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 The Main Man  Group: Admin Team Posts: 18,800 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III  |
You know how the brown start menu background makes the icons in the start menu look all pixellated and nasty? Well, it turns out that if you delete the corresponding registry entry, it reverts to a much nicer light brown gradient that looks GREAT!
So.... using a registry editor of your choice, delete HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\RAI\:MSStart\BKBitmapFile  P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Read my Blog or get your own on MoDaCo! Free 2.25GB online backup from Mozy... Click here for details! MACHEIST IS BACK! Click Here to check out the uber-bundle of apps for you Mac! Check out MUPromo bundle too :D |
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Nov 16 2007, 16:56
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Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 304 Joined: 20th November 2005 Member No.: 159,410 Device(s): T-Mobile: Shadow; Dash; SDA |
I made the change and find I actually preferred the default display -- ooops -- it was a lot easier to delete than to put back. If you can, can you post the original value for what I just deleted? Thanks!
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Nov 16 2007, 18:15
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 18,800 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
Haha!
I deleted it too so can't tell u, but then I prefer it now. Maybe if it was just a bit lighter... P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Read my Blog or get your own on MoDaCo! Free 2.25GB online backup from Mozy... Click here for details! MACHEIST IS BACK! Click Here to check out the uber-bundle of apps for you Mac! Check out MUPromo bundle too :D |
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Nov 16 2007, 18:33
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Mobile Gadgeteer  Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 11 Joined: 14th October 2003 From: Puyallup, WA, USA Member No.: 18,289 Device(s): T-Mobile Shadow |
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Nov 16 2007, 10:15)  Haha! I deleted it too so can't tell u, but then I prefer it now. Maybe if it was just a bit lighter... P Lighter? Shoot, I deleted mine and now it is almost white. I still like it better than that horribly pixelated brown that was there. -------------------- -I now have a blog at ZDNet, http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer
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Nov 16 2007, 18:45
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 18,800 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
I meant lighter than the original
 Maybe when I hard reset shortly i'll take a copy of the default image and just lighten it a bit... P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Read my Blog or get your own on MoDaCo! Free 2.25GB online backup from Mozy... Click here for details! MACHEIST IS BACK! Click Here to check out the uber-bundle of apps for you Mac! Check out MUPromo bundle too :D |
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Nov 17 2007, 02:46
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 304 Joined: 20th November 2005 Member No.: 159,410 Device(s): T-Mobile: Shadow; Dash; SDA |
I deleted the entire key, not just the value -- which I'm thinking I did wrong as when I try to access my start menu now, I get an MSStart error. Fortunately, xBar is working fine on my Shadow and has a startmenu of its own. What entry do I need to create to get my startmenu back? Thanks!!
QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Nov 16 2007, 10:15) Haha! I deleted it too so can't tell u, but then I prefer it now. Maybe if it was just a bit lighter... P |
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Nov 17 2007, 04:51
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 3 Joined: 14th December 2006 Member No.: 218,039 Device(s): T-Mobile SDA |
QUOTE(chaznet @ Nov 16 2007, 12:56) I made the change and find I actually preferred the default display -- ooops -- it was a lot easier to delete than to put back. If you can, can you post the original value for what I just deleted? Thanks! The original value is \windows\t-mobilebasicbrown.jpg |
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Nov 17 2007, 06:09
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 304 Joined: 20th November 2005 Member No.: 159,410 Device(s): T-Mobile: Shadow; Dash; SDA |
Thanks, I tried that -- start menu is still broken -- when I try to access it, I get an alert screen:
Can't find ':MSStart (or one of it's components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all the required libraries are available Before I hard reset the device, anyone know of something I might've missed when putting back the BKBitmapFile info into the :MSStart area of the registry? Maybe even a registry export of that particular part of the registry? I seem to have trashed mine. |
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Nov 18 2007, 21:51
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 304 Joined: 20th November 2005 Member No.: 159,410 Device(s): T-Mobile: Shadow; Dash; SDA |
Don't suppose anyone has time to post their original (or working) HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\RAI\:MSStart registry entries?
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Nov 19 2007, 06:32
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 Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 27 Joined: 24th October 2004 Member No.: 61,795 |
QUOTE(chaznet @ Nov 18 2007, 21:51) Don't suppose anyone has time to post their original (or working) HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\RAI\:MSStart registry entries? Probably need to do a hard-reset to get them back-I can't see the full value Text using Total Commander. |
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Nov 19 2007, 08:52
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 304 Joined: 20th November 2005 Member No.: 159,410 Device(s): T-Mobile: Shadow; Dash; SDA |
QUOTE(wazmo @ Nov 18 2007, 22:32) Probably need to do a hard-reset to get them back-I can't see the full value Text using Total Commander. Nah... don't think you looked in the right place, but thanks though. Within :MSStart, there are a bunch of entries -- it's those I'm looking for, not an actual value for :MSStart -- currently, mine are: [ab] (Default) (value not set) [ab] 1 (appman.exe -s BootApps :MSStart tpcutil.dll AMStart) [D] 2 0x0 (0) [D] 3 0x0 (0) [ab] BKBitmapFile \windows\t-mobilebasicbrown.jpg [D] BKBitmapTextColor 0xFFFFFF (16777215) [D] BKBitmapTransparent 0xFF00FF (16711935) [D] BKDefaultGradient 0x1 (1) [D] BKFlags 0x1 (1) [D] GridView 0x1 (1) |
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Nov 19 2007, 13:52
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The Main Man Group: Admin Team Posts: 18,800 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
That looks like that should be OK chaznet...
P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Read my Blog or get your own on MoDaCo! Free 2.25GB online backup from Mozy... Click here for details! MACHEIST IS BACK! Click Here to check out the uber-bundle of apps for you Mac! Check out MUPromo bundle too :D |
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Nov 19 2007, 19:37
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 304 Joined: 20th November 2005 Member No.: 159,410 Device(s): T-Mobile: Shadow; Dash; SDA |
I'm missing parenthesis or something somewhere, as ever since I deleted the BKBitmapFile key, I have no Start Menu
 QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Nov 19 2007, 05:52) That looks like that should be OK chaznet...
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May 1 2008, 06:44
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 2 Joined: 14th March 2007 Member No.: 238,017 Device(s): Tmobile Shadow |
\windows\t-mobilebasicbrown.jpg
thats is the data value. hope that helps QUOTE(chaznet @ Nov 16 2007, 11:56) I made the change and find I actually preferred the default display -- ooops -- it was a lot easier to delete than to put back. If you can, can you post the original value for what I just deleted? Thanks!
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