sure?
I have looked there already and still cannot locate "remove programs" or "bluetooth" under the settings tab (bluetooth most important at the moment for my bluetooth headset)...
I'm using Axle's 3.06 Rom.
Am I missing something?
tsaurus said:
are you sure?
I have looked there already and still cannot locate "remove programs" or "bluetooth" under the settings tab (bluetooth most important at the moment for my bluetooth headset)...
I'm using Axle's 3.06 Rom.
Am I missing something?
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I'm looking for the same thing.... Looking to make a shortcut to \settings\bluetooth plus a couple of others... If I find anything will post...
tsaurus said:
Hi all
I'm trying to place shortcuts to apps such as bluetooth manager, remove and install etc that are in the settings folder using Claunch but I cant find where they are located to make the shortcut...
any ideas?
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You need to have your shortcuts point to cplmain.cpl which is located in the windows folder.
For example, for bluetooth make a shortcut that includes the following:
22#ctlpnl cplmain.cpl,23
22 identifies # of characters, while 23 denotes bluetooth.
For more information search the forum under cplmain.cpl
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Im running the Vanilla wm6 ROM still on my TyTN and its working great, im not changing to the XDA or other ROMS out. i dont like not having the Word, Excell, and Powerpoint programs in my PROGRAMS.
can someone guide me an easy way to locate them and create the shortcut for them so they are there when i go to PRoGRAMS?
thanks in advance
Go to File Explorer. It should default in your My Documents folder. Click Up once to "My Device." Click Windows. Click Start Menu.
Now you'll see the Start Menu you get when you click Start, along with the Programs and Settings Folders. Click Programs. Click Office. Click and Hold the program of your choice. Choose Copy. Click Up. Now you're back in the Programs Folder. Click Menu-> Edit-> Paste Shortcut.
Repeat this process to copy shortcuts to your Programs folder or your Start menu. (by going up one more level.)
there is no Office in Windows>Start Menu>Programs....
the office apps are located in the windows folder of the vanilla version,
to make shortcuts open file explorer and go to the windows folder, find the office apps (like pworc) copy the app, goto windows/startup/programs click paste shortcut for each one
if this does not makes sense, then read the whole vanilla thread, someone created a cab folder to install the shortcuts for you.
how is this creating shortcuts? looks like you guys are just coping exe files. i'm interesting in creating actual shortcuts. does anyone know if this is possible?
juntjoo said:
how is this creating shortcuts? looks like you guys are just coping exe files. i'm interesting in creating actual shortcuts. does anyone know if this is possible?
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Yes ... eagle just told you how to do it, either that or use the cab file in the wm6 vanilla thread which will do this for you.
Choose "paste shortcut" instead of "paste" to get the shortcut instead of a copy of the exe file.
Hi i want to organise my programs in the start menu\programs into folders so they arent scattered all over the place can anyone help??????
mahsidi said:
Hi i want to organise my programs in the start menu\programs into folders so they arent scattered all over the place can anyone help??????
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use resco explorer or explorer windows default go to Windows--> Start Menu---> Programs and move it to folder as u want
Thanks for your reply. But half of my programs are not located in that folder so i can not even move them to the folder.
Please help, as they are totally unorganised and it is doing my head in. (Love your Work by the way)
mahsidi said:
Thanks for your reply. But half of my programs are not located in that folder so i can not even move them to the folder.
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you have to setup your browser to show hidden and system files
How do i do that im using Resco Explorer
mahsidi said:
How do i do that im using Resco Explorer
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menu --> Options --> General --> Browser
Hope that this are the names as I have a german version.
Don't think it's "ROM Development"... and it's a double post => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408664
And finally, I think that mahsidi should make difference between the program, and a link to it. In Windows\Start Menu\Programs, you'll find only links. If a program that you install don't automaticly create a shortcut in this place, you'll have to create yourself : with Resco, go to the install folder of your prog, tap and hold on the .exe file and then, use the "Send to" fonction (the "Start Menu as Shortcut" item).
Is there a reg entry to disable recently used programs displayed in start menu?
Ta
Move all the shortcuts from the /windows/Start Menu/Programs to another folder and it will be done
jolas said:
Move all the shortcuts from the /windows/Start Menu/Programs to another folder and it will be done
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,really good suggestion
jolas said:
Move all the shortcuts from the /windows/Start Menu/Programs to another folder and it will be done
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But this wont be permanent will it? - i.e. I never want any listed at all.
