im thinking about editing my registry

coffo · 01-27-06, 05:51 AM

there seems to be lots of cool things you can do with the axim when you edit the registry
but i have no clue how to do it could somebody explain?
and possibly link me to a site which will tell me what i could do

**Frenchy** · 01-27-06, 06:10 AM

Check Tweaks2K2 software. It does have as much as 99 editing features.

coffo · 01-27-06, 08:30 AM

that seems to cost money (or am i just being dumb)
but im a cheap and cheerful guy
ill always take the free option ;)

netsyd · 01-27-06, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by coffo

there seems to be lots of cool things you can do with the axim when you edit the registry
but i have no clue how to do it could somebody explain?

Famous last words.

Registry editing (much like on your desktop) is not something you just want to go screwing around in (no offense intended). If you've never edited a registry, then seriously I would avoid it. Tweaks2k2 is cheap, and it handles a lot of the things the average user is looking to have done via the registry, and it is a lot safer. I've been mucking around in the registry on my systems for a couple years, and I bought the program.

Anyway, If you still want to play... http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/en/index.php?soft=31

There's a free registry editor. Use the search link here on Aximsite and you'll find a ton of tweaks you can try.

Be aware ... you can screw up your registry pretty easily and it could require a hard reset to fix the errors.

Good luck :approve:

aximbigfan · 01-27-06, 09:52 AM

a hard reset will NOT fix the errors... i screwed some up in the reg and did a hard reset... nothing was fixd... so be carefull!!!!

chris

bluevolume · 01-27-06, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by aximbigfan

a hard reset will NOT fix the errors... i screwed some up in the reg and did a hard reset... nothing was fixd... so be carefull!!!!

chris

A hard reset will un-do any changes you made to the registry. Sometimes thats required if you make changes that prevent the Axim from booting properly.

aximbigfan · 01-27-06, 10:16 AM

no it wont... reg keys from programs i previusly installed are still there.. after 2 hard resets..

chris

DoDoubleGeo · 01-27-06, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by aximbigfan

no it wont... reg keys from programs i previusly installed are still there.. after 2 hard resets..

chris

Are you restoring a backup after you hard reset? Those keys may be in the backup file and will of course be restored.

01-27-06, 10:27 AM

I agree with the others who say that editing the Registry is NOT something you should do unless you really know what you are doing. However, if you backup first (preferably using Sprite) a Restore will restore the registry to the condition it was in before you edited it. If the PDA will not boot, then a hard reset will be necessary before doing the restore, but that should get you back to where you started from.

But I MUCH prefer using Tweaks2k2.

bluevolume · 01-27-06, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by aximbigfan

no it wont... reg keys from programs i previusly installed are still there.. after 2 hard resets..

chris

I guess I'm confused by the number of posts stat, and the "Contributor" label. What do these really mean?

aximbigfan · 01-27-06, 10:40 AM

the contrubutor lable means that my screen name has give money to aximsite. the post status goes up when a certain number of posts has been made.

chris

coffo · 01-27-06, 11:55 AM

ok after reading this ill see if i can get hold of treaks thing
better safe than sorry

coffo · 01-27-06, 12:11 PM

another question what can i do by editing
i know some stuff but what are the best things u can do?

Menthol · 01-27-06, 04:04 PM

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showthread.php?t=114744