Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

*** GENERAL TWEAKS ***
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*** ALL SOUND INFORMATION HAS BEEN MOVED TO POST #2 ***

Here are a list of tips and tricks that I and other users have compiled for the Intrepid. I will try to keep this first post updated as thing develop. All these have been moved over from sprintusers.com, since they don't allow editing of posts after a limited time, and I needed to correct some errors in my posts. Now that ppcgeeks has created a forum for the Intrepid, I'm going to keep this here.

edit: long registry key strings are in code blocks here because forums seem to force spaces in weird places with long unbroken strings.

Hard Reset

So you installed something naughty that broke your Intrepid, and you can't get to the "clear all data" screen because it won't boot or you can't unlock the phone. (FYI don't try to install the haptic feedback program for a Touch Pro on the Intrepid.) Press the reset button on the side of the phone and hold the D-Pad center button until asked if you want to clear everything. Remove the MicroSD card just for safety. I did.

5-Column Small Icon Start Menu Tweak

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=112010


Disable Threaded Text Messaging

HTC was kind enough to give us a choice in the matter here; Samsung not so much. I receive automated text messages from a remote server and they can't be lumped into a 'conversation', so I have to have a way to go back to the old boring way. Set:

(thanks to mydigitallife.info for that tidbit)

Terribly slow response to button presses and screen taps

Open up your task manager. I'm willing to bet you've got way more stuff going on in there than you should. End some tasks and if necessary, soft reset; the problem will go away. Something is wrong with the Intrepid memory management, I think; it just lets things run until the processor is so bogged down it can't do anything.

Blurry Text

Turn cleartype off. On a screen with this low resolution, cleartype just doesn't cut it.

Switch Bluetooth Headset Button back to Voice Command

TellMe is OK, maybe a bit gimmicky and IMHO not ready for prime time. I suppose the day I can press the button and say "navigate to...", and it opens Sprint Nav and gets me there, then great. Until then, I miss my confirmations before dialing numbers and the sheer simplicity of Voice Command.

I changed a bunch of things, but I think this is what worked:

Change BTAGExtModule value from BTAGExtModule.dll to \windows\vcbthag.dll

You have to soft reset. Now when I press the bluetooth headset button I get MSVC, and when I press the TellMe button on the handset I get TellMe. Perfect. The only bug so far is that voice command announcements do not come over the BT headset, so I've been forced to turn those off (they only come out of the phone speaker).

.Net CF 3.5

I'm not sure what version of .NET compact framework the Intrepid ships with, but the .Net CF 3.5 CAB floating around seems to install just fine and does allow some programs to work (that did not work stock). So I suspect this phone ships with .NET CF 2.0.

GPS with older programs

The Intrepid has Windows managed GPS on port GDP9:. This port is inaccessible to some older GPS programs like iGuidance 3.01 and a few others. GPSGate (not free) is able to replicate the internal GPS data to a virtual COM port for those programs. I chose COM8 (it initially suggested COM2 but when I selected COM2 it said "port already exists" - I think it might be a bluetooth virtual port).

Newer GPS programs seem to be written to work with the Windows managed GPS without this limitation.

FYI I was not able to get the free GPSProxy program to see GPD9, though I haven't played around with it much so I'm not sure if it's my limitation or a limitation of the software.

GPS in General

I have to say, I'm pretty dang impressed with the GPS in the Intrepid. I don't know if it's the combination of a decent processor or something that's just better about this phone, but with my old iBlue and the built-in GPS in the Touch Pro, I could almost never get a fix inside my house, and even then it would take some time to get a fix. With the Intrepid, I get 5-6 satellites sitting at my desk and the fix is just seconds. And on this phone, route planning seems a lot faster in general (faster processor, I guess?).

I would have to give this phone thumbs up on GPS so far. One of these days I'll try taking it into the redwood forest and see if it can get a fix under a tree canopy. That's the real test for me...


No OTG Host

Since it came up with the last microUSB device I used (800w), I thought I'd check. The Intrepid does not appear to have USB OTG "host" capability. I'm not surprised, but it would have been kind of cool. I tried my OTG host cable from the 800w and even tried the drivers from xda-developers, no go.


