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PowerTray.exe: How do I stop it from loading on startup?

Registry searches yield no clue as to what is calling this pesky executable on startup. No traces of it that I can find in the \Windows\Startup folder either. Cannot rename, move or delete the EXE because it is in ROM.
How can I keep this program from loading on startup?

You can check your notification queue.
Worst case, you can replace it with some other EXE. As it is in the ROM, you cannot rename or delete it. However, if you copy another EXE (say an EXE application that you want to run upon start up) over it, the OS will see two file with the same file name. It will give priority to the file in the memory (e.g. the one not in the ROM).

Thanks! This did the trick! I copied \Windows\Startup\custTDYTSK.exe and renamed it to PowerTray.exe. I then moved it to \Windows. Now the battery icon has been finally vanquished!
I chose custTDYTSK.exe since it appears to start, do its thing, and then commits seppuku, but I am not quite sure of what it does, exactly. Sounds to me like some kind of theme app?

Can I import a *.reg file into registry?

I have tried using several registry apps to successfully export [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Launcher] belonging to a previous Hutch 3 ROM.
I now want to re import these keys into my newly installed Duttys 6.1.
How do I do this?
Scuse the newb question (duck for cover) but on a PC you tap the *.reg and it will import into the registry. On my Kaiser running Duttys 6.1 I have PHM_Regedit but Import option is greyed out.
A search did not resolve it so any help would be appreciated.

logger said:
I have tried using several registry apps to successfully export [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\HTCHome\Launcher] belonging to a previous Hutch 3 ROM.
I now want to re import these keys into my newly installed Duttys 6.1.
How do I do this?
Scuse the newb question (duck for cover) but on a PC you tap the *.reg and it will import into the registry. On my Kaiser running Duttys 6.1 I have PHM_Regedit but Import option is greyed out.
A search did not resolve it so any help would be appreciated.
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Install FdcSoft's Taskmanager (it has a built in Regedit), by DotFred. In there you can associate .reg files with it. Then just run them to import.

Great I'll grab it. Thanks Dave I really appreciate the help. I know you all get sick to death of our newb questions.

logger said:
Great I'll grab it. Thanks Dave I really appreciate the help. I know you all get sick to death of our newb questions.
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Dont worry. I spent 10 minutes trying to use PHM before I gave up.
Dot Fred's TaskManager is a kick ass task manager as well as a reg editor (amongst other stuff).
P.S. Easiest way to associate is: Open TaskMgr, tools, options, Create RegEit Shortcut. This will ask do you want to associate.

Cool I can see how to do all that now thanx.
Only hiccup is I can only run it from my Storage card. I cannot work out how to copy it to my \Windows folder. I cannot work out how to delete the existing basic taskmgr.exe that installed with Dutty's. I guess this is because it is a system file. If I try and copy and replace I get error message saying not possible. Whats the trick here?

logger said:
Cool I can see how to do all that now thanx.
Only hiccup is I can only run it from my Storage card. I cannot work out how to copy it to my \Windows folder. I cannot work out how to delete the existing basic taskmgr.exe that installed with Dutty's. I guess this is because it is a system file. If I try and copy and replace I get error message saying not possible. Whats the trick here?
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Don't know. I just leave the exe in My Docs, and run it from the shortcuts.

Okay. Will do same. thanks..

Resco Explorer will also do it.
To dotfred from your SD Card, do this:
Place the .exe in you \Storage Card\Programs folder. With your desktop PC, navigate to \Windows Mobile Device\My Device\Storage Card\Programs & right click on the exe file. Select create shortcut. Move the shortcut to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs using desktop pc.
Voilla! you are done, go check Programs & it's there.

this is the steps i usually take when entering in a reg file. I use resco explorer for all this. I double click. Then I make sure I close resco through the menu exit and not the X button. Then I continue to play around with my phone for a while opening up menus and stuff. Then I soft reset. Doing these steps, I for sure get my stuff to work. There might be some unnecessary steps I take, but I end up with what I want. Many people have trouble keeping their registry stuff to stick. The steps I take, I never worry about that.

