Installed Windows 7 on personal PC. Working fine. Speedy as advertised. EXCEPT hooked up Omnia. Got installing hardware. Then Windows Mobile Device Center failed. So currently am looking at "Connecting..." Anyone successfull installed run an Omnia off WMDC in Win7?
On Windows 7 everything is good except not everything fits on the screen running my external LCD monitor at 1680x1050 (max and optimal resolution). Have to cut down the resolution to fit everything on.
Installed Windows 7 on personal PC. Working fine. Speedy as advertised. EXCEPT hooked up Omnia. Got installing hardware. Then Windows Mobile Device Center failed. So currently am looking at "Connecting..." Anyone successfull installed run an Omnia off WMDC in Win7?
On Windows 7 everything is good except not everything fits on the screen running my external LCD monitor at 1680x1050 (max and optimal resolution). Have to cut down the resolution to fit everything on.
WMDC works fine for me on Win7... However, I'm syncing using BT and not USB. I have the USB configured as USB Storage.
Man, I've been holding off on doing the "D"ownload on 7, but all this glowing praise and accolades might just get me to give it a try. 7 "rocks bells?" Wow. Sounds pretty persuasive to me.
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Man, I've been holding off on doing the "D"ownload on 7, but all this glowing praise and accolades might just get me to give it a try. 7 "rocks bells?" Wow. Sounds pretty persuasive to me.
Can only upgrade from Vista, not XP (have to do clean install, otherwise). If you're upgrading, be sure to allow a couple hours. I only have a 1.5 GHz laptop (waiting for mobile Nehalem in ~2010 before spending the $$$). Took several hours but let the upgrade run while I was sleeping.
Even VMware v6.51 runs under the Win7 beta (took a while to get VMTools properly installed and a live Internet connection in my virtual XP machine, etc). Lookout, though, if you depend on VPN. Our institution uses a Cisco ActiveX web-based VPN client. That's broken under Win7. EDIT: Reinstall fixes. If you Google "review Windows 7" you will mostly get very positive reviews saying the product looks just about ready for prime time. Norton Internet Security 2009 Advanced Protection does not seem to work either but everything else about NIS 2009 seems to. EDIT: Reinstall fixes.
Microsoft puts a little warning on your screen above the SysTray "for testing only" or something like that. So if you try it, don't say you haven't been warned!
Oh, yeah. Most important thing. Make ALL your MP3 files READ-ONLY before you install. After you install, there is a patch you can apply. Then you can take off the READ-ONLY lock. Otherwise, you may lose some seconds at the front of some MP3 files. Has something to do with COPY PROTECTION issues, RIAA, etc. CORRECTION: According to MS, MP3 issue has to do with adding/removing metadata, particularly automatic additions from Internet to Library MP3's. You can find this in the FAQ-type section for the Win7 install. http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/samsu...tml#post775176
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Last edited by Jim Lewis : 01-24-2009 at 01:00 PM.
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Had to do Genuine Windows Validation and got drvupdate-x86.exe as the download. This one download will reinstall both WMDC and WMDC driver update. Installed without Omnia attached (never RYFM). Got "Installation Unsuccessful" or some such deal. Attached Omnia. Got "Installing hardware" popup and then "Your Omnia i910 has been successfully installed" Activesync started. Appears to successfully retrieve all my device data when I go to Programs and Services --> Add/Remove Programs in WMDC.
I will try uninstalling and reinstalling on my Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client.
Windows Update fixes screen resolution: Intel 955 chipset update
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Originally Posted by Jim Lewis
...On Windows 7 everything is good except not everything fits on the screen running my external LCD monitor at 1680x1050 (max and optimal resolution). Have to cut down the resolution to fit everything on.
See KitchMD tip in this post: http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/samsu...tml#post775113 Uninstalling and reinstalling things that don't work so good (which are very few and far between) seems to work very well to patch any misbehaving programs up.
On the screen resolution, after running Windows Update a time or do, a download for the Intel 955 chipset was offered. I think that's what cured my screen width problem. Everything now looks great at 1680 x 1050 resolution on my external LCD monitor.
