Windows 7 - General Questions and Answers

Hi
anyone installed windows 7 and synced their phone as i was thinking of doing so but need to have the sync avaliable, so question is does it work and whats it like?
cheers

I'm using Windows 7 on my desktop sand sync works fine.

what program are you using to sync? active sync? wmdc? I just loaded Windows 7 and it doesn't seem to sync.

sirooga said:
what program are you using to sync? active sync? wmdc? I just loaded Windows 7 and it doesn't seem to sync.
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U should download "windows mobile device center" from Microsoft.

WMDC keeps returning an error
I installed W7 last night, and WMDC is really the only thing that I haven't got working yet. Each time I plug in my Tilt, I get the spinning circle, and then a message the WMDC has stopped working. I've rebooted twice. I'm going to do some more checking after work, but I was dissappointed when it didn't work. Beta is beta, I guess. I sent the reports.

maybe it depends on the built
i'm using 7000 and it works great.

nir36 said:
maybe it depends on the built
i'm using 7000 and it works great.
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Can you let us know where you downloaded that version?
Thanks in advance,

orb3000 said:
Can you let us know where you downloaded that version?
Thanks in advance,
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Here you go
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx
Have fun

egzthunder1 said:
Here you go
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx
Have fun
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Thanks a lot mate!

crissg said:
I installed W7 last night, and WMDC is really the only thing that I haven't got working yet. Each time I plug in my Tilt, I get the spinning circle, and then a message the WMDC has stopped working. I've rebooted twice. I'm going to do some more checking after work, but I was dissappointed when it didn't work. Beta is beta, I guess. I sent the reports.
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Turn your computer on with your device already connected. When I didn't do that, sometimes my computer gave that message you mentioned or my laptop froze all together.

Uninsatalled WMDC, and then reinstalled
Now it's good to go. I hope WMDC is more reliable under 7 than it was under Vista. It only recognized my phone about half of the time.

Just remove WMDC6.1 and reinstall it.

Windows 7 is MUCH better than Vista. there isn't even a basis for comparison.

i thought that 7 was using device stage to handle all of the stuff for peripheral syncing?? or is WMDC still going to be the only way?

Windows update
Manually run Windows Update when the phone is connected via a USB Cable.
Might work, it did for me under Vista, the only thing that got WMDC 6.1 working properly, even over BT.
Cheers
andrew-in-woking

Hi I am setting up Windows 7, can someone please confirm that you still need WMDC 6.1 and not the 'add device / printer'?
Many thanks, Windows 7 is rocking at the moment!

oo03sjw said:
Hi I am setting up Windows 7, can someone please confirm that you still need WMDC 6.1 and not the 'add device / printer'?
Many thanks, Windows 7 is rocking at the moment!
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It's worked for me with a Wizard + Elf(in) (Touch and O2XDA Mini S)
I have a G1 now and it's only ever worked on an older build of 7. Microsoft must hate it being linux and all

I can get it to work with my Diamond without any problems at all.
But, it will not connect to my Sammy i200, I have narrowed it down to not showing as a WM device in Device Manager as far, all deleting Temp files, checking Outlook etc. still trying...

I had to un-install and re-instal WMDC (I downloaded again from MS).
I also had problems running RUU on W7 but updating the driver (to the older one!) fixed that.
W7 does seem better than Vista in just about every way - and it's a Beta!
Love it

Its now driving me mad. Why after all these years is WMDC such a pile of crap?
It won't recognise either i200 or the Diamond now. Drivers seem OK, but I get 'Error'. Unistalled again, installed again, now it hangs on 'Please wait while WMDC starts'.
Plug devices in my PC with Vista, both phones start straight away!
On windows 7, when I plug in My mobiler fires up no probs, Tomtom Homes fires up, recognises and updates no probs. Try to sync with microsoft useless!
Edit:OMG, how simple was that!
Unticked 'Enable advanced Network' in Connections USB to PC, and voila job done, sync both phones no problem at all!
happy chappy.....

