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If you are tired of seeing that mMode screen at startup and tired of seeing AT&T Wireless when you make your calls, then I have some simple instructions on how you can have your phone look as if it were branded to Cingular.

NOTICE: I am not responsible for any damage done to your device when attempting to alter your phones registry!!!

Take your time and be carefull !!! If you get into trouble during the entry process, press the "Cancel" key and start over.
If you have Sprite I recommend you first back up your phone, and if you don't have Sprite I recommend that you get it then back up (IMG:http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) .

Goto your PHM RegEdit on your phone or download it http://www.phm.lu/Products/Smartphone/RegEdit/

Or use Mobile Registry Editor to do it all from your computer onto your phone.

Note that the directions are for use with PHM registry editor, the process is much easier with Mobile Registry Editor.

The cingular gifs.zip file is attached at the bottom of the post. download it and save the two gif files to IPSM(Storage 2003) directory on your Smartphone phone. Once you finish the process I recommend that you use file manager to hide these files (menu>properties then check the hide box)

To Change the AT&T mLIFE boot up screen, do the following;
(Note, if you have flashed your phone {MPx200} with a generic ROM, this process will add a boot screen, I have yet to figure out how to get rid of the Mobile Operator Screen.)

Once the registry editor is launched go to ;

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Software
- Microsoft
- Splash Screen (Generic ROM phones will need to create this Key)
Press the "Values" softkey
Scroll down to "MSBitmap"(Generic ROM phones will need to create this string) and press the blue ACTIONS key
Replace "\Windows\mLifebootup.gif" with "\IPSM(Storage for 2003)\cingular_startup.gif" (Generic ROM phones, just enter this value in the string)
Press "Done" softkey
Keep pressing the Back key until you are out of the Registry Editor
Press Home key.
Power cycle the phone.

To get rid of the dial screen logo, do the following:

Once the registry editor is launched go to ;

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Software
- Microsoft
- Shell
- Rai
- MSCdial
Press the "Values" softkey
Scroll down to "Banner Image" and press the blue ACTIONS key
Replace "\Windows\branding_brick.gif" with "\IPSM(Storage for 2003)\branding_cingular.gif"
Press "Done" softkey
Keep pressing the Back key until you are out of the Registry Editor
Press Home key.
Power cycle the phone.

The above process will delete the logo when you are entering numbers to dial, on the keypad, but when you press "Talk", another AT&T(Generic ROM: Smartphone 2002 or 2003) logo will appear on that screen.

To change that one, do the following

Once the registry editor is launched go to ;

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Software
- Microsoft
- Shell
- Rai
- MSCprog <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Press the "Values" softkey
Scroll down to "Banner Image" and press the blue ACTIONS key
Replace "\Windows\branding_brick.gif" with "\IPSM(Storage for 2003)\branding_cingular.gif"
Press "Done" softkey
Keep pressing the Back key until you are out of the Registry Editor
Press Home key.
Power cycle the phone.

If you have flashed your phone then the origional strings will be different, just replace whatever is there with what I have in the instructions above.

Have fun and good luck with your newly Cingular branded Smartphone (IMG:http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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- GrYph0n   "Rebrand" Your Smartphone to Cingular  
- - GrYph0n   Also like to note that Abatis is working on a .cab...  
- - Hightech   Nice Abatis. That would be great spec if the phon...  
|- - Knuckles   I found out how to change the Operator Logo Screen...  
- - abatis   I finally did the Cingular branding CAB. It should...  
|- - alwaysowen   QUOTE (abatis @ Feb 12 2005, 01:07 PM)I final...  
|- - Melissa8   QUOTE (abatis @ Feb 12 2005, 09:07 AM)I final...  
|- - bshaw18   QUOTE (abatis @ Feb 12 2005, 11:07 AM)I final...  
- - abatis   always, Sorry for the time past here. Actually th...  
- - Guitar1969   I have been trying to use these steps to rebrand a...  
|- - GrYph0n   QUOTE (Guitar1969 @ Mar 9 2005, 08:02 PM)I ha...  
|- - islesmetskid   i don't have any of the at&t branded probl...  
|- - GrYph0n   QUOTE (islesmetskid @ Aug 1 2005, 02:36 PM)i ...  
- - NunoUFO   Hi GrYph0n, I have been trying tom make a cab wit...  
- - abatis   Nuno, GrYph may be out and about so I will try to ...  
- - abatis   Yes just move the CAB to the phone, really whereve...  
- - tgshoe   I have tried the cingular branding zip file but it...  
- - abatis   Did you unzip the above file and than move the CAB...  
|- - tgshoe   QUOTE (abatis @ Jan 29 2006, 10:37 AM)Did you...  
- - abatis   the .001 and .002 are really the gif files package...  
|- - tgshoe   QUOTE (abatis @ Jan 29 2006, 11:04 AM)the .00...  
||- - thezoltar   tgshoe had it right. I changed the "storage...  
|- - nmotu   [font=Arial][size=7]QUOTE (abatis @ Jan 29 20...  
- - abatis   Good work this helps users with 2002.  
- - lucasmjl   Abatis, Thanks for the CAB files, it fixed my dat...  
- - abatis   - The CingularB CAB installs them in \Storag...  
- - lucasmjl   Thanks. I just did a search on my SMT5600 (unlock...  
- - abatis   Our CingularB CAB work fine on the SMT5600 as I ha...  
- - abatis   The above CABS are for a Smartphone not a PPC like...  


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