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06-21-2004, 11:50 PM

joseph_68 Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2		iPAQ 1945 Start Menu White Text ONLY (ROM Flaw)? Hello, I Just got a new iPAQ 1945. The Start Menu only displays white text for the menu items, even if I install new themes that are supposed to have black text. The ROM revision is from 3/2004 it is Ver. 1.10, (the default Today Screen in this ROM is the new Windows Mobile Blue). Does anybody know if there is a flaw in this new ROM or do I have a wacky iPAQ?

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06-21-2004, 11:59 PM

Steven Cedrone Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 6,873		There are apps out there that will let you change the Start Menu text color. The one that comes to mind is Tweaks2K2. Steve __________________ "My eyes are rolling back in my head so far I can see my grey matter bubbling and frothing from reading this thread....bleh." JD

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06-22-2004, 12:02 AM

Steven Cedrone

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Better yet, let me quote myself! :wink:

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Originally Posted by Steven Cedrone

Tweaks2K2 has just released a version that will allow you to change the text color on the start menu. Take a look at this thread as well!

Oh and look at this post:

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Originally Posted by Fuzzy John

Here is a quick and dirty way to restore the black text to the Start menu after upgrading the firmware to v1.10. You will have to do this every time you change a theme:
- Load your desired theme.
- Use a registry editor and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Color
- Create a new BINARY value named 39 with a data of 00 00 00 00.

That is all. This seems to survive a soft reset but does not survive a theme change.

For full details about the theme format see Pocket PC 2002/2003 ThemeBuilder - the theme creator without limits by Richard L. Owens.

Steve

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"My eyes are rolling back in my head so far I can see my grey matter bubbling and frothing from reading this thread....bleh." JD

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06-22-2004, 05:00 PM

joseph_68 Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2		Amzing Grace HP! Hi Steve, Thanks for the answer and especially for the detailed remedies! It is a bit disappointing that HP would release a ROM update (ver. 1.10) and actually miss such an obvious registry flaw. At any rate, I appreciate the "workaround" solutions. I understand that owners of the h5550/5555 that have moved to the ROM ver. 1.10 are in the same boat, since HP released the ROM upgrade as a download. Other folks in my shoes with the h1940/1945 are stuck if they purchased a recently manufactured model with the 1.10 ROM already installed. Thanks Again :wink:

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