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Vista 64 bit compatibility issues?

Hiya got a Touch Diamond yesterday, first smartphone and very pleased with it. Only issue is getting Windows Mobile Device Centre working on Vista, using a 64 bit version, it comes up with found new hardware after I've plugged it in and loads Windows Mobile Remote Adapter driver for it, then nothing. If I open WMDC it says not connected. Set it up for active sync, all the right boxes are ticked and running 64 bit version of WMDC. One thing I did notice was when I tried this on a laptop at work running 32 bit Vista was after it installed the Windows Mobile Remote Adapter driver, it then installed the HTC Touch Diamond driver, which my PC doesn't.
My suspicions are that there isn't a 64 bit driver available for the phone, anyone else had the same problem or managed to sort it?

runebinder said:
Hiya got a Touch Diamond yesterday, first smartphone and very pleased with it. Only issue is getting Windows Mobile Device Centre working on Vista, using a 64 bit version, it comes up with found new hardware after I've plugged it in and loads Windows Mobile Remote Adapter driver for it, then nothing. If I open WMDC it says not connected. Set it up for active sync, all the right boxes are ticked and running 64 bit version of WMDC. One thing I did notice was when I tried this on a laptop at work running 32 bit Vista was after it installed the Windows Mobile Remote Adapter driver, it then installed the HTC Touch Diamond driver, which my PC doesn't.
My suspicions are that there isn't a 64 bit driver available for the phone, anyone else had the same problem or managed to sort it?
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HI i have vista x64 SP1 and no problems with my diamond...

here a screenshot about diamond drivers on my pc
http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=driversdiamondph8.jpg
if you have any problems i will post you my drivers

With Vista 64bits sp1 I've only a bug with icon : I cannot have diamond's icon, just generic, but no problem with activesync !!!

Weird, my OS must be playing up then, have installed WMDC from 2 different sources now, strange. If you could send me those drivers SMASH1902 it would be much appreciated

I'm also using Vista 64 bits Ultimate with SP1 and no problems so far. It even shows a beatiful pic of the Diamond

runebinder said:
Weird, my OS must be playing up then, have installed WMDC from 2 different sources now, strange. If you could send me those drivers SMASH1902 it would be much appreciated
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http://rapidshare.com/files/133654084/Diamond_drivers.rar.html
tell me if you have any problems

Same version as me, Ultimate SP1, like I said had it working on the 32 bit laptop at work, icon and all in Computer (does look very nice), cannot for the life of me work out what's causing the problem

Also having no problems, on Vista SP1 x64.

Cheers SMASH1902, unfortunately no change, added thm to system 32, had 2 of the 3 already, plugged the TD back in and choose active sync and nothing, starting to do my head in.
Here's a link to a screen shot of my Device Manager atm if it helps http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/runebinder/dev.jpg

runebinder said:
Cheers SMASH1902, unfortunately no change, added thm to system 32, had 2 of the 3 already, plugged the TD back in and choose active sync and nothing, starting to do my head in.
Here's a link to a screen shot of my Device Manager atm if it helps http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/runebinder/dev.jpg
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uhm...have you just tried to change usb port?

Yup tried 3 different one's, still not connecting

I'm on Vista 64 ultimate SP1, and my problem is that my diamond can connect to my computer (WMDC show the device picture), but it tell me that there's a probleme with connection (unplug, replug, blah blah...).
So I can acces my device, but can't synchronize with outlook.
If I uninstall the device under device manager, it seems that Vista can't find or install Generic RNDIS driver... I can see the icon in the taskbar turning and turning, but never stops...

Just a thought, don't know if this has any bearing on anything, but as it installs as a network adapter does it have an APIPA IP address (starts 169.254), on the machine's that are synced properly?

Works here on vista64
How about making a new activesync profile on the vista64 pc? Should work. Connect, then create activesync profile.

How do you do that?

vista x64 sp1 & new Diamond 30/07. phone wouldn't connect a couple of times but seems to be behaving now.
Here's my devices complete with a missing driver XD
http://i509.photobucket.com/albums/s336/cowhopper/myputer.jpg

Found out the culprit in the end, using AVG IS and found that if the AVG firewall was active when I first connected the diamond (found this out via a couple of reinstalls), then the system would not detect it after installing the mobile adapter. If I then turned off the firewall it wouldn't look for new hardware and nothing was listed in Device manager. Tried connecting the diamond up before installing AVG and synced first time, however whenever the AVG firewall is on it will lose sync, can get it to resync now though if I turn it off and use the windows firewall.
Have tried what is suggested on the support FAQs on their site but now the firewall won't turn back on!

