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[Q] Marketplace not aviable.

I'm a new and proud WP7 owner of the HTC Trophy7.
My only problem is that I'm from Norway and can't get the marketplace stuff... Anyone know a way to bypass this? Would be epic if anyone did.

you have to create a live id or zune id on other country other than norway.

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tfouto said:
you have to create a live id or zune id on other country other than norway.
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So I need to reset my phone aswell?
Cause my normal live account is in Norway.

furfree said:
So I need to reset my phone aswell?
Cause my normal live account is in Norway.
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Hi, I live in Costa Rica (much less supported country), and what I did is that I changed my Hotmail settings for country and address, and I wrote a US address (whatever you can find). Please be advised that it can only be changed once every 12 months I heard, so be sure if you really want to make the change. But this way you don't have to create a new hotmail address, you just keep your contacts and now you can donwload at least free apps and trials from US marketplace.
Remember to change your phone's and also your PC's "locale" (Control Panel) to USA too.
Regards.

[Q] Windows Live ID

Hey, wondering if you guys can help me out. I have an Android phone and I think I'm going to WP7. Do I need a Windows Live ID?
Disclaimer:::: I don't play games so I wont use Xbox and I don't use hotmail or windows live messenger. So basically do I need one and why?

yes, why? because you might need one later on. I believe you can use your phone without setting an id but you probably can't use some of the services.

seanp666 said:
Hey, wondering if you guys can help me out. I have an Android phone and I think I'm going to WP7. Do I need a Windows Live ID?
Disclaimer:::: I don't play games so I wont use Xbox and I don't use hotmail or windows live messenger. So basically do I need one and why?
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You will if you want access to skydrive. You can upload your images/videos there after you take them.

I believe you can use your gmail account as your live id too

If you want to interact with any of Microsoft services you'll need a Live ID. This includes interacting with the app store. I imagine Android is similar with its market as well? I know Apple requires an account.

sayonical said:
I believe you can use your gmail account as your live id too
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Yes you can. I just set one up and I used my Gmail. Much appreciation.

Use a windows live id to set the phone up and then forward it to whatever other account you use for email and stuff.

[XAP] [Source] IDswitch

Just picked up a request from the DEV IDEA POOL
danchar4 said:
I have a very simple app request to target unlocked phones. Basically a one button switch between primary LiveID accounts based on sensboston's work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1335240
1. Launch app
2. app asks for email address
3. user types in email address or selects email from list of last-used addresses
4. app asks "Are you sure?" with suitable warning
5. app writes selected email address to following regkeys:
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[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\Partners\{B2830118-7BC6-4A74-8C9A-3D8B9CEF88E0}]
"Email"[email protected]
"User"[email protected]
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\IdentityCRL\Environment\Production]
"DefaultID"[email protected]
6. app automatically reboots phone
Simple enough, right?
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Here it is!
Because I made no test on myself please give me feedback if the registry values get applied

ne0cr0n, unfortunately, "my" method has some important cons (you should list 'em) - after that change you'll be not able to upload pictures to SkyDrive, also some accounts like Twitter will be non-functional I've tried to find some workaround but without success...

sensboston said:
ne0cr0n, unfortunately, "my" method has some important cons (you should list 'em) - after that change you'll be not able to upload pictures to SkyDrive, also some accounts like Twitter will be non-functional I've tried to find some workaround but without success...
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but you can revert it back, right?
The new LiveID could be associated to a different market zone, which you could use to buy some apps with your correct credit card infos, then revert back to your main LiveID, and regain all regular functionalities like auto uploads to skydrive, twitter integration, etc.
Am I right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25500576#post25500576

kevyn82 said:
Am I right?
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I'm so sorry but I can't confirm - just never tested this way. I've researched that hack 'cause damn Verizon blocked and deleted my very-very old email ( @verizon.net) what I've used during 11 years, and also as my LiveID email.