GSLEON3 said:
Resco Explorer will also do it.
To dotfred from your SD Card, do this:
Place the .exe in you \Storage Card\Programs folder. With your desktop PC, navigate to \Windows Mobile Device\My Device\Storage Card\Programs & right click on the exe file. Select create shortcut. Move the shortcut to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs using desktop pc.
Voilla! you are done, go check Programs & it's there.
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Thanks for the tip. Was not aware you could make shortcuts this way. Running from the card appeals because the .exe will still be there after reflashing a new ROM and I will only need to move/copy the shortcut. Being a newb I have been somewhat reluctant to run apps from the card but I am gathering that is is a quite an acceptable thing to do.

Is there a way to place registry keys inside a CAB so that they will get imported when the CAB is launched? Whilst the above DotFred association method works a treat for me with ".reg" files I would like to find a standalone method to import registry info. So that I can pass a single file to someone else and without any extra config they can import the contents into their registy.

definitely. There are a lot of cab creators where you can just enter in your reg key and will create your cab. Someone recommended me this program. I really like it.
http://www.aperitto.com/content/view/14/159/

thomassster said:
definitely. There are a lot of cab creators where you can just enter in your reg key and will create your cab. Someone recommended me this program. I really like it.
http://www.aperitto.com/content/view/14/159/
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Thanks for the link thomasster. Does the job well. Probaly an overkill (and therefore overpriced for what I need), but I got it to work OK. Also from using it, I learnt that the process simply converts the registry keys to provxml. So now I am looking to manaully create the "_setup.xml" and then use iexpress.exe in Vista to create the CABs.

Is there a way to undo changes made by import .reg file?
I imported a reg file using DotFredd's Taskmanager. Now I want to undo it? Is it possible? How?
Thanks

How do I add .exe files to my All Programs list?

I downloaded a program called Flashlight, and I wanted to know how I could get it onto my all programs list, since it came as an .exe rather than a cab. Thanks in advance!

mchao92 said:
I downloaded a program called Flashlight, and I wanted to know how I could get it onto my all programs list, since it came as an .exe rather than a cab. Thanks in advance!
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Either move the file to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs or Create a shortcut to the exe (Copy the file in File Explorer and Choose Paste Shortcut) there.
Ta
Dave

Ah! That did the trick. Thank you very much

doesn't work with GpsCompass
I installed a program called GpaCompass that doesn't show up in my win/startmenu/programs, so I copied and pasted the .exe there, I tried to cut/paste the .exe there, still no go. it gives me an alarm about microsoft.net, but i have 3.5 installed. I've tried using 2.0 as default AND 3.5 as default. not sure what to do. I'll try to include screenshot of error msg.

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I installed a program called GpaCompass that doesn't show up in my win/startmenu/programs, so I copied and pasted the .exe there, I tried to cut/paste the .exe there, still no go. it gives me an alarm about microsoft.net, but i have 3.5 installed. I've tried using 2.0 as default AND 3.5 as default. not sure what to do. I'll try to include screenshot of error msg.
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Don't copy (or cut!) and paste the exe to your Startmenu/Programs folder. Instead you should copy and paste a SHORTCUT to the exe in your Starmenu/Programs folder. By pasting the exe file itself into your folder it is trying to execute from that folder when other files that it may need are in the installation directory somewhere else on your device.
So first, cut and paste the .exe back to where it was originally located. Next copy the exe and "Paste as shortcut" into your Startmenu/Programs folder

Thanks lots
@ Rumbal,
worked beautifully, thanks a lot! I apparently misunderstood other posts I had read about doing this. And , call me an idiot, but somehow completely overlooked "paste as shortcut", and only saw "paste".
Thanks

woot!
Thanks!
This is something I just learned as well. Now I'm going to go ahead and make all the shortcuts I want!
It took a while, but I didn't want to ASK and get flamed for it. Anyway, these forms are tens of thousands of posts deep....I knew the answer was here
Rock
Mitch

Thanks a lot for this info.

