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How do you bypass first setup/screen alignment?

I've got a MDA which has a broken lcd. Its just cracked slightly, but still displays fine. I did a Clear Storage and now the phone has reset and is giving me the "tap here to set up your device" wizard. I need to bypass this and any screen alignment that may come up since the LCD touch feature no longer works. I've done it before when I got the phone, but I cant find the thread nor remember the steps.
Any help is appreciated.

you really can't. i heard theres a way you can flash a rom where the config has already been done, but i don't remember where i saw it

fzzyrn said:
you really can't. i heard theres a way you can flash a rom where the config has already been done, but i don't remember where i saw it
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create a file on the root of your storage card called welcome.not

TylerC161 said:
I've got a MDA which has a broken lcd. Its just cracked slightly, but still displays fine. I did a Clear Storage and now the phone has reset and is giving me the "tap here to set up your device" wizard. I need to bypass this and any screen alignment that may come up since the LCD touch feature no longer works. I've done it before when I got the phone, but I cant find the thread nor remember the steps.
Any help is appreciated.
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I believe this should help you.
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-my-mobiler-v1-2.html
At least I hope it does.

Just create a file named WELCOME.NOT on your storage card and do a hard reset.

HI , I had this problem with all my old crashed PPC ,,, so delete this file and reboot ,,, /Windows/Startup/Welcome.exe
U can use the "Activesynce Explorer to browse the Windows Directory
Enjoy..........

use "Remote screen alignment" tool and bypass your start screen easily. search this tool in forum. you will get it easily..
Regards

welcome.not and http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-...iler-v1-2.html
THANK YOU SO MUCH kfletch and le_cactus. I'm not sure which of these worked since I did both but the welcome screen FINALLY went away. it took a while. i had to install the Mobiler software and I had problems getting my ActiveSync up but I created the welcome file by going to the desktop of my pc, right click, new , text document, i changed the default name "New Text Document.txt to Welcome.not" then I right clicked to copy it. Next---Once the Microsoft Activesync came up, I clicked on Explore --> My Windows Based Device ---> Storage Card then I selected paste to paste the welcome.not file. After this it gets a little tricky because your device has to sync again to filter the file back down to the phone. This took a while. Then after a few resets, the Mobiler software finally read 'connected', then it gives you a screen shot of your mobile device, i did a soft reset a few MORE times and it worked. It's not as cut and dry as previous posts made it sound. it's a pain in the butt.
My touch screen (T-Mobile Wing) stopped working after I used it in the bathroom while in the bathtub (I don't know what the heck I was thinking), well later that day the screen stopped working and the genius at tech support had me do a hard reset and software upgrade, which did NOT help. (whatever you do, don't call tech support, especially if the white dot beneath the battery is another color---you're screwed!!!)--AFTER tech support messes up your phone they won't bother to help you if they think it's due to water damage! I'm going to see if I can locate the forum regarding reloading the touch screen drivers. I think that may be the problem.

thanks dear I try i350 gSMART and working.

how do you select "YES" when mymobiler tries to install on the phone?
my screen is also broken, and i bypassed the welcome screen, but when i tried to install mymobiler, i cannot let the phone install remote.exe
any help?

this is ur answer
go to this its my room iam build it and not have align screen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=546422

Thanks a lot folks from XDA! I had screen broked and this works just fine! Cingular 8125 WM5. tks

ah_hin said:
how do you select "YES" when mymobiler tries to install on the phone?
my screen is also broken, and i bypassed the welcome screen, but when i tried to install mymobiler, i cannot let the phone install remote.exe
any help?
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Buy a not broken screen

HTC TYTN(Hermes 200)
Hi there i have an HTC TYTN, happens that i'm suposed to have the same problem (maybe broken screen).
The phone was working fine untill today.
I can't bypass the screen alignment; i tryed both ways.
What can i be doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.

