Okay all, I have found a sort of work around for those that don't want to double up on the storage of a ring tone on both the card and the phone. I will tell you that it is a little long winded, but for those that never remove their cards (like me except tp sync over new songs through a card reader) it will work. I have tried it on both mine and the wife's BJs and it does work.

This trick is only for those that don't mind editing the registry. Open up your favorite reg editor (I prefer Resco) on the phone and then go to the following key:

\HKCU\ControlPanel\Sounds

and then scroll to the bottomm and edit the data string that is labeled Ringtones. All you then have to do is manually add the links to where the ringer/song is stored (i.e. \Storage Card\Ringers\Old Telephone.wmv). Manually add the new link for each ringtone (this can get quite tedious but it will save on duplicating storage of ringers and save on storage memory on the main device) then power off and back on the phone and now you will be able to select your new ringer for the main ring tone and/or for any individual within your contact list (I have tried and verified each).

I also tried receiving calls without the card in and the ringer defaults back to the default ringer (so yes it does ring and you don't miss a call,). I then placed the card back into the phone and retried the call and the ringer went back to the newly defined ringtone for my individual caller and came through without a hitch.

Sorry that this is longwinded, but so far this is the only work around that I have been able to find. To those that change their ring tones constantly and have seperate tomes for 100's of contacts, this may not be a good workaround, but for those such as me that really only have personalized ring tones for a handful of people (and I rarely change with whom they are associated or give out new ringers) this is a definitely a memory saver (I have gained about 5-10 percent of free memory).

As with all the disclaimer that messing with the registery can render your phone inoperable and I take no resposibility for what you may do. This is a just a friendly and helpful tip.

(I also posted this in the thread relating to setting MP3s on the storage card as ringers, but thought it might be helpful in the FAQ's)

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