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Remove ExpressMail from BlackJack home page
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Posted by: yodicken

This has been asked for many times.
Find the file cingular.home.xml in the directory called \application data\home

Open the file using notepad or other .xml editor

About 1/4 of the way down there is a line that looks like this:
<plugin clsid="{6DB6BCE8-E727-4ed4-BC16-20A7FEA2443E}" name="mail" />

That is the line that inserts the annoying expressmail add in the home page.

Delete that line and the space under it.

Important: also, about 4 lines from the top, change THIS LINE:
<title>Cingular Default</title> to substitute a new name for the page
(I used <title>No Express Mail</title> for mine)

Now save the file with a new name, such as "nomail.home.xml" IN THE SAME DIRECTORY WHERE THE ORIGINAL WAS.

You can now switch to this home page using the menu: Settings, display, Home Screen, and choose the new home screen. Keep hitting "done" until you are out and there you are. You should now be able to see an extra line on the screen and missed call messages etc.

Whew.

Posted by: SilverJack

What about adding certain applications to the home screen. For instance i would like to add "Internet Sharing" to the desktop, unless someone has a faster way to enable bluetooth pan for tethering.

Posted by: pesto126

sure.. use facade, phonealarm or a bunch of other 3rd party apps. It completely makes your phone a different beast! What a difference!!

Posted by: mshanks23

Do you know if there is a way to get rid of the error message for the calendar when you remove the Express Mail program?

Posted by: stmckin

I just bought a Blackjack yesterday, and mine had AT&T home screens, several of which had no xPress mail garbage

Posted by: amazza

just change the home screen from ATT Default to Windows Default..that will let you say bye bye to xpress mail...

no need to change all that other crap like that guy said above.