Ntt-east webcams

On the 10th of July 2006 the site moved from http://www.ntt-east.co.jp/fukushima/mado/ to http://www.ntt-fukushima.com/ and now doesn't work on a Windows Mobile 5 device. This site suffers from flash (now available but doesn't handle the site), also the complex Windows media files don't help. Here are links to some of the live cameras

Saving stuff prior to a clean reset

  1. Activesync the device
  2. Check programs installed
  3. Check Settings
  4. Do a hard reset by:

    1. Press and hold the Calendar and Wireless buttons.
    2. While holding down these buttons, use the stylus to lightly press the Reset button for about two seconds.
    3. When the screen begins to fade, release the Calendar and Wireless buttons first, and then remove the stylus from the Reset button.
    4. Plug the device into the AC Adapter or press the Reset button again.

Rebuilding after a hard reset

  1. IPAQ will run through welcome setup
  2. Settings-Today-Items to be Date, Messaging, Tasks, Calendar, TodayPanel and not IPAQ Entertainment
  3. Set regional settings to English - Australia and reset device
  4. Enter in owner information
  5. Establish a new partnership with Desktop PC, Select all bar email and media. Set Calendar to All. Contacts takes a while to do..
  6. Menu has Calendar, Contacts, Help, IE, IPAC Wireless, Messaging and Notes instead of Windows Media selected
  7. Install programs:
    1. Skype (on Storage Card)
    2. PHM Registry Editor
    3. Asukal Lets Japan No 5
    4. CAB project to move IE cache to Storage Card, then run IE. Set IE View to Single Column. Zoom to smaller font.
    5. pocketxpdf.sf.net PocketXpdf (On Device as doesn't go to storage card)
    6. Green Softare GSPlayer
    7. TCPMP + AAC and FFMPEG Plugins
    8. Microsoft .NET CF 2.0 (On Device as apparently doesnt go to storage card) and restart. Stop other running programs before attempting installation.
    9. Aspecto Software WiFiFoFum (Needs .NET CF 2.0)
    10. Old StorageTools
    11. PHM Pocket PC PowerToys and reset
    12. Google Maps
    13. C. Ghisler & Co. Total Commander
    14. HappyJackRoad ADBIdea (on Storage card)
    15. Xrgonomics TENGO free
  8. Add in Hotspots
  9. Add in mail settings, use SSL etc , securemail.internode.on.net, 7 days worth of messages. Dont set Mail attachments to be stored on storage card. Get first 80Kb of each message

Adding Japanese fonts

Asukals LetsJapan does the job but is a bit severe (it changes a number of things that don't need changing). After it's done its stuff change some of the following:

  1. The regional setting back to English (Australia)
  2. Registry Key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\nls] SystemLCID back to 409 (Hex) 1033 Decimal
  3. Registry Key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\International] LCID from 411 Hex, 1041 Decimal back to 409 (Hex) 1033 Decimal
  4. Registry Key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\International] ACP from 3A4 Hex, 932 Decimal back to 4E4 Hex, 1252 Decimal
  5. Registry Key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\keyboard layout\Preload] Default from e0010411 Hex back to e0010409 (needed for predictive text to work again)
  6. Registry Key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\keyboard layout\Preload\1] Default from e0010411 Hex back to e0010409 (needed for predictive text to work again)

To install it but to just get Japanese fonts for viewing:

  1. Install on device
  2. Rotate screen to get registry changes to stick
  3. Do a soft reset
  4. Now there is too much Japanese, so set regional setting back to English (Australia)
  5. Do a soft reset
  6. Registry Key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\nls] SystemLCID back to 409 Hex, 1033 Decimal
  7. Registry Key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\keyboard layout\Preload] Default from e0010411 Hex back to e0010409
  8. Registry Key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\keyboard layout\Preload\1] Default from e0010411 Hex back to e0010409
  9. Rotate screen, off then on, then do a soft reset