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Step by Step guide to removing junk from new rom

Here are the steps I followed, since there seems to be a lack of usable instructions on this site.
1) Install the new ROM update, and let it do it's thing and install all of the junkware.
2) Delete any existing partnerships with ActiveSync, and then reconnect the PPC6700 to the computer.
3) When prompted create a new partnership, and uncheck all of the checkmarks by the sync items, so you get an ActiveSync profile that does not sync anything.
4) Download the Apache ROM unlocker
5) Download Total Commander
6) For the ROM unlocker, they used RAR to compress. You will need to get WinRAR to unrar. Once that is done put the .exe on your PPC6700 by using the Explore option of ActiveSync.
7) Put the total commander program on your ppc6700 in the same way you did the unlocker.
8) Disconnect the PPC6700 from the computer and use File Explorer on it to find the files you just put on there.
9) First click the total commander icon and this will install total commander.
10) Next click the ROM unlocker link and it will pop a dialog box. Click ok.
11) Soft reset the device
12) Once back up run the total commander program out of Start -> Programs -> Total Commander.
13) Type in the path \Extended_ROM\ in the path box
14) Select the config file from that folder and move it to you Documents and Settings to modify it.
15) Pull up the properties on the file and uncheck the read only attirbute of the config file.
16) Use total commander to edit it. Romove the following lines:
CAB: \Extended_ROM\WTLAudiblePlayerPocketPC.arm.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\AudibleSample.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\sprint_software_store.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\GetGL.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Disable_RemoveProgram.sa.CAB
17) Pull up the properties of the file again and re-enable the read only attribute of the config file.
18) Move the file back to \Extended_ROM\ directory.
19) Hard Reset the device
20) After it installs all of the necessarry files, go to the remove programs setting and remove the 2 programs listed there. I dont know what is installing them, but they are junkware related so get rid of them.

Now you have a PPC6700 free of junkware!

Enables the Ext Rom visible
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemStora geManagerAutoLoadTRUEFFS_DOC1]
"Bootphase"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemStora geManagerProfilesTRUEFFS_DOC1]
"MountHidden"=dword:00000000

Below is a copy of Verizon's config.txt for the cabs to be loaded on hard reset:

SHOW: Extended_ROMVerizon_Logo2.bmp
EXEC: Extended_ROMTPDisable.exe
CAB: Extended_ROMVZWProvision_Signe d.sa.CAB
CAB: Extended_ROMSigned_MMS3.0.6.22 _Apache_VZW_26Sep05.CAB
CAB: Extended_ROMCustomize_105201.s a.CAB
CAB: Extended_ROMEnable_RingTone.sa .CAB
CAB: Extended_ROMRegion.sa.CAB
CAB: Extended_ROMVZWProvision.PPC40 0_2577MTM.CAB
CAB: Extended_ROMRemove.sa.CAB
CAB: Extended_ROMLink.sa.CAB
EXEC:Extended_ROMTPEnable.exe
RST: Reset

An easy way to get rid of the "user configurations" Verizon enables is to hard reset the 6700 (hold down both soft keys while hitting the reset key.)

Once your device resets and you begin the set-up wizard you can then reset the device before any of the "customizations" are installed. If you want to go back and install the "customizations" you can install them one by one by unlocking the Extended Rom and then opening the cab files yourself.
You can browse to the Extended Rom and view the CAB files by installing Total Commander and typing /Extended_ROM/

The important one's to install seem to be:

Enable_RingTone.sa.CAB
Link.sa.CAB
Region.sa.CAB
Signed_MMS3.0.6.22_Apache_VZW_26Sep05.CAB
VZWProvision.PPC400_2577MTM.CAB
VZWProvision_Signed.sa.CAB

The nice part about installing CAB's this way is that you can uninstall them at anytime.

Thankfully VZW doesn't install all the Junk that Sprint does, but they do add some restrictions, such as crippling WiFi and Bluetooth...this should help eliminate both of those restrictions.

Today Screen Wireless
This will show if you are on your home network or roaming, also it will show if your WiFi & bluetooth is On/Off. Very cool hack, thanks to that_kid for posting this over at pdaphonehome.com

Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Click SOFTWARE
Click Microsoft
Click Today
Click Items
Click "Wireless"

Thier will be nothing in this folder to start!

Now add the fallowing to the folder

Add new Dword with a name Flags and the value is "0"
Add new Dword with a name Options and the value is "0"
Add new String Value with a name DLL value is "netui.dll"
Add new Dword with a name Order and the value is "0"
Add new Dword with a name Enabled and the value is "1"
Add new Dword with a name Type and the value is "4

Now close the program and soft reset the phone.

If you hate the way the volume slider works by default .

Push and hold down the thimb wheel and it moves down once, then moves down rapidly. You let go and it keeps moving. Argh! You can change this. Go to Settings / Personal tab / Buttons / Up/Down Control tab. I set my Repeat rate to the slowest setting and that seems to turn repeat off. With that setting, you have to slide it and release it once for every notch you want to move up/down in adjusting the volume

The Vision duration registry edit from the 6600 works on the 6700.