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With Win7, Activesync (WMDC) wakes up promptly, ALWAYS
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Originally Posted by KitchMD
My WMDC on Win 7 kept crashing so I uninstalled it and reinstalled. Works fine now with both USB and Bluetooth. I'm running the 64x version...
Hooray! Hope I'm not talking too soon but looks like uninstalling and reinstalling NIS 2009 got it fully working under Win7, too! After reinstalling, I was back at the antivirus definition state of 187 days or whatever ago, so there were a ton of updates to download. Keep running LiveUpdate. You get more! Last one I had to reboot. Then Win7 stopped the antivirus program and firewall. Said I had to give permission. Nothing happened until I rebooted again.
One potential advantage of going to Win7 is maybe Microsoft finally cured ActiveSync. I don't think I've had a connection yet when the Omnia hasn't been recognized and WMDC starts running as soon as I plug into the USB port.
So looks like with patience, everything works well. You get a speedy OS and nice new frills on the interface, the Omnia syncs well and wakes up fast every time, so far.
Here you will find warnings on MP3 files. Since some of you may be tempted to try Win7 and may have MP3 files that you value, you might want to read this (maybe it's fixed already in current install?). (you can scroll up and down the page to see the rest - my hyperlink is a bookmark to an anchor part way down the page)
P.S. When I download and run the separate MP3 issue patch, I get a message that the update is already installed. In one of my early Win7 Windows Updates, there was a Media Center update - perhaps the patch was in that.
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Last edited by Jim Lewis : 01-24-2009 at 12:27 AM.
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No problem Jim...glad I could help. I fiddled with WMDC for a couple of hours before I reinstalled it.
A tip for everyone...if you install or reinstall things and they don't install correctly, right-click on the install package and go to the compatibility tab. Switch the compatibility to Vista. Hit ok and then try reinstalling. Almost everything works when you do that. Most programs and drivers from Vista work on Win 7.
Oops! Anyone got a fix for this one? My IMAP account in Outlook 2007 survived the upgrade to Win7 and was working ~O.K. but a little funny. So, when in doubt, remove and reinstall, right?! Well, in this case, when I try to set up the IMAP account again, Outlook 2007 crashes. A control install on a Vista computer goes smoothly. My POP3 version of the account is still working fine under Win7.
EDIT: Downloading and installing the Windows Live Toolbar, which includes the Outlook Connector, fixed my Outlook 2007 IMAP account problem in Win7. 1/29/09
Omnia shows up as Storage in My Computer with ActiveSync on
Another weird and interesting fact about Win7 and WMDC is that the Omnia Main Memory, My Storage, and the micro SD card all show up in My Computer when the USB Connection Type (Start->Settings->Connections tab is set to Activesync. When the USB Connection Type is set to Mass Storage, nothing shows up in My Computer!
Don't know if it's safe to do but switching from Mass Storage to Activesync with the Omnia plugged into USB must be the equivalent of pulling and reinstallling your micro SD card as it triggers the launching of the TomTom cab, too.
I pulled the trigger on 7 Beta-64. It lasted a grand total of 1 hour on my system before I reverted back to Vista-32. Why> First off, 7 didn't have drivers for my Q so no WMDC for me. Went to Moto website, downloaded their Vista-64 drivers, got "unrecognized operating system" during install.
Also no mouse, sound, card reader or modem (POTS) drivers either, just generics. So all I got for my troubles was a funky new taskbar.
Maybe 7-32 might have worked better, but I don't think it's worth the bandwidth or the time to try. Guess I'll just wait for a new computer and new phone.
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I pulled the trigger on 7 Beta-64. It lasted a grand total of 1 hour on my system before I reverted back to Vista-32. Why> First off, 7 didn't have drivers for my Q so no WMDC for me. Went to Moto website, downloaded their Vista-64 drivers, got "unrecognized operating system" during install.