Pocket Outlook Opens on Every Mail Check

It appears to do it when Pocket Outlook isn't open and a mail check is initiated. If Pocket Outlook is open in the background (showing in Task Manager) then it stays in the background even if an email check is initiated.

Here's what appears to to be the issue. XButtonSetting forces outlook to close when you hit OK. Disable that and it stays open in the background, which should fix your issue. You just have to watch your task manager a bit more closely and remember to close things now and then. Thanks to canestim at sprintusers.com for helping to solve this one!


Opera Mini

Ramz858 reports that Opera Mini works on the Intrepid:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=95721


Remove Startup Animation

Take the attached "StartUp.gif" and copy it to \Windows on your device. It will overwrite the version from ROM and remove your startup animation. I can't find the shutdown animation; let me know if you find it! I'm not sure if this actually speeds up the boot process, but I have to think that not running a 600KB animated GIF has got to help a little.


MindFrost XDA-DEVEL LOCKSCREEN FIX (with a Haus tweak)

Edit: there is one issue with this tweak. If the phone is locked and you get a low battery notification, the notification pops up right over the unlock slider so you can't unslide the lock (as me how I know). I sort of freaked out when that happened and I pressed a bunch of buttons and tapped the screen and eventually I got the lock screen to show in front of the notification, so I was able to clear it. Just something to be aware of.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/attachment...1&d=1257989539
This is improved as of 11 Nov. 2009. I tested MindFrost's lockscreen fix. It is intended to fix a delay, but it also moves the slider down to where your thumb is. Anyone who likes to use the phone one-handed will really benefit from this. Here is the original thread at XDA:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=527219

I chose the centered version of the MF82_QVGA_BothSliders_v1.1.zip. But I didn't like the fact that on the Intrepid (is it just this phone?) the clock text gets cut off at the bottom (here and with the stock ROM lock also). So I edited the CPR file to move the clock all the way left and make the font just a bit smaller. Take the attached cpr.txt file, rename it to just .cpr (remove the .txt extension I had to give it in order to upload it here) and put it in \Windows on your device. Soft reset, and lock.

You will notice (as others have) that when you have alerts (like SMS and email) and you tap the slider to show them, they pop up kind of over the slider. That's just because I didn't bother to change that, as I never really use that function. Feel free to tweak it and make improvements if you want that functionality to work better. It's pretty tight fitting on the 240px high display. Enjoy!

Tethering

Enough people are asking about this...you do not need special programs to tether. Of course no one here condones tethering without having a data plan that covers your tethering. This is merely for informational purposes.

HKLM\Comm\InternetSharing

You will see:

Extension: InternetSharingEx.dll

blank the value of Extension.

Soft reset. Go back and make sure the above change stuck. Rumor has it if you soft reset too fast after making a reg edit, it doesn't "stick". If not, try again, wait a few minutes, and then soft reset.

Go into Internet Sharing, select "SPRINT DATA" as the network connection (DO NOT CHOOSE ANYTHING ELSE) and connect. Sometimes it is necessary to start a data connection on the phone manually before running Internet Sharing. You can do so by opening Pocket IE, checking mail, or whatever.


Steps to connect:

1. Pair your phone and your PC (talking about bluetooth here)

2. Open ICS. Choose Bluetooth PAN and Sprint Data. Press Connect. If you've already paired, there's no need to make BT visible (sometimes ICS asks you this, I think maybe after every soft reset?)

3. On the PC, connect to the Network Access service on the phone.

(end post 1)

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

*** SOUND TWEAKS ***

Moving all the sound changes here to clean things up. Post 1 is getting a little busy.

Turn off Charger Plug/Unplug Sound

Turn off the beep when you plug and unplug a charging cable:

[HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\NotiCharger]
set "Script" to "" (default is "p")

Don't simply clear the "Sound" key or it will just overwrite it with "\windows\dpadctl.wav" later on.

