By the way Len just so you know the core number for Windows 7 is 6.1. It is going to be closer to Windows Vista R2.
Jon On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance. I have an 8525 > and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit. I will admit that I > am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0. > > I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and > didn't see any negative effects. > > HTH. > > Joe Fox > Systems/Network Administrator > > Mobile# (716) 846-9308 > http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone >> call and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new >> enough to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked >> out of the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not >> connect or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again. >> >> /rant on >> >> There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out >> stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows >> Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\ I think I'll just wait for Windows 7. >> >> /rant off >> >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >> >>> I'm sorry it's not working, really. But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but >>> probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific >>> device based on Internet searches. My device connects flawlessly with Vista >>> (well, after the battery trick). >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista >>> >>> >>> >>> Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No >>> amount of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery >>> trick again but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile >>> Device Center and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a >>> Vista box is just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and >>> that is adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't talking >>> and I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they WERE >>> talking. This is kinda frustrating. >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you. >>> >>> >>> >>> OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off for >>> a couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and removed >>> the battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop. >>> Reinstalled battery in the device and powered up. >>> >>> >>> >>> Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it >>> found it and made some kind of connection and indicated that it was >>> synchronizing. >>> >>> >>> >>> Funny thing is that I can't find where the sync occurred to. I thought it >>> was supposed to go to Outlook (like it does on my XP desktop) however it is >>> not in Outlook and it is not in the Windows Contacts that is native to >>> Vista. I'll keep looking in a bit. >>> >>> >>> >>> I can browse into the device and see my folders there with the data files >>> on my MicroSD cardin the device so communication IS taking place. >>> >>> >>> >>> Now, it's on to find the data and get the sync to occur from the device >>> to Outlook. or maybe I want it to go to the Windows Contacts list. Well, try >>> to find what happened first. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks for the help. >>> >>> >>> >>> Len >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> You saw this? >>> >>> >>> http://forums.cingular.com/cng/board/message?board.id=cingular&message.id=45316#M45316 >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:13 PM >>> >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista >>> >>> >>> >>> I have tried rebooting the device and the laptop. No joy. I did not >>> perform a hard reset of the device, presumably wiping out all data. >>> >>> >>> >>> As for the device operating system. Windows Mobile 5. Cingular did invite >>> me to upgrade the device to WM6. I did download WM6 but as their >>> documentation for that upgrade indicated that it was a "one-way" trip from >>> WM5 to WM6 and that not all devices would work with WM6, I elected not to >>> perform the upgrade. As I use this device as my primary phone for my IT >>> business, their notes did not give me warm fuzzies on the success of the >>> upgrade. At the time, as now, the device is working fine and syncing fine >>> with my XP desktop. This is not a mandatory change for continued >>> functionality. My Cingular (AT&T) contract is in the last 3 or 4 months so I >>> would be eligible for device upgrade with contract renewal almost anytime. >>> However, I like the device well enough that I would be willing to not spend >>> the money to upgrade a device if I don't need to. >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> On mine it did not work but I would have hoped that Len had tried that >>> already. There is a note of what OS versions will and will not work in the >>> documentation I was referring to. Our device was too old to and did not >>> have all the necessary software to make it work it was a 5+ year old PDA. >>> It was also not upgradable. You are right though Len never implied that he >>> had tried a reset of both my bad. >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Have you tried resetting the device itself? That helps sometimes. >>> >>> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1:40 PM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista >>> >>> I have found that it depends a lot on what OS the mobile device is >>> running if you will get a connection or not. I am not the brightest bulb >>> but I ended up having to replace the mobile device because of that issue. >>> Some OS's just plain will not connect. The Mobile device center also needed >>> a download from Microsoft just to get it to work as well but that is >>> documented on the Vista site some place. >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Afternoon All, >>> >>> Recently I replaced my XP laptop with a Vista laptop. I have been >>> syncing my Cingular (HTC) 8525 with both my dek computer and my XP laptop >>> for a couple of years. Only have the occasional time when the connections is >>> not made. usually fixed by rebooting both devices. >>> >>> Anyway, the real question is how do I get this same phone to talk with >>> Vista. I have the Windows Mobile Device Center for Vista installed. The >>> device makes contact with the laptop and charges and says that it installs >>> the software but remains "unidentified" as a device. WMDC also makes no >>> connection with the 8525. >>> >>> So far the googling I have done has not yielded an answer; just more >>> questions. 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