1. Is there a way to remove the demo bloatware that AT&T packages with the phone (I am waaay past my Ms. Pac-man jones)
2. I notice that, when I do install the games I want, they don't show up in either the Programs or Games folders - though I can search them out through the File Explorer and run them. I'll end up placing a shortcut in iLauncher, but it would be nice to have them show up in the right folder.
dgduris said:
1. Is there a way to remove the demo bloatware that AT&T packages with the phone (I am waaay past my Ms. Pac-man jones)
2. I notice that, when I do install the games I want, they don't show up in either the Programs or Games folders - though I can search them out through the File Explorer and run them. I'll end up placing a shortcut in iLauncher, but it would be nice to have them show up in the right folder.
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Create shortcuts and place them in Windows>Start menu>Programs folder and Games folder
Mike
dgduris said:
1. Is there a way to remove the demo bloatware that AT&T packages with the phone (I am waaay past my Ms. Pac-man jones)
2. I notice that, when I do install the games I want, they don't show up in either the Programs or Games folders - though I can search them out through the File Explorer and run them. I'll end up placing a shortcut in iLauncher, but it would be nice to have them show up in the right folder.
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Copy and paste a shortcut (.lnk) into the appropriate/desired folder in the \Windows\Start Menu folder on your phone. E.g. drop a shortcut into \Windows\Start Menu\Games if you want it to be there.
does anyone know a program so you can place all your apps and so on in differnt folders then the are installed in? like i would like to have one note in the office folder instead of the program folder and so on.
citizennn said:
does anyone know a program so you can place all your apps and so on in differnt folders then the are installed in? like i would like to have one note in the office folder instead of the program folder and so on.
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you can just copy the shorcut icon that is in Windows\Start Menu\Programs to any other folder that you would like that is in Programs. Or create the folder that you would like the program to be in, under the same path that i listed above. hope that helps
There are more than 70 programs under my "programs". It looks really messy... Is there a way to move some of them under certain folders? For example some of games I've set up have directly appeared under "Games". There are also some I can move under Games or any other certain created folder...
Use a program like TotalCommander.
Go to: \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\
There you will find all your links (.lnk). Create sub folders and drop them in there, that's all.
You can also create sub folders in \Windows\Start Menu\
I've just got my o2 ignito (the UK's version of the diamond) And want to start putting apps and games onto my phone
I've got SCUMMVM (lucasarts emulator) but i was wondering is there anyway of adding it to the program list instead of going through the file explorer?
Sorry. I'm a windows mobile noob
gazzalfc said:
I've just got my o2 ignito (the UK's version of the diamond) And want to start putting apps and games onto my phone
I've got SCUMMVM (lucasarts emulator) but i was wondering is there anyway of adding it to the program list instead of going through the file explorer?
Sorry. I'm a windows mobile noob
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create a text file in "\Windows\Start Menu\Programs" with the following content:
xx#"\Path\Filename.exe" parameters
where xx is the amount of characters inside between and including the ""
rename the extension to .LNK - that's it
or you can use tools like total commander to help you
use total commander. you'll have yr shortcuts and much, much more
go to where the program is using file explorer, and copy the main .exe, and then go to \Windows\Start Menu\ and go to Edit-> Paste shortcut (it allows you to paste the file or the shortcut when you copy a file!)
When I click Programs on my start menu, the device just returns to the TouchFlo home screen. The settings link works fine.
Any idea what has gone wrong and how to fix it?
Programs menu...
Has the 'Programs' shortcut menu ever worked?
If so, it sounds like the folder may have been deleted or moved. Use a file explorer application and browse to 'Windows\Start Menu' - does this folder contain a 'Programs' folder?
grahamkdt said:
Has the 'Programs' shortcut menu ever worked?
If so, it sounds like the folder may have been deleted or moved. Use a file explorer application and browse to 'Windows\Start Menu' - does this folder contain a 'Programs' folder?
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It used to work fine and yes, Windows\Start Menu container a Programs folder.
When I double-tap it to open it in Total Commander, it opens in Total Commander absolutely fine and all my shortcuts are in there as expected.
One thing I notice though it may mean nothing is that unlike my Games sub-folder it has no icon.lnk file. As I say, that could mean nothing!
It appears that Programs in the start menu is a kind of default thing in Windows mobile, is there a reg setting that may have got screwed?
Thanks for the help. Anything else to suggest?
Rename the troublesome Programs folder in start menu to something else like Programs2. Next make a new folder and cut and paste all the shortcuts in the Programs2 folder into the new folder. Finally delete the original Programs2 folder. So you have made a new Programs folder. Let me know if that works.
tboy2000 said:
Rename the troublesome Programs folder in start menu to something else like Programs2. Next make a new folder and cut and paste all the shortcuts in the Programs2 folder into the new folder. Finally delete the original Programs2 folder. So you have made a new Programs folder. Let me know if that works.
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Thanks for the idea. I have tried that but get exactly the same result.
One discovery I made is that if I disable the enlarged start menu, the Programs link works fine!
Anyway, if there are no more ideas from anyone, I fear a hard reset could be in order.
Thanks
Ahh shucks! Sorry it didn't work. I suggested it because I had the sae problem. I made a new folder in Start Menu called Phone and it stopped opening after a while. I did the trick above and it works fine now.
See I have unchecked favourite apps from showing in start menu by unchecking them in the Menu option in Settings. Instead, I created folders in the Start Menu folder, such as Internet, Media, Travel, Office, Games, System, Audio etc and copied the relevant shortcuts from progam folder to the new folders. So when I hit start menu from my home page, I get a drop down list of folders only. Much better in my opinion.
tboy2000 said:
Ahh shucks! Sorry it didn't work. I suggested it because I had the sae problem. I made a new folder in Start Menu called Phone and it stopped opening after a while. I did the trick above and it works fine now.
See I have unchecked favourite apps from showing in start menu by unchecking them in the Menu option in Settings. Instead, I created folders in the Start Menu folder, such as Internet, Media, Travel, Office, Games, System, Audio etc and copied the relevant shortcuts from progam folder to the new folders. So when I hit start menu from my home page, I get a drop down list of folders only. Much better in my opinion.
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Interesting way of organising your Start Menu.
However, I would probably forget in which folders I put the apps! I quite like the Programs list - it does exactly what I want - so thats why I will just stick with that. I was actually wondering if there was a way of making that Programs folder look better - for instance removing the scrollbars or something. Just a nicer looking program launcher really, but as I say, I like the way it works for me.
Anyway, thanks very much for the help. The programs link is a special link of some sort I reckon, hence your fix didnt work. I think I will upgrade my ROM and do a hard reset!