Related

TyTN II does not sync anymore.

When I plug my TyTN II to my laptop or pc, The active sync icon starts to lookup, but after 1/2 minits i get screen that it was failed to connect. I have this problem since trying WM5Storage. Does someone know how to fix it?? Cause I want to upgrade to dutty's newest rom.
Ps. It does sync with my exchange server but not local with a pc or laptop.
You should check if WM5 Storage is activate (left soft key in the program screen), if yes you should deactivate before connecting with ActiveSync.
I don't know if you have to restart the device, probably yes...
Ciao.
Ensure that usb advance connection tab is unchecked in connection settings,
also you can sync when using wm5torage so you have to disable probably have to restart both computer and device.
If it doesnt work un-install mobile device centre and re-install again, ensure you back up your pims first.
See if it works.
It seems wm5torage mess something up in your connections
let me know if those works
Dear Sir
This is the fastest rom I have ever had in Kasier, whilst the Xt9 did not work but I have deleted it. I noted no issues from the functions I used to use.
Good work!!
leochan2005 said:
Dear Sir
This is the fastest rom I have ever had in Kasier, whilst the Xt9 did not work but I have deleted it. I noted no issues from the functions I used to use.
Good work!!
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My friend told me I had a much faster rom in november and nothing compares to it
adreyanholley said:
I know this has nothing to do with the topic but Dutty could you make a rom for the Hermes because I love the roms but are not able to use them?
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There are lots of great rom in the hermes forums, Maybe in he new years I havent got a hermes but I might do one for old time sakes. fingers crossed
I too am having problems sync'ing my Tilt. When I go to uncheck the "advanced network functionalilty" in USB to PC, I get "Failed to disable RNDIS to use Serial"
Please help!
I found an answer after googling "Failed to disable RNDIS to use Serial", where someone mentions a bluetooth COM entry they found and deleted that solved it.
So, I look, find a COM entry from when I was playing with my (old) bluetooth GPS, deleted it, and now I'm able to uncheck the setting.
Now to see if I can finially sync with my PC...
Nope, can't establish a connection with my PC! I'm running Active Sync 4.5 on XP. I tried on Vista, only to learn that wont frigging work either. Any ideas?!
Yankee802 said:
Nope, can't establish a connection with my PC! I'm running Active Sync 4.5 on XP. I tried on Vista, only to learn that wont frigging work either. Any ideas?!
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I am also having trouble with Vista...But I am able to have my Tilt Sync on Windows XP. I think I might have an issue just with Vista but it appears that yours may be phone related. Have you tried a hardreset on your device?
alltheway said:
I am also having trouble with Vista...But I am able to have my Tilt Sync on Windows XP. I think I might have an issue just with Vista but it appears that yours may be phone related. Have you tried a hardreset on your device?
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I have this problem in XP, windows server 2003, vista. Also on diffrent computers + laptops.
Yankee802 said:
Nope, can't establish a connection with my PC! I'm running Active Sync 4.5 on XP. I tried on Vista, only to learn that wont frigging work either. Any ideas?!
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Did you find a fix yet?
Nope, I realy don't want to do a hard reset, but might friggin have to.
I was hoping to find another soloution.
I will say this, last time I was able to sync anything, it was my 8525 before I flashed a WM6 ROM, but I know it's not a WM6 - XP compatability issue, others here have no problems. I know Vista has issues, so I'm not even worried about that right now. My Tilt still has the factory ROM, and still others have the same setup with no problems. I can't tell you how mad I'll be if I do a hard reset and it still doesn't work!
Would be nice to be able to copy the pim.vol to/from the memory card and have Outlook be able to import the databases from it.
im having same issue with wm6 ever since flash but wing and mda still sync running wm5 think its some sort of hardware issue havent been able to find anything on it though if you figure it out please post..... by the way i tried hard reset didnt work
HTC TYTN - Not Synching
Hi all,
I have HTC TyTn, which was syncing fine with my laptop. recently it stopped synching. i thought it could be an issue because of the my OS. i have reinstalled my PC OS and it still doesnt work.
any solutions to make it work without hardreset as i have got a bit of data on it to save before i do anything with it.
SFProphecy said:
Hi all,
I have HTC TyTn, which was syncing fine with my laptop. recently it stopped synching. i thought it could be an issue because of the my OS. i have reinstalled my PC OS and it still doesnt work.
any solutions to make it work without hardreset as i have got a bit of data on it to save before i do anything with it.
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Dunno, I had never witnised this problem. Always had synced with all my devicec. Try the HTC helpdesk and if they can't help you they will tell you a hard reset aswell
Unable to sync using USB...
When I sync using Bluetooth, all is fine & dandy. BUT. When I plug my Tytn II (MDA Vario III) into my USB port, it starts installing a new "Windows Mobile Remote Adapter" (I run Vista, with Vista SP1, BTW). This fails, with a message "The required registry key is missing"? I have tried removing any trace of Windows Mobile Device Center, reinstalling that, installed the MS driver update, no joy. Obviously,Vista being a Microsoft OS, it doesn't tell me WHAT THAT bloody registry key is/is suposed to be!!! Help?

