So I Love the new start menu in Manilla... What I don't like though is it's "All Programs" option. I've attempted to make it as much like the old one by installing the 4 column mod, but It's still missing Folder support, which I use alot in my Programs folder.
Is there a way to bring back the "Programs" option from the old start menu but still keep the finger friendly start menu from manila??
You can use a file explorer to go to the Start menu sub Folder in the windows folder and rearange the short cut links in to programs folder. The today and settings link are the only ones that can not be moved. I moved mine to have my usual 7 links and the rest in the programs folder like the old start menu.
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Upon install some third party applications, two icons for a program will install in the programs menu instead of just one (not talking Start Menu). These are not two separate installs, but two shortcuts to the same program. Under Remove Programs there is only one program instance.
On a related note, I had switched phones and had installed Beta player on my SD card..it was still there, of course, but now an icon does not appear in the Programs folder.
1. Where do I go to remove or add shortcuts into the Programs Menu?
2. How do I do so? (if it is too long to type out, where can I read about doing so?)
Thanks,
First a real file explorer then find the links here....
Get a real file explorer first. The Windows standard one is terrible and you can not see many files that savy users need to see (such as the shortcuts I mention below). RESCO is a good and popular one. Then you can find the program shortcuts in Windows\Start Menu\Programs. These are just links to the actual executables and if you get the file properties you can see where they link to.
Alt file explorers
Ah...I figured it was something simple like that. I will download some file explorers and try them out.
Thanks ;-)
Resco Fixed it
Once I could see and read everything on the pda, everything was a breeze. Thanks again.
Hey is there a way to show the programs as a list when you go through the menu or does it have to show the full icons?
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
Dear XDA Forum visitors,
i got the TP2 yesterday. Now i have an important program on my memory sd card. I want to create a fast way in the menu "start" to go to the program.
Instead of going to the "verkenner" (discoverer?!?) and then go to the right place on the sd-card. I hope there is a faster way to go to the program, but i dont know how.
plz help!
Go to the verkenner , look up your program then tip and hold the file until the context menu appears. Select Copy. Then goto \Windows\StartMenu (the folder will probably labeled different in your locale), tip and hold on an empty space and select "Insert Shortcut" (will again be labeled differently for your locale). This will place a shortcut to your application into the start menu. Then you can select it with Start -> All and you can of course assign it to one of the shortcut buttons.
you can also make a lnk file but that wont be as fast unless you already know how to make one
Kork said:
Go to the verkenner , look up your program then tip and hold the file until the context menu appears. Select Copy. Then goto \Windows\StartMenu (the folder will probably labeled different in your locale), tip and hold on an empty space and select "Insert Shortcut" (will again be labeled differently for your locale). This will place a shortcut to your application into the start menu. Then you can select it with Start -> All and you can of course assign it to one of the shortcut buttons.
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tried this to create a short cut for my storage card and get an error message
either not signed with a trusted certificate or one of its components cant be found
how can i get around this
thanks for any help
I have the same problem
I have tested it on two differnet devices.
Even if I create a shortcut to a blank folder I get a certificate error.
Any help would be appreciated.
Shaya
It can be that the program is uncertified or has a bad certificate. In stock rom's those apps don't work. In the coocked one's they mostly do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3973249&postcount=1 (by chainfire)
Let us know if this solved the problem
I have not tried your fix as I have not yet done a backup.
I do not think this will solve the problem as when i switch to the original WM start menu the shortcut works. So it is something to do with touchFlo.
Just to explain you can recreate the problem yourself.
1. Create a blank folder on your SD card.
2. Copy and paste a shortcut to this folder in \Windows\Start Menu\Programs
If you try and run this from the touchFlo programs screen you get a certificate error, if you switch to WM start menu it works fine.
to switch to WM start menu edit the registry as seen in Cabs,Tips,Tweaks etc
HKLM\Software\HTC\EnlargeMenu
EnableManilaStartMenu =
1(orginal TF3D startmenu) / 0(old WM startmenu)
hi all,
I'm running Miri' lastest 2.5 manila ROM and I'm having some problems tidying up the start menu.
I'd like to have a few extra folders, tools, connections, mutimedia and such. I have created these folders in \windows\start menu\programs ok and i copied all the shortcuts into the correct folder and then i deleted the oringal shortcuts.
My problem is that even though the apps i have installed since I flashed my phone have now moved to the correct folder, the apps that are included on the ROM are still present in the start menu and my folders.
Have i missed a step here?
Is there another location i need to go to to remove the links in the start menu?
Presently if i open \windows\start menu\programs with a file explorer there is nothing in there but the folders i created (no shortcuts). If i open the start menu from my home screen all the shortcuts come back!!
Any ideas anyone??
Cheers in advance
Same is here. Looking for answer as well !!!
use total commander
http://www.ghisler.com/ce.htm
all the folders and shotcuts can be seen and editied, great app
using joshs perfect black 1.7 full... maybe this belongs in his rom thread but I am not sure if it is a general question. thanks in advance, just want to move folders and files I use the most to the top and put files in their correct folders and such.
Using a file explorer, navigate to "\windows\start menu\". Here, you can arrange the shortcuts into whichever folder you want.
To rearrange the order, it's more problematic. Open the Start Menu. If you tap and hold on an item, you'll get the option to "Move to top". So, if you systematically select icons to "move to top" you'll be able to get a layout that you want.
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Using a file explorer, navigate to "\windows\start menu\". Here, you can arrange the shortcuts into whichever folder you want.
To rearrange the order, it's more problematic. Open the Start Menu. If you tap and hold on an item, you'll get the option to "Move to top". So, if you systematically select icons to "move to top" you'll be able to get a layout that you want.
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thanks! took a while but I got everything arranged how I want it!
I hope they come out with an "Arrange Icons" menu so you can just drag the items freely to organize them faster. It takes so long to arrange them in the desired order with the current way, but it's a start.