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Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 doesn't syncronize with HTC Touch 3G

I googled for days now and find this problem over and over again without a decent solution:
I connect my touch 3G (WM 6.1) with my Laptop (Vista 32bit) and run WMDC 6.1. Once the program loads it shows a failure and nothing works anymore. I can access my phone as a hard drive but I cant synchronize.
I tried much. Things that I tried (which i remember) are like
turning off firewall, adding ports to firewall, re-installing WMDC, re-installing driver for phone, checking the "usb to PC" options on phone again and again, checking device manager on laptop, deleting the registry info on laptop and more....
well I hope someone here can help me as I am quite frustrated.

Ok, I was having a similar problem and here is what I did. Don't feel like im insulting you if some of the things I say sound obvious, because I deal with computer illiterate people all day.
1. You say you checked the usb to pc settings, so I'm assuming you turned off advanced networking?
2. Tried a different USB cable? (I know you said you can use it as a flash drive, but i did run into a similar error with a stock cable from HTC. Worth a try.)
3. I know you also said you have installed Windows Device Center again...but have you tried reinstalling Active Sync? When I first received my HTC Touch Pro it would not sync. Again it would work as in drive mode but not to sync, and my active sync had worked with my previous mogul. I re-installed active sync and it connect right away.
Let me know if this is of any help!

no its ok, im a computer illiterate more or less, but till now i really followed every advice i could find. so
1.) yes I did
2.) No, i didnt use a different usb cable since the cable for my touch 3g is no ordinary mini-usb cable. so i will have to order one. but i dont think the cable is the problem since it does connect and the phone gets recognized by my pc.
3.) yes i did. active sync has never been on my laptop. but i deinstalled WMDM several times before reinstalling etc.
well im as frustrated as before but thanks anyways

*push thread coz i go crazy*

ok i have read something on this recently in Essential PDA and the solutions sounds wierd but it has worked for a lot of people running vista; in that if you install the program twice, re-starting the computer after each install (dont unistall between installs if you see what i mean) , it then works and syncs fine.?? Worth a try
Does WMDC give any sync errors? can you do a screen shot? Hope the above helps.

well im desperate enough to try almost anything I tried what you said but still it doesnt work. I made a screen maybe it helps you to help me ^^" but thx anyways
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timmymarsh said:
ok i have read something on this recently in Essential PDA and the solutions sounds wierd but it has worked for a lot of people running vista; in that if you install the program twice, re-starting the computer after each install (dont unistall between installs if you see what i mean) , it then works and syncs fine.?? Worth a try
Does WMDC give any sync errors? can you do a screen shot? Hope the above helps.
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Endless sync, nothing happends...

the alternative is easysinc can run in windows vista and seven. works perfect

Help!! with syncing
A really funny thing is happening with me, after I flashed my HTC tilt 2 for AT&T.
when i try to sync my phone, it goes through, it gets my calender from outlook, but not my contacts!!
the contacts tab is checked to sync in the settings tab,
how ever, the funny part is, if I edit any contact on outlook, and save it, it gets updated on my fone, so in a way, its syncing everything else except old contacts...
please help!!

cmosk said:
the alternative is easysinc can run in windows vista and seven. works perfect
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Same sync aggravations and issues. Tried "Easy Sync" and loved it. It is a much more powerful tool as it allows to sync with the device's storage card. This way I can keep my internal memory as clean as possible. Work's with Windows 7 32bit and 64bit (I use it to sync my phone with two notebooks). Allways backup your sync folders prior to installing and configuring. Very flexible and I haven't had any issues so far. Thanks "cmosk"
My Device Sprint HTC TP2, stock ROM w/WM6.5, Co0kie's Home Tab v1.8.5, CHTEditor v1.8.5.1

USB tethering with CM10 on Windows 8

Running CM10 stable on a Telstra One XL.
I have adb drivers installed, and they work fine. But when I enable usb tethering, the device does not install or find drivers. I get these two broken devices in device manager, including a USB hub device that claims it cannot start (and disappears when I disable USB tethering):
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So annoying, since wifi tether drains more battery than is charged back into the device via USB.

I believe USB tethering requires HTC sync installed. But I've never got it to work properly either way
Sent from my HTC One XL using xda app-developers app

Maybe you've seen this. If you haven't , hopefully it will help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26589828
Cheers
Sent from my One X using xda premium

No luck with HTC Sync. It just means that when I enable USB tethering, the HTC Sync window opens up. The device remains with an exclamation mark in device manager.
No one else has gotten USB tether working on Windows 8?