This edit allows you to see the duration of your Vision connection along with a button to disconnect it. You see it in the bubble that is displayed when you tap the Vision icon.

 Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Click ControlPanel
Click Phone
[at this point, the buttom grey status bar should read \HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone'
Click the bottom menu 'edit'
Select new dword value

Change the value name to "Flags2" (no quotes).
Select the 'hexidecimal' button.
Type 10
Click ok.
You should now see in the 'name/data' section:

Flags2 16 (0x00010)
When done, reset the device.

Make Your PocketPC Faster

Open your registry editor on your Pocket PC
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE\
3. Change the value of 'limit' from 8192 to 16384… or even to 32768 for a faster setting but eats up more memory
4. Close registry editor and soft reset.

Increase the Quality of the Video the camera takes :

HKey Local Machine\Software\HTC\Camera\ReParam\MP4Large (or Medium or Small).
Change the FramRate value from 10 to 19
*don't exceed 19

HKLM\System\StorageManager\FATFS

I changed the CacheSize key from 0 to 8192 and it seems to have sped up my ppc. not only that but BT 3900B doesnt seem to give me the memory error anymore that had begun to reoccur. give it a try and let me know what you find

Obviously you actually lose quite a bit of space with this hack with a value of 16384, around 16mb almost. I instead used 4096 as the value a 3-4mb loss, no biggie since i have a 1gb sd card). This seems to improve the speed of my PPC as well. I might try a value of 8192 here soon as well as i have plenty of space available

How to Store PocketInternetExplorer data on your Mini-SD card instead of the internal storage.

It currently results in a PocketIE error where it crashes and closes immediately after loading a page. Clearing the data using the options in PocketIE solves the problem temporarily.

find this key:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\

3 values are here:

\Windows\Profiles\Guest\History
\Windows\Profiles\Guest\Cookies
\Windows\Profiles\Guest\Temporary Internet Files

Create a folder on your storage card for all three and edit the values above:

\Storage Card\My Documents\IE\History
\Storage Card\My Documents\IE\Cookies
\Storage Card\My Documents\IE\Temporary Internet Files

After doing this, I ran PocketIE and browsed a few websites and it appears that the temporary files are now being stored on my storage card! Let me know how this works for you...

you should be able to clear your Windows\Profiles\Guest folder now...it had been saving my gmail login/pw and when i changed the registry to bounce it to the storage card, it no longer remembered...so it's not using these folders anymore.

My last question would be about the folder \Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 - but that folder, for me, appears to be only taking about 20kb.

edit: i just found that, after making these changes, if you go to clear your temporary internet files through pocketIE, it will clear the storage card folders...if you want to clear your windows/profiles folder (which you should, to get all that space back), either do it before making these changes, or do a soft reset and use file explorer to delete the files right afterwards.

Always On Internet (Vision) Connection

- Change the "AlwaysOn" dword value from "0" to "1";
-- You may be asked for your Vision ID/PW. Just leave blank.
-- Warm Reset

[[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\ConnMgr\Providers\{7C4B7A38-5FF7-4bc1-80F6-5DA7870BB1AA}\Connections\Sprint PCS Vision]
"AlwaysOn"=dword:00000001
"RequirePw"=dword:00000001
"ConnectionGUID"="{8956986C-8ABE-ECBF-D48F-57F7DD6A7E6A}"
"SecureLevel"=dword:00000000
"Secure"=dword:00000000
"Enabled"=dword:00000001
"EntryType"=dword:00000000
"DestId"="{F079757F-9357-4000-8305-9CA6B9B6CAEC}"

Add a disconnect button and connection time to your vision connection bubble:

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\Phone
Go to New value, then click dword value
Name the value "Flags2" without the quotes
Choose decimal value and enter 16 for value amount
Soft Reset and tap on the vision icon and it will show the disconnect button and connection time.
Please note: The "always on" tweak and the Disconnect button/time connected tweak will NOT work together. The always on tweak will override the other tweak and those extra options will not be shown.

How to Change Internet Explorer Start Page

In the \windows\appbuttons folder you'll see an "Internet Explorer.lnk" file. If open the file using Word mobile it contains:

28#"\Windows\iexplore.exe"
\windows\default.htm

Edit the file so that it just says:

28#"\Windows\iexplore.exe"

Close Word mobile, kill any running instance of IE and restart it using the hardware button. Should work now.

Found a great little program that's free and doesn't do anything.

Let me explain-There's been a few people complaining, me too, that the virtual keyboard will often keep popping up and getting in the way when you don't need to be typing anything. Download NullKeyboard and it put adds a choice in the list of available input devices. It's a keyboard that doesn't do anything. More importantly it never pops up. When you actually need a virtual keyboard just pick something else.

