[Q] Windows Phone File - Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Can anyone give me a link to find the latest "Windowsphone.exe" file. The one I have does not work. Thanks

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/how-to/wp8/windows-phone-app-for-desktop

Do i just have the win7 and win8 version?
my win8 hat the app already installed for metro.. is there a desktop version as well and can i sync whole folders with it or just pre selected formats like music videos and pictures

WindowsPhone.exe
-adrian- said:
Do i just have the win7 and win8 version?
my win8 hat the app already installed for metro.. is there a desktop version as well and can i sync whole folders with it or just pre selected formats like music videos and pictures
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The file could not be run, but using it with the run command works, it just transfers music, picture and such frim I-Tunes. the same can be done with copy and paste

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[APP] Nokia-, Maps1.3 & Drive2.0 & Transit 1.2 & CreativeStudio

Hi,
I found these apps in several places.
I havn't seen a thread to bring them all together in one place, so here they are.
All of them are working on HD2.
Feel free to push Thanks.
I did not fix them myself, only posting them for all other HD2 users happyness!
thanks. can we get the xap. those appear to be zip files?
awillys said:
thanks. can we get the xap. those appear to be zip files?
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Drive is zipped due to xap size attachement limits. Just unzip it, xap inside.
I can get Nokia drive to work but the others are labelled here as xap files on forum but are zips when downloaded?
jpneves1978 said:
I can get Nokia drive to work but the others are labelled here as xap files on forum but are zips when downloaded?
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Dear jpneves1978,
an xap file is an xap file before and after download. If you do not have any spec program assosiated to xap file type like "Tom XAP Installer" than Windows by default will recognise it as some kind of compressed file pack, what it realy is.
If you have winzip or some other zip program installed it might assosiate the program's icon and link it to every kind of compressed file pack.
My suggesstin for you to try download and install the programs directly onto your phone, if you are usiong a kind of ROM what has xap install feature in IE9.
jpneves1978 said:
I can get Nokia drive to work but the others are labelled here as xap files on forum but are zips when downloaded?
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i had the same problem even though i have xap installer on my PC etc...
When you download the above files they are saved as zip and not xap.
What i did is upload them onto an ftp server and from their changed the file extension from zip to xap then downloaded them onto my computer.
quite a pain but that worked for me.
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magdan83: you wouldnt have Nokia CNN xap by any chance?
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OEM Apps
You can access Nokia and all OEM Marketplaces by following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393265
it is very easy, just install xap attached to thread, restart and after, you see 'nokia collection' or 'Samsung Zone' etc.. in your Marketplace
awillys said:
What i did is upload them onto an ftp server and from their changed the file extension from zip to xap then downloaded them onto my computer.
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Why U don´t easily change the extension on your local computer?
doens the nokia drive require "Registry Hack" ?
jcsy said:
doens the nokia drive require "Registry Hack" ?
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ignore me
it doenst need registry hack
thanks!!!
Thanks A Lot Dude
magdan83 said:
Hi,
I found these apps in several places.
I havn't seen a thread to bring them all together in one place, so here they are.
All of them are working on HD2.
Feel free to push Thanks.
I did not fix them myself, only posting them for all other HD2 users happyness!
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Thanks A Lot Dude For Bringing All Together.
It really is scary when I read posts on topics as basic as file types and file type association and what to do with xap files or zipped files and messing around with tweaking phones.
If XAP's are not associated with an installer like Tom's XAP Installer then right click the xap file, select Open With..., go to Choose Default Program, select Tom's XAP installer or whichever installer you use, and confirm the Always Use box is checked...click OK.
Thanks for the XAP post magdan83!
Strange Error
If you could help me. I've got At&t World Phone Samgung Focus with Windows 7.5
I was successfully able to deploy the Nokia Drive 2.0, Nokia Transit Beta without any problem and the apps works like a charm. However, when I try to deploy the latest Nokia Transit or Nokia creative studio it gives the error code 0x81030120. Can anyone help me with this.
Ive loved these Nokia apps but Im very keen to get;
Nokia Contacts Transfer
Nokia Network Usage
I have downloaded but they wont deploy...is anyone able to resolve/patch these or direct me how to?
Thanks
Is there a way to use Nokia Navigation without internet connection?
SOLVED:
Looks like since the latest update to v2.0 you can use it fully offline.
That's correct Rosetti but you may need to go online to search a destination and can then navigate offline. Better than HTC Locations isn't it? And FREE!
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Awesome post.. Thank you
Thanks works great on HTC surround
All the apps install great on HTC surround windows 7.8 , but Nokia transit force closes everytime, thanks for maps , drive and creative studio though amazing job my kudos to you
sanjeevtyagi said:
All the apps install great on HTC surround windows 7.8 , but Nokia transit force closes everytime, thanks for maps , drive and creative studio though amazing job my kudos to you
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install direct new version from Store (dont use old XAP files)... just change store to Nokia and install Nokia apps... if app close during start, change phone name from HTC to Nokia Lumia in registry. dont forget uninstall old version first from phone
- go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ Platform \ DeviceTargetingInfo
MODeviceName: HTC Surround change to Lumia 800
- OemName: HTC change to NOKIA
latest version:
Nokia Maps v2.5.0.0: http://windowsphone.com/s?appId=c0109837-574e-469b-a08b-dca621bde3ca
Nokia Drive v3.1.0.3206: http://windowsphone.com/s?appId=b5382dbf-0923-4195-b68b-f93b7ee76fe9
Nokia Transit v3.3.411.0: http://windowsphone.com/s?appId=5e41c972-de66-47f0-95bf-06eb115b3e48
unfortunately Creative Studio in Store now is only for WP8

