Good afternoon
I've had my Streak now for a week, i'm using it in tandem with a HD2 but have not yet found the brass to make the complete switch between devices.
One thing I got used to on WinMob devices was enabling the Activesync option by default when I plugged it into the PC - rather than selecting if I wanted to use it as modem or storage card. Additionally, should I wish to change my mind, I know where to find and change that option.
This is something I can't find on the Streak. I can find the "Data Syncronisation" option in the Settings, but I cannot for the life of me find an option similar to the "Choose a task while plugged into your PC". If you don't know what i'm referring to yet, it's the popup which asks whether you wish to charge only, transfer media files or transfer any kind of file. I defaulted it to 3 and told it to never ask me again...
I've tried the Dell site but their forum seems to be more of a "I can't sync" thread rather than the issue i've got.
Any help would be appreciated.
Hi,
If you connect your phone and bring up the notification box, then select the USB icon, you will be prompted with the 3 options again, if you just select the option you want and tick the "Always perform this action" box again, then the phone will default to this action when you next connect the phone.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for the response.
On the Dell Streak I had to first 'disconnect' the USB Storage option by clicking the notification area, then go to the notifications area a second time and click the USB icon.
I know this is probably what you meant but I was puzzled for a while as the only USB option I had was to cancel the storage card link. Just thought i'd clear it up should someone else have this issue & do what I did.
Your help was well received, thanks.
No worries, I didn't actually think whether you were already in transfering mode and just presumed you were in charging mode
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usually when i connect my phone to PC a dialogue will be popped up on the phone's screen and ask me if i want to choose 1 of 3 modes of connection, but now sicne a day or 2 that option doesnt come anymore, i already tryed resetting the phone but that doesnt work.
anyway that i can do that via an program ?? cause i dont care that it doesnt popup but i would love to have that option.
Sorry if this has bee nasked before, i used the search.
regards,
Roach
\Windows\USBtoPC.exe
hmm strange, on my pc i get the dialog, but on my laptop nothing happens
Thanks for the quick reply
Check:
Start - Settings - Connections - USB to PC and then click the "Ask me ..." option at the bottom of the screen.
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don´t know if it´s your case, but if you use the lock option of WM, when the phone is locked with the "password" screen and connected to PC it will use last choice automatically (either ActiveSync o Disk drive) withou any popup...
Hey guys,
i've got a very big problem.
I dont know why but every time i connect my Blackstone to the Computer it always open the "Internet Sharing" thing. Ive changed it over "Settings" back to Sync (and in settings/connections/USB to PC, check "Ask me first about USB connection type when I connect the device to the PC" also), but no change.
Then i canged in the registry the following key "HKLM\Software\HTC\USBToPCPopUP\" DWORD: OnlyTwoChoice=1
now the HTC Popup with the option "Sync" and "HDD" show up, but when i choose Sync it doesent connect and sync.
I want my three Options back and want the option that i can choose out of "Sync" "HDD" and "Internet Sharing"
Thank you
greetz
I started getting this problem when I used the Internet Sharing option for the first time. From then on it would automatically try IS instead of Activesysnc, no matter what I did.
I solved it by unticking the Enable faster data syncronization box in USB to PC tab, but this results in a clunky pile of tabs that come up when connecting to the PC.
Unticking the "Enable faster data syncronization" box in USB to PC tab, doesent solve the problem
Hello
I got the same problem where I did not get the "3 choices" screen while connecting to usb, and IS by default...
I just deleted all keys in the registry under //HKLM\Software\HTC\USBToPCPopUP\
and it went back to normal....
Hope it will the same for you..
I have the same problem since a while, but haven't found a solution yet... starting to get a little desperate...
dapezzz said:
Hello
I just deleted all keys in the registry under //HKLM\Software\HTC\USBToPCPopUP\
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I guess you mean the registry on the device itself?
