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Registry Changes

How to get rid of auto-synchronization in Messaging

Submitted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Werner Ruotsalainen explains how to use a registry editor to disable Messaging from being automatically synchronized when you sync your device to your desktop PC.

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How to change the 5 minute backlight timeout limit

Submitted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Read Werner Ruotsalainenâ€™s tutorial on making registry changes to get around the 5 minute backlight timeout limit.

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Change the navigation pad scrolling behavior in Internet Explorer

Submitted Thursday, September 6, 2007

You may notice that in Internet Explorer, if you use the navigation pad to scroll around on a Web page, the links will be highlighted instead of the entire page being scrolled. Werner Ruotsalainen discusses how to change this, from using registry editors to using third-party Web browsers. Click here for the article.

Roundup of registry editors

Submitted Tuesday, August 28, 2007

If you are interested in making changes to your registry, make sure and read Werner Ruotsalainen’s “Ultimate Roundup of Registry Editors for the Pocket PC.”

Flushing the registry

Submitted Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Read Werner Ruotsalainen’s discussion of flushing the registry/Windows CE database under Windows Mobile 5 here.

How to set an arbitrary suspend timeout in Windows Mobile

Submitted Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Werner Ruotsalainen explains how to set an arbitrary suspend timeout in Windows Mobile by using a third-party registry editor to make registry changes.

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Change the system registry using Tweaks2k2

Submitted Wednesday, December 13, 2006

The system registry is a file that contains the settings, options, and other information about your Windows Mobile device. For example, whenever you install a third-party application, information is added to the registry, telling the system where the program file is stored, what document files are associated with it, and more.

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