Archive for December 14th, 2009

Q & A: Give Me Back My Windows Mobile 6.1 Start Menu Shortcuts

Monday, December 14th, 2009

QUESTION:
During my latest recording of a Mobile Geo podcast, I was forced to restart the phone while Geo was speaking.  In effect, the system was frozen. 

Upon restarting the phone, to my dismay, I discovered that the Start Menu shortcut keys had been disabled.  That is, before the Geo lock-up, from the Start Menu, I could simply tap the letter M for Mobile Geo or O for Mobile Speak or F for File Explorer or W for Windows Media player.  In fact, upon pressing the Start Menu, Mobile Speak would read the Hotkey available.  For example, it would say, “Mobile Geo, M”.  (more…)