I been looking for that, but it looks i don't have this //HKLM\Software\HTC\USBToPCPopUP\...
in fact, i'm facing the exact same problem as described in this htcforum.com post:
"http://www.htcforums.com/post5958.html#p5958" (yes, i posted there too )
i'm pretty sure the problem is NOT pc-related, the data-connection fails at every possible system i tested it with (ranging from xp to vista to ubuntu to osX), at least the usb-diskmode worked before on all these systems before... not anymore...
the answer of HTC support wasn't of much help either:
Dear valued HTC customer, Thank you for contacting our Customer Support Center. We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality service and answering all of your questions and concerns. You recently wrote us about an issue that you have encountered with your device. To clarify your issue, you stated that you were unable to connect your device to the PC. . For this you will need a full version of Microsoft Outlook 2003 or newer and Microsoft Activesync for Windows XP or Windows Mobile Device Centre for Vista. Once these are installed simply connect your device to your PC and it will transfer your details to your PC. I hope this is of help to you. If you need any further help we recommend calling for a direct guidance on these steps for synchronising. If the above steps do not resolve your issue, we invite you to visit the support area on our Web site.
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i suspect them of not even reading about my problem, and just firing some default answer back... not really helpfull.
so i keep looking around for possible solutions for now.
I'm seriously thinking to make use of the warranty, but hate to lose the device for a long periode... anybody has experience with that?
another PCtoUSB problem, i get all 3 options, HDD and Internet Work perfectly, ActiveSync however doesn't. Vista recognizes it as a USB Pocket PC, but Vista Sync Center and WMDC do not, nothing. On HTC i get the charging icon, but not the Sync icon. Also in the ActiveSync --> Connections menu i have "Sync all PCs using this connection:" ticked, however the drop down menu is empty, nothing to select.
in the ActiveSync start screen there's just the fake Microsoft Exchange account, nothing else
Everything was working fine till few days ago :/
dapezzz said:
Hello
I got the same problem where I did not get the "3 choices" screen while connecting to usb, and IS by default...
I just deleted all keys in the registry under //HKLM\Software\HTC\USBToPCPopUP\
and it went back to normal....
Hope it will the same for you..
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I tried this but still get ICS opening when I connect my device up. It is driving me mad now trying to sort this - I may even resort to a hard reset before the end of the weekend.
The only way I can get sync to work is to disable the faster data sync option.
hmm, every system i test with gives the same result:
the htc device does charge, but the usb data-connection never works...
could it be a faulty connector?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3764541#post3764541
I have the same problem and the above method solves the problem
Hope it helps.
Hi guys,
ive dug around for an hour trying to find an answer to this but no joy.
Normally, when i connect my HD to the computer i get asked whether i want to use active sync, view the memory card for faster transfers, or use internet connection sharing.
Since ive been tweaking my rom and loading latest tomtom maps, i used the 2nd option. Everything works fine.
Now i want to sync my phone again, but the options dont come up anymore. I can see the memory card and transfer files, but cant it to sync.
I get the feeling i checked the box that says "dont ask me this question anymore". But now i want to be asked again! lol. Or be able to change the mode with a switch if possible. Cant see anything like that under the communications manager.
I tried pressing the sync button on both PC and the HD when connected but i get no response from either.
Any ideas? Pretty please?
Im using Energy ROM WM6.5.
Thanks very much.
simple steps: Start -> Settings -> Connections -> USB to PC, then select the option you want to use. hope this helps.
As above, thread closed
p.s. Your getting good at this Cortez.i
Hi all,
the Leo shoulda ask at each USB plug-in what to be (AS, disk or inet-sharing). Now, after I tried inet-sharing once, the question doesn't appear at USB plugin (now always the inet-sharing app opens), and if I set mode manually via Settings, then the AS mode is same as the inet-sharing mode.
Any ideas how to fix it w/o hardreset?
Hi
Go to:
1: Configuration
2: Inalambric control
3: Press menu:
4: Press USB to PC
5 Desactivate the menu inside ActiveSync: Fast data sync
If you have the menu: Fast data sync you will lose activesync
My menus is spanish, sorry for my English
Hope will help you
Best Regards
No offence intended,what Anastomosys has to say is correct although the words are slightly different so here they are in English..
1) Settings>
2) Other>
3) USB to PC>
4) disable by removing the tick in the box for "Enable faster data synchronization"
I've found that mine seems to be a bit temperamental about whether it connects to WMDC and having that box ticked does seem to mess it up a bit!
This has helped indeed, but only partially - still after each connection the f***ing Internet Sharing app pops up on the HD2
Thanks!
