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w800 not being noticed by laptop |
cfuk
Joined: May 09, 2006
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I have recently bought my w800 and have not been able to get my laptop to recognise it when plugging it in with the USB cable. I have reloaded the disc several times to see if that would help but to no avail. subsequenlty I haven't been able to download my photos and only have access to the memory card. Has anyone come across this problem before and can anyone suggest a fix ? |
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bl3ach
Joined: Apr 16, 2006
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From: I came from my mum's stomach!
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hope this will help
http://www.sonyericsson.com/s[....]1&pid=10245&fid=16364&esi=true
u basically have to download the usb thing so it enable the usb to be detected!
Cheers,
~BLEACH
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cfuk
Joined: May 09, 2006
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Tried that but although it installs that no problem, my laptop still isn't showing the phone as being connected other than beeping when I take the USB cable in or out. |
carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: Auckland, NZ
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My V800 shows up at My Computer > Removable Disc (F:)
I've never used the USB cable actually. I prefer B/T for small files and Card Reader for large ones.
Call me weird but I just prefer being cable-free.
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cfuk
Joined: May 09, 2006
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How do I connect using bluetooth - sorry been living in the states where phone technology is somewhat behind us and this is all new to me ! |
Vicser
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 264
From: Moscow
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cfuk What operating system do you have on yr laptop? 98?
K750(R1DB001 CID36) + K790(R1JG001 CID49) + W850 (R1JG001 CID49) + DS970(R2D)
Sorry for poor English! I'm from non-English speaking country. |
cfuk
Joined: May 09, 2006
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Windows XP |
Mulder7
Joined: Apr 01, 2006
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From: Never, Never Land
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I had the same problem with my w800i and my computer. In the end what i did was just keep clicking on my phones and it eventually came up. make sure in my phones that you have all the com ports enabled.
This whole phenomena is a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a government agenda.
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Vicser
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
Posts: 264
From: Moscow
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Install SP2 & reconnect with another USB port. Try to clean contacts in the phone (my friend has a few cakes in it  )
K750(R1DB001 CID36) + K790(R1JG001 CID49) + W850 (R1JG001 CID49) + DS970(R2D)
Sorry for poor English! I'm from non-English speaking country. |
scapevlocity
Joined: Sep 18, 2005
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if you're using the provided USB cable - your phone should show up as a removable drive in your My Computer window. like someone said earlier, it's show up as "Removable Disk" with the corresponding letter.
if you're using bluetooth, you have to have bluetooth on your laptop. getting to your phone using this depends on the bluetooth software you have on your laptop. if you want to transfer files, you'll have to enable the OBEX file transfer thingie on your computer for the phone, or just pick a COM port for use as a bluetooth serial port. also depends on what kind of bluetooth software you have - some let you have a go at it, while some require you to add your phone as a device, and vice versa, then you have to pair them, etc... |
cfuk
Joined: May 09, 2006
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Sorry for being stupid but what is "SP2" ? I haven't managed to find "My phones" either so still struggling to get this phone set up with laptop |
Vicser
Joined: Apr 20, 2006
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From: Moscow
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On 2006-05-11 12:07:45, cfuk wrote:
Sorry for being stupid but what is "SP2" ? I haven't managed to find "My phones" either so still struggling to get this phone set up with laptop
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SP2 = Service Pack 2 for Windows XP (drivers for emulating USB to COM were included in it). Get it on Windows Update (about 200 Mb)
K750(R1DB001 CID36) + K790(R1JG001 CID49) + W850 (R1JG001 CID49) + DS970(R2D)
Sorry for poor English! I'm from non-English speaking country. |
cfuk
Joined: May 09, 2006
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Have installed SP2 - though think it was already on my laptop as I have automatic updates set up but still no phone is being recognised by the sony programme. My laptop does appear to be charging it however when it is connected to a USB port but still doesn't show up on My Computer ? |
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Posted: 2006-05-09 15:24
