Registry tweaks - Page 2

dogfood · 11-21-05, 01:26 PM

OK, pable216, here is your "power status" only version. Let me know if that's what you want.

Cheers.

pablo216 · 11-22-05, 08:44 AM

dogfood thank you very much for the application. You´re really a very nice guy.

But I have a problem when installing your new app. When I try to replace the old PWSService.dll it says that the file is in use. How can I manage to modify it?

Thank you for all your help

EDIT: Nevermind, that was such a newbie question. I already did it. And yes, this was exactly what I wanted. Thank you soo much dogfood!

dogfood · 11-22-05, 11:38 AM

You are very welcome.

pablo216 · 11-22-05, 01:15 PM

Dogfood... just some feedback. I has some problems when I installed programs through activesync. In your program I have the "choose folder" selection ticked, but everytime I installed something, my x50v soft-resets and the program doesn´t get installed.

dogfood · 11-22-05, 01:20 PM

You need to have "File Dialog Changer" on the device and enabled. Otherwise, I don't know how the device behaves after changing the registry value. In addition, this feature works well when installing cab files directly on the device. Going through AS? Hmm, I don't know.

Are you on WM5? I don't have it and don't know if that feature works on WM5.

dogfood · 11-23-05, 05:27 PM

Created a cab file for this.

Pable216, this is NOT your "power status only" version.

PS. This cab is very simple. It doesn't check existing install and will fail to remove or overwrite loaded PWSService.dll. To reinstall or remove, please make sure to run the program, UNCKECK "Power & Memory Status Service", and soft-reset, before performing reinstall or uninstall.

PS2. I've verified that some features don't work under WM5. I'll work on it once I have some time and have WM5 device.

kendawg · 11-24-05, 03:19 AM

thanks dogfood. I used the one you made for pable216, with just the power bar. AWSOME work!

mandersonle · 11-24-05, 05:24 AM

Which features don't work under WM5?

dogfood · 11-24-05, 12:10 PM

So far I realized two things that don't work under WM5.

1. The power status service doesn't get loaded. Probably because the service dll is not signed with a certificate.
2. Trying to enable ClearType doesn't work. Again, maybe the unsigned application cannot modify protected registry area. If this is true, changing other registry settings may not work, either.
3. Text for the "date" is cut off after the "Display Date on Task Bar" is enabled.

Anyone who has WM5 is welcome to give it a try. It won't hurt anything if not working. With the CAB file, this is easier to be removed if you don't want it.

Thanks.

Kazkin · 12-04-05, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dogfood

So far I realized two things that don't work under WM5.

1. The power status service doesn't get loaded. Probably because the service dll is not signed with a certificate.
2. Trying to enable ClearType doesn't work. Again, maybe the unsigned application cannot modify protected registry area. If this is true, changing other registry settings may not work, either.
3. Text for the "date" is cut off after the "Display Date on Task Bar" is enabled.

Anyone who has WM5 is welcome to give it a try. It won't hurt anything if not working. With the CAB file, this is easier to be removed if you don't want it.

Thanks.

about the unsigned application certificate thingy .. most of us already TWEAKED it to allow bypass already

http://x51v.blogspot.com/2005/09/hou...-have-bug.html

hoginal · 12-04-05, 01:17 PM

Great app....thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dogfood

I wrote a small application that can make change to the default settings that I always do on my device. Hope you will like it.

Attached are the screen shots and the executabled in zip file. The first option adds a "power and memory status" line on top of the screen. It's only one pixel high and is always visible no matter what application you are in. It runs as system service, which means it doesn't run as it's own process but rather a thread in the system service process. If you like to give it a try, copy the DLL file from the zip file to "\Windows" folder on the device. The first option is disabled in the RegTweak app if the DLL does not exist in "\Windows" folder.

Comments are welcome.

BTW, how can I enclose pictures here instead of attachments?

stv516 · 12-04-05, 04:27 PM

Agreed. this is very useful especially when PPC is at full screen mode in WMP, TCPMP, PIE, etc.

jimbo32 · 12-04-05, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pablo216

vERY COOL app. I just wish that the "power and memory status" would be only "power status" . I useb spb pocket plus 3 bar on the top of my screen but they say it is a very great memory leak. This is why I love so much your app.

Can it be "power status" only?

There is a freeware app called Batti that just shows power status.

pablo216 · 12-04-05, 09:26 PM

I haven`t tried it but I can assure you that is has no comparison with dogfood

dogfood · 12-05-05, 12:31 PM

Quote:

about the unsigned application certificate thingy .. most of us already TWEAKED it to allow bypass already

http://x51v.blogspot.com/2005/09/ho...e-have-bug.html

Hi Kazkin,

Thanks for the information on how to bypass security checking. But I'm not sure if that helps with my problem. The tweak allows the application to run without checking if the EXE file is authorized. But the issues with my utility are:

1. The power status is a system service dll that is loaded by the OS "services.exe" on boot-up. That has to be signed and trusted on the device regardless of the security setting. I know you can add something to "startup" to load it at "after boot-up" time, but that diminishes half the reason why to use system service.
2. Certain registry areas are protected. Allowing an application to run may not necessarily mean that the application can modify those areas.

Hope someone can point it out more on how to get around it in other ways. I will try to sign it with Startcom free certificate (http://cert.startcom.org/index.php?lang=en) when I get the time. <Edit>Hmm... This is SSL certificate when I looked at it. Not sure if this will work...</Edit>

Cheers.