Bluetooth Device Name - JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General

Is there a way to configure the device name.? By default it uses the owner's name and I would rather use something different.

I think its on Settings > About > Device ID. Be warned though as I changed mine and then Active Sync didnt recognise it and only linked as a guest.....had to change it back.
HPJ
PS I knew Batman would use an Exec, yet another cool gadget for him :wink:

HPJ
Thinks for your quick response. This forum is great.
P.S. I've gone by Batman for years now and yes I do love these gadgets.... :lol:

The Bluetooth device name is indeed initially taken from the value you put into "Owner Name", but once set it can be changed and is not dependent upon the two being identical. You can override the bluetooth value by a registry hack.
In the registry, you'll find an entry like the following:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings]
"LocalName"="Fred Bloggs"
You can use a registry file merge to modify this. For example:
====== Reg file entry begins below =======
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings]
"LocalName"="O2 Xda Exec"
====== Reg file ends above here =======
You will need to soft-reset and then re-search for Bluetooth devices on your PC/laptop for the change to be noticed.

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Lost the Bluetooth icon in my Mini

Dear All,
Suddenly, the Bluetooth icon which usually placed in tray is lost now in my mini.
How can I make it available again ?
Soft reset des not help...
make sure you have latest ROM for your mini. then check out this solution...
it involves some registry hacking and a freeware app called NoPlugins Today. It works on my i-mate JAM (with Qtek 1.11WWE ROM) there is a thread here but it is hard to search xda-dev so here is the procedure.
Part 1
Download and install ictinus NoPluginsToday (you may Google for it)
Make a shortcut for it and put it in the Windows\StartUp\ rename it to zzzNoPluginsToday so it becomes the last item on StartUp.
Part 2
Using a reg editor, I use Resco Explorer 2003
Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\init make a new String Value, name it Launch99 and put in the locatiuon of NoTodayPlugins.exe (for me it is: \Program Files\NoPluginsToday\NoPluginsToday.exe). Save.
Soft-Reset and you should get your BT Icon back.
note: this fix makes soft-resets longer so be patient. do this at your own risk do a backup first. remember fooling around with the registry is not a recommended but sometimes essential practice.
Hi castro,
Thanks for your reply.
But I try with the other way.
Seeing the other thread about hiding screen rotate icon, I wonder if it is also available for BTIcon.
So I check my registry under HKLM/Services/BTIcon and found that there is no ShowIcon Dword. I do not why....
Make a new Dword and give the value 1, soft reset and then....... the Bluetooth Icon showed again.
I do not know it is the correct way or not.
Could you give any suggestion ?
hey if it works then I guess it is ok for me I used the work around I described

Bluetooth Name Change Software

Here you will find a little tool to change your Device's Bluetooth name without going to the registry yourself.
http://gbit.ath.cx
It's free and more apps will be released.
Thanks. This is exactly the type of thing I could use.
Would it be possible to make a program to toggle on/off the "Wireless Stereo" and/or "Hands Free" services for a particular Bluetooth device automatically.
I created the attached Mortscript file to do it, but it is very slow and cumbersome. I use this to allow me to switch from my Plantronics headset to my JVC radio when I am in my car. The SendKeys("Settings","2") line in the mortscript code is used to pick the headset named 260Plantronics in my bluetooth devices list. I thought you could make it use a parameter to pass the device name to the program, so any device may be chosen. I use the registry reading part of Battery Status to show me if the headset service is enabled or not.
The registry keys for the devices is under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Device\???????????\Services\????????\enabled, where the first set of ?s is the device and the second set of ?s is the service. I tried changing the registry keys with mortscript but it doesn't affect the actual settings in the setting menu and the Plantronics is still connected. Even after a soft reset the Plantronics will still be connected even though the registry keys show 0 and the settings items are unchecked.
Code:
iscar=RegRead("HKLM","\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Device\000389c44266\Services\0000111e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb\","enabled")
Run("\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Tools\BlueSet.lnk")
WaitFor("Settings",10)
SendKeys("Settings","2")
Sleep(500)
SendCR("Settings")
Sleep(500)
MouseClick("Settings",17,109)
MouseClick("Settings",17,127)
Sleep(500)
MouseClick("Settings",195,308)
Sleep(500)
Close("Settings")
Exit
installation folder
i have eten glofiish m700 with WM6.1
i installed the CAB & it created a new folder on the main memory called \pogram files%provider% with the BlueName folder inside it
i believe it should have created the BlueName folder inside the original main program files folder, so i did a copy & paste of the BlueName there
It works fine & nice & light software..does exactly what it should do ... but i wanted to mention the "folder" destination error to you
Thanks again for the nice cab
ok, thanks i will check the installation and upp a correct one.
elkneo said:
ok, thanks i will check the installation and upp a correct one.
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great
please update us here & post something to let us know that the new one is there so we go get it
again good work
corrected version is online now. visit my page for more software...
Thanks for the update.
Hi ,
URL http://gbit.ath.cx is not working . I was looking for the solution to change the bluetooth radio name . any ideas ?
anil_k_22 said:
Hi ,
URL http://gbit.ath.cx is not working . I was looking for the solution to change the bluetooth radio name . any ideas ?
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Here you go.
I hope he doesn't mind me posting his cab here since his site seems to be down.