Bypassing with "logic"
Hi there;
In my case; i found a way to bypass it.
My screen has a 4mm scratch in the top left of the screen.
so i just pressed the bottom of the cursor (NOT IN THE MIDDLE WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO PRESS - "in the top left cursor" - where the scratch is)
after that i could use my phone again.
Also after this try finding the correct registry screen alignment and save it.
It will work properly.

welcome.not works for TyTN II with unresponsive touch screen . Blank micro SD card with just one blank file welcome.not. You can insert the sd card just before you hard reset

It worked in OMNIA II and passed the screen calibration..Thanks a lot guys!!!

Mirrored screen problem

Hi everybody!
I'm having problems with my Pocket PC.
It all begun a while ago, when a part of my screen stopped working (didn't respond to touches). So I did a hard reset. Then, it wouldn't pass the Align Screen procedure. So I made a file on the Pocket PC root folder called welcome.not - and it worked, the welcome screen was bypassed.
Now, however, everything on the screen is mirrored. Not the image on the screen but the response to my touches. So when I press the upper right corner with my stylus, it reacts in the lower left - and reverse, across the whole screen.
What I want now is of course a state like before the hard-reset. I can accept a part of the screen not working, but I want something at least to be useable.
I think this would be easily fixed by just running Align Screen, but that doesn't work - it gets stuck in a infinite loop.
Maybe there are some Align Screen "profiles" to place in the windows folder/registry?
I'm using a HP iPAQ 214 Enterprise.
Randor244

might it be a ROM problem?

Maybe, though I think the problem is that the screen is completely unaligned and therefore is totally wierd.
What I think I need is:
1. An application to browse the PPC registry from a desktop PC
2. Sceen align data to put in in the registry (I've read somewhere else that that data is stored in the registry)
Or, maybe I'm wrong
In case it is a rom problem, can I solve it easily in any way?

well to be honest, the first thing i'd do is switch a ROM... unless it's a ROM you got from XDA and is well-known..
if the rom switching doesn't work, i'd download a pda control app like MyMobiler or SOTI Pocket Controller to fix this. maybe you have hardware problems with your screen..
I don't know where the screen alignment data sits in the registry but i'm sure you can find it on this forum. if you manage to change and it still doesn't work... maybe replac ea screen? there's a marketplace section in which you might be able to buy spare parts.. and there are guide on dismantling so you can replace the screen yourself

well to be honest, the first thing i'd do is switch a ROM... unless it's a ROM you got from XDA and is well-known..
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Well, I havn't got much knowledge on how to do these things... Could I get a brief explanation?
I know what ROM is and so on... but how to switch it... hmm...

I'm sorry, can't help you with that.. i'm not familiar with the iPaq... but I understand that you never switched a ROM so it's probably the original one.. and you shouldn't have a problem with it.
try aligning your screen using the registry.. if it doesn't work.. i'd go with replacing a screen.

Yeah, I would also like to align the screen using the registry - but how? I need to know some values to input, right? And as far as I know they need to be specific for my model
So how?

maybe you can contact HP and ask them?

Help with touchscreen

Hello,
My touchscreen stopped working from day to night. I tryed to reset it and stuff, but i wont work, just the touchscreen! The buttons work!
I tought, ok, lets reinstall WM and it will be OK, but the point is, while reinstalling it, in my HTC apeears on the screan YES/NO to say if I let the application run, but the YES/NO just work if touched, the buttons, left right up or down wont select.
I dunno what to do, help please? ;D
Is there a way to make it work again, or reinstall windows without having to selct YES/NO?
Thanks!

@UPDATE: Ok, I manage to reinstall WM 6.1 but my touchscreen wont work... at the begining it sayd: Tap the screen...
But when I touch nothing happens, my touchscree wont work... any suggestions? =/

Soft or hard reset both didn't work? You can try to reinstall your os, if not you can upgrade the mobile phone. If all of these don't work, you should get a new touchscreen for the phone....

I tryed both ways and nothing =/

Kodorian said:
I tryed both ways and nothing =/
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It seems you need a new touchscreen. Go to the nearest phone store and they will fix it for you. Good luck.