[Q] tool to remotely install apps from PC (like googleplay)

Hi there, when i browse play.google.com and i find an app i want to install i can just click it and it will install itself on my tablet.
A nice feature and i wonder if there exists any tool or maybe a site that does the same for .apk's i have already on my PC?
Try "MoboRobo", software that installs on a windows PC...let you load anything via the PC.
Videos, music, apps, etc...
Enjoy.
ZeroZorro said:
Hi there, when i browse play.google.com and i find an app i want to install i can just click it and it will install itself on my tablet.
A nice feature and i wonder if there exists any tool or maybe a site that does the same for .apk's i have already on my PC?
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If you are command line savvy then a simple way may be to use 'adb push' to copy the apk directly to /data/app or wherever.
Or for multiple apps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835732
And also a really simple methid is to have adb and the app in ths dame directory and run adb install app.apk
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk 2
Total Commander for windows with ADB plugin
Re: Whatsapp working on the hp touchpad
Well, thank you for the reactions, but this is not what I meant.
I was talking about installing from a PC without wires.
At the moment I mostly use dropbox or box.net to upload the apk's to, then installing with ES file explorer.
I used to use Samba filesharing too.
But Googleplay manages to let me click on install and instantly installs it on my Android device, I don't think that your options work that way, right?
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[Q] Stock music app can't see my music files...