Stopping Activesync

I found that many of the latest ROM cooks of WM6.1 have the annoying issue of Activesync always starting itself every minute... i searched a lot and found the best common solution is the fake account with manual settings...
After playing around with the registry i managed to find a better way.
Just open your favourite registry editor and set the value:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\KeepAlive
to 0
and enjoy.
Hope this will help future cooks to use this feature in their ROMs.
Cheers
Personally, I've been trying to read up on editing embedded database files (and CEDB files) to fix this situation once and for all. I've hex edited mxip_notify.vol and removed the repllog.exe call for AS after a time sync (which is the main reason AS starts up roughly every minute). It works, though when checking the notification queue there are three empty notifications that I'm not sure whether they hurt performance or not. Ultimately, if someone is able to get the WM5 or WM6 (6.1) SDK and knows how to edit EDB's or CEDB's (in a volume, of course. ), I'm sure the community as a whole would greatly appreciate it. I'll keep working at it; however, I've never used VS 2005 so I have a nice learning curve to navigate.
i already try the reg edit method,but it still come back when i softreset my phone.
the best method is the fake server. =)
Keep in mind also that on the 6.1 ROMS, if the Automatic Time Zone setting is enabled in the clock settings menu, it will continue to load up activesync periodically. Disabling it, at least for me, keeps activesync at bay...............
The hex edited mxip_notify.vol works great for me, I can still leave the Automatic Time Zone setting enabled without any AS problems. Just would like to eliminate the blank notifications in the queue.
I can post my edited mxip_notify.vol for anyone that wants it. The only thing is that it needs to be cooked in. So chefs would have the most benefit of this.
EDIT : By request, here is my modified mxip_notify.vol. When cooking simply replace the mxip_notify.vol in the SYS\Shell folder. Enjoy.
KMFM$ said:
The hex edited mxip_notify.vol works great for me, I can still leave the Automatic Time Zone setting enabled without any AS problems. Just would like to eliminate the blank notifications in the queue.
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Yes please. Unfortunately, this might introduce one of my pet hates about WM6.0 - the blank notifications...
rling said:
Yes please. Unfortunately, this might introduce one of my pet hates about WM6.0 - the blank notifications...
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No problem. Check my post above I've added the file there. I simply wish that I had the skill (and time to learn) to edit the volume properly to eliminate the notifications. Oh well.
bradipo.xda said:
Just open your favourite registry editor and set the value:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\KeepAlive
to 0
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for me on polaris with syrius r4 the regkey seems to work... changed it yesterday and no active sync since then! so many thx!
oh, well... looks like the "keepalive" edit is only a partial solution. It works only until AS is started again (USB connection, launching it manually, or timechange if not disabled in the notify queue).
I played a bit with AS and here's what I found 'til now.
Everytime it starts it checks if a partnership with an exchange server is set, if not the "keepalive" value is set to 1.
If there's a partnership and the schedules are different from both "manual" it sets the keepalive again to 1.
That's why reg_editing the value lasts only temporarly.
So, the only way for not having A.S. "alive" is having a partnership with something and the sync schedules both set on manual...that's why the fake server is the best method, but I was searching for a way to "cook it in".
For the partnership issue i found this workaround.
Add the key {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001} under [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\Partners\]
and the string Engine="{22C7DA12-F3FD-4875-8344-7786454F6534}" in that new key.
This will create a fake partnership with a dummy exchange server without having to go through the configuration menu, so this tweak can be used for cooking.
The second part require a bit of databases manipulation. Actually i know what to change and where but i'm not able to figure out how to cook this (in particular i need to know how the pim.vol database is created in the first boot).
I'll play some more tomorrow and will post what found... and eventually i'll try to solve the empty entries problem...now is time to have some sleep
attached there's a .reg with the tweak mentioned... cheers
Alternative method
Hi,
I've used the fake exchange server method before, but I prefer to use SKTools to do the job. Been using SKTools for over two years and this feature has been available since then.
Download SKTools from http://s-k-tools.com/
Install SKTools and disconnect your PDA.
Make sure activesync on the PDA is closed (not minimized).
Go to the Tune-up section, and enter the activesync tab.
Change "AS auto connect" from yes to no.
No need to soft-reset.
Done!
Note that the PC will still detect the PDA, and this is reflected in Device Manager, but Activesync (WinXP) and Windows Media Device Center (WinVista) do not start. There is no syncing.
The PDA will also detect the connection, and activesync will start in the background, but it will not sync anything.
I use this method to charge my PDA without activesync starting when I don't need it. Hope this works for you too.
Hi,
Thanks a lot mi friend !!!!
mosestan said:
Alternative method [...]
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thx for the directions, but... looks like the tweak you posted is intendend for keeping AS from starting on the desktop, while were trying to do the opposite, stopping AS from starting itself every minute, and makin' it a permanent cooked tweak ready for ROM flashing...
