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This is the basic of all “hacks”. Schaps AdvanceConfig and PHM Registry editor are the two basic tools you’ll need to tweak that sluggish smartphone of yours. Here’s a guide to install the two tools and use them to tweak your HTC Touch Diamond.

First, you’d need to download the files from the links I’d created.
Schaps AdvanceConfig
PHM Registry Editor (desktop installer)

The Schaps AdvanceConfig looks like an archive file with a “.cab” extension. DO NOT extract the file. You’ll need to transfer the whole file into your HTC Diamond later. Before that, you will need to connect your HTC Diamond to your PC and activate ActiveSync (ActiveSync should be installed prior to connection). After your phone has successfully sync-ed with your PC, you’ll need to “explore” the handphone.

Go to this folder - /mobilephone/Windows/Start Menu/Programs and create your own folder (I named it Installers). Copy your Schaps AdvanceConfig file into the folder. Then, on your phone, go to Programs and click the folder that you’ve created. Select the Schaps AdvanceConfig.cab file and the Smartphone will install everything for you. The program launcher will be in your Programs page.

To install the PHM Registry Editor, you’ll need to ActiveSync your phone with your PC. Run the application program “PHMRegEdit.msi” from your desktop. The installer will do everything for you and the installed application can be found on your Programs folder.

When the installations of both programs are successful, it’s time to tweak the HTC Touch Diamond of yours. Taken from xda developers forum, these are the available tweaks (at the time of this post) that are more-or-less proven. Please do back-up your data before you do any registry tweaks.

1. Boost TFL3D Performance –> Using Advanced Config, change File system cache to 8mb and file system filter cache to 131072

2. Boost TFL3D Performance –> HKLM\System\Storagemanager\Fatfs and change key Cachesize from 16384 to 32768

3. Wake Up on New SMS –> HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL : DisableSMSWakeUpEvent <– set to “1″ by default. Change value to “0″

4. Switch Mute Call on phone flipped face down: HKLM\Software\HTC\PHONE : FaceDownMuteRing: change value to “0″

5. Change CallWaiting Tone –> HKLM\Software\HTC\PHONE : by default set to \windows\waitingtone.wav by default. change to anything else

6. Boost TFL3D Scrolling Speed –> - HKLM\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE\limit = 16384 or 32768 (DWORD decimal)
- To change it back to the default: - HKLM\SYSTEM\GDI\GLYPHCACHE\limit = 8192 (DWORD decimal)

7. In case of emergency, to do a Hard Reset, with the phone ON, hold down the Volume Down and Enter (round navigation) keys and press soft reset while they are pressed

8. Prevent screen switching off during phone call –> HKEY_Local_Machine\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL\EnableFastD ormantDisplayDuringCall to 0 (Note: does not work on all ROMs)

9. Downlod original CONTENT folder (Wallpaper, VIDEO, MUSIC) here http://rapidshare.com/files/12127104…orage.rar.html

10. Set HTC Album X button to close not minimize: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\HTCAlbum : ok_minimize change value to 0

11. Disable Enlarged Title bar (when you click on a notification) to the default WM behavior: HKLM->Software->HTC->EnlargeTitleBar - and change “Enable” from 1 to 0.

12. Turn off startup aninmation and sound: HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\HTC\HTCAnimation\ -> rename both “StartupGif” and “StartupWav” to other names

13. Enable GPS photo: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\P10 -> change the value “enabled” from 0 to 1

15. Another supposed TFL3D tweak for better performance: HKLM\Software\OEM\TFLOSettings:
SpeedHigh: default value (25) <– Change to (5) / SpeedLow : default value (70) <– Chnge to (14) save and soft reset

16. Adjust screen sensitivity: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\TouchPanel
Value = PressureThreshold
Change from the default dword:00000027 or 34 to dword:000000f0 or 240 in decimal

For the benefit of first time users, the ones with “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\TouchPanel
Value = PressureThreshold” are registry tweaks (i.e use PHM registry editor). The registry keys work similar to folders. Thus, you navigate through the registry entries as though they are folders on your PC. Those without the registry directories are done on the AdvanceConfig program.

Good luck and enjoy your Diamond! =)