In the last few days I directly installed Windows 8 on my MacBook pro via Virtual Box. I load it up but when clicking on any of the tiles nothing happens. Anyone know a fix or have I done something wrong?
Just so we're clear I didn't use a sdcard, cd or USB stick to load it, it was a direct install.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I had a similar problem, I fixed it by adjusting my screen resolution.
Thanks for taking the time to make a comment on this. Is it the screen res for virtual box or for the MacBook. Could you give me a few more details to help me sort the prob.
Anyone successfully install win8 server R2 on virtual PC?
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This may be hard to believe but windows 2008 server Standard is FAR FASTER than running Vista SP1 on your Shift.
I have installed Server 2008 today and it runs really quickly. It also runs with approximately 490MB of RAM free and responds to starting applications much better...
There are however a few issues........
1. ShagCtrl.exe doesn't run properly it complains about WLANAPI.DLL not being present.
2. The touch screen doesn't work.
Everything else does and works much faster than using VISTA.
Anyone post for me the WLANAPI.DLL so i don't have to re-install vista just to get it please and let me know where it should be placed...
Thanks
Fascinating !!
You actually did what I didn't dare to do.. !!
I assume that there are a few people here capable of delivering what you asked.
The problem might be the touchscreen drivers, to get those working...
I'll keep a close watch on this thread.
One question, did you delete the recovery partition ?
ANother question, did you attach an external DVD an booted from it ?
In the boot menu, there's no option , maybe I should attach a USB DVD or Ethernet connection ?
EDIT : forgot to say that there's postings on this forum offering the drivers seperately. Maybe you can install them ?
Drivers and stuff
Yeah kept the recovery partition F3+FN intact.......
Booted off an external USB DVD device (which shows up on FN+F10)
I have all the drivers separately but was missing some DLLs.
Recovered to VISTA last night and copied off Program Files & WINDOWS to capture all the DLLs and infs....
Re-installing 2008 Server now...
Will let you know how i get on........ But it's sooooo much quicker.....
Microsoft really have optimised Server 2008 over Vista even though is shares some of the same kernel.........
I think a better way forward is to get it to work with Server 2008....
Regards
Blitz
wow, great job mate, but how much does server 2008 cost?
and is it worth that cost, considering vista is installed free?
Rory
I'm an MSND member (Technet PLUS) which sets you down about 400$ a year. In return, you can install any OS they ever made with a key. 4 timees per key if im correct. So m Windows 2008 is payed for already, but understand not everybody has technet plus from microsoft.
It's a darn good deal.
If you do get ShagCtrl and VitaKey work with your Windows server 2008 I think that might make me install Server 2008 as well.
Good Luck and let us know how it turns out!
sorry for my ignorance, but does Server 2008 behave in a similar way to Vista? can you install the same apps? i.e. would Skype work? what would be the main disadvantages of doing this?
Hi everybody, I'm new to this HTC Shift forum. I've bought a short while ago one HTC Shift s/h, it works all right, but I am very unsatisfied with Vista, even after the F3 recovery it is so slooooowwww!
Therefore I would like to speed it up by installing Windows XP (for which I have the necessary license).
I did my good reading on this forum, but almost all the threads are 1 or 2 years old, some of the links are already dead, so I did not come to a firm conclusion on whether Win XP works completely OK on the HTC Shift. I've been reading about problems reported in connection with certain drivers, touch screen, wireless, Shift Control Center, SD and SDHC cards, switching resolution, WMP, etc which I don't know if have been sorted out or not.
So it would be great if somebody could confirm me if installing Win XP leads firmly to a positive result. Pointing to some updated links for the appropriate downloads would be the other great thing that I would appreciate.
Looking forward to your soonest answers!
Thank you so much!
I have installed Xp only on my Shift long time ago,everything is working faster and better.
Keep in mind you will not have Shift Control Center anymore but a directory with shortcuts to switch BT,WiFi,Reset Snapvue,Etc.
Also Gsensor is great with Screen Rotation.
Follow this link to install WinXp - contact me if you encounter some problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517824
unapproachable2kx said:
I have installed Xp only on my Shift long time ago,everything is working faster and better.