Managed to get AVG firewall restarted and now it's syncing fine. In case anybody needs the fix;
* Open AVG.
* Open menu Tools -> Firewall settings.
* Expand the profile you are using from the Profiles section.
* Select the Applications item.
* In the Applications double click on the Various System Services application.
* Click the Add button in the section Application detail rules.
* Click Move up button until the new detail (e.g. '13') is in the first place of the list.
* In the section Defined services please tick the ActiveSync service.
* Select Allow for all under the Detail action option.
* Confirm the new configuration by clicking the OK button.

LIFESAVER!! Thanks very much!!

Garmin has PC version for navigation

Hello everybody,
I just found out that Garmin has a programm for navigation which runs on Vista and XP. Before buying it:
I found the following part of a post on how to use the build in GPS from Vista side after using search:
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"Hi Martiare
There are two ways
1. you could use external bluetooth receiver that your vista side could use to connect using BlueTooth or USB, easiest and fastest way of doing it.
2. If you wish to use internal GPS of Shift then, you need to install either thaihugo's ROM, pliROM or RamROM, which can be downloaded from this forum (search is your friend). Once you install them, you have multiple options, but the one I use is using Franson's GPSGate Client for Vista and WinMo. I bought this for $49 and I feel good investment. Install GPSGatePPC on WinMo side, and GPSGate on Vista side. Configure GPSGatePPC to work on ActiveSync. Configure GPSGate to receive signals from ActiveSync. And install Maps software such as AutoRoute or Micosoft Streets, Earthmate etc. on Vista side and thats all.
Thanks
Ram"
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My question is the following:
Is there a chaeper, maybe better solution for connectoin software to use the GPS on Vista side?
Best regards,
Qtek9000Jan
The Netherlands

maybe you can use the free nav4all.com Navigation Software within Windows Mobile?
But you must (better is) have a Data Flat rate >200MB on your Mobile Provider Network

Qtek9000Jan said:
"1. you could use external bluetooth receiver that your vista side could use to connect using BlueTooth or USB, easiest and fastest way of doing it.
2. If you wish to use internal GPS of Shift then, you need to install either thaihugo's ROM, pliROM or RamROM, which can be downloaded from this forum (search is your friend). Once you install them, you have multiple options, but the one I use is using Franson's GPSGate Client for Vista and WinMo. I bought this for $49 and I feel good investment. Install GPSGatePPC on WinMo side, and GPSGate on Vista side. Configure GPSGatePPC to work on ActiveSync. Configure GPSGate to receive signals from ActiveSync. And install Maps software such as AutoRoute or Micosoft Streets, Earthmate etc. on Vista side and thats all.
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I wanted your help in getting my Garmin GPS software working with Franson's GPSGate 2.6. Here is what I've done:
1. Installed GPSGate 2.6 PPC on Snapvue side.
2. Installed GPSGate 2.6 Client on Vista side (but I have WinXP).
3. Configured GPSGate 2.6 PPC for ActiveSync output.
4. Configured GPSGate 2.6 Client on Vista/XP side for input on ActiveSync.
5. Error: "GPS data but no position. Running OK!" (Snapvue Side)
Anything I maybe missing or something else I can do? thanks....

have you turned on the GPS?
Start - Programs - HTC Debugtools - HTC GpsTools

GPS data but no position in GPSGate v2.6
kenndah said:
have you turned on the GPS?
Start - Programs - HTC Debugtools - HTC GpsTools
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Yes, I enabled HTC GPSTool and still get the same error in GPSGate on the SnapVue side. I have ROM_Deploy 3-2-09 by thaihugo. I need more detailed help, like settings or something. I'd really like to get GPS Software working. Thanks for any help.

maestro2mil said:
Yes, I enabled HTC GPSTool and still get the same error in GPSGate on the SnapVue side. I have ROM_Deploy 3-2-09 by thaihugo. I need more detailed help, like settings or something. I'd really like to get GPS Software working. Thanks for any help.
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Have you tried this freeware solution?