Passa91 said:
No luck with HTC Sync. It just means that when I enable USB tethering, the HTC Sync window opens up. The device remains with an exclamation mark in device manager.
No one else has gotten USB tether working on Windows 8?
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Hi,
I was having the same issue. Today I got it to work, sort of. I flashed to the latest nightly build (19/12) and also flashed to the EVITA 2.40 Radio for Telstra HOXLs. I'm not sure if this brought a change. What I have found is this:
A standard Mass Storage Device driver is installed when setting the phone to USB Storage mode.
If I then disable USB storage, and enable USB Tethering, the storage driver in Device Manager gets a yellow icon next to it indicating driver failure. Now, if I update the driver for that device (automatically search for updated drivers), or even delete it and scan for hardware changes, Windows finds a Remote NDIS driver for the same device, and tethering starts to work i.e. a new network is found.
If I then disable tethering and switch back to USB storage mode, then the Remote NDIS driver gets the yellow device failure icon next to it. Deleting that and rescanning, or updating the driver gets it back to the storage driver and the drive mounts.
I did not need to have USB Debugging enabled, as that simple enables the ADB interface. It did not impact how tethering worked.
So there seems to be a problem with switching between the two drivers. Like there should be a device ID change to allow 2 separate drivers to exist in Windows. I have posted this issue in the CynogenMod forums for the HT One XL.
I'm on Windows 8.

I tested this out on a fresh flash of CM10 with everything left as default. No backups restored etc. See the same behaviour.
I have raised a ticket with CynogenMod on their Google Code site. Issue 6857. I can't post links yet.
Please vote on it if you are having the same issue.
Thanks!

Wow, super sleuth! I too have a Telstra HOXL. Your instructions were bang on, I've got USB tethering working but only after removing the mass storage device.
Hopefully they get on this and fix it quick - seems straightforward enough. Might be an issue only affecting the Telstra HOXL, maybe because we have the extra storage NAND.

So anyone figure out a permanent fix for this?

hey, sorry for the "necro" but i just wanted to say that i had this same issue with htc doubleshot on cm9/10 and that a fix/workaround is just to set a different idProduct for rndis in the init.usb.rc inside the ramdisk
that way windows will see them as totally different devices and there will be no need to driver swap anymore

Neverending series of problems

I am almost getting to the point of blowing this entire thing off out of pure RAGE. WARNING: LONG POST AHEAD!
Now where to start...
My LG Optimus V via Virgin Mobile has been having every problem in the book lately. I have retrieved a new one from Virgin itself, so that should take care of the problems with calling and whatnot.
However, there are a few pretty major problems with the old one. Okay, QUITE a few.
Here is a list of my old phone's problems:
SD card slot will not read anything
Phone will not connect to computer via USB
Phone's Bluetooth is not recognized by computer ("Unable to get Bluetooth FTP Remote Folder content. Please check that your device is turned on and working properly.")
Phone will at times say my memory is almost full when at other times it says there are 8 more megabytes left
Phone's keypad will disappear in-call and will not return, making it impossible to check voicemail or dial extensions
I have installed the drivers direct from LG. I have tried booting in recovery. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling those drivers. I have tried booting/rebooting with all kinds of random patterns to the point that my headache has amplified. I have tried to hack the connection settings with an SQLite app. I don't even see an option for USB connections except debug mode. I have tried Bluetooth through Total Commander. Absolutely nothing I find is working to get me anywhere.
For the record: My computer is an ASUS laptop with an i7 processor and Windows 7. I have tried this same USB cord with my previous phone (a Samsung Captivate that also has issues) and it works fine. Also, my phone charges through the USB port, but it isn't recognized by my computer.
Given this entire list of problems, there are a few things that are suddenly becoming impossible to do since the backup routes are blocked off. Firstly, I want to transfer my data to my new phone so it's like nothing happened. Now, this is more a "want" than "need" but it certainly would be nice. Therefore, I need to get my USB setup working. I have Googled extensively for answers... and haven't found any that work. Which is ridiculous because I feel like I'm in an extreme minority... because the answers are working for others.
Eventually, I unpack ADB and...
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Great. Just bleeping great.
Second, I need to unroot my phone before sending it to Virgin. I don't want to get in trouble with them. So once I have my data backed up, I need to work on reverting the phone to stock - a factory reset and an unroot. That is impossible without being able to connect to my PC. Like... I have these saved but can't start the operation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27670666&postcount=8
http://androidforums.com/optimus-v-...uide-100-stock-lg-optimus-v-all-versions.html
See, I have found plenty of answers for each individual problem, but everything tends to overlap. I have completely confused myself. I am getting a headache from all of this new terminology to me and all of these different answers...
The first step should be trying to figure out why the phone isn't connecting to the computer. That may resolve a slew of other issues and allow me to run ADB. But I'm fully prepared for that not to get me anywhere.
What can I do? Where should I begin? Is there anything that's even possible with this mess? Anything to go on would be greatly appreciated! And feel free to ask me any questions you have about it - I will do my best to answer

