Windows Mobile Registry Hacks, Part 1 Dieter Bohn from TreoCentral has written a great editorial about Windows Mobile Registry Hacks. This is one of the reasons I am really enjoying my Treo 700wx, I can hack the heck out of it to make it a much better device than it is out of the box. I've got the Palm threaded messaging application running, I've made the scroll bars much smaller so I can view more of the screen, and many more. I've gotten so many registry edit hacks from the members of TreoCentral forums and my 700wx is close to being perfect. Be very careful though!

"Windows Mobile 5, like desktop versions of Windows, makes use of a specialized database called the "registry." It's essentially a system-wide preferences database, though it's a bit more complicated than that. In both desktop and mobile versions of Windows, you need to know three things about the registry:

1. Changing the registry can seriously screw up your system. Always back up before editing. Always.

2. You'll need a special program, usually, to edit the registry.

3. The registry is a great tool that can get corrupted and screwed up all the time. In other words, it's a touch controversial amongst computer nerds.

...Okay, maybe you didn't need to know that third point, but it's worth having in the back of your mind when you start diving into registry edits. Doing a registry edit is basically a way to fix certain annoying issues without having to resort to doing a hard reset. For example, sometimes uninstalled files leave garbage behind in the registry and you can go in there and clean it up. At your own risk, of course.

The other major thing changing registry entries can do is actually alter the way the operating system works in the first place. Here's an example: On the 700w and 700wx, Windows Mobile 5 always displays a "Message Sent" alert when you send out an SMS. This is annoying. Fortunately, a simple registry edit can tell WM5 to quit doing that." Read more here .

  ¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 10/27/2006 10:28:00 AM