I wrote about my experiences with GPS and Windows 7 here.

maestro2mil said:
I wanted your help in getting my Garmin GPS software working with Franson's GPSGate 2.6. Here is what I've done:
1. Installed GPSGate 2.6 PPC on Snapvue side.
2. Installed GPSGate 2.6 Client on Vista side .
3. Configured GPSGate 2.6 PPC for ActiveSync output.
4. Configured GPSGate 2.6 Client on Vista/XP side for input on ActiveSync.
5. Error: "GPS data but no position. Running OK!" (Snapvue Side)
Anything I maybe missing or something else I can do? thanks....
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Same problem here, hope we find solution soon. Garmin Mobile PC looks great on shift.

FaRiS261 said:
Same problem here, hope we find solution soon. Garmin Mobile PC looks great on shift.
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It works fine if you download the latest update from Garmin.com (Update version 5.00.60g)
The problem is that Garmin Mobile PC version 5.00.50 or older doesn't detect the virtual COM port created by GPS gate.
You also need to enable GPS Tool in WM side and leave the shift standing outside (in an open space) for several minutes until you will get a satelite fix...

deadnex said:
It works fine if you download the latest update from Garmin.com (Update version 5.00.60g)
The problem is that Garmin Mobile PC version 5.00.50 or older doesn't detect the virtual COM port created by GPS gate.
You also need to enable GPS Tool in WM side and leave the shift standing outside (in an open space) for several minutes until you will get a satelite fix...
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Thanks for your help...
I found some steps to set Garmin Mobile PC, GPSgate turns green & I'm still working on it to see if it works in my shift probably
1. install Franson’s GPSGate software for the PPC platform on WinMo, configure it to share GPS signals out through Activesync.
2. using the HTC GPS Tool which comes with every custom GPS-enabled ROM, open the GPS port. Set baudrate to 4800.
3. connect the WinMo side to the Windows 7 side using USBTool. At this point, because you have so many programs open on the WinMo side with a limited amount of memory available, the WinMo side may act sluggishly; this is normal.
4. on the Windows side, install Franson GPSGate for Windows. Configure it to receive GPS signals through Activesync.
5. install your preferred GPS navigation program; in my case, I installed Garmin Mobile PC.
6. configure GPSGate on Windows to create a “virtual COM” port outputting the NMEA filter to share the GPS signals it receives from the WinMo side through Activesync.
7. Configure the GPS navigation software, in my case, Garmin Mobile PC, to use the Virtual COM port created in step 6 above.
8. Success!

Garmin Mobile PC running
Hello,
I have installed Garmin Mobile PC on Vista side and i also use Fransons GPS tool.
Have been playing with it for some time now.
Once you get a fixed position by sattelites it is a very good navigator which looks great on the big screen of the Shift, especially in the carholder....
Only problem is the time it takes to get a fixed position.
I have had to wait sometimes for over half an hour (while driving my car because of the long time waiting) before i got a fixed position.
I ordered an external USB GPS antenna from Garmin.
Wil share my experience with it.
Best regards,
Qtek9000Jan
The Netherlands

Qtek9000Jan said:
Hello,
I have installed Garmin Mobile PC on Vista side and i also use Fransons GPS tool.
Have been playing with it for some time now.
Once you get a fixed position by sattelites it is a very good navigator which looks great on the big screen of the Shift, especially in the carholder....
Only problem is the time it takes to get a fixed position.
I have had to wait sometimes for over half an hour (while driving my car because of the long time waiting) before i got a fixed position.
I ordered an external USB GPS antenna from Garmin.
Wil share my experience with it.
Best regards,
Qtek9000Jan
The Netherlands
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that's a long time. It's too bad to wait that time to get fixed position in shift GPS .

Garmin Mobile PC v5.x under XP GPSGate no fixed position
FaRiS261 said:
I found some steps to set Garmin Mobile PC, GPSgate turns green & I'm still working on it to see if it works in my shift...
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I was successful in getting Garmin Mobile PC to work, but only with Windows Vista. I've spent hours trying to get it to work under Windows XP. Here's what I've run into:
Franson GPSGate v2.6 on WM side does not get fixed position.
If running Vista (and apparently Windows 7) then on WM side, using GPSGate, you'll get a fixed position. I found this out by re-imaging the Windows side with Vista (original factory image) and voila! GPSGate v2.6 on WM side magically obtained a fixed position even inside a building. I conclude therefore, that Vista has some sort of driver that enables or communicates with the WM side? I am going to re-attempt a new "clean" install, from scratch, of XP with all drivers, found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=436982 and see if it works. Can't use Vista (too slow) and don't want Windows 7 (still beta) and believe XP would provide better battery life and performance.