Also no mouse, sound, card reader or modem (POTS) drivers either, just generics. So all I got for my troubles was a funky new taskbar.
Maybe 7-32 might have worked better, but I don't think it's worth the bandwidth or the time to try. Guess I'll just wait for a new computer and new phone.
Interesting and sorry it was a bummer. One of the comments most reviewers make is that Win7 finds drivers for just about everything and some of their devices actually work better under Win7 than Vista, maybe not so for the 64-bit version, though?! Probably not worth the effort to go back now but were you connected to the Internet during the install?. There is also a Devices and Printers Manager with a Troubleshoot option that some reviewers said fixed up any troublesome devices for them. KitchMD also suggested above right clicking on any install package and picking the Vista-compatibility option before launching - so theoretically if you had a driver-install EXE package that might work-you'd trick it into thinking it was running under Vista.
I'm surprised there are no drivers for the Q - I bet it's a lot more popular than the Omnia - maybe needing a 64-bit version is the problem?
I'm ignorant about the differences between Vista and Win7 but to me, Win7 just seems like a much-improved, faster version of Vista. The mini-player version of WMP that rapidly launches when you click on an MP3 is great. The new Dock and Explorer options (e.g., Libraries) are very good organizational tools. For the effort to install, I think my investment will be returned many times over in time saved and a more enjoyable computing experience.
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Last edited by Jim Lewis : 01-25-2009 at 12:35 PM.
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Ouch! BT device problem with Win7, Jabra BT3030 headset
Oops! In playing around with my Jabra BT3030, tried to get Win7 to recognize it. Installed the IOGEAR USB BT adapter GBU321 in Win7. Recognizes the Omnia. Can sync and browse my files via BT. But the Jabra BT3030 is not discovered under Win7. Control is still working with Omnia itself.
Now in the main Activesync screen on the Omnia, at least while connected via BT, it doesn't announce the last sync status. Have to look under Menu->Status to find result. Maybe it was always this way under BT and first time I noticed?
EDIT: If I right-click on the BT icon in SysTray, the Open Settings, look under Audio tab, can still find two BT profiles for the 3030. If I select Handsfree, I can connect and the 3030 now shows up under the list of BT devices paired with PC. But if I pick BlueTooth Stereo Audio, I get no successful connection. These "hidden" profiles might be why I could not pair in Win7-already paired!
EDIT2: By removing these profiles, then the 3030 device, I could rediscover, reinstall the same. Still same result. Handsfree profile works, Stereo Audio does not.
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Last edited by Jim Lewis : 01-25-2009 at 02:50 PM.
Yeah I was connectrd to the net during install (no problem with the wireless driver) but my apt complex has a firewall set so that windows update can't punch out and search for stuff, it bounces back with an error. So that's why I needed the phone installed offline so i could get a search done around the firewall and then download through the broadband. So, no Q driver, no updates lol.
I should have stuck with 7-32 and upgraded as you did, probably would have worked, but then again, maybe not, since Moto's Vista drivers are availle for both 32 and 64 bit so but I didn't try to figure out if the .msi they were bundled in was instalable under vista compatibility mode or not but I must admit I didn't try very hard to figure anything out. Just installe it, had an issue, so threw it away. Kinda like I keep doing with Linux lolol.
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I like looking at the desktop background, particularly at Shutdown, when all that's left is the fish, the bubbles, and the sunlight streaming from above through the water - due to size I'm only posting a small part of the whole dramatic picture. There is a picture snipping tools built into the OS that allows you to easily screen capture anywhere, even from a web browser.
EDIT: Doh! The picture snipping tool is in Vista, too! Just never discovered it.
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Last edited by Jim Lewis : 02-20-2009 at 01:14 AM.
Garmin Nuvi 660 and Oregon 400t recognized no problem in Win7
Garmin GPS units are reasonably esoteric devices. Not too many people own Oregon 400t's. Yet when both GPS devices were plugged into USB ports, they were recognized and installed as storage devices in Win7 (maybe just using the previous Vista drivers?). Flashed them both to newer OS versions with no problem.
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