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Posted by Andrew Bryson on November 19, 2006, 11:28 pm
Please log in for more thread options Installed the updates... when I connected my phone, it brought up a windows
stating it was configuring WMDC. When I go into WMDC, it still says Not
Connected.
Any other ideas? This is really strange.
Andrew
> Checked some other groups. Looks like you still have to go get it
> yourself. It seems you install it, but nothing seems to happen until you
> then hook up a WM device. Good luck.
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http://www.microsoft.com:80/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c23c8e6a-a72d-4aef-9663-31ce2fefbada&DisplayLang=en
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> Sven
> MVP - Mobile Devices
>> Thanks for the reply. I have the release version of Vista Ultimate (via
>> my MSDN subscription) and it either included mobile device center or it
>> downloaded it automatically through an update.
>>
>> In any case, it shows a "Not Connected" indicator when I open it up. To
>> re-itereate, I am hearing a beep when my device connects and disconnects.
>>
>> The connection settings for WMDC is to allow USB connections (which is
>> how I'm connecting).
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>>> Sync Center is not what is required to Sync with a Windows Mobile
>>> Device. You need Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC). This is still in
>>> Beta, but you should be able to find it, possibly even through Windows
>>> Update.
>>>
>>> With Vista you do have a new capability that you never had before. If
>>> WMDC is not loaded on a Vista PC and you don't want to, you can still
>>> browse the device. It shows up as a sort of extra drive, though not
>>> quite a USB drive. You can add, remove, view files etc, from essentially
>>> any Vista machine. That's why you get the USB beeps and some recognition
>>> of the device. You can even do multimedia syncing I believe without
>>> WMDC. You need WMDC for PIM syncing though.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sven
>>> MVP - Mobile Devices
>>>> First off, let me know if this is the wrong news group.
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to sync my Treo 700wx Windows mobile phone using the new
>>>> sync center in VISTA. The first time I connected my phone it was
>>>> working like a charm. I'm not sure what has happened since (haven't
>>>> installed anything!) but VISTA no longer recognizes my phone. I do hear
>>>> a "beep" when the Treo connects with VISTA and I do see a "Microsoft
>>>> Windows Mobile Remote Adapter" under the Network adapters section in
>>>> Device Manager but it still doesn't show anything to sync to in Sync
>>>> center.
>>>>
>>>> I did a hard reset with my treo in hopes that it would solve the
>>>> problem but no luck there...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
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