anyway, there's no real need of sktools to do that, is the same option in actyvesync-connections
or through registry key
HKCU\ControlPanel\Comm\AutoCnct
there's still some work to do
bradipo.xda said:
oh, well... looks like the "keepalive" edit is only a partial solution. It works only until AS is started again (USB connection, launching it manually, or timechange if not disabled in the notify queue).
I played a bit with AS and here's what I found 'til now.
Everytime it starts it checks if a partnership with an exchange server is set, if not the "keepalive" value is set to 1.
If there's a partnership and the schedules are different from both "manual" it sets the keepalive again to 1.
That's why reg_editing the value lasts only temporarly.
So, the only way for not having A.S. "alive" is having a partnership with something and the sync schedules both set on manual...that's why the fake server is the best method, but I was searching for a way to "cook it in".
For the partnership issue i found this workaround.
Add the key {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001} under [HKCU\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync\Partners\]
and the string Engine="{22C7DA12-F3FD-4875-8344-7786454F6534}" in that new key.
This will create a fake partnership with a dummy exchange server without having to go through the configuration menu, so this tweak can be used for cooking.
The second part require a bit of databases manipulation. Actually i know what to change and where but i'm not able to figure out how to cook this (in particular i need to know how the pim.vol database is created in the first boot).
I'll play some more tomorrow and will post what found... and eventually i'll try to solve the empty entries problem...now is time to have some sleep
attached there's a .reg with the tweak mentioned... cheers
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That's good info, bradipo.xda. Have you looked at using CeRegEditor to help with finding the other necessary entries? You can perform a "before and after" comparison of the registry for detecting registry changes. I would look into it personally, however, I'm a little to busy to do so right now.
SOLVED
Here I have attached an mxip_notify.vol with ceipui and the timed repllog entries removed AND I have attached a provxml that will set sync times to manual without creating the fake server. This combination effectively prevents ActiveSync from restarting itself every few minutes.
I use this reg key, didn't see it mentioned here.
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ ActiveSync \ Engines \ {176F4FFD-F20C-4bd4-BDD7-01D0726C567B} \ Settings]
"SyncAfterTimeWhenCradled"=dword:00000000
Change the dword value to 0 as shown above, which means manual sync. The default value is 5, 5= 5mins, 15= 15mins, etc
firefly123 said:
I use this reg key, didn't see it mentioned here.
Code:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ ActiveSync \ Engines \ {176F4FFD-F20C-4bd4-BDD7-01D0726C567B} \ Settings]
"SyncAfterTimeWhenCradled"=dword:00000000
Change the dword value to 0 as shown above, which means manual sync. The default value is 5, 5= 5mins, 15= 15mins, etc
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that keeps repllog.exe from running in the background?
selyb said:
that keeps repllog.exe from running in the background?
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Only one way to find out lol, seems to but will need more time to see if suddenly launches again?
Something to do with TouchFlo3D
Hi All,
I don't have the time to look into this myself, but I found that when I disabled touchFlo 3d to try out Mobile Shell, active sync never started up randomly. As soon as I turned TF3D back on... active sync kept coming back.
Just putting this out there, see if it helps anyone find a fix for that damn activesync.
The best and easiest solution
Holy cow people!, that's some crazy junk you're trying out there. I applaud your efforts but there is a much easier way.
As you know...
1. Disable the Repllog Notification (Apprunaftertimechange) in the Notification Window.(recommmend fdc taskmanager for this)
2. Registry hack [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync] locate value "Keep Alive" change this to "0" for disabled.
But now the enlightenment...
3. Use fdcsoft's registry editor to tap and hold "KeepAlive" and select "Export..." (or chose from file menu) This will export this one value to a .reg file. Put this file in your \\Windows\StartUp folder. Now if you don't already have a program to "run" .reg files, you need to associate them with TaskMgr.
4. Using Total Commander, tap and hold your .reg file and select "Properties". Select "Associate" tab. Tap the gray box that says "Associate..." In the "Command:" box, reference the location of TaskMgr.exe (ex. \Program Files\FdcSoft\TaskMgr\TaskMgr.exe) In "Parameter:" box, leave the "%1" and add "/silent" (%1/silent) This keeps a dialoge box from popping up.
6. "OK" the changes and enjoy!
Now when windows starts it will "run" the .reg file and change the 1 back to 0. Problem solved.
bye bye Activesync!
fsb2cool2care said:
Holy cow people!, that's some crazy junk you're trying out there. I applaud your efforts but there is a much easier way.
As you know...
1. Disable the Repllog Notification (Apprunaftertimechange) in the Notification Window.(recommmend fdc taskmanager for this)
2. Registry hack [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ActiveSync] locate value "Keep Alive" change this to "0" for disabled.
But now the enlightenment...
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Ok, best and easiest are matters of opinion. IMO, installing the cab I provided here is easier than the 6 steps you provided and doesn't require anything to be run at startup since Activesync will not try to run on its own anymore. But, that's only my opinion and it goes without saying that each person should do whatever works best for him or her.