Saving Data from dead PDA

My phone is unaccessible since wrong registry changing. (Black Screen after BIOS Screen) and I want to fix the registry.
Is there any program to access my PDA's registry in my PDA's condition???
NEED HELP, so urgent.
my PDA= Wm6.1 pro

mymailx said:
My phone is unaccessible since wrong registry changing. (Black Screen after BIOS Screen) and I want to fix the registry.
Is there any program to access my PDA's registry in my PDA's condition???
NEED HELP, so urgent.
my PDA= Wm6.1 pro
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If you can not access phone you are unable to change the registry. Have you tried performing a hard reset? Are you able to access bootloader?

Fallen Spartan said:
If you can not access phone you are unable to change the registry. Have you tried performing a hard reset? Are you able to access bootloader?
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Hi Fallen Spartan, I really appreciate that you wanna give me a hand of this problem.
Actually, I almost perform hardreset, (pressing the softkey and press reset using stylus) a grey screen show up to confirm but then I cancel it and I decide to go to this forum to find a better solution before I do a hardreset. Because I want to save my email dan especially SMS.
About Bootloader, I've never try it, could it do something to access my PDA's registry? Would you mind to explain me how?

mymailx said:
Hi Fallen Spartan, I really appreciate that you wanna give me a hand of this problem.
Actually, I almost perform hardreset, (pressing the softkey and press reset using stylus) a grey screen show up to confirm but then I cancel it and I decide to go to this forum to find a better solution before I do a hardreset. Because I want to save my email dan especially SMS.
About Bootloader, I've never try it, could it do something to access my PDA's registry? Would you mind to explain me how?
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Unfortunately if your device does not boot up your only option may be a hard reset or to flash another rom. I only asked about bootloader as you need to access it to flash a rom. What happens when you try to reboot?

Fallen Spartan said:
Unfortunately if your device does not boot up your only option may be a hard reset or to flash another rom. I only asked about bootloader as you need to access it to flash a rom. What happens when you try to reboot?
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Thank you for responses, Fallen Spartan.
So Hard Reset is the only way...?!?!
My PDA is X1 with WM 6.1 (original ROM), after I press the power button it shows Sony Ericsson and Xperia Screen then it just get blank so I have to cut off the battery to turn it off. (normally Windows Mobile Screen)
Flash a ROM? doesn't that also unable to save my eMail and SMS, right?
Sorry if I am asking too much because I'm very new for something like this on PDA.

mymailx said:
Thank you for responses, Fallen Spartan.
So Hard Reset is the only way...?!?!
My PDA is X1 with WM 6.1 (original ROM), after I press the power button it shows Sony Ericsson and Xperia Screen then it just get blank so I have to cut off the battery to turn it off. (normally Windows Mobile Screen)
Flash a ROM? doesn't that also unable to save my eMail and SMS, right?
Sorry if I am asking too much because I'm very new for something like this on PDA.
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Yes flashing a rom is similar to a hard reset in that it wipes everything off your device and restore factory settings.
As I don't own a X1 I cannot comment if anything else could be done. But from what you say, it looks like a hard reset may be your only cure. For future reference, its always best to backup your device (contacts/emails/sms/settings etc etc) for instances like this

Okay I think the solution is only hard reset.
I'm sorry for the 2 threads because I am new member and I didn't read the rules.
Actually I posted 2 threads because yesterday I posted my problem in X1 discussion, but after a day waiting, there's no answer too. Besides, I really need my PDA back on early for my med college thing back.
Thank you for helping... and I really appreciate it much.

[Q] Shut down toggle switch?