Probs. with Windows Mobile Device Center

Hi Folks,
since some weeks i got an error everytime i want to sync my HTC Kaiser with my Outlook. When i connect the phone Windows recognised it and starts the WMDC, i see the picture of the Kaiser but no name. When i try to set it up for sync, i got an error. With my Universal it`s the same i can access it, install progs and so on but no sync and no name.
I reinstalld the WMDC but no change, i use Windows Vista Ultimate x64.
Thanks in advance for your help.
hi jeckyl i have the same anoying problem i already tryed everything i am totally done wit microsoft because nobody is providing any solution

Synchronization problem after Vista SP1

After I installed Vista SP1 i can't sync my tc with my pc.
My PC does find the phone, but when the phone is starting Activesync i get the message on the phone:
"If you want to sync this phone to pc, you have to install ActiveSync 4.5 or higher".
But i have Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1, i guess that's the latest version. Before SP1 it worked fine !
I hope somebody knows a solution for this !
Thx !!
PS already tried the setting USB to PC. When it's checked the phone does nothing. When it's unchecked, the phone tries to sync but gives the message above !
It works now !
Very strange !
But after some reboots, hard resets, un- & reinstalling WMDC, remove phone from device manager and reconnect, ......
Suddenly it worked out !
Why it did now, i really don't have a clue.
So for people with the same problem, just keep on trying all the actions i listed above and cross fingers
goodnight
Problem returns
This morning problem just came back
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This morning problem just came back
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a mouth ago i had vista sp1 too and it works really great. now i have xp x64 and i hate active sync. mobile device center is really great and i can use my cruise like a usb stick and not the crapy active sync explorer......
can't sync anymore
The problem is back and can't solve in anymore !
Help please ?
Thx
I have the same issue. Few days ago it appeared and after soft reset of the Cruise and turning off and on the PC I was able to solve it. But today no way for the PC to detect the Cruise. Same issue as described above.
Anybody having a solution?
I have tried to update windows Mobile manager without result.
same issue without SP1
Now i have the same problem even without VISTA SP1.
Did full format of my pc so SP1 has never been installed !
Really getting sick of this ...
Please help,
Thanx already !
Nico
WMDC is nothing but headaches. I've had tons of issues with both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The endless synching issues is annoying, and I hate that it deletes all my mobile IE Favorites that are nested in folders. I really wish you could use ActiveSync with Vista
IMO -- WMDC is a promotional tool for the iPhone...
Hello,
Try this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950506/en-us/
By the way, I got the same problem after installing Windows XP SP3 !
The reason is that both WMDC and ActiveSync are not supposed to be compatible with new SPs.
"Note: Microsoft ActiveSync works only with Windows XP SP2 or earlier" (same for WMDC for Vista)
can be found at Microsoft web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...roductID=7C1FA894-B2C5-41BE-8D97-E145DD2A883B
I had to install SP3 in my company computer. That's what I got:
1) ActiveSync 4.5 behaves quite stupid with WP-SP3 (it opens Network drives at each sync/desync).
2) After multiple reinstallations it has allowed me to connect Polaris, but as "Guest" only -- with nothing installed.
3) The only solution to me was hard reset and consequent reinstallation of all I had in Polaris ...
syncing woes