you mentioned that your phone is rooted, and I suppose that you have recovery, so try this, connect phone to pc trough usb, boot into recovery, go to mounts and mount usb and see if your phone is recognized by pc(try LGMDP and if it does, update it, but you must have ADB enabled in phone settings development) and pop up the window with sd card content

grigtm said:
you mentioned that your phone is rooted, and I suppose that you have recovery, so try this, connect phone to pc trough usb, boot into recovery, go to mounts and mount usb and see if your phone is recognized by pc(try LGMDP and if it does, update it, but you must have ADB enabled in phone settings development) and pop up the window with sd card content
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Booting into recovery and doing that got me this:
E: Unable to write to ums lunfile (No such file or directory)
I couldn't mount "system" either. Well... maybe I did, but it didn't do anything?
Great. Just great. I am lost and confused like a little puppy dog right now... :/
I appreciate your suggestions. Thanks!

read this threads to see if you get a solution, they are related to UMS file
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342769
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1710556

Cannot Unlock Phone - Cannot Update USB Driver - Resolved

I've read other posts, applied some of the suggestions, but have not been able to solve this issue. I have the current Mi Flash, I have added my account to Developer options, enabled USB debugging. added Mi account to Mi Unlock status, and oem unlock, I have turned off wifi and am using cell data. My Mi account is OK, Sim accepted. I hear the Windows notification when I plug in the phone. I don't see the phone in Explorer when I'm in bootloader. I do when the phone is not in bootloader. I have logged into Mi Account with my phone # and email address - same error either way.
Issue, I start Mi Flash and after signing in, this message briefly appears on the screen, "Checking if your Mi Account has permissions". This message disappears and then Mi Flash goes to the next screen. I follow the instructions to the letter and finally plug my phone (several times) in (it is bootloader). The Unlock button on the bottom stays grey.
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I wait and wait and it doesn't change. I open settings, I click the button to install the drive - I get an error:
At this point I'm stuck. I'm not sure its a driver error - the phone connects to my laptop OK and I have been able to transfer files. MTP is set default to "Transfer Files" vs charging.
As an update, I found the Poco in Device Manager, Portable devices with the following driver:
I'm guessing that this might not be the correct driver, but am not sure.
I would appreciate help with this problem. I hate the bloat Miui serves up and would like to move on to a ROM that it simple and safe. Thanks

I can't unlock too

I'm still trying to figure this out and need help. I connect to the phone through USB OK. I can access it via file explorer as a drive labelled Poco X3 NFC. I can add files via explorer and search through the phone. However, I installed Mi Suite to check drivers and with the phone connected Mi Suite pops a screen that says connect to device to usb. It already is, but I unplug and plug back in anyways, same error then it changes to this:
So its odd that it connects to the PC but does not seem to connect to the internet or Mi Suite. Is there a better USB driver to use for this. I found a Qualcom driver V1 and an adb driver R-13 Windows.

Well you have the needed Windows driver than.
Check Windows app/system error messages for clues. You may be missing a MS library or such.

blackhawk said:
Well you have the needed Windows driver than.
Check Windows app/system error messages for clues. You may be missing a MS library or such.
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Thanks for your response. Can you be more specific? Where would I find these messages.

jjcdennis said:
Thanks for your response. Can you be more specific? Where would I find these messages.
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I'm on W7x64. Goggle it. It you use Windows you should have discovered this important system app within you first year.
Example:
Side by side errors used to be common; missing x64 MS library (you need 2, one for 32 bit and one for x64). Sometime the apk developer fails to included in their app software; they don't need as it was needed to code the app. To run the app and get full functionality on a 64 bit system you need both libraries; a simple download from MS.
Perhaps they are now included in the 64 bit OS's unlike the XPx64 days however it's also possible the file got corrupted or deleted if so.
This is the kind of critical information MS Event Viewer can show you. It records App/System/Security events with a time stamp.

