Using any registry editor go to
HKLM/Software/HTC/Manila/ProgramLauncher
these numbered folders corresponde with the order of your start menu shortcuts. starting from 0 folder being the 1st shortcut in manila start menu and then 1 being to the right then so on.
you can now choose where you want the location of your new games folder in your star menu. once in that folder editthe string... path ....to the folder in which you have your games located.
for sum it might read.../Windows/Start Menu/Games
others maybe.../Windows/Start Menu/Programs/Games
it really all depends on where u have your game lks located. i personally created a folder named Games in my storage card and then cut/paste all the lks for my games into this folder. this prevents have my games all scattered in the all programs tab. my string reads ... /Storage Card/Games
once done soft rest and your done.. hope others find this as useful as i have
i also did the same as above with a bunch of the programs lks that i dont use all that often that are installed to storage memory. only difference it was programs saved in a diff folder in my storage card not games.
have been doing this since wm2003
have been doing this since wm2003
thanks neways
all im trying to do is help..
how since 2003 when im talking about the new manila start menu??
this is good for new tp2/winmo users. i just wish this was up a while ago before i went crazy. took a while to figure out but i got it lol. i'm pretty new to the winmo phones so this could've been very useful when i had first gotten the phone.
good job
i meant that i used to organise all my programs into folders
like utilities
productivity
games etc
i just used file explorer
open windows_start menu_programs
there u will find all the program shortcuts
cut reqd shortcuts and paste in2 folders created by u in the Programs directory
press ok
when u open start_programs
u will find folders and all ur apps arranged systematically in those folders
its almost the same thing u told for manila
sorry if i am wrong
but even in my 1st post i thanked u bro!
y do u get agressive?????
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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?
Hi, i found this really cool website a couple days ago
http://wm6.kyphur.org/Files/Today Themes/
It has a lot of themes for WM6. I am not sure where to ask ppl about this but how can i install themes on my WM6? I try searching on the web already but no luck.
Thanks if anyone can help me
I find this VERY hard to believe that you have searched.... but rather than be an ass about it:
Unzip the .tsk files to your /windows directory (on the device)......then run them in file explorer. afaik the theme should show up in start>settings>today.
Hey mrvanx, thanks for replying.
i unzipped the .tsk files in the ///windows directory on my fone
i try to run the three files that i upzipped but it won't load..
also what do u mean by "afaik the theme"????
Thanks for the help!
Once you've unzipped them into the Windows directory, they should then show when you go into Start > Settings > Today and you can select them from there.
I personally keep mine in the root of my SD card (i.e. not in a folder) and they show up fine in the Today settings. Just keeps memory clear on the phone & they also survive a Hard Reset from there.
these files are not zip files,they are tsk files,just rename them to *.tsk and copy them to your windows directory or to your sd card root.
when you open settings/today you will se the themes there.
i did that and it worked for me.
good luck,enjoy
Yea lol.. thats what i was thinking... y my PocketRAR kept on opening the stupid theme.. anyway i got it now.. Thanks all of you for helping me!
hell everyone I'm new to the forum I've been Reading around the forum lately and its very informative however i ran into a bit of a jam I'm the owner of a t-mobile WING and over the weekend i install theOMAPCLOCK and now I'm getting a message on my screen (cannot execute \windows\startup\omapclock.ink) I've tried to uninstall it but i keep coming up i don't know what I'm doing wrong r what i need to do
can someone please help me
i would manualy delete the file
\windows\startup\omapclock.ink
i did delete the omap file but the massage still comes up where can i find it on the phone i've tried looking everywhere do i need some type of reg edit to perform this
\windows\startup
is the dir where shortcuts to programs which are ment to auto start
are placed even if the exe the shortcut is pointing at is gon
the shortcut is still there
and if the shortcut is pointing at something which is not there
it should give about that error
if you do need a reg editor
total commander is both a good filemanager to delete files from places like
\windows\startup
and to alter the registry too
thank a lot Rudegar for ur help but there can i find thats editer do i just do a search to find it
connect your phone to activesync then open the windows folder and then open the startup folder. Right click on omapclock.lnk and select delete and your problems solved.
i guess i'm not lookin in the right place r not but i cant seem to find the windows folder that u guys r talkin about i connect the phone to my computer and use activesync open the file management and browes there is only 2 item storage and i guess the internal storage on the phone and search them all and find no windows folder
PLEASE HELP ME
\ is root
it include alot of dirs
like
windows
my documents
Storage card - if you have an sd card
if you want total commander using google searching for total commander pocketpc will surely pay off
thanks guys for all ur help it payed off i'm up and runnin with no problem all i want now is some fun software
but i'm a happy camper
I have the same problem and canot solve it. Where can I find it in registry? thanks.
it was not a registry i believe but a shortcut file located in the \windows\startup dir of his pda
Hey pplz,
I am in need for some bad a$$ theme for my new 8925 wm6 pro phone. I have used the search feature on this website as well as few other websites. The picture for theme that i am lookin for is the one that on this post:
"http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321332&highlight=Theme"
Name for the post is: [UPDATED 08-08] Schap's WM6 Pro 3.54b ROMs [WWE|FRA|GER|ESN|ITA|PTG|NLD]
Note: I have tried downloading the files under "EXTRA LINKS" and then importing them to the phone, but when i click the tsk files....it doesnt show up under "select a theme for your device: " under settings -> today..