I am having the same issues with syncing as well. tried all of the steps that everyone has listed & called HTC for help. was able to fix it once, but not the next time it happened. I don't think that the problem (at least for me) is with Vista-- I have an old laptop that runs XP and the same thing happens with that computer as well. the company I bought my phone from suggests that I send it back for repair-- aparently this is covered under the warranty and maybe an issue with the phone itself??. If I ever get this sorted out I will post back.
otherwise the phone works great. maybe I should have held out for that 3g iphone.
After uninstallation of Vista SP1 the synchronization was working fine again for me.
Then few days ago I tried to reinstall SP1 and did uninstall and reinstall WMDC as indicated by Microsoft. WMDC was working for 1 day with correct detection and synchronisation of my Cruise but now it's again not working.
I have again tried several times to uninstall and reinstall WMDC with the same result: no detection...
I have tried to make a filter in Bit Defender to force authorization of WMDC.. no result.
I have spent hours not being able to solve the problem.
I am really fedup.
I had much less issues with Palm OS...
I would like to avoid to uninstall again SP1.
Any idea?
I also had this problem, but now it is fixed
What I did was to go in the "USB to PC" menu on the phone and disable advanced network functions.
Hope this can help you as well
...if only that was a permanent fix It'll make things work for a while, and then one day things just break again. WMDC is a iPhone sales tool
jacob12 said:
I also had this problem, but now it is fixed
What I did was to go in the "USB to PC" menu on the phone and disable advanced network functions.
Hope this can help you as well
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I have also tried to disable advanced network functions... no result
I have tried soft resets, uninstallation, reinstallationl... no result
I have tried to stop the partnership and to re-create it (major mistake: it took me few hours to resynchronize all my contacts, notes and calendar events...)... no result
Sometimes it works for 1 day and after the issue comes back again.
According to forums I am not at all the only one facing this.
Only solution is to uninstall Vista SP1. Then it works fine again.
Microsoft is making products that are not compatible while done by the same company...
Can you tell me if it happened after you put sp1 onto vista? I'm thinking about upgrading but may not do if its going to cause problems - my phone syncing to my pc is pretty important to me!
Many users have reported the same issue relating to SP1. Personally, I had sync issues before and after SP1. Can be very frustrating. I'm just glad that for the most part, I sync with Exchange.
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Can you tell me if it happened after you put sp1 onto vista? I'm thinking about upgrading but may not do if its going to cause problems - my phone syncing to my pc is pretty important to me!
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I sent my phone in to HTC for repair 5 weeks ago. still waiting.....
In my case, I confirm I have the problem only if I install Vista SP1... When I remove SP1 I have the synchronisation is working perfectly. With SP1 it's sometimes working but most of the time not.
Vista SP1 is clearly causing the problem in my case and I was not able to find any solution, except removing SP1 (see above description of all my trials).
Vista SP1 and same problem
I checked Microsoft's "solutions" - it didn't work... of course
few days ago I could connect my XDA Orbit 2 after computer reboot or via bluetooth anytime
now non of this works, but my totalcmd still see my mobile (plugin for WinCE availeble on ghisler.com)
any ideas?

Help please. Windows mobile centre stopped working in windows 7.