Hey everyone,
First off i wanted to show my appreciation to the Dev's on this site for all your hard work, The minute I seen the HD2 I had to have it, But out of the box i was kinda let down with its UI and OS limitations, So i checked around and found this site and I've been making my phone more custom to my needs everyday, without these tweaks and mods, The phone would have most likely been returned within days. But now I'm hooked. And I'm def looking forward to seeing a 100% stable android rom so i dont have to use WMO anymore, and I know its just a matter of time. So again thanks a lot for your hard work!
With that being said, I'm relativly new to WMO and this whole customization process, I've gotten this far because of the tutorials on the site and just reading a lot, but theres still some i dont understand, But I'll ask those questions when the time comes in a whole new thread.
*NOTE: I'M ON TMOUS. ROM IS STOCK 3.14.*
The question I have is:
I just installed a cab (longpress reset) so that when i hold the endkey (red button on the far right bottom of the HD2) for a few seconds it soft resets my phone, which is awesome because my phone likes to lock up a lot and I really hate having to pull it apart and reseting it by pulling the battery or find a paper clip or something to push the reset button.
But even tho I have yet to actually turn my phone off, I feel like im going to miss the option (I no longer get the stock action screen with the turn-off phone option since i installed the said cab above.) And at this point, unless I'm missing something, I have no way to turn my phone off now.
I was looking for a - POWER OFF TOGGLE SWITCH/BUTTON - like the toggle switches that came with CHTeditor. Just a button I can place right on my home screen in my quicklinks that if i need to I can just click to power off my phone. Is there currently anything like this available? I've been looking for hours and cant find anything like it.
If not, is this something someone can put together, I would be greatly appreciative and would be happy to donate anything I could.
Thanks.
Dan

I think you are searching for something like this: XP Buttons

Dmac1984 said:
Hey everyone,
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I was looking for a - POWER OFF TOGGLE SWITCH/BUTTON - like the toggle switches that came with CHTeditor. Just a button I can place right on my home screen in my quicklinks that if i need to I can just click to power off my phone. Is there currently anything like this available? I've been looking for hours and cant find anything like it.
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Dan
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Just decide to use CHT 2.0. There you´ll find exactly the switch that restarts the phone

Dmac1984 said:
Hey everyone,
I was looking for a - POWER OFF TOGGLE SWITCH/BUTTON - like the toggle switches that came with CHTeditor. Just a button I can place right on my home screen in my quicklinks that if i need to I can just click to power off my phone. Is there currently anything like this available? I've been looking for hours and cant find anything like it.
If not, is this something someone can put together, I would be greatly appreciative and would be happy to donate anything I could.[/B]
Thanks.
Dan
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you can try my shutdown, it works perfectly...if you wanna have a quicklink that gives you a few options, xda shutdown works well too

or you could use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742008
which is an awesome little shutdown + program

BOBO_01 said:
I think you are searching for something like this: XP Buttons
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Hey, thanks, I installed this and nothing happened ... what should it look like?
Santa-Claus said:
Just decide to use CHT 2.0. There you´ll find exactly the switch that restarts the phone
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Oh trust me, I dabbled with it the other day, as soon as its out of beta i'll install it. CHT is incredible.
damnshah said:
you can try my shutdown, it works perfectly...if you wanna have a quicklink that gives you a few options, works well too
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Thanks, But I no longer have the option to select anything when i hold my endkey, which is what i want, so when the phone freezes i can just simply restart it without taking it apart, so i'm just looking for a button (which as soon as cht 2.0 is out of beta, I guess i'll have) that i can put on my home screen for the time being, that just incase i need to i can just power off my phone with the hit of a single button.
It might be on there, but im just seeing the endkey menu thing like the one that came stock on my htc hd2.
Thanks everyone for the quick replies and help!
Dan

Dmac1984 said:
Hey, thanks, I installed this and nothing happened ... what should it look like?
Dan
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I think you will find the Links in Startmenue-> Tools
-Softreset
-Restart
-Shutdown

Try app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742008

post&telecommunications said:
Try app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742008
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chuckles
i already posted that link lol
now maybe someone could skin it real nice

Kameirus said:
chuckles
i already posted that link lol
now maybe someone could skin it real nice
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You can create your new skin.

BOBO_01 said:
I think you will find the Links in Startmenue-> Tools
-Softreset
-Restart
-Shutdown
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Yep, I found them, But when i push the "Shutdown" or "Softreset" buttons the cab installed, they just turn my screen off and lock my phone, just like when i short click my endkey. Weird.

Try this one, I wrote it specially for you 8) hehehehe