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From: Beverly Howard on 13 Mar 2010 09:59 >> "The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation" << Since I'm not running 7, can't answer the question... but you have given me valuable information that the method doesn't work with 7 Thanks, Beverly Howard
From: megatec45 on 13 Mar 2010 15:27 On Mar 12, 10:50 pm, "RDK" <RDK_N...(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote: > MegaTec45....Can you install programs on the PDA from the Windows 7 PC using > BlueTooth? I will get a BlueTooth device today and try out your > suggestion.....RDK Yes, the Activesync with Blue Tooth works the same as USB. For just transferring files, I personally like using WiFi Remote Access If your phone uses BT 2.0 make sure the dongle is for BT 2.0 as well
From: RDK on 14 Mar 2010 00:54 Folks.....Some progress and some road blocks. Just a note, none of my devices are phones, all are PDA's Yesterday I was able to connect and sync successfully with the Mio P550 (PDA/GPS). Removed all (that I could see) evidence of previous connections with any of the three PDA's,I uninstalled the Moble Device Center, rebooted and reinstalled it again directly from the MS site. I attached a BlueTooth dongle to the PC which it installed and then rebooted again. I fired up the MIO P550 and, now things get fuzzy, I fiddled with the MIO BlueTooth menues until I saw the device in the Add Device sub-window of the Devices and Printers page on my Windows 7 PC (I believe it asked for an exchange of codes before it connected??). I selected it, clicked next and it installed the device and somewhere along in here it asked for the device password and the Mobile Device Center activated. After that it showed "Connected" and the sync menus became available. The unit then synced just fine. The unit also showed up in the "My Computer" list of storage disks and devices so I could drag and drop files. I shut the PDA BlueTooth transmitter down and re-attached it via the USB cable and that also now worked - go figure!!! So much for the good news. I tried the other two units. As before, I could get them to show int he Devices and Printers page, but they never successfully connected with the Mobile Device Center. As the ACER N300 has the same version of Windows Mobile as the above Mio I was hopeful that it would also now connect - no luck. Neither of these units show up in the "My Computer" listing of disks and storage devices . Thus it does appear that some type of "driver" file/interfacing information is missing and will be required to get these two units working with the Mobile Device Center and syncing. Or prehaps something else??? I attached the Acer N300 to my wife's Vista laptop using the USB (it does not have BlueTooth) and it connected fine and allowed me to see the units memory and SD card in the "My Computer" page. That laptop does not have Outlook so it did not offer the ability to sync information. Any good ideas???.....RDK "RDK" <RDK_News(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote in message news:OyShwahwKHA.3896(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Folks...OK, I have tried a couple of your ideas and I have discovered that > I can not read my own handwritting ( :-( ), so part of my original post > is incorrect. I have corrected that and updated as per the suggestions: > > 1) for the Axim X30 (OS Window Mobile 2003 2nd Edition), > it shows up in the "Printers and Devices" as an "unspecified Device" / > "Dell Axim USB Sync" > AND in the "Device Manager" under "Mobile Devices" as a "Dell Axim USB > Sync" > > 2) for the Acer N300 (OS Windows Mobile 5 (OS 5.1.195 Build 14292.2.2.1)), > it shows up in the "Printers and Devices" as a "Generic RNDIS" > AND in the "Device Manager" as a "Network Adapter" identified as > "Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter" > AND on the PDA, Acrive Sync shows Connected. > > 3) and finally for our Mia P550 DigiWalker PDA/GPS (OS Windows Mobile 5 > (OS 5.1.195 Build 14292.2.2.1)), > it shows up in the "Printers and Devices" as a "Microsoft Windows Mobile > Remote Adapter #2" > AND in the "Device Manager" as a "Network Adapter" identified as > "Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter #2" > AND on the PDA it complained about needed ActiveSync 4.1 or higher on the > PC > > None of the devices has ever shown "Connected" for the Mobile Device > Manger in Windows 7 > > Removing and reinatalling the USB devices/drivers via the Device Manager > and rebooting had no effect > > Any more ideas?......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 14 Mar 2010 00:57 MegaTec45....Thanks. As you will see in the new posting above I was able to successfully get one of my units to connect and sync. I will have to look at the BlueTooth level, i was not aware there were differences. I would hope that earlier BlueTooth devices would work with 2.0 as it is the two older devices which are stillnot connecting.....RDK "megatec45" <megatec45(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:b828eda9-90f1-4a18-beef-8c3400e8290e(a)k2g2000pro.googlegroups.com... On Mar 12, 10:50 pm, "RDK" <RDK_N...(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote: > MegaTec45....Can you install programs on the PDA from the Windows 7 PC > using > BlueTooth? I will get a BlueTooth device today and try out your > suggestion.....RDK Yes, the Activesync with Blue Tooth works the same as USB. For just transferring files, I personally like using WiFi Remote Access If your phone uses BT 2.0 make sure the dongle is for BT 2.0 as well
From: megatec45 on 15 Mar 2010 14:54
On Mar 13, 9:57 pm, "RDK" <RDK_N...(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote: > MegaTec45....Thanks. As you will see in the new posting above I was able to > successfully get one of my units to connect and sync. > > I will have to look at the BlueTooth level, i was not aware there were > differences. I would hope that earlier BlueTooth devices would work with > 2.0 as it is the two older devices which are stillnot connecting.....RDK > > "megatec45" <megate...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:b828eda9-90f1-4a18-beef-8c3400e8290e(a)k2g2000pro.googlegroups.com... > On Mar 12, 10:50 pm, "RDK" <RDK_N...(a)NoSpamHotMail.com> wrote: > > > MegaTec45....Can you install programs on the PDA from the Windows 7 PC > > using > > BlueTooth? I will get a BlueTooth device today and try out your > > suggestion.....RDK > > Yes, the Activesync with Blue Tooth works the same as USB. For just > transferring files, I personally like using WiFi Remote Access > If your phone uses BT 2.0 make sure the dongle is for BT 2.0 as well I'm pretty sure that the BT 2.0 is backward compatable. Are you able to sync every time now with USB? The reason I'm asking is that I was able to sync sometimes with USB after deleting partnerships rebooting and connecting, but usually after one or two syncs, it would stop again. So far the only reliable sync has been BT. With your other 2 devices, have you made sure to pair them with your PC? Also, I think you have to select the device in BT manger when changing from one to the other. The only thing that BT sync won't be able to do is a new ROM flash, it requires a USB connection. |