Thought I'd add a clarification on this tip based on some of my own tweaking. The value to delete will be called "Dll". If you delete that value, then the video is replaced with a default graphic logo. Annoyingly, during Startup the logo is displayed for a rather long time so getting rid of the video doesn't do much for you. However, if instead of deleting the Startup "Dll" value, you edit the Startup "Dll" value and delete the Value data, then no logo is displayed and the phone starts up much more quickly. The Windows Mobile graphic continues to display.

Note, that only applies to the Startup registry key. In the Shutdown key, if you delete the Value data from the "Dll" value, it causes a bit of funky behavior. Notably, there is no indication whatsoever (not even the Windows Mobile graphic) that the phone is powering off. It appears as if the phone locked up and is unresponsive, but if you wait it does shut down just fine. No lasting harm occurs; if it bothers you, then you can always go back and delete the "Dll" value entirely.

So, to get the best of both worlds, here's what I would recommend:
1. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>>System>>Startup>>1
2. View the Values (Note: I use RegEditSTG, for other Registry editors this may not be necessary)
3. Edit the "Dll" Value and clear the "Value data" field
4. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>>System>>Shutdown>>1
5. View the Values (see note on Step 2.)
6. Delete the "Dll" value entirely

Cheers,

Ehm, mine works fine and it's black. It takes a while to get a signal, but as far as I can tell, that's normal...

Smartphone = Windows Mobile device with the Smartphone (aka "Standard") version
Smart Phone = A phone with "advanced capabilities"

If I recall correctly, it was a Smartphone plan. That is, if you want to get technical...and apparently, ATT does.

This might be very stupid, however; the first time I tried to make one I forgot to save it as whatever.xml.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<home>
<author>DaChildProdigy</author>
<contacturl>DaChildProdigy@GMail.com/</contacturl>
<title>Jayden Simple</title>
<title lang="0x0409">Jayden Simple</title>
<title lang="0x0407">Jayden minimal</title>
<title lang="0x0c0a">Jayden sencillo</title>
<title lang="0x040c">Jayden simple</title>
<title lang="0x0410">Jayden semplice</title>
<title lang="0x0816">Jayden simples</title>
<title lang="0x0416">Jayden simples</title>
<title lang="0x0809">Jayden Simple</title>
<title lang="0x0406">Jayden simpel</title>
<title lang="0x0413">Jayden eenvoudig</title>
<title lang="0x041d">Jayden enkel</title>
<title lang="0x0414">Jayden - enkelt</title>
<title lang="0x040b">Pelkistetty Jayden</title>
<title lang="0x040e">Jayden egyszer?</title>
<title lang="0x0405">Jayden jednoduchá</title>
<title lang="0x0418">Jayden simplu</title>
<title lang="0x041b">Jayden jednoduché</title>
<title lang="0x0415">Prosty - Jayden</title>
<title lang="0x041f">Jayden Basit</title>
<title lang="0x0419">Простой Jayden</title>
<title lang="0x0408">Απλός Jayden</title>
<title lang="0x0403">Jayden Simple</title>

<version>1.0</version>
<default target-width="240" target-height="320" font-face="Sylfaen" font-size="17" padding-left="5" padding-right="5" bgcolor="transparent" fgcolor="COLOR_HOMETEXT" padding-top="3">
</default>
<background bgimage="\windows\WindowsMobile.jpg" bgimage-rotated="\windows\WindowsMobileLS.jpg" valign="bottom" bgcolor="COLOR_TRAYGRADLEFT" />
<scheme>
<color name="COLOR_TRAYGRADLEFT" value="#00b7c9" />
<color name="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT" value="#00143C" />
<color name="COLOR_HOMERULE" value="#2e444f" />
<color name="COLOR_HOMETEXT" value="#FFFFFF" />
<color name="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHTTEXT" value="#00F0FF" />
</scheme>
<plugin clsid="{837FC251-FE69-43ad-84E0-EBCEDEBA0884}" name="iconbar" height="27">
<iconbar fgcolor="COLOR_TRAYTEXT"/>
<background gradient="title" bgcolor="COLOR_TRAYGRADLEFT" b-border-color="COLOR_WINDOWFRAME"/>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{E09043DF-510E-4841-B652-388316977A7A}" name="carrier" height="27">
<allowselection/>
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<label font-weight="bold">
<text><Jayden 6.20.6></text>
</label>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{25997777-A9C7-4a44-AEA6-BE5EB0D97B81}" name="voip" height="25">
<background>
<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>
</background>
<label>
<text singleline="true"><voip/></text>
</label>
</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{44FA0F8C-082F-42b4-BE49-82559F23D5D4}" name="clock" height="55">
<time font-size="23"/>
<date font-size="23" halign="right"/>

<plugin clsid="{0BA8ABB8-1F1D-417f-88C6-DA8530E2E7A6}" name="missedcalls" height="20">

<background>

<format state="selected" bgcolor="COLOR_HOMEHIGHLIGHT"/>

</background>

<format state="nocall" visible="false"/>

<label h="16">

<text lang="0x0409">Calls: <calls/></text>

</label>

</plugin>
</plugin>
<plugin file="sysplug.dll" clsid="{2F930BF0-6FE9-4a53-9E17-88E9247BAB48}" height="20">

<background>

<format state="selected" bgcolor="#2A2CC5"/>

</background>

<label>

<text>SMS (<unreadSMS/>), MMS (<unreadMMS/>)</text>
<plugin file="sysplug.dll" clsid="{865A354A-4A96-4687-B001-C155DC0DBE76}" height="60">

<background>

<format state="selected" bgcolor="#2A2CC5"/>

</background>

<conflict><format x="10" y="10"/></conflict>

//the x/y places a "conflict" icon at the specified location

<label h="16">

<text><subject/></text>

</label>

<label y="17">

<text><time/></text>

</label>

<label y="37">

<text><location/></text>

</label>

</plugin>
<plugin file="sysplug.dll" clsid="{95976968-45D5-40c9-9779-2B859B1C2FEC}" height="20">

<background b-border-width="0">

<format state="selected" bgcolor="#2A2CC5"/>

</background>

<label>

<text>PROFILE: <profile/></text>

</label>

</plugin>

</label>

</plugin>
<plugin clsid="{4824B576-EFFE-45cf-BAE9-649B930CD244}" name="owner" height="164">
<label font-size="33" valign="bottom">
<text><name/></text>
</label>
</plugin>
</home>