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From: Beverly Howard on 10 Mar 2010 09:35 >> Vista/Win7 drivers << hmmm... brings up another possibility... The winmobile drivers are simply files that associate the device id with the sync app... The following _might_ address. Find the CD that came with the device(s) and find WCEUSBSH.INF and (for XP and above) WCEUSBSH.CAT, copy those to the pc, rightclick the inf file and select install. I know it's there for the axim, not sure about the acer. Additionally, ms "drops" sync support for older devices with each incarnation of their sync "tool" and that could be a factor as well. Beverly Howard
From: RDK on 10 Mar 2010 12:26 Thanks for the lead. I have tried to search for anything on the web which might relate to any of these PDA's syncing with Windows 7. Acer does not even list PDA's on their web site. Dell wants "For Pay" service if I call or e-mail the issue. Mio is listed on the MS website as in progress - ah some hope! Any ideas where I could look for these drivers? Thanks....RDK "Frankster" <frank(a)SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message news:O-Wdnbw_MOWlNgrWnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > You almost certainly need Vista/Win7 drivers for your devices. Look > around on the web and/or at the manufactures website. > > -Frank > > > "RDK" <RDK_News(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote in message > news:OxS8BPFwKHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Hello...Looks like not much activity in this forum. Well, I'll keep >> trying. >> >> It would appear that Windows 7 is seeing something when I attach, via >> USB, each of my PDA's as I now see the following in the "Printers and >> Devices" page: >> 1) for the Axim X30 (OS Window Mobile 2003 2nd Edition), it shows up as >> an "Unidentified device" >> 2) for the Acer N300 (OS Windoes Mobile 5 (OS 5.1.195 Build >> 14292.2.2.1)), it shows up as a "Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter" >> 3) and finally for our Mia P550 DigiWalker PDA/GPS (OS Windoes Mobile 5 >> (OS 5.1.195 Build 14292.2.2.1)), it shows up as "Generic RNDIS" >> >> None of them show connected in the Mobile Device Center. >> >> Any help out there?.....RDK >> >> "RDK" <RDK_News(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote in message >> news:OXFXD96vKHA.3564(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Hello again....I should have mentioned that the USB ports seem to be >>> working with other devices. ...RDK >>> "RDK" <RDK_News(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote in message >>> news:OJvmMz6vKHA.5812(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Hello....I have two PDA's, an Dell Axum and an Acer N300. They both >>>> work just fine with Windows XP via Active Sync - plug in the USB cable >>>> and they just start working. I have just built a new Windows 7 PC and >>>> installed Mobile Device Center. With either of the PDA attached using >>>> the USB connection when Mobile Device Center is started it indicates >>>> "Not Connected". I have tried several settings on the "Mobile Device >>>> Settings" without success. >>>> >>>> What am I missing here? The Acer N300 is running the Mobile 5 >>>> OS....RDK >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >
From: RDK on 10 Mar 2010 12:33 Beverly....Thanks for the ideas. I will try these tomorrow or Friday. I know where the Acer CD is, but not sure about the Dell Axim. If I can't find the Axim CD do you know of another source for the files? I gather from your reply and Frankster's that the Vista "drivers" will also work on Windows 7? Thanks again.....RDK "Beverly Howard" <Bev(a)NoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in message news:eBqa$7FwKHA.5812(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >> Vista/Win7 drivers << > > hmmm... brings up another possibility... > > The winmobile drivers are simply files that associate the device id with > the sync app... The following _might_ address. > > Find the CD that came with the device(s) and find WCEUSBSH.INF and (for XP > and above) WCEUSBSH.CAT, copy those to the pc, rightclick the inf file and > select install. > > I know it's there for the axim, not sure about the acer. > > Additionally, ms "drops" sync support for older devices with each > incarnation of their sync "tool" and that could be a factor as well. > > Beverly Howard >
From: Todd Allcock on 10 Mar 2010 13:44 You won't find them. All necessary drivers are supposed to already be a part of Activesync/WMDC. RDK might try plugging his devices in (one at a time of course!) and hunting for them in Device Manager. Hopefully he'll find them listed as "problem" devices (labeled something like "Windows Mobile USB Device") Delete the device, unplug it and plug in the next, lather, rinse, repeat, etc. Now uninstall WMDC, reboot, reinstall WMDC, and try to connect the devices again. If that fails, the pragmatic approach might be to take Bev Howard's advice and look at sync alternatives. I gave up on AS/WMDC long ago, and sync my devices' PIM data with Funambol (www.funambol.com), an open source sync alternative, and my files with Microsoft's Live Mesh, (www.mesh.com) which allows far more control than the basic and singular "device's My Documents folder to desktop" option of AS/WMDC - you can specify what folder(s) to sync, including folders on storage cards, and what folders on the desktop to map the synced folders to. The fact that both options are wireless is just a bonus- I can't remember the last time I actually physically connected a WM device to any of my PCs. "Frankster" <frank(a)SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message news:O-Wdnbw_MOWlNgrWnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > You almost certainly need Vista/Win7 drivers for your devices. Look > around on the web and/or at the manufactures website. > > -Frank > > > "RDK" <RDK_News(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote in message > news:OxS8BPFwKHA.4752(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Hello...Looks like not much activity in this forum. Well, I'll keep >> trying. >> >> It would appear that Windows 7 is seeing something when I attach, via >> USB, each of my PDA's as I now see the following in the "Printers and >> Devices" page: >> 1) for the Axim X30 (OS Window Mobile 2003 2nd Edition), it shows up as >> an "Unidentified device" >> 2) for the Acer N300 (OS Windoes Mobile 5 (OS 5.1.195 Build >> 14292.2.2.1)), it shows up as a "Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter" >> 3) and finally for our Mia P550 DigiWalker PDA/GPS (OS Windoes Mobile 5 >> (OS 5.1.195 Build 14292.2.2.1)), it shows up as "Generic RNDIS" >> >> None of them show connected in the Mobile Device Center. >> >> Any help out there?.....RDK >> >> "RDK" <RDK_News(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote in message >> news:OXFXD96vKHA.3564(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Hello again....I should have mentioned that the USB ports seem to be >>> working with other devices. ...RDK >>> "RDK" <RDK_News(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote in message >>> news:OJvmMz6vKHA.5812(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>> Hello....I have two PDA's, an Dell Axum and an Acer N300. They both >>>> work just fine with Windows XP via Active Sync - plug in the USB cable >>>> and they just start working. I have just built a new Windows 7 PC and >>>> installed Mobile Device Center. With either of the PDA attached using >>>> the USB connection when Mobile Device Center is started it indicates >>>> "Not Connected". I have tried several settings on the "Mobile Device >>>> Settings" without success. >>>> >>>> What am I missing here? The Acer N300 is running the Mobile 5 >>>> OS....RDK >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >
From: Beverly Howard on 10 Mar 2010 14:27
>> I gather from your reply and Frankster's that the Vista "drivers" will also work on Windows 7? << no idea... simply thinking out loud. In general, there is nothing special about the inf file... it is simply a matching of the device's usb id code to the relevant process... I would hope that the mobile team was smart enough to match wmdc with devices that were vended when it was activesync. Beverly Howard |