Keep in mind you will not have Shift Control Center anymore but a directory with shortcuts to switch BT,WiFi,Reset Snapvue,Etc.
Also Gsensor is great with Screen Rotation.
Follow this link to install WinXp - contact me if you encounter some problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517824
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Thanks unapproachable2kx for your encouragement, I sent you a PM.
unapproachable2kx said:
I have installed Xp only on my Shift long time ago,everything is working faster and better.
Keep in mind you will not have Shift Control Center anymore but a directory with shortcuts to switch BT,WiFi,Reset Snapvue,Etc.
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As Wireless Connection Managers for wifi and BT I know 3 tools that are doing the job in XP for specific brand notebooks: HP Wireless Assistant, Dell QuickSet and Asus Console Utility. I wonder if any would work on the XP Shift. I will let you know once XP installed and running, probably next week or so. About managing the 3G modem, I guess this will stay on "manual". I have no idea about how to bring up the Snap View hard-reset button.
On the other hand there were some links on this forum, all broken now, for DL an XP adapted Shift Control Center. Did that piece of sofware really exist and work fine or was it just a bluff?
Hi again everybody!
Just one question before I stat the xp install: performing the HDD Format operation during xp install would distroy the Vista recovery partition or not?
A quick answer would be appreciated and would help me a lot!
Thank you!
From what I remember Hdd format would not destroy Recovery partition as it is hidden and read only. You would need to unhide and make readable to change it.
Than about Shift Control Center for XP you will have the ability to:
Wifi Control
BT Control
SnapVue Reset
Snapvue EnterBootloader
Sound control
This is my improved version.
I was planning to make a Control Center GUI with C++ but always delayed who knows maybe one day I will find some free time will surely post.
unapproachable2kx said:
From what I remember Hdd format would not destroy Recovery partition as it is hidden and read only. You would need to unhide and make readable to change it.
Than about Shift Control Center for XP you will have the ability to:
Wifi Control
BT Control
SnapVue Reset
Snapvue EnterBootloader
Sound control
This is my improved version.
I was planning to make a Control Center GUI with C++ but always delayed who knows maybe one day I will find some free time will surely post.
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Thank you unapproachable2kx!
About the Shift Control Center for XP, when you wrote "This is my improved version" did you mean that you actually have it and you can load it somewhere for public use or that you just listed the features of what you planned to be?
Anyway, if you still have the "traditional version" of the Shift Control Center for XP mentioned several times on this forum, I would much appreciate if you could attach it to your next post or sent it to me via PM.
Thank you and have a nice week-end!
help ShagCtrl.exe
same Dilemma where does one download?
Shift Control Center : ShagCtrl.exe
Can it be recovered from the original vista install?
shagctrl.exe
Found something on htc site
Shagctrl_1[1].2.6.122-control center
HTC control center
dl4.htc.com/Driver//HTC%20Shift/shagctrl_1[/url][1].2.6.122-control%20center.zip
general-search.net/fileinfo/gs3918b18h82i0
waragi said:
Found something on htc site
Shagctrl_1[1].2.6.122-control center
HTC control center
dl4.htc.com/Driver//HTC%20Shift/shagctrl_1[/url][1].2.6.122-control%20center.zip
general-search.net/fileinfo/gs3918b18h82i0
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Thanks waragi, I imagine those are the original HTC files for Vista, which are not working with XP.
impossible to install the wifi or to have the wifi
unapproachable2kx said:
I have installed Xp only on my Shift long time ago,everything is working faster and better.
Keep in mind you will not have Shift Control Center anymore but a directory with shortcuts to switch BT,WiFi,Reset Snapvue,Etc.
Also Gsensor is great with Screen Rotation.
Follow this link to install WinXp - contact me if you encounter some problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517824
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hi friend
i have a problem to install the wifi
i dont understand the step 14 on installing xp
many times i made the installation
all is good but wifi is the problem i ve made many installation of this but it won t work maybe in dont translate good this step
im french
14.- run cygwin\setup.exe, and select install from folder. select ioperm from the devel subfolder.
Unselect icons on desktop and start menu and finish.
