Anyone figured out how to stop animation on 8525 with new wm6?

[thexman]

I have modified/removed the startupanimation settings in the registry multiple times, but every time I reboot the phone, that horrible animation is back and so are the registry entries. Has anyone figured out a way to disable the animation in wm6? Apparently, someone at AT&T decided they didn't like us turning that off.

[mattk_r]

I have modified/removed the startupanimation settings in the registry multiple times, but every time I reboot the phone, that horrible animation is back and so are the registry entries. Has anyone figured out a way to disable the animation in wm6? Apparently, someone at AT&T decided they didn't like us turning that off.

The startup animation uses the following files (if you've got the stock AT&T startup):

StartupAnimationEngine.dll
3G Up_01_1.gif
3G_Up.wav

And the following registry settings:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\StartupAnimation]
"GIFFile"="\\Windows\\3G Up_01_1.gif"
"WAVFile"="\\Windows\\3G_Up.wav"
"Enabled"=dword:1
"Volumn"=dword:0000022

You should be able to change "Enabled" to 0 and turn if off.

[crupp]

Thanks, worked like a charm.

[thexman]

Thanks for the quick reply, but as you can see from my initial post, I have already tried changing the registry settings. It's not working. I make the change, reset the phone, the animation still plays and when I go back into the registry, the changes aren't there anymore.


The startup animation uses the following files (if you've got the stock AT&T startup):

StartupAnimationEngine.dll
3G Up_01_1.gif
3G_Up.wav

And the following registry settings:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\StartupAnimation]
"GIFFile"="\\Windows\\3G Up_01_1.gif"
"WAVFile"="\\Windows\\3G_Up.wav"
"Enabled"=dword:1
"Volumn"=dword:0000022

You should be able to change "Enabled" to 0 and turn if off.

[myv6mustang]

Can i put my own vids in place of the At@T stuff? Just asking

[Actaeon]

Looks like it would be pretty easy to replace that GIF and WAV file with ones of your own.

edit:

Bah, tried replacing the WAV with one of my own and ended up with the animation but no sound. Oh well, its disabled now.

[Eyedoctor2]

Thanks for the quick reply, but as you can see from my initial post, I have already tried changing the registry settings. It's not working. I make the change, reset the phone, the animation still plays and when I go back into the registry, the changes aren't there anymore.

First post- total newbie- but I was just reading through
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_FAQs
and came across the following which may be of help:

I've edited some things in the registry, however, after softreset, all changes have been lost.

A: After you have edited the registry, turn off your device, wait 10-15 seconds, then (while it is still off), press the soft reset button. In this way, your changes will be saved.

[thexman]

Looks like something was wrong with my phone. Maybe because I cancelled the at&t setup. I did a clear memory and let the at&t customizations run and set the reg key again and this time it took. I'll have to look further into what was causing this. Thanks.

[mcorrie1121]

Looks like something was wrong with my phone. Maybe because I cancelled the at&t setup. I did a clear memory and let the at&t customizations run and set the reg key again and this time it took. I'll have to look further into what was causing this. Thanks.

No, ur probably just using the bottom botton to reset arent you? That will not save any settings. You have to use the power button. 15 sec isnt needed, jsut turn it back on immediately.

[mattk_r]

Sorry I left that part out - it's easy to forget and assume it's well known... :o

For some reason, the registry hive doesn't get saved immedietly following a change with a registry editor. The only way I know for sure is to hold the power button to power off, then back on (not time dependent). There may be some other way to get the registry to store changes, but the proper power cycle (NOT WITH THE SOFT-RESET!) is a sure-fire way.

[thexman]

That's weird. I have never had that problem before. Oh well, that's good information to have. At least i have everything working now. I reset again and cancelled the customizations and then modified the preconfig.txt file and the xml files to install a modified version of the at&t customizations and all is well. I have all the correct network settings minus that annoying proxy setting on the web and all that music and tv bloat.

[Scrambler001]

Thats a great tip and it worked like a charm thanks for posting the info.