maestro2mil said:
I was successful in getting Garmin Mobile PC to work, but only with Windows Vista. I've spent hours trying to get it to work under Windows XP. Here's what I've run into:
Franson GPSGate v2.6 on WM side does not get fixed position.
If running Vista (and apparently Windows 7) then on WM side, using GPSGate, you'll get a fixed position. I found this out by re-imaging the Windows side with Vista (original factory image) and voila! GPSGate v2.6 on WM side magically obtained a fixed position even inside a building. I conclude therefore, that Vista has some sort of driver that enables or communicates with the WM side? I am going to re-attempt a new "clean" install, from scratch, of XP with all drivers, found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=436982 and see if it works. Can't use Vista (too slow) and don't want Windows 7 (still beta) and believe XP would provide better battery life and performance.
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I think you mean USB Tool which can connect both SnapVue (WM) with Vista.

Garmin Mobile PC v5.x under XP GPSGate & USB Tool
FaRiS261 said:
I think you mean USB Tool which can connect both SnapVue (WM) with Vista.
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No, the USBTool, HTC GPSTool and Franson GPSGate v2.6 on WM side works fine. The USBTool works fine with XP installed using Activesync. The main problem is GPSGate will not get fixed position if the Windows side is XP. No other problems. So, when I say there must be a driver in Windows Vista/Windows 7, i mean, something in these versions must be different than XP because GPSGate works fine. Any ideas?

maestro2mil said:
No, the USBTool, HTC GPSTool and Franson GPSGate v2.6 on WM side works fine. The USBTool works fine with XP installed using Activesync. The main problem is GPSGate will not get fixed position if the Windows side is XP. No other problems. So, when I say there must be a driver in Windows Vista/Windows 7, i mean, something in these versions must be different than XP because GPSGate works fine. Any ideas?
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GpsGate Client for Windows
(For Windows Vista / XP / 2000 / NT / 9x / ME)
Check this out
It doesn't matter which OS you have cause GPSGate supports and works in XP. Make sure Garmin works fine and registered, don't do like me. Then follow the mentioned steps. You've to wait about have an hour or maybe less till HTC GPS Tool got fixed position.

I've noticed something ... In SnapVue side When Vista not running, HTC GPS Tool in seconds get Satellite Fixed.

Serial Port Profile for GPS2Blue

Hi,
I'm trying to get GPS2Blue to work and managed to get a connection between my Kaiser and my desktop (with a dongle using the Toshiba Bluetooth stack) by creating an outgoing port on the Kaiser (start-settings-connections-bluetooth-com ports-new outgoing port-DESKTOP-next).
I am successfully paired with a Lenovo T61 using the internal bluetooth with a broadcom stack (Vista Bunsiness x64), but while the Desktop advertises 'Serial Port' and 'ActiveSync' as bluetooth services, the T61 stack only advertises 'ActiveSync' 'Wireless Stereo' and 'Headset'. As a result, I can't add an outgoing port to the laptop and GPS2Blue doesn't work.
Does anyone know how to tell the broadcom stack to tell the kaiser that it has SPP (Serial Port Profile) available for it? Using GPS2Blue over TCP/IP is not an option because the virtual com port driver currently doesn't support Vista x64.
This has been bugging me for a loooong time, I'd really appreciate any help with this. Thanks!
Lncdoc

OK, 2 things.
Firstly, GPS2Blue doesn't need an Outgoing port on the Kaiser, but an Incoming one. Then, you discover services on the phone, from the PC, and you'll have a serial port you should connect to. Not the other way around like you were saying. Now, WM6/6.1 don't let the user set an incoming port from the BT configuration page anymore, so a manual registry edit is necessary. Attached is a .reg file that will set an incoming port on COM6.
Apply this, soft reset. Then run GPS2Blue, set it to use COM6, discover services from the PC, connect to the serial port, and connect to whatever serial port the stack maps it on the PC with your GPS program.
Secondly (but now unrelated!), if from the phone you'd like to see a serial port on the PC, there are 2 solutions. Firstly look for an "add new seral port" option in your BT stack on the PC, some support multiple ones.
If there's none, you should open activesync connection page, disable serial connection. On the Phone the Arcivesync entry will now revert to serial port. To have AS again, reenable the COM port connection in AS.