Run cygwin.bat from c:\cygwin
type “ioperm –i” + enter and “exit” + enter
move hsect-2.1\hsect2.exe and move it to c:\cygwin\bin
can explain me step by step this step
thanks a lot
xp htc shift x9500
help me please, I need the driver for all the xp
Just wondering if anyone else has had issues adding a printer to their computer/tablet running windows 8?
I have the Lenovo S10-3t (touchscreen netbook) and I have not been able to add my network printer.
When adding this is what I do:
Start Menu - Control Panel - Devices - Add a Device... thats where it hangs... the window pops up saying that its searching and it finds other things on my network but no printer... The printer works perfectly fine when running in windows 7.
I've also tried this method:
Start Menu - Control Panel - More Settings (Bringing up the Old Control panel) -Devices and Printers - Add Devices and Printers ... again this is where I get stuck... Brings up the same things on the network but no printer.
My Printer is an HP Photosmart C7250 All in one.
Anyone who's had similar issues please chime in or anyone who was able to add a printer successfully maybe some tips?
Thanks!
Well after months of frustration (although not so frustrated that I wouldn't still use windows 8 as the primary OS on my netbook) I finally got it working. I ended up downloading the windows XP drivers and software for my printer from HP, not windows 7.... they wouldn't install, but windows XP oddly enough. Anyway, installed that and all is working!
I hope this helps anyone who has issues with printer stuff... try the XP drivers
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Purchased last week a notebook with Windows 8 (64bit). Couldn't find a way to run the metro apps provided in a window, they all run fullscreen mode. Anyone an idea how to accomplish this? Any hints welcome.
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Purchased last week a notebook with Windows 8 (64bit). Couldn't find a way to run the metro apps provided in a window, they all run fullscreen mode. Anyone an idea how to accomplish this? Any hints welcome.
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I use ModernMix from Stardock. Works great for me.
http://www.stardock.com/products/modernmix/
The behavior you're asking for is not officially supported. There are various third-party hacks to do it, like ModernMix. It's also possible to "snap" a Modern app one side of the screen by moving your mouse to the top edge of the screen, grabbing that edge, and dragging it to one side. Doing so will let you display the Desktop or some other Windows app on the remaining majority of the display.
Thank you guys for the info. Will give ModernMix a try.
I have found another tool to make "start" windowed.
http://solo-soft.com/modernStart/modernStart.zip
Hello, All,
On a x9500, I have Vista Business/All Drivers successfully installed. Two issues:
1) I can use Windows Update and pull down all available updates, but they do not include SP1/SP2. Any reason why?
2) More importantly, after installing current versions of Chrome and Opera , neither browser allows me to click with the touch pen. I can move the cursor to link or menu, but have to hit the buttons on the left-hand of the case to enact a click/double click. What can I do about this?
IE 7 does allow full touch access, but it nags me to update IE, which I can't do without the SPs.
Many thanks,
Jake
Forgoing Windows Update altogether, I was going to install SP1 manually. But as it downloaded, I found too many complaints about it in this forum, especially about wifi issues.
So I passed on any SP, and with regard to the touch-less browsers of Chrome and Opera, I set up Midori Portable. Midori works fine, with full touch, so Vista is about as set up as it can be.
Wished I owned a copy of Win7--that seems to be the much better deal
Jake
For wifi- there are driver updates, posted somewhere around here.
Search for 114.134.168 or google shared folder.
Should boost your connections like a charm.
But always remember to install as administrator in VistaSP2 compatibility mode.
Win7 will be a good choice, and Win10 will give your Shift a turbo.
Technical preview is available, but only valid till 02/2015
Many thanks for your post and while I had found that folder of driver earlier, I hadn't known they were updates. No wonder the wifi works well in my Vista Business
Vista's sluggishness is startling--when I bought the machine, the previous owner had installed a fully sp-ed Vista Ultimate, which was also brutal. Will look into Windows 10, thanks for the tip.
Right now, mostly running Hardy 8.04. Had to build a wifi script to get the sd8686 to work with WEP. Ubuntu 8.04's Network manager doesn't play nice with WEP, only WPK2.
On another partition, I have Xubutu 14.04 running. All hardware functional except wifi. Have installed many different OSs but none recognize the sdio card except pof's magic setup for 8.04.
Jake