Simply reboot right after a hard reset, before it has a chance to load its "custom" verizon applications. And it is fully uncrippled.

Excellent! You may wish to see the removing junkware thread in this forum as well (http://www.pdaphonehome.com/forums/s...light=junkware). I don't have a Verizon 6700, but on the Sprint 6700, the method you just outlined is what we do to prevent Sprint's junkware from being installed. By utilizing this method, some necessary programs, like OTA programming for example, don't get installed thus it is necessary to go back and install them one by one. The thread I referenced will give you a pretty good idea on how to go about doing that.

Nice find! Also, you should check out the Extended ROM unlocker, where you can unlock the extended rom (which is where all the custom verizon apps are stored) and delete out whatever that is causing the crippling.

i believe i suggested that in the other thread....though i'm suprised my suggestion actually worked!

there is probably a few of the custom software pieces you want to install though...though i'm sure none of it is very critical.

samg916

can you tell me excetly how you did it???? so hard reset and then what?? what program not to reinstall???? i just install 10 app and hate to go through a hard reset. also i do not believe there is any vzw program cd to reinstall any program. if we remove something else by accident i worry i cannot reinstall it.

thank you

You can simply open the extended rom, and run the installers manually. Then they should show up in your add/remove programs list.

Then you can remove them the normal way. No hard reset needed. Just don't run the one that removes them from the list...

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i still cannot figure which program i need to uninstall to get wifi and phone to work together, anyone???? i use total commander and have the list in extended but just no idea which one to remove

you dont remove them....you have to do a hard reset and do a soft reset BEFORe any of them install.

then you manually goto the /extended_rom/ and install the ones you need

How do you install the OTA program after the reset?

WIFI and PHONE the easy way:

Wifi and Phone @ same time



Go to key: HKLM/Services/WirelessMgr

Find a key called 'MutexFlag'

Change it's value from '1' to '0'

credit to this guy:

http://www.cmz727.com/alan/6700/6700.htm

thanks for the link not really in to doing the reset figured there must be some thing in the verizon software that will end up being a problem

thanks again

there is no "mutexflag" in my registry

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I found it, soft reset, and works great. Did you make sure to "plus out" the wirelessmgr folder? there are a lot of entries in it.

ya, I oepened the folder, there is nothing close in the tree

I have

context

description

displayname

dll

index

keep

order

prefix

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you must be in the wrong tree.....its definitely there if you start with a fresh device.

look again or hard reset, let the customization run, then look at the registry.

well, somehow it's not in my registry

I guess I'll wait until I need a hard reset, I have this just the way I want it now

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I doubt Verizon would ship your XV6700 different than others.

Lets try to figure out why your registry is different. What have you done to your unit from its "stock" state. Stock meaning you turned the unit on, it did all the normal installs, reset, and you started using it.

What registry editor are you using?

I took a look with two, first with phm registry editor, then with the editor in total commander

it's not in either

I did all the installs, I didn't do the slimdown install that removes all the firmware.

I have tcpmp, I also installed real player, total commander, magic button, I think that's it

the only registry hack I've done is increase the timeout on the keyboard and I edited the internet explorer hardware button

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perris

Is it possible that the MutexFlag is only a Verizon key? Since Sprint doesn't have this key/string does that mean that the wifi and phone capabilities are still there?

dunno

I;ll try to call myself while I;m on line and let you know

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