Thanks a lot! That worked like a charm. After Vista with the Broadcom stack forced the use of COM9, I changed it manually to COM5 in the device manager (For reference of other people wanting to do this: Device Manager / Ports (COM & LPT) / Standard Serial over Bluetooth link (COMn) / Right Click / Properties / Port Settings / Advanced / COM Port Number), since some software (like MeHere) only supports up to COM8.
Now everything works like a charm on my laptop.
Note that this weirdly enough also works with an Outgoing port on the Kaiser if you have a stack (on your PC) which broadcasts the availability of an incoming serial port (in which case the Kaiser initiates the connection, not the PC, and the COM Port sends regardless of whether something is connected or not...). Not that I'm recommending this route to anyone, but I got this working on the Toshiba stack.
Anyway, thanks a lot again, it's finally working perfectly with OziExplorer, MeHere, Google Earth.... you name it.
Lncdoc

Arrrrgggg! I am so close. The incoming BT port bit helped me to get connected but, although GPS2Blue is gettting a lock, and I appear to be connected to EarthBridge/PC, the GPS data doesn't appear to be transmitted to Earthbridge/PC. Google Earth keeps putting me off the coast of Africa instead of south Florida.
I'm about ready to go pickup a copy of Streets & Trips with GPS.

GPS2Blue 1.9
I allready got .reg file on my computer.
The only thing i don't understand is how to get the incomming port on my laptop....
Greetz
Peter

Loaded the appropriate reg values...nothing. Still doesn't work. I can't see the port on the PC or Handheld under "Bluetooth Services".

Thanks kilrah
Your solutions works great for me and i have tested this with my i900 and two different notebooks running Windows 7 and Windows XP
Works in both notebooks
I was using Garmin Mobile PC Version 5
Thanks again for your great help

thx kilrah
'elpetah1984' you must import registry value to PDA windows not PC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8429209#post8429209

F I N A L L Y !!!!!!!
I've finally managed to do it!!! Oh man.. what a fight! almost 4 am and trying since days.. eheheh it is really rewarding! Will be doing a tutorial to avoid hours and hours of frustation to anyone trying this!

iRiKi said:
F I N A L L Y !!!!!!!
I've finally managed to do it!!! Oh man.. what a fight! almost 4 am and trying since days.. eheheh it is really rewarding! Will be doing a tutorial to avoid hours and hours of frustation to anyone trying this!
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That'd be great!
Did you get it to work with many apps? I remember one time I managed to get it set (don't know how, can't reproduce my semi-success) so I could share the ActiveSync port and in Windows I could open the COM port on PuTTY to see the NEMA output but only a couple apps recognized that there was a GPS there -- the main thing I wanted to work (inSSIDer) couldn't see any GPS.
I'd definately be interested if you came up with a reliable way to make it work.

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-- the main thing I wanted to work (inSSIDer) couldn't see any GPS.
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I saw your post @ metageek forums, because I too am unable to make it work with either version of inSSIDer, although Netstumbler saw it nice and easy. Thing is: I have Vista, and Netstumbler doesn't like Vista like me
I'm gonna get a XP lappy tomorrow which battery only works for half an hour but hey, it's a start

iRiKi said:
I saw your post @ metageek forums, because I too am unable to make it work with either version of inSSIDer, although Netstumbler saw it nice and easy. Thing is: I have Vista, and Netstumbler doesn't like Vista like me
I'm gonna get a XP lappy tomorrow which battery only works for half an hour but hey, it's a start
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Good luck, XP is out of the question for me because HP doesn't provide Bluetooth drivers back to before Vista. Maybe I can find a way to forward the COM port and a USB WiFi adapter through VirtualBox and use XP that way...though I've been unsuccessful with either of those so far.