Wow dude thanks for writing the app so quickly. What is the etiquette for sharing apps? Are you supposed to share source code too? I don't want to be rude by asking you for the source
I don't use twitter, but I was able to upload a photo to skydrive just fine after swapping LiveID's. Steps:
reset my phone with my own liveID
download bunch of apps from appstore
dev unlock/interop, etc
manually edit registry and change to my wife's LiveID (she has zunepass on her ID which is why I wanted to swap to hers)
reboot phone
take picture
upload to skydrive
login to skydrive app and see that picture is there on *my* skydrive account, not my wife's
So skydrive integration with picture hub/camera obviously stored my liveID and credentials somewhere other than the regkeys I edited. Most likely Twitter is the same way.
I presume the credential data is stored encrypted in some weird GUID key with no obvious pattern. Too bad there is no regmon/procmon tool like on Big windows, otherwise I could figure it out in a few seconds... Although somehow I doubt that you can use provxml to import export those keys to re-write encrypted credentials. That would be a pretty bad exploit.

So I ran IDSwitch and it gave me the error "no root access". Hmm. So I went into WP7 Root tools and switched on "trusted" for the app.
So a pre-requisite for running the app is to have WP7 root tools? I'm kinda new at this so perhaps that is an assumption of any app that is going to do interop/native stuff? In order to get it to work you have to set it to "trusted"?
Anyway the app let me type in the new liveID and rebooted the phone, but upon booting up, it appears that the old LiveID is still there in the 3 registry settings. I ran it a second time and the app remembered the address I typed in so thats cool. BUt again after rebooting, it failed to modify the registry entries.
Can you post up a debug version with some breakpoints or console spew? I could try to attach a debugger on my end (not sure I know how to do that, but I can try to figure it out)

sensboston said:
ne0cr0n, unfortunately, "my" method has some important cons (you should list 'em) - after that change you'll be not able to upload pictures to SkyDrive, also some accounts like Twitter will be non-functional I've tried to find some workaround but without success...
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Thanks for the info. I will add a warning and how to use message when launching the app for the first time.
danchar4 said:
Wow dude thanks for writing the app so quickly. What is the etiquette for sharing apps? Are you supposed to share source code too? I don't want to be rude by asking you for the source
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I will do that, but the code is kind of ugly xD

danchar4 said:
Can you post up a debug version with some breakpoints or console spew? I could try to attach a debugger on my end (not sure I know how to do that, but I can try to figure it out)
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I uploaded the source. Should make things much easier

I tried it on Samsung Focus Mango updated with WP7 Root Tools. Even though it reboots but it does not change the primary id. After reboot when I open the app again, it shows the primary id as the old id and not the id to which I wanted to switch.

Found the bug. I used the content from to current ID textbox not the new ID textbox -.-

I guess nobody tested it or I am getting a different result. Here is what happens :
1. ID A which is primary ID in my Account with No CC.
2. I switch from ID A to ID B. ID B does not have a CC.
3. When I access Marketplace, The region used is according to ID B.
4. Next I Move to buy an App and it asks me to signin with ID A instead of ID B.
5. For free apps, I can easily download it without going to login page ever which is pretty obvious.
Today Evening I will try out to buy app by signing with ID A when it sends me to login page of ID B by first sigining out and then signing again.
Few things I noticed :
1. Facebook, Twitter, Skydrive all was working.
2. It takes a while for the OS to realize the ID is new and hence may take around a minute or more to change marketplace.
3. I downloaded a free app with the swtched id and used it without any issues.
4. I even updated a free App which was bought using the primary ID with the new ID.
5. Email ID A stopped working. It did not show any email nor it gave an error of wrong password which is pretty odd.
My Thoughts :
1. This will be useful for parents who have kids carrying a Windows Phone who do not want to give them credit card access but using this they might buy apps for kids.
2. I still need to test but this will work for IDs which are in same region. For example I have a US id to which if I want to add a CC, the country is fixed and hence I cannot use an Indian CC with it.

wpxbox said:
1. Facebook, Twitter, Skydrive all was working.
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Try to share pictures from camera to SkyDrive...
wpxbox said:
2. It takes a while for the OS to realize the ID is new and hence may take around a minute or more to change marketplace.
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Try to reboot after LiveID change.

