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Vista Home not working with HTC Sync

I have Vista Home and I installed HTC Sync using the .exe file that was inside the SD card supplied with the phone. But I have no joy getting this to work and so I cannot sync my Outlook contacts and calendar. The phone shows "cannot find HTC Sync on your PC and.. etc" When I looked into Control Panel/Device Manager I can see that there is a big yellow exclamation mark under Android USB Devices which reads "Windows cannot initialize the device driver for this hardware. (Code 37)".
Any joy from anyone to sync your contacts and calendar ? thanks Peter

of course it works, take the .exe and right click on it & choose properties...
you now see a tab "compatibility" en you can choose to run it as XP with service pack 2 ...
now it have to work properly.
Its very usefull onces you know it.
otherwise you can look for the programm "the missing sync for android"
good luck

Are you using the latest version of Sync - same as that available from HTC's website? I'm running Vista Home Premium x64 without compatibility and it's running fine.

After installing HTC Sync on the PC, you also have to switch the Desire from charge mode or USB disk mode to HTC Sync mode. Failing that, have you got a firewall/AV package which could be blocking it?

same issue
I've got exactly the same problem, did you fix yours? any tips?

HTC Desire Sync Problems
I'm new here so forgive any duplication.
I am having the same problems with the HTC Sync .exe, Vista Home Basic and the Device driver incompatability.
It has been a while since the last post to this thread and I was wondering if anyone has found a solution to the above problems. I hope so as it is driving me mad

Hi, I bought my Desire last Saturday, and it synched flawlessly with my Windows7 64bit notebook.... but that is not my pc -_-
My pc is a Vista Home Premium 32 bit, and I encountered the same exact problems that some mentioned in this thread... did any solution come out to solve it? Or Vista HP 32 owners are going to be disappointed?

Sorry for the double post, but I think I have good news
Trying again after I updated to Vista Service Pack 1, the "My HTC" device was installed perfectly, and connecting the phone to an USB port on the rear of the PC, the sync worked as a charm
I hope this will be helpful to someone, bye!

I also have a problem with HTC Sync on my laptop running vista 32 bit. I've installed it in the past but when it's installed it seems to interfere with my internet connection, basically slowing the connection down, it's as if it's stopping then starting over and over again. For example if im downloading or using youtube it will download a bit then hang for a couple of minutes or hang forever. Then when i uninstall Sync the internet is fine again.
To be honest i don't really use Sync but i'd like the option to be able to use it without messing up my internet.
Any ideas as to why this might be happening?

SD card not responding when connected as disk drive

Hi
I have a big issue whereby when I connect my desire to my laptop as a disk drive I am unable to copy any files across.
My computer recognises the phone and opens up windows explorer (albeit very slowly) but when I try to navigate around the folders it just hangs until i get a notification telling me that windows explorer is not responding.
I have tried 3 different cards, all with the same results. In addition I have had my phone replaced and both the old phone and the replacement are the same. Have also tried 2 different cables.
Cards have no problem connecting in a card reader.
I am using windows 7 64 bit. I am also unable to connect to HTC sync.
I am convinced that this is a windows 7 issue. I am aware that others on the same OS have no issues but I can't see what else the problem could be.
Anyone else had this issue and found a fix?
This is now driving me insane so any help would be most appreciated.
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have you checked you have the latest drivers installed on your computer for your phone?
also make sure your usb cable is connected to the main usb ports on your computer not any hubs or anything

First of all you have to install the "windows mobile device center"
When you connect the HTC to your computer, there pops a window up, where you can choose, between sync and fast data travel. have you tried this out?
if the window is not there go to settings-->connections-->USB to Pc and change it there. (not in the touch flo settings. there you have to go to MORE and there are this settings)
maybe this helps
Cheers, stephan1
sorry cgrec92 ... I was writing this while you posted your answer

Thanks for the response guys.
Have tried connecting via all 4 of the usb ports so this doesn't seem to be the issue. Have also uninstalled the drivers and then plugged the device back in to reinstall drivers but with no luck. Have also downloaded the adb driver from the net but with no joy.
Is mobile device centre not exclusively for windows phones?!
Keep the ideas coming!
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Sent from my HTC Desire

stephan1 said:
First of all you have to install the "windows mobile device center"
When you connect the HTC to your computer, there pops a window up, where you can choose, between sync and fast data travel. have you tried this out?
if the window is not there go to settings-->connections-->USB to Pc and change it there. (not in the touch flo settings. there you have to go to MORE and there are this settings)
maybe this helps
Cheers, stephan1
sorry cgrec92 ... I was writing this while you posted your answer
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Erhhh.... are you aware that this is the Desire forum, which is an Android device and not Windows Mobile?
To the OP: seems to me that you've tried everything connected to the phone/cables, but haven't tried connecting to a different PC. I've no problems with Windows 7 x64, but I would suggest that you plugging your device into a different PC.
Regards,
Dave

