APRIL FOOLS: Registry Hack Turns Smartphones Into Pocket PCs

[Raphael Salgado]

brandon90210 at XDA-Developers found an amazing, little registry hack that enables full Pocket PC functionality on Windows Mobile-based Smartphones. While Microsoft denies any involvement in the matter, an engineer who wished to remain anonymous stated, <i>"I left those values out in the final build by accident, until I actually got tapped on the shoulder by Ballmer himself who said it was brilliant. My bad."</i><br /><br />By adding the registry values <b>AddTouchScreenSupport</b> and <b>UnhidePocketPCStuff</b> both with DWORD values of 1 under <b>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell</b>, then soft-resetting your Smartphone, you'll turn your Smartphone into a full-blown Pocket PC device. <i>"Who knew all this time it was a touch screen?"</i> says brandon90210. <i>"Oh, and be wary of upcoming eBay auctions that'll try to sell you this in a supposed upgrade, along with a CD full of ringtones and pictures. C'mon, it's just a simple hack, dude."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/salgado_mpx200ppc_spoof.jpg" /> <br /><br />On a related note, PocketPCTechs will be announcing snap-on styli for various Smartphone models in the next coming weeks. Breathes new life into that MPX200, doesn't it? ;)

[tnelson2000]

I almost bit on this one. . .until you said Ballmer said it was brilliant!

[dignow96]

Nice... didn't catch the date either... and here I was looking for a registry editor for my old Motorola...

[Lex]

I just tried this on my toaster and it worked on that too !

[saru83]

I just tried this on my toaster and it worked on that too !

lol :D

[bobmay]

I was just about to head over to ebay to buy a mpx200. Good one! :oops:

[Kacey Green]

classic :lol:
that toaster bit was funny too, I saw a prototype toaster with a web browser on one side.

[Darius Wey]

I saw a prototype toaster with a web browser on one side.

Geez, my invention got leaked on the web already?! :cry:

[Pony99CA]

brandon90210 at XDA-Developers found an amazing, little registry hack that enables full Pocket PC functionality on Windows Mobile-based Smartphones.
You forgot to mention the hack to uncripple Verizon Wireless phones (http://pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&amp;t=news&amp;id=3556). :D

Steve

[Patrick Y.]

Another GREAT one!! 8) 8)

[ironguy]

I deleted those entries form the registry on my ipaq 2215.

Now I have a smartphone!

[pocketpcadmirer]

You know a more funny thing ?? that mpx is using WM5 !!

Sunny

[Pony99CA]

I deleted those entries form the registry on my ipaq 2215.

Now I have a smartphone!
So can you make phone calls on it now? :lol:

Steve

[ironguy]

So can you make phone calls on it now?

Of course!
:D
At least I could yesterday! :mrgreen:




Doesn't work today... :(