All about Microsoft Voice Command (MSVC) on Topaz with WM6.5

I'll start this thread to share my knowledge aquired after many hours of testing regarding the registry settings of Microsoft Voice Command on Topaz with WM6.5 ROM from HTC although the settings may be applicable to other cooked ROM's and phone models.
First of all, I don't know why but different versions of MSVC are installed with different registry settings so I will only talk of the final result. These characters "" do not need to be completed.
Here comes the tricky part. To make MSVC work you need to alter the following registry settings:
HKLM\Software\OEM\VoiceCommand
Type: String
"Path" = "\Windows\VoiceCmd.exe"
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\Ring
Type: Dword
(BE CAREFUL HERE, IF IT'S A STRING, YOU NEED TO FIRST DELETE THE STRING AND CREATE A DWORD WITH THE FOLLOWING VALUES)
"AttenuationCategory" = "2" (it's the setting I'm using)
(This value can be changed. It tells how much the ringtone is reduced for the voice to be heard)
The rest of the values here do not need to be altered.
Next is:
HKCU\ControlPanel\SoundCategories\VoiceCommand1
Type: Dword
(SAME HERE, IF IT'S A STRING, YOU NEED TO FIRST DELETE THE STRING AND CREATE A DWORD WITH THE FOLLOWING VALUES)
"AttenuationCategory" = "5" (it's the setting I'm using)
(This value can be changed. It tells how loud the voice in call announcements can be 1 TO 5 1=low 5=high)
The rest of the values here do not need to be altered.
Make sure that the following location's are set to:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0
Type:String
"Category" = "Ring"
and:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\TTSAnnounce
Type:String
"Category" = "VoiceCommand1"
Type: String
"Sound" = "\Application Data\Volatile\\TTSCallerID.wav
The rest of the values here do not need to be altered.
Do not forget to set your MSVC to announce incoming calls and to announce notifications using Bluetooth hands free if available.
If you want to assign the long call button from the phone to launch MSVC without a third party software then assign it from the personal folder in settings then edit the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\40C6
Type: String
"" = "\windows\voicecmd.exe\" (THE LAST SLASH IS CRITICAL, SO USE IT)
Leave the rest the way they are.
This are the settings for which dll should be used to initiate bluetooth communication: BTAGTEXT.DLL , VCBTHAG.DLL (it's installed by MSVC and this is the one you should use) and OEMAGW.DLL.
You should have something like this:
ex:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\AudioGateway
Type: String
"BTAGExtModule" = "\windows\vcbthag.dll"
If you want to use your wired headset to launch your MSVC then you need to long press the hang up button.
This setting were tested on the updated WM6.5 ROM from HTC website with MSVC version 1.6.21040 which works perfectly and 1.6.21725 which also works fine except for bluetooth voice command initialization from hands-free which does not work because I don't know why this version of MSVC closes the communication between phone and hands-free.
And last you should set you phone to not use single volume, if you do, the volume of the voice will be reduced with the ringtone, if you set them separately the voice will be spoken out loud even if you reduce the ringtone volume or system volume.
I hope this helps most of you out there who are desperatly trying to use MSVC and don't know how to set it to work the way it was supposed to.
P.S. For those who are trying to get the WWE eastern european 6.5 ROM (ex. Hungaria, Romania, etc), you can get it from HTC selecting in the country selection Ceska Republic. I don't know why but seems that other countries are not updated in the ROM section.
Hi,
I will add this to the MS Voice configger app i have set up.
Thanks for this!
You're welcome
It was my pleasure, I'm glad that someone will be able to use it and not to go through the same hardship as I did.
Dword v.s. String
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\TTSAnnounce
Type: Dword
"Category" = "VoiceCommand1"
In the HKCU key you mentoned above, My type in the phone showed a string, not Dword. And it seems I can't add new Dword "string" after deleting the string type.
Anything I missed?
Sorry, my mistake, I will edit it, it should be a string there.
Hi guys,