Turn Off "Battery Fully Charged" Sound

I've been looking for this one for awhile. The annoying beep you get when your battery is fully charged (who cares?):

HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\FullCharging\
I'll try setting "Script" to blank for now; this one is hard for me to test because I usually only charge at night in silent mode, but once in awhile I charge at my desk and that sound bugs me to no end. If you try this, report back if it works.


Turn off Power On, Phone On, and Phone Off Sounds

There are something like 4 sounds that play, 2 on startup, 2 on shutdown:

HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\PowerOff
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\PowerOn
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\PhoneOff
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\PhoneOn

I set the "script" and "sound" values to each of these to blank. Unfortunately one of the "off" sounds still plays (I think it's PowerOff, since I hear nothing when I hold down the end key to turn the phone off, but I do hear it when I hold the power key to shut the phone off completely). I'm not sure how or why that last one still plays. If you're in a movie theater and you want to turn off your phone, put it in silent mode first.

Turn Off Dialing Beep and Change In-Call Notification Sound

Thanks to tedtlogan for finding this. Go to:

HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\Dialing
set "Script" to blank. This will prevent dpadctl.wav from playing every time you make a call (really annoying sound).

Also you can change the sound you hear in your ear when you get a text during a call:

HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\InCallBuzz
set "Sound" to something else, like "Alert1.wma" for a nice simple two-tone beep.


Remove Beep When Entering Roaming

Thanks to jmel and canestim for helping get this one sorted. I haven't seen this myself because I don't roam around here, but apparently the annoying beep you hear when you enter a roaming area is popboxalert.wav (it's also the annoying beep you hear twice when the phone boots up from a soft reset).

To disable this annoying sound, go to:

HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\PopBoxAlert

and set the "script" value from "p" to blank.


Jillbiz' Custom Ringtone Information

And then there's this...



Prevent SMS Sent Tone

Thanks to jp0213x for finding this!

Backlight Dimming (and Bluetooth Radio) Fix
 

*** BACKLIGHT DIMMING (AND BLUETOOTH RADIO) FIX ***
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Somehow, between plugging in and unplugging the phone (and possibly using the WM6.5 device lock in combination) the backlight timers in the registry get overwritten. Specifically the values of "BatteryTimeOut" and "ACTimeOut" get set to 5 seconds, and this seems to sometimes cause the screen to go dim after 5 seconds repeatedly, even while you're just using the device normally (i.e., you start to read an email and the screen dims to the lowest setting). Also the keyboard lights may revert to 5 seconds too, regardless of where you had them set before.

I wrote a mortscript to run in the background and monitor these settings. If they are changed, the script will change them back (otherwise it will do nothing and wait 5 seconds before checking again). My new settings (you can edit these) are 40 seconds for the keyboard and backlight dimming (backlight low but not off), then I leave "suspend device" at 1min on battery in the power control panel so that 20 seconds after the screen dims, your device suspends.

Also, the Bluetooth radio on my Intrepid seems to turn itself off a lot (at least every night while charging, and sometimes during the day). I'm not certain if this relates to the SmartWatch program I use, but if you've experienced BT turning itself off you can fix that issue here as well.

Attached are 3 new files (updated Feb 11, 2010):

1. Intrepid_Fixes.mscr (version 0.7 now, changes noted below)
2. Intrepid_Bluetooth.mscr
3. Toggle_Intrepid_Bluetooth.mscr

Intrepid_Fixes.mscr contains the following updates:

- Force 60-second suspend on battery (sometimes unchecks itself so your device stays on forever, this now prevents that from happening)

- 40 seconds to screen dimming, battery and AC

- Keyboard backlight to 40 seconds

- shortened sleep interval to 4 seconds instead of 5 (maybe helps occasional brightness changing issues)

Intrepid_Bluetooth.mscr is a separate script designed to use vjvolubilis and keep your BT radio on. To install, put this script in your \windows\startup folder as well. This will cause 2 instances of Mortscript to run, but with 193MB of program memory available this doesn't bother me. Do not change the name of this mscr file when you copy it over (case sensitive too.)

