[Touch Pro, Fuze General] chrisbjr:
The Touch Pro aka Raphael is my first Windows Mobile device. The first time i got it running, i freaked out because I was expecting a fast and responsive phone. It was unbearably slow and it made me regret buying this expensive phone. Searching the net led me to xda-developers and I was able to make my windows mobile better.

The thing is, info on various stuff on the forums tend to be spread out and getting to figure out what I wanted to do took hours of my time searching and asking questions on the forums. So I decided to put up simple steps in one place and in one thread on the first things you would want to do when you get your Raphael.

INSTALLING PROGRAMS

I figured people who get their first windows mobile phone will probably not know how to INSTALL programs into it. there are two file types that programs usually come in with. there are the .EXE and the .CAB files.

.EXE files are run from the computer and the application will be installed to your phone the next time you SYNC it.

.CAB files, on the other hand, require to be imported to your phone. Connect your phone to your PC via USB, and copy the .CAB to the phone's memory. Run the pasted file on your phone using the built-in file explorer and follow the on-screen instructions.

1. Tweaking the Registry

You might want to tweak the registry of your stock ROM first to see if there are any improvements. here is the link to various Raphael tweaks tested by rhedgehog: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=413562

To edit these registries, you will need a registry editor. There are a lot of registry editors available but I personally use Kilmist Registry Editor. Its free and works from the phone. Here is the link: http://www.brothersoft.com/kilmist-registry-editor-download-80725.html

1. Install the .cab to your phone

2. Run the registry editor

3. To tweak the registries, follow the path names as would with folder paths.

Here is another registry tweak that was said to work great http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=432966

If you still aren't satisfied with the performance, I suggest flashing in a new ROM. Follow the steps below.

2. Flash in a new ROM - for GSM versions only

First thing you would want to do would be to flash its ROM. Flashing, as i figured out was a way to re-format your Poket PC much like a personal computer. There are a lot of ROMS available on this site made by generous people who give their time to making windows mobile a more pleasurable experience.

Here are the steps to be able to Flash your ROM:

1. Download the Hard-SPL made by the Raphael Elite Team. You should just follow the instructions on their thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=410150

2. Choose the ROM you would like to flash and download it. There are a number of choices. Here are a couple i have tried:

a. ROMeOS² - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=426099

b. DCS-Touch Pro - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=421609

You should choose a ROM that suits your preferences and, of course, language. Most of the ROMS are here: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=440

3. Run the downloaded ROM from your computer and follow the instructions.

Now, you should have a faster ROM build than your stock one. SOme say the stock is fine but others, like me, have definitely gained big improvements. They have extra useful programs too.

When you have a usable OS running, the next thing you would probably want to do is change its theme. I see a lot of people asking questions on how to change icons, themes, touchflo3d, etc. and, like me, I hadn't the slightest idea on how to do it. I finally figured out how and here are the simple steps.

3. Changing Theme of Windows

To change the theme (not the TouchFlo 3d theme but the color of the title bars and all), you would want to go to: START > SETTINGS > TODAY

You will find that there are a few themes included with the phone and if you ever want some more, here is a thread where you can download quiet a few themes: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=ATOM_USER_THEMES

To get the theme to your phone, just copy the downloaded files to the Root of your Storage Card and you will be able to see them in the TODAY settings.

4. Changing the Theme of TouchFlo3d

To change the theme for TouchFlo3d you will need to use Diamond TouchFlo3d config made by sushilange. Here is the link to the thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=405749

What you do is import the .CAB to your device and run it through there.

Here is a link to themes made by sushilange as well: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=409901

Just import the theme to your phone, run Diamond TF3D config > Appearance, then select the fold where the theme is located. The theme will then appear on the drop down menu.

To add a wallpaper to TF3D, on the other hand, just scroll over the the settings part of TF3D and select wallpaper.

SOME themes do not require Diamond TF3D config. Some are downloaded as zip files wherein you EXTRACT them, and copy all the files included to the WINDOWS folder of you phone using Total Commander. The link to Total Commander is found in the next section.

If you want to revert back to your original HTC theme, you can always use Diamond TF3D config to revert back to your original files.

5. Changing the icons only of TF3D

Changing the icons is simple but you would need a program like Total Commander to access and paste files on the Windows folder of your phone. ROMeOS² already has Total Commander built into it but for those who don't have it yet, here is a link: http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm

The touch pro uses an ARM processor so choose that as your file

1. download an icon pack

2. unzip it (if it is zipped and not in a CAB)

3. transfer the contents to your phone (preferably in a folder somewhere)

4. copy the contents using Total Commander and paste it in \Windows folder

5. soft reset the device

I dont know if this works with a changed TF3D theme. I haven't tried it yet. I've only tried it on the stock theme.

I dont have links to icons as well, ive only used the HTC 3d icons found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=421317 and posted by Blob8me

6. Changing the clock

Here is a link to Sergio PC's thread from the Diamond section on the clocks he's got: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=420887

there are instructions there so just follow that. and yes, this works on the Touch Pro :)

7. Adding a Call History Tab to TouchFlo 3d

This modification helped me a lot. It puts your call history in a separate tab. Here is the link to the instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=410180

So there you have it. I am a newbie myself so to the experts out there, if there are any improvements i can make to this, please tell me.

hope this helps!

this is the way my touch pro looks after all these steps:

maybe this can be a sticky to at least minimize people asking over and over how to do this and that, and veterans always having to suggest "search" for the answer. :)