Hello,
Today i just bought an HTC One (Great Device btw...) and i can't figure out how to refresh my music library (Stock Music App). I copied my music files via network from my NAS to phone's music folder but the application can't see them.
Any ideas except using another music player or using USB Cable to sync music with pc?
Thanks in advance!
subcode said:
Hello,
Today i just bought an HTC One (Great Device btw...) and i can't figure out how to refresh my music library (Stock Music App). I copied my music files via network from my NAS to phone's music folder but the application can't see them.
Any ideas except using another music player or using USB Cable to sync music with pc?
Thanks in advance!
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Connect with USB cable to a PC or laptop, wait till device will be recognized and connected (will appear in the explorer as a drive), then disconnect. all files downloaded through wireless network will be recognized.
Alternative way - to download files from cloud services, like dropbox, instead of over Wi-Fi using ES File explorer from home computer etc. Looks like a bug in HTC firmware, but this workaround works not only for music files... Don't ask me how and why, no idea.
EugeneR said:
Connect with USB cable to a PC or laptop, wait till device will be recognized and connected (will appear in the explorer as a drive), then disconnect. all files downloaded through wireless network will be recognized.
Alternative way - to download files from cloud services, like dropbox, instead of over Wi-Fi using ES File explorer from home computer etc. Looks like a bug in HTC firmware, but this workaround works not only for music files... Don't ask me how and why, no idea.
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Thanks for your reply, but my computer cannot see my phone as mass storage device. Unless there is an option for that.
I had the same problem. I had to transfer all the music, pics and vides to a sdcard, put it to my older N7000 and used HTC transfer tool (get it from google play). Also, I wanted to transfer few wallpapers from my pc to One. I did it using HTC sync manager and it worked. Maybe, you should try using desktop sync manager before trying the transfer tool app.
Just a quick question boys n girls,
Have you got patter lock or password activated?
It wont let you read the device till its unlocked (on connection to your pc)
As for the music not showing, I've had the same issue.
I downloaded a load of my old music directly to phone, moved it all to keep it all in my music folder, all vanished out of stock music app....
I've seen people saying its a media scanner issue, but turning off and on should force it to scan again, but still wouldn't update.
I think its stored as a cache some where, had the same issue on HD2's. When you wiped the folder with "short cuts to music",
The phone would re scan and re populate with new shortcuts to the same place.
Still looking for the this "cache" folder lol. in the mean time, I just moved my music back to the downloaded folder, boom, and its back in the music app.
Has anybody found an answer to this?
Before the 1.29 update it worked fine. . . Now ive updated i got this issue. Grrrr.....
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Has anybody found an answer to this?
Before the 1.29 update it worked fine. . . Now ive updated i got this issue. Grrrr.....
I ended up moving all files to my pc, dragging them into Windows media player and syncing up using Wmp. HTC sync manager is a joke IMO. I did this for both music and pictures and they all show up now in music and gallery apps. Assuming it's a bug for the app to not just recognize these folders automatically.
You could try deleting the cache of the media storage app in system settings>apps>all.. but be careful with this as it could cause issues with your ringtones and notifications..
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
I just dont get it though because it was fine before update. . . I dont use Sync Managers, WMP or HTC... lol... i add files manualy via Explorer and Mass Storage etc... Really Strange. . .
Tried that and didnt work, just performed a factory reset, will see if that works....
born_fisherman said:
You could try deleting the cache of the media storage app in system settings>apps>all.. but be careful with this as it could cause issues with your ringtones and notifications..
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
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I did this and it worked, but every time i want to transfer files via es explorer between my nas and my phone i must delete the cache and reboot. This is not a permanent solution and htc must do something. It's really annoying every time i want to transfer music to connect my phone via usb.
I fectory reset my phone and A-OK! All works fine now. . . Bit Bizarre! Unless some something in my storage or an app colided with it, i couldnt tell ya!
dobknobby said:
I just dont get it though because it was fine before update. . . I dont use Sync Managers, WMP or HTC... lol... i add files manualy via Explorer and Mass Storage etc... Really Strange. . .
Tried that and didnt work, just performed a factory reset, will see if that works....
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It is weird - I know when I had my first One, I used HTC transfer utility for the initial transfer of files, and I was able to get new files to show up.. But when I exchanged the phone I used my PC to transfer files to the 2nd One, and can't get it to see new files.
I really don't want to be tied to a PC for sync'ing just to use the stock music player. I can confirm that Power Amp does see all music files.
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dobknobby said:
I fectory reset my phone and A-OK! All works fine now. . . Bit Bizarre! Unless some something in my storage or an app colided with it, i couldnt tell ya!
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ok, so what if you download a new song or transfer it from a PC to your music directory, does that new file show up in the music player? I'm about to transfer all my files from my phone to my PC again
born_fisherman said:
It is weird - I know when I had my first One, I used HTC transfer utility for the initial transfer of files, and I was able to get new files to show up.. But when I exchanged the phone I used my PC to transfer files to the 2nd One, and can't get it to see new files.
I really don't want to be tied to a PC for sync'ing just to use the stock music player. I can confirm that Power Amp does see all music files.
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ok, so what if you download a new song or transfer it from a PC to your music directory, does that new file show up in the music player? I'm about to transfer all my files from my phone to my PC again
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All i did was connect Phone to Computer, open up storage device, (Via My Computer) navigate to music, drag and drop. . . it works, for me anyhow.
dobknobby said:
All i did was connect Phone to Computer, open up storage device, (Via My Computer) navigate to music, drag and drop. . . it works, for me anyhow.
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so you did a full factory reset (wiping data/pictures)? And once completed, manually dragged the files into the /sdcard/music folder and /sdcard/DCIM folder?
born_fisherman said:
so you did a full factory reset (wiping data/pictures)? And once completed, manually dragged the files into the /sdcard/music folder and /sdcard/DCIM folder?
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Yes mate that is correct. . . .
dobknobby said:
Yes mate that is correct. . . .
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I followed suit on this
1. Copied music and pictures to PC
2. Performed full factory reset (including data)
3. Connect phone to PC
4. Copied music to phone /sdcard/Music directory
5. Copied pictures to phone /sdcard/DCIM directory
6. Unplug
7. Profit
All data shows up properly. Even newly downloaded files. :good::good:
born_fisherman said:
I followed suit on this
1. Copied music and pictures to PC
2. Performed full factory reset (including data)
3. Connect phone to PC
4. Copied music to phone /sdcard/Music directory
5. Copied pictures to phone /sdcard/DCIM directory
6. Unplug
7. Profit
All data shows up properly. Even newly downloaded files. :good::good:
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Worked for me too.
I was starting to think that HTC had stuffed us on this one - there's no way I was going to be using HTC Sync Manager!
All works like normal now.
born_fisherman said:
I followed suit on this
1. Copied music and pictures to PC
2. Performed full factory reset (including data)
3. Connect phone to PC
4. Copied music to phone /sdcard/Music directory
5. Copied pictures to phone /sdcard/DCIM directory
6. Unplug
7. Profit
All data shows up properly. Even newly downloaded files. :good::good:
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Yes the above works but what if you want to use a file explorer app to copy music wirelessly from e.g. a NAS to your music folder? I did it and it didn't work. To see the files i must connect my phone via USB to my pc. My Note II and Xperia Z refreshed the music library every time the folder music changed wirelessly or not.