To make things even better: internet sharing is handled via IntShr.exe/IntShrUI.exe. Both can't be found in the registry (HKCR => some file association, HKCU => hides the apps from HTC TaskMgr, HKLM => HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai\:MSINTERNET_SHARING, whatever that does and in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\TouchGL\VirtualDesktop\WhiteList\INTERNET_SHARING, same case).
Any idea how to prevent this sucker from starting?
Newest update: I collected a list of what mode in the popup responds to which Option in HKLM\Software\HTC\USBToPCPopUP:
Code:
ActiveSync
Option 0
ActiveSync HS
Option 0 / 2 (does not get changed, manually setting 2 leads to this)
Disk
Option 1
IntShr
Option 3
Companion
Option 4
OnlyTwoChoice from 0 to 1 limits the choice to AS, AS Highspeed and Disk (and also prevents IntShr from executing), however in AS HS mode the device is seen as Internet Sharing device by Windows.
harddisk_wp said:
Hi all,
the Leo shoulda ask at each USB plug-in what to be (AS, disk or inet-sharing). Now, after I tried inet-sharing once, the question doesn't appear at USB plugin (now always the inet-sharing app opens), and if I set mode manually via Settings, then the AS mode is same as the inet-sharing mode.
Any ideas how to fix it w/o hardreset?
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did you already try deleting the whole relationship on the active sync?
if not, perhaps you should do so and create a new one.
and see what happens.
it's not about the relationship. the error is on the leo itself, it doesnt even expose an activesync device, always a "windows mobile internet sharing device"
This happened to me and disabling the "faster transfer" box did get activesync back working but I was unhappy to not know cause of the problem. I found out what it was shortly after, I had disabled the "windows mobile remote adapter" connection in my network connections in vista. after disabling it (at time I thought it was causing trouble with wireless connection) when I plugged in the phone I would hear the failed usb connection sound and no sync would happen, re-enabling has fixed this. This might not be related to your issue but it was what was the problem in my case
This issue has been bothering me for such a long time. It started since I updated my G2 to android 5.0.1 lollipop, and I couldn't connect my phone to PC for a long time. File transfer has been so difficult as I have to upload pics and files to Google Drive then DL from computer. What's more, I don't even want to swipe my phone or reset to factory because the backup process would be so difficult without a computer! Spent lots of time searching for fix online but never found one, and I kind of gave up long ago.
Yesterday this issue popped backed into my head and I tried to look for answers online again. After hours of searching still can't find useful tips. Trust me, I've tried all the tips I found online, including change USB ports, change USB cable, use different computer, uninstall/reinstall USB drivers on computer, enable developer option's on phone, enable USB debugging, etc. Non has worked, just as before. I know this issue should be the problem of the phone instead of the computer, and luckily I crossed over a thread of a people with MIUI having somewhat similar problem, and he solved it by installing a MIUI USB app. So I searched for similar apps, and BINGO! my problem solved! So here's my solution:
I went to Google Play and search for "LG USB", and installed the first app says "USB Driver for Android":
imgur.com/x81eztb
I guess the key word is "USB driver", and other similar apps should work too.
The App is very simple. Just tap on the MTP button:
imgur.com/j7enxFn
And the long lost USB connection options reappears!!!
imgur.com/cZjO8xl
My phone is in Chinese but I think it's simple to find the corresponding app and options in English system. I think what the APP does is simply take you to the USB connection options page, which is hidden somewhere in your phone but can't be found.
I guess the problem is that when updated to Lollipop, some phones got this bug that the USB connection type selection menu somehow doesn't show up when connected to PC. While I was looking for solution online, I found that not only G2 users, but people with G3 and even non-LG phones got the same problem. For LG, I don't know what they're thinking as they even took away the "USB PC connection" option menu (as the last picture) in "Settings", making it impossible for users to manually choose connection type when this bug occurs. (I found that other brands' phones kept this option in settings->storage)
Any way, just happy to solve a problem bothered me for over a year and want to share my solution. Wish this post will help people who got the same problem as I did.
PS. It says I can't post links, so I can't post the screen shots' full links. But I guess this solution is not hard to understand even without pics.
Thanks for the solution but in my case - after installation - menu USB PC connection appears but unfortunately disappears in a sec.
Is like someone push the back button .
Probably there is a software who creates the problem but i do not know how to find it in order to close it or uninstall it.
Any idea?
Thanks in advance.