HTC Random Access on text messages contacts

[shmilson]

Hi All,

I've installed HTC Random Access and it does replace WM6 contact manager for the phone application (and soft-key on Today screen). How can I force it to replace the "contact manager" when sending Text / E-mail messages? It still uses the WM std. one, which has the top row with A-Z instead of the right column?

Thanks!

[smittyofdhs]

did you make the registry change that makes radomaccess become the default contact manager, or did you just install the RA cab file?

[shmilson]

did you make the registry change that makes radomaccess become the default contact manager, or did you just install the RA cab file?

I just installed the CAB. Couldn't find the registry changes necessary. Searched the forum with google, but only could find the registry keys needed after failed uninstall... Can you (re?)-post the keys needed? Point me to the right place please??

Thanks!

[cincy1020]

did you make the registry change that makes radomaccess become the default contact manager, or did you just install the RA cab file?

Hi:
I'd love to get random access working in sms contacts also.
I made the following reg edit after installing random access, and mine does not work in sms contacts either. Am I missing another edit which needs to be made?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai\:M SCONTACTS]
1="\Windows\RandomAccess.exe"

Thanks!

[shmilson]

Still, after trying all registry keys I could find, none would make poutlook and tmail use the "default" contact manager (RandomAccess). I had the 1 = RandomAccess after installing the cab and it works both on Today and Phone, but not from tmail/poutlook... Maybe they runs it's own contact manager and doesn't even look for the system standard??

[smittyofdhs]

yep, I just tested it too, when adding a contact to a sms/mms/email it uses a bulit-in call to the contact database and doesn't use the default contact app to display it. I've seen other apps do the same thing, they just make use of the contactDB.