I've got exactly the same problem, it's rather annoying now.
It used to work fine up until now

No luck with HTC Sync

After trying quite a LARGE number of different things to get several different versions of HTC sync to work I am still at square one.
I cannot for the life of me get my Desire to sync with my PC. This is nothing new I had the same problem with a Hero and after 6 months of trying with that gave up completely.
IS there any any to get HTC Sync to actually work?
Most of the time my Desire will show that it is in USB debug mode but will not ask about connection type and it most certainly doesn't even launch the sync app.
If it does launch the sync app it then shows disconnected.
If it detects the pc at all then it says htc sync cannot be detected.
I only evergot it to sync once on the day I got it and it buggered up all my contacts and calendars be triplicating or quadrupling items.
Any suggestions would be helpful as I am about to give up with the Desire and go back to my Touch Pro.
EDIT: Bythe way I have searched and none of the suggestions have worked one bit. And most are about Win7.

I also gave up trying. Bought Gsyncit to sync contacts and notes. I use Google Calendar Sync. Never need to connect Desire to PC.

Same problem here. Just doesn't sync. Never has - rooted or unrooted.
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Well, you are not the only ones. I can't sync either.
I got it working on the very first day but not since then.
When I connect my Desire to PC and select the sync option HTC sync does not start at all and if I try to run it manually I get a message that the application is not installed correctly etc etc.
Tried reinstalling and rebooting several times... gave up in the end.
I sync my contacts and calendars with my Gmail account...

Add my name to the list.
Sync'd before I loaded the stock ROM but hasn't worked since.
I've spent far too many hours now trying to fix it.
I just sync OTA with google and use appsinstaller for non market apps.
I would like to get it working though if anyone has a defininative answer.

I had a lot of problems as well with PC sync. Seems that a lot people too according to the number of posts about this.
I've solved my problem very easily, though I think I could have found that solution earlier..
Well I got some front usb ports on my PC, as well as on my screen... PC sync was not working. I gave a last try directly on the USB ports behind the PC (basically the ones directly linked to the motherboard) and worked like a charm!
You might try this as on my side the problem was clearly the USB plugs...

swissman said:
I had a lot of problems as well with PC sync. Seems that a lot people too according to the number of posts about this.
I've solved my problem very easily, though I think I could have found that solution earlier..
Well I got some front usb ports on my PC, as well as on my screen... PC sync was not working. I gave a last try directly on the USB ports behind the PC (basically the ones directly linked to the motherboard) and worked like a charm!
You might try this as on my side the problem was clearly the USB plugs...
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That's good thinking but on my laptop it doesn't make any difference to which USB port I connect my Desire to.
I think my problem is in the SW itself. HTC Sync just can't be installed correctly to my computer. It did the first time but after it stopped working I just can't install it properly anymore. And I am 100% sure I didn't change anything in the meantime.

USB device not recognized

Hi,
my pc isn't detecting my desire any more. I have tried uninstalling HTC sync a few times with different version with no luck.
anyone else have this issue and a hopefully a fix?

djmickyg said:
Hi,
my pc isn't detecting my desire any more. I have tried uninstalling HTC sync a few times with different version with no luck.
anyone else have this issue and a hopefully a fix?
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Try a different USB port on the PC.

Did you try to root your phone or anything like that, before the usb stopped working?

I've tried 3 with no luck.
I not using the original HTC usb cable, I haven't got it with me ATM to try.

only certain USB cables allow data connection.
I found this out by getting a universal one from PC World and so had to buy a HTC or Blackberry one.

[Q] problems to connect my htc desire z

i tried to connect my htc desire z in my laptop but the computer did not recognize my device and i tried in my work pc that is a desktop and it do, later i tried to connect in another laptop and did not connect, and in another desktop and the device culd connect. can anybody help me. what is the diferents between desktop usb and laptops usb. or if is a hadware problem or firmware problem.

You have to install drivers so your desktop or laptop computer knows what your phone is. Otherwise, it has no way of knowing what it is, and just calls it a generic USB device.
Just install HTC Sync. This has the required drivers, and also the computer software to sync your personal data between the phone and your computer (if you desire to do so).
http://www.htc.com/ca/support/desirez-bell/downloads/

If its just to connect so you can add/remove stuff from your sd card it should be plug and play. But maybe its different in other countries lol
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