get xpress mail removal from screen

[thedizzel]

i have search and physically looked for this thread, its a simple hack involving cingular.home.xml but i cant seem to get it to work...

any ideas?

thanks

[LuvrGirl]

I know it's around here somewhere, not sure if I posted it here or in another board... but nevertheless, here it is.

One thing though, I originally wrote it up for the Smartphone homescreen so the xml file is titled cingularsmart.home.xml - so follow the same instructions only that leave out the "smart" part - make sense?

Anywho, enough, here it is:

You need to edit the code in the homescreen xml file. (Be sure to have your PC "show hidden/system files" and "show file extensions" - it just makes it easier)

1) Using ActiveSync's Explore function on your PC with Q connected, Go to My Windows Mobile-Based Device\Application Data\Home
2) Copy the cingularsmart.home.xml file to your PC
3) Rename it to something else so you can recognize it later (I renamed mine as cingularsmartnoxm.home.xml)
4) Open the file with a text editor, such as Notepad

Now you're going to edit the xml file (be careful not to edit anything else you're not familiar with)

5) First thing you should edit is the title of this new homescreen, this is so that you will know which one it is when you go into the homescreen selections on the Q. Look for the code that indicates the "title".

It would look something like this:
<title lang="0x0409">Smartphone</title>

Now change it to something like this:
<title lang="0x0409">Smartphone without Xpress Mail</title>

6) Now you're going to remove the "Get Xpress Mail" line.

Delete the following line:
<plugin clsid="{1237A231-5D10-4d97-8D59-6A9DCA0653A9}" name="getmail" height="25"/>

7) After you're done with your edits make sure you save the file (remember to save it like I explained at the beginning). Now copy it back to the Application Data\Home folder on your Q.

This should be it. Go into Settings>Homescreen and you should see your new edited Smartphone homescreen titled "Smartphone without Xpress Mail". Select and load it and you're done!

~maria

[thedizzel]

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hahah Thanks Maria, i just found the orginal link where i found it, but i like you way better. Thanks a bunch. ONe thing more...which i believe i found somewhere in here was to set IE,s home page to like google or something. Were you able to get GMail installed?

[LuvrGirl]

Originally Posted by thedizzel

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hahah Thanks Maria, i just found the orginal link where i found it, but i like you way better. Thanks a bunch. ONe thing more...which i believe i found somewhere in here was to set IE,s home page to like google or something. Were you able to get GMail installed?

Ah yes, I have the info. But I personally don't use IE as my browser so I haven't done this one myself. You need to go in and edit the registry on the Q (if you don't know how to do this, post back for help):

CHANGE IE BROWSER HOMEPAGE
HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/AboutURLs/home_0409
Change from http://device.home to http://www.google.com

And about GMail, I don't use it... so I can't help you there.

~maria

[thedizzel]

CHANGE IE BROWSER HOMEPAGE
HKLM/Software/Microsoft/Internet Explorer/AboutURLs/home_0409
Change from http://device.home to http://www.google.com

And about GMail, I don't use it... so I can't help you there.

~maria[/quote]

thankjs, i had done this before just did not rember it..(after master reset i lost everythig)..I have the PHM reg editor so all is good. I am cut-n-pasting your responses to a word doc so i dont have to keep asking. one last thing...I did this before(again) Changing the internet softkey to default to IE instead of opera?

thanks...you are so

[LuvrGirl]

thankjs, i had done this before just did not rember it..(after master reset i lost everythig)..I have the PHM reg editor so all is good. I am cut-n-pasting your responses to a word doc so i dont have to keep asking. one last thing...I did this before(again) Changing the internet softkey to default to IE instead of opera?

thanks...you are so [/quote]

It just hit me I never asked which version Q you have? Anywho, I have that info too. It's for the AT&T Q9 so these instructions pertain to that model. Anywho, on my Q the internet launcher is a little globe symbol soft key, hope it's the same for you... here it is:

** Change which programs are launched by the app keys... **

Using a registry editor goto:
HKCU\Control Panel\Keybd

Under that key there are strings that read:
APP1_Path, APP2_Path etc...

Change the shortcut these point to to change the aplication that is launched when pressed.

Default Configurations:
APP1: Messaging Button
APP2: Media Button
APP3: Internet Button (change it from OperaLaunch.exe to iexplore.exe)
APP4: Calendar Button
APP5: Contacts Button
APP6: ????? (There is a key here with nothing defined...dont know which button it refers to)

~maria

[thedizzel]

I have the Q9H, i like it a lot its a smart phone that makes me look stupid. Thanks for all your help...wish i cold take you out for a beer

Btw thelittle globe is also the internet but its mapped to Opera, and Opera will not let me load GMail app on my moto