DaveShaw said:
Either move the file to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs or Create a shortcut to the exe (Copy the file in File Explorer and Choose Paste Shortcut) there.
Ta
Dave
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Amazing trick...this worked without troubles, and it can be set manually mostly for portable applications which does not install in Program Files folder.
I just did a trick with portable Dreamweaver by simply copying the portable folder to the Program Files, and then copied and pasted Dreamweaver.exe shortcut in Star Menu\Programs folder....worked fine.
Thanx for ur tips...

GpsCompass, can't make shortcut

I've read and searched all I could. I installed a program I like called gpsCompass but it has no 'programs' shortcut. I copy/pasted' the .exe into w/startmenu/programs. no go. I cut/pasted it into startmenu/programs. nogo. get this alarm:
any ideas SUPER APPRECIATED. got netcf 3.5 and 2.0 tried both as default.

you should never copy the exe itself anywhere
you should make a shortcut to the exe
if the exe rely on dll's or other files being
in the same dir as it then moving the exe
to the dir of your program shortcuts will result
in it not being able to find the files it rely on
total commander is good for making shortcuts

thanks for the response. I must have misunderstood what I had read before. (I never noticed the "paste as shortcut" option in File Explorer before, only paste). I was able to do it using the built-in file explorer. I have dotFreds TaskManager, but haven't figured out how to use a lot of it yet

Moving icons to different folders ?

I have ATT Tilt with TPC's stocklike rom, and whenever I go into file explorer and move files in Windows/Start Menu into a different folder, such as a Start Menu subfolder, my phone seems to not understand the change in the filepath, as shortcuts and icons stop working and eventually a hard reset occurs. So I assume in order to organise my icons, I will have to edit the filepaths in registry? Could somebody please point me to where and how to do this, or to a program which will facilitate the changes I desire to make? Im sorry if its a noob question, I have looked around the registry a bit and only managed to become confused and frustrated. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

please describe your intent a bit more precisely...
what i understand is that you simply want to organize the icons/links in your start menu into subfolders...is this a correct understanding?
if so, then you must first understand that files already present in the "\Windows\Start Menu" folder are actually "links", or shortcuts. you can freely move these files into subfolders rooted at "\Windows\Start Menu".
if you are moving the actual program files that these shortcuts point to, then that will cause all sorts of problems, such as what you describe as "shortcuts and icons stop working".
so the idea is to move existing shortcut files as you see fit. if one or more programs/applications don't appear in the start menu, first create a shortcut file to the said applications. leave the application files where they are and place the newly created shortcut in the "\Windows\Start Menu" folder or one of its subfolders to your liking.
i suggest "total commander" to perform advanced file and folder manipulation. it will also allow creating shortcut files as well as editing the paths stored in shortcut files (if i remember correctly).
finally, the device should NEVER hard reset on its own, even for pretty big screw ups with moving files around. most program files will be unmovable with the regular file explorer anyway. so, the operating system effectively protects and prevents major f-ups anyway.
if you are using one of TPC's WM6.5.x ROMs, you will read in the FAQs for nearly all WM6.5.x ROMs that the ONLY known and reported reason for the device to hard reset on its own when using one of these ROMs is if you did not flash a "stock ROM" first before flashing said ROM.
hope this helps...

Thanks a whole bunch!!
Moving my icons into subfolders was exactly what I was talking about. I hahd thought that that rom was the one 6.5 rom that you didnt have to flash stock first, but I was wrong. Flashed stock then flashed back to the rom & radio and it worked like a charm. Cant believe I missed such a simple step, but definitely a big thanks for your help and knowledge!!