Front Button Tips:

To allow buttons to turn device on: Go to settings-personal tab-buttons-lock tab this will allow you to change settting

Volume slider adjustments:

settings-personal tab- buttons-up/dn controls

Vision duration (see how long you are connected to vision & disconnect button)

- Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
-Click ControlPanel
- Click Phone
- [at this point, the buttom grey status bar should read \HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone'
- Click the bottom menu 'edit'
- Select new dword value
- Change the value name to "Flags2" (no quotes).
- Select the 'hexidecimal' button.
- Type 16
- Click ok.
- You should now see in the 'name/data' section:
- Flags2 16 (0x00010)
- When done, reset the device.

Make PIE look like version 6.0

(advert security check on websites) (Note: This can cause content problems. Esp. with video streams. You will get the following errors - Cannot play the file. The file is either corrupted or the Player does not support the format you are trying to play".)
- Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
- Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\User Agent \
- Change the default value from "Mozilla/2.0" to "Mozilla/4.0".
- Change the "Version" value from "MSIE 3.02" to "MSIE 6.0".
- Change the "Platform" value from "Windows CE" to "Windows NT 5.1".
- Some web sites may just compare the user agent string, but if this is not enough, browse to the Post Platform\ sub key and delete the "240x320" value that specifies screen size.

ActiveSync 4.0 turns on automatically

There were several posts indicating ActiveSync turns on by itself when the Axim is not cradled and eventually drains the battery. It never happens to me. Circumvention provided by Invid:

Disabling automatic syncing (and activesync startup) did. The new activesync is a dog, even worse than it was on WM2003SE and makes my x50v almost useless while running. I will list the steps to disable it. Note that you will still be able to sync, but AS will no longer start up on it's own.

1) Start up AS on your x50.
2) Tap the menu tab/soft key and tap "Add Server Source"
3) Configure a server source with a dummy IP address, user id, password and domain name; these do not have to be real
4) Once configured you should have another sync source show up on your main AS screen...continue on.
5) Tap the menu soft key again and you should see that the sync schedule option is no longer greyed out.
6) Change your schedule from a timed automatic start of AS to manual under both fields
7) If you try to sync now, AS will try to contact your imaginary exchange server and that will take forever until it times out, so you can now delete the exchange server from your list of sync sources. Your changes to the sync schedule will remain and will survive soft resets too.

If you have a switcher app running (like vbar) you will find that when you close AS it will now stay closed and you should see a corresponding increase in speed.

So you know how you get crappy images from the sprint proxy server? (like when you go to google and you see a grey box behind the compressed grainy google logo) Well, lets say you want to see pictures, but the real natural picture, and dont want the ugly compressed version, or lets say you need to download album art from the net to put into WMP10, you want colorful art right? Here's a solution.

Heres the correct reg edit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> Microsoft -> Windows-> CurrentVersion -> Internet Settings -> 5.0 -> User Agent

change default to the following:

Mozilla/4.0 ; Blazer/4.0

make sure to do a soft reset and refresh your browser

Remove Wireless Manager and Power Icons from System Tray

First let me thank everyone for sharing what you have learned on our 6700's. I hope this is one of many post's with something helpful in it.... anyway here it goes...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\WirelessMgr
DWord: Keep Set Value: 0 0x0(0)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\Power
DWord: ShowIcon Set Value: 0 0x0(0)

HOW TO: Permanently Disable Flight Mode

You must have a registry editor installed on the PPC. I used PHM RegEdit
Go to the registry and change the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> ControlPanel -> PhoneExtendFunction -> CDMA

Change FlightModeSwitchByPnHEndKey to 0

This will prevent the phone from going into Flight Mode if you accidentally press the End Call button for too long.

Note that Flight Mode can still be used by tapping the signal strength meter. (I wish I could disable that too)

I shut off my blinking LED

Hkey_Local_Machine/Drivers/Builtin/AllLEDMgr
And change the Index value from 1 to 0
Then soft reset.

This is for both the blue and green LEDs.

[EDIT. Note: This deactivated the vibrate mode on my phone]

Speed up dialing on your 6700:

Turn off keypad tones:

Press green phone button
Bottom right "MENU"
OPTIONS
KEYPAD = OFF
OK
speeds up the dialing process a lil bit

But remember one thing- If you turn the tones off, then you will lose your ability to send "TouchTones" by hitting certain digits. No dialing of extensions, PIN numbers etc.

Prevent your Today background screen from getting reset every time you do a soft reset

Take any file management program and go to \Windows\StartUp. There should be a link to a program called __cusTSKTEMP.exe. Delete this link (or move it someplace else if you feel awkward about deleting things inside \Windows). I have tested this on a Verizon phone

Change Voice Codec (VOCODER) from EVRC to 13k on xv6700

First dial ##778
Tap on "Edit"
Enter Unlock Code 000000
Tap on arrow to upper left hand of screen to reveal drop down menu where it says "Display"
Select "CDMA Settings"
Click and hold on the "EVRC Enabled" line under the Settings column
Select "Edit"
Switch to "Disabled"
Then press "ok"
Click and hold on the "Home Page" line under the Settings column
Select "Edit"
Switch to "Voice 13k"
Repeat for "Home Orig" and "Roam Orig"

Voice Command Volume Fix