Just tried it out and it worked. The file was uploaded to Skydrive account of the primary Live id.

Wait... What "primary Live id" and what are you tried? New one or the old one? Have you tried:
- change LiveID to new one
- reboot handsets
- go to pictures hub and share picture to the SkyDrive ?

When I said Primary Live Id I mean the ID with which the phone was configured.
1.Phone configured with ID A
2. Change to ID B using the app, Reboot
3. Upload to Skydrive and it was stored in ID A Skydrive Account.

He-he, it's exactly what I mean by "not working". For example if you change first (original) LiveID email to the new one (as I had to do), you'll be not able to upload pictures to SkyDrive, and can't login to the Twitter account. So please do not confuse people.

sensboston said:
He-he, it's exactly what I mean by "not working". For example if you change first (original) LiveID email to the new one (as I had to do), you'll be not able to upload pictures to SkyDrive, and can't login to the Twitter account. So please do not confuse people.
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Oh Ok I understand now what you said by breaking. The new ID cannot be used for Skydrive or Facebook or Twitter etc in short, anything connected with old Live id.
Basically its not a true switcher and can only be used to buy apps with the new account connected with CC

Hi all
The whole idea of this app is JUST to let you assign an account that will give u the ability to buy apps from marketplace using CC, if your original ID have problem with adding CC information. So it is not to change you ID permanently. You can read my thread if u want. Anyway thanks op for making the app.

I can confirm this works. Just bought an app using a different account and it works. Editing a video on this so will be up in couple of hours.

As promised, Here the link to the video we made http://youtu.be/2H7dr7ZzJZs

How to (Possibly) change your windows live ID

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND BACKUP! UNCONFIRMED!
To do this you need to have my Supreme Shortcuts application installed on your phone. This is not in the marketplace and you need a dev unlock or something similar to install it. At this point I STRONGLY suggest backing up your phone. I have NO IDEA if this really works and I have NOT tried it myself. Once you do that open the application and scroll down to "Live ID Setup". Pin it to your start screen using the check box or click the "?" button and a screen you havent seen since your last reset/purchased your phone will appear.
AGAIN USE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND BACKUP!
Link to application: Supreme Shortcuts - WP7 Start Menu Customizer & Shortcut APP

MJCS said:
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND BACKUP! UNCONFIRMED!
To do this you need to have my Supreme Shortcuts application installed on your phone. This is not in the marketplace and you need a dev unlock or something similar to install it. At this point I STRONGLY suggest backing up your phone. I have NO IDEA if this really works and I have NOT tried it myself. Once you do that open the application and scroll down to "Live ID Setup". Pin it to your start screen using the check box or click the "?" button and a screen you havent seen since your last reset/purchased your phone will appear.
AGAIN USE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND BACKUP!
Link to application: Supreme Shortcuts - WP7 Start Menu Customizer & Shortcut APP
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Anyone willing to test this out now that Microsoft is allowing you to change your live ID to an Outlook.com address?

Hello guys.
I created a new outlook account today. I went to my xbox and transfered my previous account to my new outlook account.
After doing that, I used IDSwitch an application that is available on Bazaar to change my windows live id to my new outlook account.
The only thing I lost were my contacts but microsoft offers you some tools to backup and restore your contacts trough their live and outlook sites.
Restoring your contacts to messenger will take some days, though. Since the tool for sending messenger invitations in the outlook sites blocks you from sending many invitations at once.
Anyway, I recommend that you backup your phone before trying this. And prepare to lose everything you have bought...
It worked really well for me and I got to keep everything I have bought , my achivements and everything (Except contacts)
.... but it could be a different case for you.
Good luck! =)

Purchases are tied to your Gamertag, not your email account. Your Gamertag is tied to your email account, but that association can be changed. Move your gamertag onto your new outlook.com email account, and you'll have your apps and music and whatnot back again.