Toggle_Intrepid_Bluetooth.mscr should go in your \My Documents folder or somewhere else accessible (do NOT put it in \Windows\startup!!!!). Run this program to disable the BT keepalive script, since there is no easy way to turn it off otherwise. If you run the toggle mscr and the BT keepalive script is running, the toggle script will kill it and show a message that BT can now be turned off. If the BT keepalive script is not running, the toggle script will start it. You might need to do this when you get on a plane if the attendants hassle you about your BT radio being on, etc.


Steps to install:

1. Install Mortscript which you can get here:

http://www.sto-helit.de/index.php?mo...=view&entry=65

(the download is a zip file; go into the zip, inside the "cab" folder, and choose the one called "MortScript-4.2-PPC.cab", then copy that to your device and run it from File Explorer to install. I recommend installing to your device).

2. Put the attached mortscript file, Intrepid_Fixes.mscr, into \Windows\startup. This script (interpreted by Mortscript.exe) will run in the background all the time, but only at 0-1% CPU and I've seen no significant decrease in battery life.

3. If you decide to run the Intrepid_Bluetooth.mscr script, you will need vjvolubilis. Get it here:

http://www.vijay555.com/index.php?Releases:VJVolubilis

Install to the device. Then put the Intrepid_Bluetooth.mscr file into \Windows\startup as well, and save the Toggle_Intrepid_Bluetooth.mscr file somewhere else where you can run it easily on demand if you need to be able to turn BT off.

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Edit: since it came up elsewhere:

Yes, you can just change the values, but read what each one does first. :) For example, if you wanted the keyboard backlight to turn off at 15 seconds, you would change this section

to this:

The result would be that the keyboard backlight would go off at 15s of inactivity. Your screen would go dim 15 seconds later (at a total of 30s), and your device would power down (suspend) at whatever time was set in the power control panel.

Better Locking Program
 

Edit Feb 10, 2010:

Still occasional double-locking with Smartlock 1.7E and it was reported that the incall lock is always active even when turned off. Tried pocketshield QVGA, but that is designed for QVGA portrait only and not QVGA landscape - many options aren't readable and the design part of the settings application crashes as it attempts to rotate the screen.

Trying *only* devicelock 1.6 now, set to lock on wake. Sometimes I really hate this thing.


==================== ALSO DEPRECATED ======================


With my old lock solution my phone was always nicely locked and I made no pocket calls. This is a good thing, but too often I experienced the dreaded "double-lock" issue. Sometimes it seemed if I waited a few seconds to unlock the phone it wouldn't double-lock (require two swipes), but it was not reliable and the double-lock drove me crazy.

I uninstalled both lockdevice and devicelock and installed the smartlock 1.7E from this post:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...35&postcount=9

You have to install it, then go to start->settings->System->Smart Lock. The program wasn't built for QVGA so it's a leap of faith here. Be sure "WM6.5 new lock" is selected, and then select "Suspend lock" and (if you want) "Incall lock". There are buttons you can't see below the bottom of the screen, so be careful how you press the center button because you might select an unknown option that you can't see.

Then press "OK" and SOFT RESET.

After your phone resets, you should be able to turn it off and when you turn it on, it will lock. I've been testing this for about half a day and so far it seems very reliable and I haven't had a double-lock.

The program doesn't work when charging so you have to lock manually if you use your phone while it is plugged in.

There are more recent versions that allow the option to work while charging, but as with all programs it seems the more stuff that gets added the more problems people report, so I'm writing up this version (1.7E) because it seems to work just fine on the Intrepid.

SmartLock appears not to work with the devicelock program, so there's no longer a one-button lock and suspend button on the face the phone. Workaround is to tap the power key or hit start->left softkey which just locks (and doesn't suspend).



================= D E P R E C A T E D ===================

One-Button Lock and Suspend

This isn't unique to the Intrepid but is kind of cool anyway. You can lock and suspend your device quickly without having to reach around for the power button (which I find hard to use one-handed for fear of dropping the smooth plastic phone).

