Adding a "My Programs" to the Home Screen

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Directions: Getting Started 3 Directions: Adding your Program 4 An Example 5 Adding More Programs 6 With Multiple Pages

Overview

• Originally written by Rinku. For more information please see the Original Thread
• To do the following you will require a registry editor. I used CeRegistryEditor, available here.
• Also, here are some images that I have used in this tutorial - Rinku Images

Directions: Getting Started

• Install CeRegistryEditor (or one of your choice) on your PC. Connect your Shadow to the PC. Download the images in the attachment and place them in \Windows on your Shadow. You can use the Explore feature in ActiveSync to do this.
• Start CeRegistryEditor. Press F1 to load the registry. Perform a backup of the registry (just in case). You can do this by pressing F2 and following the instructions. Also, unlock the registry by doing Tools > Unlock Registry.

Directions: Adding your Program

• In the registry, create the key CProgs in HKLM/Software/Microsoft/CHome.
• In HKLM/Software/Microsoft/ click on CHome. Notice the Plugins string value. Append CProgs to the data value of Plugins. I have it as -
  • Plugins = CClock;CHome;CMessage;CAppointments;CMusic;CMyPhotos;CProgs;Settings .
  • The order of these items determine the order of the tabs on the home screen. So, change it if you want to.
• Click on HKLM/Software/Microsoft/CHome/CProgs. Create a new string value entry as -
  • Name = GUID
  • Type = REG_SZ
  • Data = {C5A51777-B837-447d-8947-FAF3FF9D570B}
• Create the key CProgs in HKLM/Security/cHome .
• Create the key Page1 in HKLM/Security/cHome/CProgs .
• Click on HKLM/Security/cHome/CProgs/Page1. We now need to create the following string value (REG_SZ) entries.

• Explanation of the above picture:
  • ACTIONURL = <path to the program that runs when the CENTER SELECT key is pressed>
  • GUID = {2F710F22-9F19-43fa-8F35-9927D246B078}
  • PICTURES = <path to image that appears...see above image>
  • SK2TEXT = <text for right SOFT key....see above image>
  • SK2URL = <what happens when right SOFT key is pressed>
  • TEXT1 = <text on screen...see above image>
  • TEXT2 = <text on screen...see above image>
  • TITLETEXT = <text on screen...see above image>

An Example

• Just for a walkthrough, here is what I have for the Word Program in these entries.
  • ACTIONURL = \windows\pword.exe
  • GUID = {2F710F22-9F19-43fa-8F35-9927D246B078}
  • PICTURES = \windows\CHome_MyProgs_Word.png
  • SK2TEXT = New
  • SK2URL = \windows\pword.exe; \My Documents\Templates\New Word Document.doc <- **I already created an empty word doc and placed it here
  • TEXT1 = Word Mobile
  • TEXT2 = Edit Word Documents
  • TITLETEXT = My Programs

Adding More Programs

• For more programs, create a Page2, Page3...and so on, and follow the instructions on Step 8. I have 3 programs, so I have Page1, Page2 and Page3.
• Click on HKLM/Security/cHome/CProgs and create the following string value (REG_SZ) entries.
  • GUID = {C5A51777-B837-447d-8947-FAF3FF9D570B}
  • ICONPATHS = \CHome_MyProgs_sat_active.png;\CHome_MyProgs_sat_active.png;\CHome_MyProgs_desat_inactive.png
  • LocName = Internet
  • Pages = Page1;Page2;Page3

With Multiple Pages

• The order in which you place the Pages will be the order in which the programs shall appear.
• The changes are saved to the registry on the Shadow as you make changes. To see the changes on the home screen, change it to something else (let the change take place) and then change it back to the T-Mobile Default.
• If all went all, you should now have your favorite programs on the home screen. For the images, the vista icon packs are great...resize them to 150X150 and it shows up well. I hope this was of help!!