[Q] Can not find phone in Windows Explorer

I'm running Windows 8.1 and I can't see the phone's folder structure when I connect it my PC. I installed HTC Sync Manager (2.2.32.0) and it sees my old backups etc, but does not see the phone. I can only see the HTC Sync Manager folder as a CD drive when connected to the PC. I'd like to be able to see the actual file structure on the phone.
Any help? Thanks!
normalnix said:
I'm running Windows 8.1 and I can't see the phone's folder structure when I connect it my PC. I installed HTC Sync Manager (2.2.32.0) and it sees my old backups etc, but does not see the phone. I can only see the HTC Sync Manager folder as a CD drive when connected to the PC. I'd like to be able to see the actual file structure on the phone.
Any help? Thanks!
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search and install the latest drivers for windows 8.1 named HTCDriver_4.8.0.002.exe
[email protected] said:
search and install the latest drivers for windows 8.1 named HTCDriver_4.8.0.002.exe
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Many thanks. I've just tried that, but it doesn't recognise the device.

mtp total commander?

I accessed the mtp file structure with total commander. I wondered on it. Is it something new?
Whoa! That's definitely *different*. What phone are you using?
I'd been considering finding (or writing) an alternate MTP client so that I could take advantage of the Full File System hack on ATIV phones and dump the running file system (Windows Explorer is a miserable MTP client). Looks like TC would probably do the job. However, looks like it also reveals even more than we knew was there...
I'll investigate (once I have a data cable and not just this silly charge cable) and see what I can find.
nothing new but available few months in beta releases (8.50)... just start TC, select Computer (drive overview) and WP8 phone is there
latest 8.50 version stable version
http://www.ghisler.com/amazons3.php
or beta 8.51 beta 4
http://www.ghisler.com/851_b4.php
The fact that the phone is there is not the exciting bit (although I didn't know TC supported MTP, so that's cool). The exciting bit is the presence of all those other "folders", like "Apps", "Metadata", "StorageInfo", etc.
I tried 8.51b4. Didn't get anything out of the norm.
thals1992 said:
I tried 8.51b4. Didn't get anything out of the norm.
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exactly , me too.
i tried it with show hidden files , etc.
but nothing new
I used an Older version with Windows media audio plugin from ghisler.com (file system plugins)
my phone is 520 with Black and devunlocked by aiyiyong for 10 Apps. Actually áll the extra folders are empty. I Will try to copy something into them.
kiss.adam.pacman said:
I used an Older version with Windows media audio plugin from ghisler.com (file system plugins)
my phone is 520 with Black and devunlocked by aiyiyong for 10 Apps. Actually áll the extra folders are empty. I Will try to copy something into them.
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what is your software version ?
Mine is 8.50
O sorry .
your Version is 8.01 . now see it
Last Edit : with 8.01 and that plugin :
still normal access on Lumia 920
I did it again by the same way.
History:
1. Installed TC a long time ago, (and it may be importent, set to always run with administrator rights)
2. bought l520
3. devunlocked l520, did preview for developers, installed gdr3, installed black
4. installed windows media audio extension
5. opened the phone, and amazed on the folders
thals1992 said:
I tried 8.51b4. Didn't get anything out of the norm.
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Wow ! Take a look
Run as Administrator . Install Media Audio plugin that he mentioned
Go To Network neighborhood then Media Audio
You see your WP Device and in this partition you can see these folders .
but Unfortunately All of these folders are empty !
I'll try it with the Odyssey tomorrow. I wonder if having the Full FS made any changes to permissions to MTP on the device to actually be able to see something inside.
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thals1992 said:
I'll try it with the Odyssey tomorrow. I wonder if having the Full FS made any changes to permissions to MTP on the device to actually be able to see something inside.
Sent from my Lumia 928 (RM-860) using Tapatalk
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The most bad thing is that we can't write files in these folders .
not only these folders even in Phone folder !
we have write permission when navigate from This PC but we can't write when we navigate from this method
It's seems not very useful but still interesting .
we have to test another MTP device . maybe this plugin shows these folders for every MTP devices !
I ran across the source code, but I haven't found any information about those folders. Altough it is possible that the starnge folders are from an API.
I am trying to find other mtp clients, but tcmd and windwos explorer might be the only ones.
see here
kiss.adam.pacman said:
I am trying to find other mtp clients, but tcmd and windwos explorer might be the only ones.
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1st my samsung
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2660691&stc=1&d=1396275291
2nd my nokia
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2660705&stc=1&d=1396275457
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Can you modify/read system files?
I don't think it is avaliable, so please upload a file system tree except for your personal files
With 8.1 a new folder is avaliable via MediaAudio2 called: Media Library Service
kiss.adam.pacman said:
With 8.1 a new folder is avaliable via MediaAudio2 called: Media Library Service
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still empty ? yes ?
ngame said:
still empty ? yes ?
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Still

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