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How to download and install new ringtones:
Using Windows Vista and Windows Mobile Device Center

Your Windows Mobile phone offers a choice of built-in ringtones — but you may want to install ringtones that better reflect your personal tastes. As a member of Windows Mobile Total Access, you can choose from among a variety of free ringtones, including rave, Motown, blues, hip-hop, techno, flamenco, and new age ringtones, just to name a few.

Download new ringtones to your computer

  • First, from within your browser, select the ringtone(s) you’d like to install.

    On the following page, review the license agreement, then click Accept and Download.

    Ringtone download and Microsoft Content License Terms pages

  • In the File Download window that appears on your computer, click Save.
    File Download window

  • In the next window, select Desktop (or a folder of your choice), and click Save. The file will now download to your computer.
    Save As window

  • To transfer the file to your phone, connect your phone to your computer. Once connected, Windows Mobile Device Center will open automatically on your computer.

    Click File Management > Browse the Contents of Your Phone.

    Windows Mobile Device Center

  • Choose the hard drive on your phone.
    Windows Explorer window showing SmartPhone hard drive

  • Find the ringtones you downloaded to your computer and drag them into the Sounds folder on your phone.

    The ringtones are now on your phone.

    Windows Explorer window showing Sounds folder

Install the new ringtones on your phone

  • On your phone, press Start.
    On your phone, press 'Start'

  • Click Settings.
    Click 'Settings'

  • Click Sounds.
    Click 'Sounds'

  • On the Ringtone dropdown menu, choose the ringtone you’d like to use. To hear a ringtone, simply wait a few seconds after making each selection.

    When you've found the ringtone you want, press Done.

    Ringtone dropdown menu

Congratulations! You've just installed a new ringtone on your phone! For more information about sounds — for example, to assign a ringtone to an individual contact (so you can tell by the ringtone who’s calling), or to specify a sound for an event (like an appointment reminder), visit the Personalize section in Help and How-to.
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