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Custom Pro Only Setup

Custom Pro Only Setup

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If you're like me and not really interested in the Lifestyle Layout, but really like the Pro Layout, only to find it's just not quite right, then the following steps will give you a custom 3 page 'Pro Only' setup...

1. Install Jacksons Pro Widgets per his instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3798286&postcount=1649

2. Modify the following registry keys:

HKLM\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Layouts\:HOME3 - Rename :HOME3 to _:HOME3 to disable Business Home

HKLM\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Layouts\:HOME - Rename :HOME to _:HOME to disable Professional Home (we're going to create our own)

HKLM\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Panels\13 - Rename to _13 to disable reference to the Bus Home in the Tiles/Carousel view

HKLM\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Panels\0 - Rename to _0 to disable reference to the Pro Home in the Tiles/Carousel view

HKLM\Software\Spb Software House 2\Spb Mobile Shell\NowScreen\Panels\12 - Rename to 0 - this is important - you need a '0' key, otherwise the Tiles/Carousel will not work - this moves the Task Manager to the first spot

3. Now all you have left is what was the Lifestyle Home, but since you've installed Jacksons Pro Widgets, you can rebuild the Pro Home in the centre page, leaving a page on the left and the right for your own other custom Lifestyle type stuff...

Why do this...? firstly, you can add invisible application widgets on top of the standard MS3 widgets, so you keep the clean look, but it does what you want to do... It also makes a much simpler interface (3 pages only), and by removing the original Professional Home, you don't get confused, and have a much better customised version of Pro Home (prior to this I had two similar Pro Home's - one which worked how I wanted, and the other which drove me crazy)...

4. Soft Reset and rebuild...!

Important Note: Make sure you're on the Lifestyle Home (your new Custom Pro Home) before you reset - MS3 will want to go back to the last Home you were on when it restarts... If you were on one of the Homes you've now removed, it will try to open that one, get stuck, and MS3 will not restart - if you have done that by accident, just remove the underscore (_) from the registry entry for that Home, start MS3, swipe to the right Home, add the underscore back in, now restart...

Rebuild Tips:

Looking at my image, I've got the Weather, Digital Clock, Email, SMS, Missed Call, Profile and Calendar widgets from Jacksons Pro Widgets for a perfect replication of the original Pro Home (thankyou...!)... Now to customise:

a. Add an invisible link to Spb Weather next to the standard weather link - I prefer the MS3 standard weather for a quick view, but sometimes I like the added detail in Spb Weather (now I have the choice, but remember to un-integrate from Spb Weather, or they will both link to it).

b. Up in the top left corner of the calendar I've added an invisible link to G-Alarm - my preferred alarm program, but I can still link to the standard M$ clock setup when I tap anywhere else on the top of the calendar.

c. Finally I have added an invisible link to PhoneWeaver (my preferred profile tool) on top of the standard profile widget (you can't see that one) - it tried Spb PhoneSuite, but it's got nothing on PhoneWeaver, except integration with MS3, but that's now fixed...!

Of course you can add invisible widgets on top of anything, such as Resco Contacts for a better SMS app (I have mine coded into the registry, but this way you have the option)...

Oh, and don't forget to do a soft reset after you've changed your registry settings, otherwise you might be adding widgets to one of the pages you can't see anymore...

Another plus - you get a custom background on the Professional Home...!