[Q] Hd7 Tiling changes?

[Chuck_Diesel]

Hello, I'm relatively new to the wp7 platform and am wondering if there's a way to change the tile colors to something other than the ones that are set? I'm new to all of the phone editing world as well, so sorry if this seems like a 'noobish' question. Thanks

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

You need to have an unlocked device & side load the app, Accent Changer.

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

Thank you!

How do I go about unlocking my phone??

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

Does your device have the NoDo update? If so you either need to sign up for a student apphub account to legally unlock your device or downgrade to a pre-NoDo ROM & unlock via a hack like Chevron Unlocker. There's a few threads around XDA about this.

See these;

NODO jailbreaking，100% sure

ChevronWP7 Unlocker & Cert download

You'll also need a side loader app such as;

TouchExperience WPDM public release

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

I'm at OS Version 7.0.7390.0. I believe that's the NoDo update, right? Do I use the first link to unlock it then??

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

I'm at OS Version 7.0.7390.0. I believe that's the NoDo update, right? Do I use the first link to unlock it then??

Correct, that is NoDo. The firt thread I posted shows a way to hack unlock by downgrading or else try this (How to register/developer Unlock Windows Phone 7 for free, even NoDo) thread which I used to unlock mine.

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

I'm not a student, so I don't have a student email ending in .edu. How do I downgrade? Thank you for all the help and everything by the way!

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

Find the Forum for your specific device & there should be a ROM for it you can download & flash. Remember, you'll have to reinstall all your apps, contacts, settings, etc.

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

I did the zune restore. I'm back to version .7008. Do I just follow both of the links you previously posted now?

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

Use this one, you'll need the ChevronWP7 Unlocker & Cert to complete the steps.

EDIT: Intsructions for the Unlocker Tool found here.

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

When I go to open the Chevron thing, I get an error message, that it can't find my phone or soemthing. That's not normal, is it?

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

No clue, I never used it. I can tell you, make sure you emailed yourself the cert & download & install it from you cell's hotmail. Also, make sure Zune is open.

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

At the unlocker & cert link, how do I do step 5?

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

At the unlocker & cert link, how do I do step 5?

Registry Editor

You'll need to side load it with Tom XAP Installer v1.2

I also recommend side loading Advanced Configuration Tool to enable Max Side Loaded apps.

 

[FiyaFleye]

Also make sure the Dev tools are installed...

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

What Dev tools??

I dont know what I'm doing wrong. I keep getting the message saying it can't communicate with my phone. :/

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

Oh, I think this is the WP7 Dev Tools FiyaFleye was talking about.

EDIT: Also, make sure your cell is not asleep or locked. See this video;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozyq-PMD7g&feature=player_embedded

EDIT2: Just realized, that reg should be on your PC, not cell, duh. Open Start Menu, click on RUN, type in "regedit" without quotes. Click ok or hit enter key. Registry editor will open. Browse registry to the specified value in step 5. From what I read, this value should be added by the Dev tools, or you can manually add it. Once you successfully unlock your device, make sure to go to the how to thread & follow thesteps to prevent MS from relocking your device.

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

So the dev tools won't work if I have windows xp? That's unfortunate

 

[drkfngthdragnlrd]

So the dev tools won't work if I have windows xp? That's unfortunate

Follow these steps to manually add the registry to you PC.

Video

 

[Chuck_Diesel]

Okay, I've changed the registry, and i re-downloaded the ChevronWP7 file, but I'm still getting the error message that says "Can't communicate with phone, please make sure phone is connected via USB - Please make sure Zune is running." when I try to open the file.

Could this be happening because I was running the NoDo update previously?