For the longest time after I upgraded my ROM, MSVC has stopped making incoming caller announcements. Everything else works, it just wouldn't make call announcement when a call comes in. Not on speaker, not on BT. I tried everything and it still didn't work.
I came across this thread and I tweaked the registry. As soon as I changed
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\RingTone0\Category from "VoiceCommand1" to "Ring", then incoming call announcement worked for me!!
So i was pretty happy about it, except it only worked for a few days. The last couple days it's stopped working again.
Taking a closer look at the registry I realize what I have is identical to what's posted here, except for -
HKCY/Control Panel/Sounds/TTSAnnounce/Sound
Instead of "\Application data\Volatile\\TTSCallerID.wav" I have "\Internal Storage\Backup and Restore\Application data\Volatile\\TTSCallerID.wav"
I guess it's a case where my ROM moves all volatile files from main memory to internal storage (like a SD card ... I use TouchDiamond1 which uses internal storage instead of SD card).
When I look at that folder, a TTSCallerID.wav file IS indeed generated everytime I make a call to my phone! It is just for whatever reason it fails to play that file!!
Has anybody experienced this? Can anyone help?
Voice Command Problem
Do you use some tweaking programs which could move the temporary folders from the main memory to the storage card or a custom rom which could be tweaked that way? As long as I now, you cannot move the location in which voice command writes his voice file as it is generated within the program.
Strange enough, call announce works after I made the following changes:
HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds\TTSAnnounce\Category
Change from "VoiceCommand1" to "Ring"
That's different from what's reported on the 1st post, but it seems to work for my phone .... ??!?!
As for moving the volatile folder to internal storage ... it's a feature of my ROM (DiaDuit 1.6.7) ... the ROM automatically does that, even if I put files inside \Application\Volatile\ it moves them to the storage automatically. But everything seems to work fine, including MSVC after I made the above registry tweaks ... so I guess that wasn't the culprit.
Hi,
So I update the config app to version 1.2.
The above mentioned registry fix was already in the config app.
Last post for Topaz test:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5485644&postcount=44
Can someone make a cab of this. thanks
Cab file
shayan.k said:
Can someone make a cab of this. thanks
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It seems someone already has, check the link above

[Q] Enabling and locking Timestamps to photos?

Hi, I'm new to XDA Developers but have been using as a valuable resource over the past few months.
We have a HTC Touch Pro 2 device (WM6.5) that we provide support for to a number of personnel. The client have requested that we change the device settings so that photos have the timestamp applied and secondly that it not be possible to take it off again.
Since we have somewhere in the region of 600 devices to update, we'll need to do this via a registry change through our updates service. Try as I might though, I can not find the setting to do either of these. I have searched on here and google and can't find the answer. Has anyone done this before?
Thanks in advance.
I've been doing some digging on this and found a registry key under
HKEY_Local_Machine\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\Image
called 'enableStamp'. However, when I change this on Visual Studio 2005 remote registry tool, it doesn't seem to make any difference on the phone, the menu option stays the same. Likewise, the menu doesn't seem to change the registry which leads me to think it's another setting someplace or the settings are stored elsewhere.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I've finally made a breakthrough on this. I had to export the entire registry, change the value, export the registry again and compare the files. I found that this value
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HTC\Camera\6.16\Preferences
contains a large Hex value string and found that change a value that was 48 (timestamp off) to C8 (timestamp on) was reflected on the device. This string seems to have a lot of values so I'm assuming they are all to do with options selected in the camera menu. I just hope one of them is to disable the timestamp option now. I've posted this here in the hope it helps someone else.

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