When WM don't see any shortcuts in above folder, then it wont create recent programs list
Disabling recent programs in Start Menu
Does anyone have a registry fix for this. I don't want to loose everything from the Start Menu|Programs folder. I just want to permanently stop recently used programs showing in the start menu.
tonyblack said:
Does anyone have a registry fix for this. I don't want to loose everything from the Start Menu|Programs folder. I just want to permanently stop recently used programs showing in the start menu.
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You will not loose anything if you create a folder (e.g. /Windows/Start Menu/Main) and move all your shortcuts inside 'Main'...
jolas said:
You will not loose anything if you create a folder (e.g. /Windows/Start Menu/Main) and move all your shortcuts inside 'Main'...
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The result of this is that I have unused 'Recent Programs' and 'Programs' items on my Start menu and everytime I install a new program I have to manually move it to the 'Main' folder in order to disable recently used programs showing in the Start Menu.
There must be a more elegant registry solution to this.
tonyblack said:
The result of this is that I have unused 'Recent Programs' and 'Programs' items on my Start menu and everytime I install a new program I have to manually move it to the 'Main' folder in order to disable recently used programs showing in the Start Menu.
There must be a more elegant registry solution to this.
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Since today, I haven't heard for another way to manage it.
Hope that someone knows for a better solution.
Problem solved. Delete registry key (and all sub keys):HKCU-software- Microsoft - Shell - TaskSwitch.
Then soft reset device immediately, don't even close registry editor before resetting.
Viola!
Doh!
Ok, this only clears the recently used items list. It will repopulate.
Back to the drawing board.
I bit the bullet and purchased ($9.99) WisBar Advance 3. This does the job and has a number of other nice Start Menu related features. Works well with Dutty's Xtreme 2.3 ROM.
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I installed a program called feather weather on my HD. It didn't install correctly so I reinstalled it.
Both times, it didn't work so I uninstalled it using "Remove Programs" in settings.
The problem is, it didn't remove the icons (there are two of them... the original one I installed and a copy)
I used a registry cleaner to no avail and went line by line through my registry editor but can't find anywhere anything about feather weather.
Where would I find the icons for them?
Thanks,
Mark
Windows > Start Menu > Programs
here you can remove it manually
dreshah said:
Windows > Start Menu > Programs
here you can remove it manually
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Just to expand upon dreshah's post, use File Explorer to access those folders and just delete the .ico files.
Thanks guys.... I didn't know where the icon files were kept. Now I feel stupid.
MUCH APPRECIATED.
Mark
in explorer i go to windows start menu programs
how do you create folders in the start menu to store items...that way you don't have to scroll down forever. Ive seen this used in some ROMS...i dont really want to flash a rom so is there any way to do this?
Go to Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ and create the folders there.
hchavarria said:
Go to Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ and create the folders there.
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If you are using the Stock Rom, it may be worth it to maybe get a different file explorer than the stock winmo.
I use Resco File Explorer, the demo version is free and all features work for 14 days I think, then after that, most of teh normal features still work, very useful and far mo finger friendly than the stock file explorer or even total commander that some custom roms come with.
if you go into HKLM\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start you'll see keys corresponding to your folder names. Add an "Icon" string value there having the location of a png image if you want to make a custom folder icon. I've not found a way other than restarting to activate the new folder icon (yet)...
I'm in the stock ROM (really like the quality of this vs. the stock Fuze rom) and in Windows 7 trying to reorganize the start menu icons.
For some reason, windows is telling me I don't have permissions to make these changes. Anyone have an idea why?
Thanks!
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if you go into HKLM\Security\Shell\StartInfo\Start you'll see keys corresponding to your folder names. Add an "Icon" string value there having the location of a png image if you want to make a custom folder icon. I've not found a way other than restarting to activate the new folder icon (yet)...
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I tried this and it works in the full screen showing under the startmenu but in the app quickmenu it does not show the custom folder icon; however the custom folder icons for standard folders such as Games does show a nice icon in quickmenu. Any ideas..
Sorry, I'm not a manilla user so can't help w/quickmenu icons.
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Sorry, I'm not a manilla user so can't help w/quickmenu icons.
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Ok thanks.
the quickmenu icons are independent from manilla. http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-quickmenu-v2-7.html