I have been using windows mobile centre in windows 7 64 bit for a long time successfully. 2 days back I was astonished to see that WMDC stopped working when I connected my Opal to laptop. I have searched a lot but of no use. I reinstalled WMDC several times but in vain. Further to say that my Opal can connect to my desktop having XP.
Help please to resolve this issue.
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I have been using windows mobile centre in windows 7 64 bit for a long time successfully. 2 days back I was astonished to see that WMDC stopped working when I connected my Opal to laptop. I have searched a lot but of no use. I reinstalled WMDC several times but in vain. Further to say that my Opal can connect to my desktop having XP.
Help please to resolve this issue.
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Just went throught this with someone else and on your windows 7 computer have you ran any registry cleaners/defrag programs?
The other individual updated his bios and all was well with him.
It's a slow process but we can work on it together and figure it out.
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Just went throught this with someone else and on your windows 7 computer have you ran any registry cleaners/defrag programs?
The other individual updated his bios and all was well with him.
It's a slow process but we can work on it together and figure it out.
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Thanks Just about right.
Yes! I have been using windows vista manager and I think that may be the reason. Actually this was not the only problem I faced. My copy/paste was also not working but that I corrected by registry back up. All my system restore were deleted and I could not do system restore.
Now after several attempts of install and uninstall of WMDC, I see another driver in device manager called pc to mobile usb sync which quite new for me. I didn't see it before. When I connect my ppc, it is detected as usb device.
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Thanks Just about right.
Yes! I have been using windows vista manager and I think that may be the reason. Actually this was not the only problem I faced. My copy/paste was also not working but that I corrected by registry back up. All my system restore were deleted and I could not do system restore.
Now after several attempts of install and uninstall of WMDC, I see another driver in device manager called pc to mobile usb sync which quite new for me. I didn't see it before. When I connect my ppc, it is detected as usb device.
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Vista Manager will do that everytime. It is in the WOW files that makes it lose the setup and connection. If I remember right it removes a .dll that is needed. If you made a backup of your registry then go ahead and reinstall the registry from the backup. I love Vista Manager, but that was truely the only problem with the program that I found. If you don't have a backup, if you remember when you installed vista manager it did a restore point. You could go ahead and do a restore, just make sure you have all your files you need off first, just in case.

Lumia 710 VS Zune

Hello,
My Lumia 710 is not recognized by Zune, I've tried all possibilities that are in the forums and Microsoft ZUNE and still does not.
Help please
If you've literally tried "all the possibilities that are in the forums" I'm not sure why you expect we'll be able to help you, but...
Make sure you're using the original cable (not all USB cables work, it's stupid, and no, just because you bought it along with the phone doesn't count; use the one that came in the box).
Make sure your Zune software is up to date (it *should* prompt to install).
Make sure your PC has the WP7 drivers installed (if it doesn't, connect the phone then install the driver using Device Manager and searching Windows Update).
Try different USB ports.
Make sure the cable is firmly seated at both ends.
Give Zune a few seconds, I've seen it take up to ~15 seconds to detect the phone although it's normally almost instant.
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Hello,
My Lumia 710 is not recognized by Zune, I've tried all possibilities that are in the forums and Microsoft ZUNE and still does not.
Help please
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Oh well, so it's not just me. I've literally tried everything in order to sync my GF's 710 but no way. Are you getting the "Can't Connect to Your Phone. Disconnect it, Restart it, Then Try Connecting Again" error message?
I tried this solution http://www.governor.co.uk/news-plus...ect-it,-restart-it,-then-try-connecting-again which apparently worked for many but it doesn't work for me: I haven't got anything under "Personal", and for the second part I cannot locate the folder C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA, the path isn't right for me.
Where can I find that stupid RSA folder? Any clue?
I'm really stuck here, apparently I'm getting this error on 2 laptops: my GF's one with Vista and mine with Win7. This is really annoying...
I've solved this problem, in my case, just run in compatibility mode with Windows Vista, and puff...Work fine now.
Thx for the answers
Yusei said:
I've solved this problem, in my case, just run in compatibility mode with Windows Vista, and puff...Work fine now.
Thx for the answers
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Uh, that's interesting. I'll try this too tomorrow. Glad you fixed it
you possibly just ran into the leap day bug.
read details here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23128029&postcount=1
in short, set the data to March 1 and you will be able to connect. then you can return to current date.
everything should be fine after the 29th.

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