Welcome. I am looking for a program where I could hide the icons in the start menu.
you can try jwmd icon changer here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=567080
or just go to \windows\start menu\programs and delete any app.lnk there using total commander or resco explorer ....
What exactly you wants to do by hiding icons?
Start menu in windows mobile (all versions) works the same way it works on a desktop.
You would need to browse the "Start Menu" folder in your device's "Windows" folder.
Install Total Commander file explorer (Google it for the link) and browse this folder.
The path may look like this:
"Device\Windows\Start Menu"
Once you in the folder, copy whichever icon you wants to hide and paste them in some folder where you can browse and access those applications.
Once copied, you can delete those icons from the Start Menu folder and the Icon won't reflect there anymore. These icons are nothing but a Shortcut to the application which was created either when you installed any app or your Windows OS installed it whenever it was installed on your device.
WARNING: Remember do copy those icons/Shortcuts before deleting otherwise you won't be able to access those apps unless you know their parent file location on your phone.
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I would like to delete a menu icon from the front screen of my XDA. I use Total Commander to manage my files and shortcuts.
Which directory do I need to go into in order to delete my shortcut.
my device\windows\Start menu
I want to create a shortcut that can launch the programs menu like I can when I tap on start, programs. If I create a simple programs shortcut launching it will open the file explorer with small icons instead I want large icons like those I see when I tap on start, programs. I will be grateful if anyone can help me
Two possible solutions:
1) Search on the forum for quickmenu, this program launches programs when you tap on start; but no big icons...
2) Mortbuttons (LINK) i think the pics are self explanatory...and yes customizable big icons...
Mortbutton is the best IMO...
Create a shortcut in \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\, from the file "folderview.exe" located in the Windows directory. Then you can set a button to the shortcut.
How do you remove program links in the "all programs" option under the programs tab? How can I create a shortcut for a program installed on the storage card? Thanks
ALL Programs
The all programs button on the TF3D panel is just another link to the start menu folder in windows. So adding or removing LNK files there changes both.
I use Total Commander to create shortcuts of manually installed apps, and move them to the windows start menu folder. They will then show up in the windows start icon / programs menu and the ALL PROGRAMS list in TF3D and you can then add them to the programs (or ATT) panel of TF3D.
The LNK format is simple, you can make them in a text editor as well. The format is
19#"\path\yourapp.exe"
on one line where the number 19 is the number of characters after the #.
another example:
21#"\Windows\Camera.exe"
How do i drag icons into certain folders or create new folders
im using energy rom leo the newest one
Using file explorer, or total commander(I think he cooks that in his roms) go to device> windows > start menu. You should there see all of your folders and icons. Hold down your finger to make a new menu, and cut/paste the icons in there
So, I'm not sure if I'm in the right place here (literally just activated my xda account). I want to customize some icons for a few apps, but not just the app icon. The main app I am concerned with is called SystemPanel Task Manager. It has some widget icons to choose from for an "End All" widget. I want to edit the image files (probably .png's), but I can't find the data on my SD card. Any hints as to where I can find these files?
You have to replace the pngs in the apk files (Zip packages that contain Android applications).
System applications are located in /system/app/ and non-systems apps in /data/app/
As long as you only want to change images, you can just pull them from the apk file and push them back in using 7zip or the like, but if you want to change xml or code, you would have to decompile the apk.