1. Install Matt Armstrong's "device lock" application:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=261277

2. Go to start-settings-system-device lock and choose the "suspend" option. This means that when you run the "lnk" in the start menu called "device lock", your device will lock and immediately suspend, so that if it turns back on in your pocket, it will be locked.

[choose 3A or 3B]:

3A. Open your favorite registry editor and navigate to:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CHome\CClock

- change SK2TEXT to "Lock"

- change SK2URL to "\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Device Lock.lnk" (quotes not necessary - in fact you can even use the forward slash on the Intrepid keypad and it also works)


OR...


3B: map one of the assignable button keys to the device lock application in settings. I prefer the softkey method because it's just right there where your thumb is.

4. Soft reset if you did 3A above to reload the new key in the home screen (not necessary if you did 3B).

Now at the home screen when your clock is displayed large format (by default, when you press end call button) the softkey immediately above your finger is a "Lock" key. Tap the key and your device instantly locks and goes to sleep.

On my phone I combine this with DHR LockDevice 1.6 (set to lock on screen off*).

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=542482

The two work in concert; if you lock with devicelock as above, LockDevice doesn't lock again. But if you forget to lock with the softkey and your device powers down on its own, it wakes up locked thanks to Lock Device. no pocket dialing, ever, and you have an even faster way of turning off the device than reaching around for that miniscule power button.

Note: sometimes I get a double-lock (unlock once and it asks you to swipe again). I had that before I set this up, so it doesn't relate to running both programs. I'm not sure what causes it, but it's intermittent.

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* this is a change from my post at sprintusers.com, which cannot be edited. Setting lock device to lock on wake causes double locks when you lock with devicelock and I made a mistake writing up the original post. I still get double locks now and then, but much less frequently.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Dude you are the man, thanks!

My *.reg file
 

Thought I'd post my Intrepid.reg file. You need a registry editor installed that can read and merge these - I use Resco Registry, but I assume any registry editor on WM will work. It does the following:

1. Tethering (still need to select Sprint Data in the Internet Sharing app, use at your own risk with regard to policies and billing - YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE and I make no claims of any kind on this)

2. Disable SMS threading

3. Keypress - I can't remember what this one does, actually?

4. Dialing - prevents annoying beep when you initiate a call

5. NotiCharger - prevents charging plug/unplug sound

6. FullCharging - should prevent beep on full charge

7. PopBoxAlert - disable roaming alert beep and double beep when the phone boots

8. AudioGateway - sets Bluetooth multifunction button back to Voice Command instead of TellMe


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Rename to Intrepid.reg (remove the .txt extension which is required to host this file on ppcgeeks)

2. Copy to your phone. DO NOT RUN THIS ON YOUR WINDOWS PC. Your PC registry editor would try to make these changes on your PC, which is NOT WHAT YOU WANT.

3. Install a registry editor on your phone (like Resco Registry)

4. Double-click the Intrepid.reg file and merge into your registry.

Wirelessly posted (Sprint Touch pro2: Opera/9.7 (WindowsMobile; PPC; Opera Mobi/35267; U; en; Presto/2.1.1))

my friend just got this phone yesterday and he loves it, I will pass along your tips to him

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I'm a new WinMo user, formally a Palm user (for past 10 years). I really detest the keyboard and backlight going dim or shutting off so quick. I'd like to impliment the script above, but am a total newb. Where do I start. This Intrepid is new (1 day old), to I need to install specialized software? Will this void my warranty? Brick my unit?

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Hi ChiefGeek, thanks for posting. The script I posted is called a mortscript. It is run by an interpreter called (drumroll) Mortscript, a simply amazing piece of software that lets people like me easily write code for Windows Mobile machines.

To answer your questions:

1. Mortscript will not brick your unit (thought since I'm not the author I couldn't make any guarantees - but thousands of us have been using it on WinMo devices for years)

2. Mortscript will not void your warranty in any way. It's an application just like any other - Sprint Nav, Resco File Explorer, Facebook, whatever.