Actually you can forward the USB device to Oracle's Virtualbox, I have my TP-Lnk USB WiFi forwarding into a linux virtual machine working perfectly in monitor mode with kismet and aircrack I don't think you can forward COM ports tho, but if you have an external USB bluetooth adapter you can also forward it into XP!! Will try that asap!
Thing is, I wanted to use the onboard wireless because it's way more sensitive than the external USB adapter, but it's not possible to forward it inside a virtualbox.
Ahhh computer issues.. always bugging me since 1993 XD

iRiKi said:
Actually you can forward the USB device to Oracle's Virtualbox, I have my TP-Lnk USB WiFi forwarding into a linux virtual machine working perfectly in monitor mode with kismet and aircrack
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I got bad news and good news.
Bad news:
The USB forwarding of my wireless card works under Linux but FAILS under a XP VM!!! %$#*@#!"#
Good news:
Downloaded Franson GpsGate trial and now inSSIDer is working !!!!

Sync with Windows 7

Anyone know how to sync with Windows 7???
I've tried to install Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1, but it don't recognize my phone.. And ActiveSync won't even be installed due to compability reasons. (Doh, it's Win7)
I really like Win7, so it would be great to sync the phone

Try another cable or something, the mobile center should work.

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Try another cable or something, the mobile center should work.
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But the mobile is charging =/ So i don't think something is wrong with the cable and it worked just fine in XP (ActiveSync). And when I connected the mobile first time, the PC recognized it and installed the drivers for the mobile and the ActiveSync started on the mobile. Should it start on the phone when mobile center is running on the PC?

So does that mean you didn't try anothe cable? Because if you had researched this sort of thing (aka searched) you would find that the cables do this quite often.

phjott said:
But the mobile is charging =/ So i don't think something is wrong with the cable and it worked just fine in XP (ActiveSync). And when I connected the mobile first time, the PC recognized it and installed the drivers for the mobile and the ActiveSync started on the mobile. Should it start on the phone when mobile center is running on the PC?
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i don't know what is the issue for you as i have win7rc1 and i can sync fine using the mobile device center.

If you are using 64bit Windows 7 then you need to download the updated drivers for the HTC. I am not sure exactly where Microsoft has these located, but it automatically downloaded and installed the new USB drivers that it needed just the other day for me......
Works excellent. I was using the 32 Bit version of Windows 7 before this and even though its based under Vista couldn't get it to synch up.

I have Win7 64 bit...with internet already established through another source, when I plugged in my tilt, it found the driver and installed it and has worked flawlessly ever since.

Works fine for me too on Win7 x64.
First, try another cable. USB has 4 connections, only 2 are needed to make it charge, but for communication it needs all 4. Maybe try another USB port on your PC as well.
And as said before, make sure you have an internet connection so it can download the drivers.
WMDC is already built in with Win7, so don't install any other versions from Microsoft Download Center.

Works fine for Win7 x64.
but Win7 x86 "NO"
you can use virtual XP mode for 32bit version

Updates?
Hi. I had this same problem following a hard-reset of my phone. After a while of searching I found that an update (designed for Vista) is available on the microsoft website. Downloaded, installed and sync worked first time. Yey

It should work with Win 7 RC 32 bit - does for me!
mouradlayeb said:
Works fine for Win7 x64.
but Win7 x86 "NO"
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Then you're doing something wrong (such as not having the TyTN II correctly connected to your desktop PC or not having internet access on it to download whats required perhaps). I plugged my TyTN II into my Win 7 RC (32 bit) PC and after a bit of hardware detection and some automatic downloading it works (allbeit still with slow file tranfers but at least the UI is better than Win XPs Activesync). Welcome to xda-dev by the way

I think that it matters wether or not it's Windows7 RC.. Right after it came out someone was using the beta and it wouldn't work for them.

ChumleyEX said:
I think that it matters wether or not it's Windows7 RC.. Right after it came out someone was using the beta and it wouldn't work for them.
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I was wondering the same but as the RC version is still avail for free until 20 Aug, anyone with the Beta should be formatting and installing this instead. Grab it while you can

I am running RC 7100 and I have no problem syncing.
Only issue I have now is, when the phone is connected, it won't let me delete or replace any .xml files through file explorer. This was never an issue with XP and Active Sync.

i just found what the problem is. Open settings on phone, then connection tab, open usb to pc... and there uncheck (enable advanced network function)
With it checked it didnt work on mine win7

sipols said:
and there uncheck (enable advanced network function)
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I had that problem when I first bought my TyTN II but it was because I was attempting to connect it to my ancient USB 1.1 ports on my Pentium III. As soon as I installed a modern (but cheap) NEC chipset USB 2.0 PCI adapter card, I found I could connect fine either with or without advanced network functionality enabled. This is a USB port hardware compatibility issue rather than a Win 7 issue and I suspect even if users have Win XP on the machine that behaves this way, they'd still get the exact same response.