OK, this is solved. This time I went through the unlock process on my wife's Win 10 laptop. Drivers loaded, windows setup the Poco. Same thing, greyed out unlock button. I clicked on the button to install the driver and this time the driver install completed, versus the error I posted above. The screen popped back to the Unlock screen, with the Unlock button live. I clicked on one confirmation screen after the other until I got the confirmation to wait 143 hours to unlock. Glad this frustrating event is over. Hope it works at 143 hours too. Of note, I did turn off wifi and used data to unlock. I read somewhere to do do that. No idea if it made a difference.

Yay! Windows can get funny about loading drivers sometimes. You just need to play with it a bit many times to resolve the issue.
Keep Event Viewer in mind though as it can show you errors that are slowing your system down, security issues and more.

Usb conection problems - nothing helps

Hi,
i cant connect to my phone normally via usb. System windows 10 says "USB device not recognized". I know its a poplar problem and many solutions is on the internet but for me no one solution work. Only way to connect my phone is via wifi debuging via android studio. Maybe someone know that one more solution that can help me ? Is there any chance is that phone problem? I tried difrent cables, computers ... nothing. pls help

Did you install the right drivers?
Make sure you're using a usb data cable (like the original one included with the phone)
Try different USB ports on your computer.
Make sure you've set your pixel to "Data transfer on USB connection".

I'll repeat the last point again, because it's probably the solution to your problem:
Make sure to set your pixel to file transfer when you plug in the phone to the pc. Most people say that the pixel defaults to "no file transfer" or just "charging". That isn't any good for you, as you want to transfer files. Once your phone is connected to your computer, swipe down to your notification shade, and you should see a normal or silent notification that has to do with the USB connection. If you have usb debugging enabled, it will also show another notification for that. Click on the one for the usb connection. It will open a menu, here you must select "File transfer". You might have to do this every time your connect your phone. Some phones have an option to change the default setting in developer options.
Hope I helped!
If I solved your problem, please mark this post as the solution, to help out other users.

Yes i have a correct drivers and cable but windows said that its not drivers for it. After plug usb in android what it must do after connection is all blured.
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Would have preffered it if the image was in english, oh well.
try selecting the option on the top and seeing if windows can get any drivers for it.
if you've got no luck, then install the drivers manually.

When i try this first option (USB stering by conected device) it says "Cannot connect"
I try instal manually but dont work. For windows this is not a mobile device.

I have a pixel 4a that took a quick swim. The USB port allows charging but not data.
It's probably not the same thing you are seeing, since it literally doesn't show up as a port to either the phone or the PC.

I wasnt have any water conection or damage. I dont know what it could be. Do you think its a port problem? Windows sees some device but wont select good driver for it. I can't do it even when i pick exactly driver for it. Its frustrating that i watched video's that says " its Simple and now lets do this or that" and of course i have biger problem with it. Like i said i have connection VIA android studio. Maybe is there any file that i can put to Pixel for better recognization ?

Try using an installer for installing its drivers, rather than manually installing signed/unsigned drivers in device manager.
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I wasnt have any water conection or damage. I dont know what it could be. Do you think its a port problem? Windows sees some device but wont select good driver for it. I can't do it even when i pick exactly driver for it. Its frustrating that i watched video's that says " its Simple and now lets do this or that" and of course i have biger problem with it. Like i said i have connection VIA android studio. Maybe is there any file that i can put to Pixel for better recognization ?
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I don't understand. How can i install driver other than in device manager ? I do install drivers by Android studio too. I can see that even my external mic (Blue yeti with usb c adapter) is not visible for pixel. I tried too with external memory and it works fine. is there any chance that is faulty usb port?
Please let me know what do you mean with installer. Thanks for responses.
edit. I tried also with forcing in developer options usb connects to media files transfer. dont work

A bit off that NOTHING works, could be a faulty port. Bring it to a service centre or a repair shop if a service centre isnt easily accessbile for you.

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Can you rule out that it is a Windows problem with your specific Pixel 4a device by simply starting a bootable Linux (Ubuntu, Mint, etc.) from a USB flash drive and trying the connection there?

Ah ... tried to open pixel, and for no reason screen dies. Opened it gently with no breaks but now have litle flickers. I bought Nord 2. I see in auction in Poland one more person have usb problem so i guess its finally port problem (this module). Thanks for all responses and help.