Has anyone actually tried this? Really hopeful that it does, I could use this...

revxx14 said:
Has anyone actually tried this? Really hopeful that it does, I could use this...
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this doesn't work
it allows you to change it, and if you try purchase anything from an app store it comes with with a slightly ironic message telling you theres a problem with your ID and you should try a different one.

[Q] contacts problem help...

hi all. since there is no q&a section anywhere here. ill just ask my question here if that is alright.
the issue im having is that when in the messaging app and im typing a contacts name (that has more than one mobile) to text, only one number shows up which i guess is the one thats labeled MOBILE. i looked at the contact's profile under PEOPLE and the number i wanted to text her on was labeled WORK. with it labeled work i cant text it. i tried changing the label to MOBILE, but it seems it can only keep one mobile number. nor is there a MOBILE2 label.
new to this phone and still learning the curves. is this a known issue that hasnt been addressed yet by nokia or microsoft? any work around? thanks in advance.

simpl3lang said:
hi all. since there is no q&a section anywhere here. ill just ask my question here if that is alright.
the issue im having is that when in the messaging app and im typing a contacts name (that has more than one mobile) to text, only one number shows up which i guess is the one thats labeled MOBILE. i looked at the contact's profile under PEOPLE and the number i wanted to text her on was labeled WORK. with it labeled work i cant text it. i tried changing the label to MOBILE, but it seems it can only keep one mobile number. nor is there a MOBILE2 label.
new to this phone and still learning the curves. is this a known issue that hasnt been addressed yet by nokia or microsoft? any work around? thanks in advance.
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No, there is no Mobile 2. Microsoft points this out on their Windows Phone site, only 1 Mobile. The way I work around it was suggested here on the forum several months ago. create 2 contacts and link them. Then both mobiles will be available.

alodar1 said:
No, there is no Mobile 2. Microsoft points this out on their Windows Phone site, only 1 Mobile. The way I work around it was suggested here on the forum several months ago. create 2 contacts and link them. Then both mobiles will be available.
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thanks. if i do that does it affect my saved contacts in gmail?
why cant microsoft just let you chose the number you want to text. not wer its fixed on numbers labeled MOBILE only. seems like an easy fix for them to do.

simpl3lang said:
thanks. if i do that does it affect my saved contacts in gmail?
why cant microsoft just let you chose the number you want to text. not wer its fixed on numbers labeled MOBILE only. seems like an easy fix for them to do.
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too many why's.
The linking is in windows phone only, and does not impact any thing outside the phone.
Not ideal, but workable.

alodar1 said:
too many why's.
The linking is in windows phone only, and does not impact any thing outside the phone.
Not ideal, but workable.
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too many whys? That was one why. Anyway. Sorry to be an azz for askin. Such a shame for such a small lumia 900 community to be hatin on noobz. Yes, i have searched online before askin. Anywayz. If you use google to sync contacts with, creating a new contact to link together with the old one will ask you to use google to create the new contact. After you finish and it syncs, you will have two separate contacts in your google account.

simpl3lang said:
too many whys? That was one why. Anyway. Sorry to be an azz for askin. Such a shame for such a small lumia 900 community to be hatin on noobz. Yes, i have searched online before askin. Anywayz. If you use google to sync contacts with, creating a new contact to link together with the old one will ask you to use google to create the new contact. After you finish and it syncs, you will have two separate contacts in your google account.
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too many why's was intended to mean..too many questions we don't have answers for. No hating on noobs here...everyone has to be a noob sometime.
I simply do not use google alot. I simply do not like alot of what they do...my personal opinion for me. i use windows live to keep google contacts synced with windows live contacts.
Peace brother. To mimic the new Samsung commercial, " We're finally getting all the things we didn't get last year!"