your speaking about USB 1 when others is speaking about Win7. If you dont know win 7 is the newest MS OS. So, i belive, all who use win7 have USB2. So there is question why you mention usb1?
And i didnt sad whole story. I had used phone with win xp for long time with that check on, and with one cabler... now on win7 i tried 2 diferent cables with that check on. Didnt work. Took it off and it started to work. So its Win7 issue.

sipols said:
your speaking about USB 1 when others is speaking about Win7. If you dont know win 7 is the newest MS OS. So, i belive, all who use win7 have USB2.
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Thanks for the explanation but my Pentium III is capable of running (or should that be walking) Win 7 RC and it has USB 1.1 ports (as well as a USB 2.0 card now). Given Win 7 RC was avail free of charge - don't know if it still is, I got mine in June, there'll be people who get it just to see what it looks like, even though the hardware isn't up to ideal spec.
I don't know what ports were being used in your case because as you mentioned, full details weren't supplied and we didn't have the whole story - we still don't know. Glad you've resolved the issue in your case but in a modern PC which can comfortably run Windows 7, I wouldn't typically expect this to be an issue. If the hardware is struggling to keep up or has USB ports of dubious quality/performance, then thats a different matter.

Sounds like win7 (my main OS now days) communicates with the USB ports in a different manner than XP or the other OS's. Good to know.

Windows vista x32 to x64

I have bought a sony vaio vgn-fw11m laptop, and there is windows vista home premium x32 installed. Iwanted to install vista ultimate x64 on it but couldnt find some of the drivers for it. does anyone know where i can find them. cause im realy tired of x32 system, it works very slow and it doesnt fully use the sytem of the laptop for example i have 4gb ram but the x32 OS
can operate only 3gb... any ideas where i can find x 64 drivers?

now that would very much depend on what the drivers where for

Mazahaka999 said:
I have bought a sony vaio vgn-fw11m laptop, and there is windows vista home premium x32 installed. Iwanted to install vista ultimate x64 on it but couldnt find some of the drivers for it. does anyone know where i can find them. cause im realy tired of x32 system, it works very slow and it doesnt fully use the sytem of the laptop for example i have 4gb ram but the x32 OS
can operate only 3gb... any ideas where i can find x 64 drivers?
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I have the Sony VGN-CR240E, and I installed Windows 7 RC1 x64, since I wanted to see if I should buy that instead, and I can safely say that most things work flawlessly. The downloads page for your model should have all the drivers, and most other software like Webcam and specific control panel settings.
One thing to keep in mind is that some stuff takes more work to get working right, and sometimes it won't work at all. For example, even though I'm running the Windows recommended driver for my built Texas Instruments card reader, it still doesn't work, and I can't find any OEM x64 drivers. And there is a row of buttons such as Volume up/down/mute, webcam, and dim display, but Windows uses its own driver for that, so only volume controls completely work as intended.
So, rather than deleting one version of Vista and installing the other right away, I'd shrink the existing vista partition using Disk Mangement from the Management Console, then create a new partition on which to install Vista x64, then install on that, and make sure most stuff works. That way, you don't have to stick with the x64 version.a
Now, once you install x64, download all the drivers for your computer from the Sony support site for your compter, but only download it for hardware that isn't working fully, even though Windows recogizes it (such as the webcam and mic in my case). Then, use a tool like Universal Extractor or 7zip to extract the .exe files you downloaded into the same folder, and call that folder Drivers or something similar. Then, from Device Manager, you can install drivers for that piece of unrecognized or non-functional hardware by choosing a specific location on your computer to search, and include the folder you made earlier called Drivers, and if there is a 64 bit driver in the original installer that is compatible, it should install and work as normal, though sometimes using the original .exe file is the only way to install it correctly (as in the case of my webcam), and sometimes, it won't work at all, as in the case of my card reader. Hope that helps you.

Ive already tried visiting sony support6 and vaio support, there were only the originally installed drivers an utilities, and when i tried tried to install the card reader driver itworked, but the webcam and the WMP control panel werent working. also while installin one of the drivers the blue screen appeared. after some time imjust used the recovery to roll back to x32 home premium. any other ideas?