Can some1 tell me where to download this theme, or tell me what i am doing wrong in getting this theme on this phone?
Grreatly aprriciate any1's input
FI
My current WM6 ROM won't install themes either.
Don't know if they did something to make them incompatible but I get the same problem you have.
\WINDOWS\ folder is where they should be placed...
DIE_HARD said:
My current WM6 ROM won't install themes either.
Don't know if they did something to make them incompatible but I get the same problem you have.
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I've seen what you're talking about. If you're running Windows Vista and trying to copy files to your device, it won't let you browse to the \WINDOWS\ folder to do anything.
Try using File Explorer and copy the file from wherever you have placed it and paste the copy in the \WINDOWS\ folder. It may also work in your My Documents folder, but I'm not 100% on that. The \WINDOWS\ folder should work though so that it shows up as an option in your "Today" options.
I use one that's got a Windows Vista Ultimate feel to it and like it a lot.... it's called BLGLOSS.TSK and I hope that my file attachment worked! I'm still quite the n00b at this stuff but have been madly cooking roms with Pandora, etc.... good stuff.
So basically what your saying is the automated install when you run a .tsk from any location no longer happens and you have to manually put it in a system folder for it to show up in the theme's list?
EDIT:
Yup apparently that is the issue! Theme's don't copy themselves when you run them from a memory card or wherever anymore.
If you don't fancy your themes clogging up your /WINDOWS/ folder (and who does?), they work just as well when dropped in the root of your /STORAGE CARD/. Note, if you put them in a folder in the storage card they won't get picked up under the Today setting, you must just drop them in the root.
With my themes in my Storage card's root, and my ringtones in my Storage Card's My Documents folder, the only file I have to copy to Windows now after a reset is the one I use for my alarm!
Personally, my favourite theme wesbite is here: http://www.pocketpcthemes.com/category.aspx?CategoryID=9&ttype=11 but make sure you've got "WM5 QVGA" selected in the drop down at the top or you'll end up with ones that don't work on landscape.
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So basically what your saying is the automated install when you run a .tsk from any location no longer happens and you have to manually put it in a system folder for it to show up in the theme's list?
EDIT:
Yup apparently that is the issue! Theme's don't copy themselves when you run them from a memory card or wherever anymore.
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so wait were u able to make ur phone install the theme u wanted after you moved it manually to the windows folder or the root of ur storage ?
ok, i got the themes to show up under Setting->Today, but the theme doesnt look like how its suppose to....the theme that i posted on the original post shows a very big time on the today screen, when i set it on mine, the time doesnt even show up....only things like the background change....any ideas?
Fastindy, I think you may have got themes on PPCs mixed up with those on Smartphones. When you change a theme on a Smartphone, it affects the picture on the Today screen, as well as what info is shown on it and where. This means a Smartphone theme will have clocks, SMS counters, etc built into it.
A PPC theme, on the other hand, affects only the background picture, top and bottom bar colour scheme, and the Start drop down background picture. What info is actually displayed on the screen is determined by Today plug-ins - these are the things that show the clocks, SMS counters, calendar appointments, and so on.
On the Schaps ROM you linked to in the first post, the clock showing on the today screens is the HTC Home plug-in. It's available here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=327646 but I don't know if this is the newest/best version as personally I don't use (takes up too much of my screen for my liking).
Hope that helps.
if you go into folder options and tell it to show hidden files folders and drives, and untick hide protected operating system files then you will be able to see the windows folder from your computer.
Hi Guys,
I want all of my games apps to be in the games folder, but i have no idea of how to do this (or even if it can be done)
In my games folder atm i have the usual solitaire, teeter etc, but i want all my
other games in there too. (instead of cluttering up my programmes menu)
Could someone please help?
In quite a simple method too, if poss, as im still quite new to all this.
Thanks for reading!
Same here......
Using dutty's 6.5 R4 Muchos......but about to use R6!!!
Open a file explorer (I'm using total commander) and go to \windows\Start Menu\Programs. Here you have all shortcuts (.lnk) you see in the Programs directory. Now cut the links (to be safe just copy and delete them after testing), change to the folder 'Games' and paste them.
As previous quote by other user by moving a games into the games folder and yes i do have same trouble. I try to copy the game and then paste into my "games" folder but trouble is , i only thing i can see it in my handset not my pc, from my handset i cannot copy and paste so therefore i want to do it from my pc. After sync with my pc i try open the folder subcribe by other user but to my suprise there isn't a "Window" folder at all appear in my file explorer. Plz help
this works on the device. I guess that you connect to your pc and what you then see is the storage card and not the device folders.
On the device open file explorer and change to 'My Device' (push the Up button until it doesn't anything anymore) and then follow my description in the post above. (here we paste shortcuts, so choose paste not 'paste shortcut')
P.S.: when copying an exe you can then choose 'paste shortcut'
I did what you posted at 9.59am and its worked.
Exactly what i was after.
Thankyou!!