I realized when I moved this post over from Sprintusers.com, I simplified the instructions because more users here seem familiar with tools like Mortscript. I will edit my post to include more specific instructions. In the meantime if anyone with high reputation wants to peruse the script and indicate that it's harmless, that'd be cool (I can attest that as I wrote it is harmless, but who wants to take my word!). I wrote it to solve a backlight problem with the Intrepid, not to mess with anyone's phone. I run it myself. :)

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Hey Haus, this is much better than sprintusers.com. Not being able to edit post after a certain time messes with the flow of the thread. I think I'll try the backlight stuff next. That along with the roaming beep is the only thing I dislike, well, I wish the screen was 320x320. Now I am just waiting on a nice silicone case. I saw some on sprint.com $20 for 2. My local store doesn't have them.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Thanks Haus, I'll try your Mortscript. Is there also a way to keep the keyboard backlight on longer also? Mine seems to go off after like 2 or 3 seconds. When texting at night it's very frustrating. I'd love to be able to set these to stay on at least 30 seconds (both screen and keyboard backlight).

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I love this phone, but have a few questions.

1.Where is the BACK button similar to the one on the q9c? For instance, in regedit.exe by phm, if you hit the del/<- key, nothing happens. How do you go back? I also have this problem in other applications and end up just having to X out and start over.


2. How do I turn off the sounds for sending an SMS, dialing, etc? I want to get rid of all of those.

Haus suggests disabling cleartype, but how?

3. Can I get a more generic/default start menu? The one you get when you hit the window key is just too much. I also like being able to assign shortcuts to keys, like holding down "4" for such and such program.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I would like to find out the same, especially for 1, 2.

To disable the clear type go to system folder, screen and you will see a clear type tab at the bottom. Uncheck clear type.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I'd also like to know how to change the programs on the "Start" page, and how to rearrange the icons on the "Applications" page.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

My script sets it to 30 seconds.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

There is no back button. This is one of the things I love about the Intrepid vs. the Touch Pro. It has an OK button! But in my registry program (Resco) there is an "up" button that is mapped to the left softkey when you are making edits. To go up, just hit that. Hopefully your registry editor has a similar function.

To turn off the keypad sounds, go to phone, menu, options, keypad: off. To change event notifications, go to start-settings-sounds and notifications. I usually turn off "events" and leave "notifications" on, then adjust things the way I want. Alternatively, at the today screen, hold down the spacebar and the whole phone goes into silent mode, or hold the down volume button and the phone goes into vibrate mode.

Um, RTM? Start - Settings - System - Screen - Cleartype


Not an intrepid question...this is a general (and common) WM6.5 complaint. I hate it too. I put most of the stuff in the start menu into folders, which makes things easier to deal with, but it's a pain to do. I think there is a program called quickmenu that will get you back to the more 6.1 style menu.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

What is the "applications" page?

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I thought we solved the roaming beep (see the bottom of my first post, under "Remove Beep When Entering Roaming"). Let me know if it works or not, and if not you and jmel need to have a conversation about what's different with your Intrepids. :)

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Yeah because I've not had any roaming sounds since making the change...

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Does anyone know if there is a way to place shortcut Icon in the favorites panel on the main screen? I would like to remove the IE icon and replace it with the Opera icon.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Ok, maybe not called Applications page, but whatever the main page where all the icons are at. You access it by hitting the Windows flag in the upper left corner of the screen.

Is there a way to rearrange the icons so most used are closer to the top?

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

That's the new WM6.5 start menu. You can hold down on any icon and move it to the top, but you can't move things down or "rearrange" (lame!). Best thing is to use a file manager and move unused icons into a folder (this is inside \Windows\Start Menu\Programs) so they don't clutter the screen.

This is one place the 240px high screen really suffers, since you can only see 8 icons at a time.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Can you add icons to the favorites panel currently where the add and remove and IE explorer icon is. This is under the default window view out of the box. When you go to the favorites panel, you can click on change then add from a default list.

Explore Windows mobile
Set up Pc sync
Windows live
Windows Mobile Extras
Windowsmedia.com

Also is there a way to access the windows folder through active sync manual explorer?

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

i would also like to know this

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Thanks Haus, that helped!

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Ok, has this been addressed? Is there a way to change the Today screen? What's on each horizontal bar and the order?

Re: One-Button Lock and Suspend
 

Can more buttons be used for reassigning or is only the four Hold Speak, hold symbol, hold menu and message? Huas what button did you use to assign to the device lock?

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

i use my phone also the back button for online is located in the little circle icon hit it and then arrow hopes this work

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Yes, when you use the activesync explorer you start in "my documents" in device memory. Go up to "my mobile device" or something like that and then navigate down to Windows.

Re: One-Button Lock and Suspend
 

I think we solved this over in the sprintusers forum - you can only assign the 4 given buttons on the Intrepid with the stock setup (there are other button mapping programs out there like AEButton plus which I have not tried on the Intrepid). But my step 3A in my post above about one-button locking shows how to change one of the softkeys on one of the home screen panels.

Folks, don't be afraid to experiment a little... :D

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

For some reason when I navigate to the windows, active sync freezes. Its like I don't even have read access to the folder. Also is there a way to icons on the horizontal panel on the today screen? Currently I see IE and add and remove.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Windows is a big folder and takes time to load. If your PC isn't all that fast, it'll take awhile. Have you tried giving it a couple of minutes? My overclocked Core2 duo takes about 20 seconds to list the contents. Most of that delay is probably the phone's weak CPU trying to send that information.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Thanks for the replies, Haus, but I'm still getting a sound when I make a call, after dialing when I hit the Green phone button to call someone, I get a single "ding!" every time.

I also can't get the startup/shutdown sounds to turn off permanently.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I get a ding on a call too. Haven't found a way to prevent that one.

I got all the startup/shutdown sounds but one shutdown sound to stop. I'll post what I did in post 1 (I thought it had transferred over, but I must have missed it). Virtual bounty for anyone who manages to get the shutoff sound to stop playing when the phone isn't in vibrate or silent mode. :)


Edit: first post updated with stopping 3 out of the 4 startup sounds.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I just turned off the bing when you initiate a call..

the problem is, I don't know if it was removing the p for

InCallBuzz or Dialing, as I removed the p for both.

I'd like SOME Kind of notification that I'm getting another call or text when I'm on the phone, but not like the default where it's playing this loud music file in my ear.

Does anyone know how to change the default bt browse dir, in my case, to the storage card?

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

dpadctl is the really annoying one (to me). I think removing the "dialing" one will stop the initiate-call beep. I'll mess around with them and test.

Edit: so far setting the "script" for "dialing" to blank removes the connect beep. I thought I'd seen an option to do this somewhere else within a control panel, but maybe I'm dreaming that. Then I sent myself a text message while I was on a call, and notify.wav played 3 times in my ear. I'm not sure if it's because I had 2 emails plus a text (sum of 3 notifications) or if it played 3 times for some other reason. More testing to come.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I am trying the same thing as we speak, I tried the script for the dial pad, didn't do anything.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

I'm not sure what dialpadctlkey means. There's no control key that I know of, and thankfully I haven't heard that dpadctlkey sound since turning off phone keypad sounds and (just now) making that change to the "dialing" registry entry.

I think simply removing the "p" from the script entry of "dialing" gets you what you want - namely, no loud dialing beep, but you get a sound file when an SMS comes in while you're on the phone. Next step is to change the value of 'notify.wma' inside:

HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\InCallBuzz

to something else and see if it changes that sound.


EDIT: WORKS

I changed

HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\InCallBuzz
Sound = "Alarm1.wma"

and I get a much nicer beep in my ear when a text comes in during a call.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Just added a new one, removing the battery charged sound ("FullCharging.wav") that you get when your battery is fully charged.

Re-worked the first post; post #2 now contains all sound-related tweaks.

Re: Haus Intrepid Tips and Tricks
 

Under sound was your default value
\windows\dpadctl.mid before you made the change?