You can get the official ROM for the 8525 from the HTC website (if it is still up there, I haven't checked recently).
Joe Fox Systems/Network Administrator Mobile# (716) 846-9308 http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Tim Vander Kooi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Microsoft does not release updates for WM devices. The ROM upgrade would > come from AT&T/Cingular for your phone. The upgrade from WM5 to WM6 is very > much worth the effort (of which there is little involved). Mobile 6 is much > superior to Mobile 5. The ROMS can be found online, mostly at the XDA forums > and are modified versions of the released OS. > > TVK > > > > *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:51 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista > > > > Yes. It is a 64bit version of Vista. I finally pulled out the Windows > Mobile connectin software and the associated updates. With them in the > machine ran noticably slower. It took almost an hour for a 2ghz dual core > with 4gb RAM to remove it and reboot. Took another half hour for the updates > to be removed. After a couple of reboots it is now running like it did > before the installation. > > > > As for the update of the 8525 to WM6 (or 6.1 - I'd have to go look again). > Did you get your new version from the phone people or from Microsoft? The > link I used came from Cingular (AT&T). If that makes a difference I might > try looking for the upgrade again and might try it. However, the syncing > with this laptop is not a high priority as I have it synced with my desk > machine which I use a lot more than the laptop. > > What are custom cooked ROMS? I am assuming they are some chips that you > have written or rewritten software for.What did you need that didn't come > with the 8525? or was it more for fun? > > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Joe Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Len, are you running a 64 bit version of Vista by chance. I have an 8525 > and initially had issues with Vista Ultimate 64 bit. I will admit that I > am running WM6.0 (or is it 6.1?) and have not tried it with WM 5.0. > > I was running some custom cooked ROMs on my 8525 when I took it WM6.0 and > didn't see any negative effects. > > HTH. > > Joe Fox > Systems/Network Administrator > > Mobile# (716) 846-9308 > http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > This one was connecting fine and then I disconnected it to make a phone > call and when brought back it wouldn't connect again. This device is new > enough to be stable and old enough for MS and HTC to have the bugs worked > out of the drivers. But, then again, I guess not. The @#$%^ thing will not > connect or sync anymore. Even after the battery trick again. > > > > /rant on > > > > There is no excuse for a company the resources of Microsoft to send out > stuff that refuses to work. But then again, they did publish Windows > Millenium Edition and Vista. :-\ I think I'll just wait for Windows 7. > > > > /rant off > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sorry it's not working, really. But, I wouldn't blame Vista, but > probably a combination of Vista, your specific hardware and the specific > device based on Internet searches. My device connects flawlessly with Vista > (well, after the battery trick). > > > > *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:55 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista > > > > Now the phone and the laptop have quit communicationg altogether. No amount > of rebooting seems to get it talking again. I'll try the battery trick again > but if not, then I'm just going to remove the Windows Mobile Device Center > and forget the whole thing. Getting the phone to sync with a Vista box is > just not worth the effort. It still syncs with the XP box and that is > adequate for now. Maybe when Win7 comes out I'll try again. > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is. And it now shows my device. However now the two aren't talking > and I still can't find the data it said earlier synced, when they WERE > talking. This is kinda frustrating. > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Isn't there a sync centre in the COntrol Panel in Vista? > > > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No. Hadn't found that one yet. Thank you. > > > > OK. Here is the current status. Powered down the laptop - left if off for a > couple of minutes and then restarted. Powered down the 8525 and removed the > battery for a couple of minutes. Powered up the Vista laptop. Reinstalled > battery in the device and powered up. > > > > Connected the 8525 device to a USB port on the laptop and this time it > found it and made some kind of connection and indicated that it was > synchronizing. > > > > Funny thing is that I can't find where the sync occurred to. I thought it > was supposed to go to Outlook (like it does on my XP desktop) however it is > not in Outlook and it is not in the Windows Contacts that is native to > Vista. I'll keep looking in a bit. > > > > I can browse into the device and see my folders there with the data files > on my MicroSD cardin the device so communication IS taking place. > > > > Now, it's on to find the data and get the sync to occur from the device to > Outlook. or maybe I want it to go to the Windows Contacts list. Well, try to > find what happened first. > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > Len > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You saw this? > > > http://forums.cingular.com/cng/board/message?board.id=cingular&message.id=45316#M45316 > > > > *From:* Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:13 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista > > > > I have tried rebooting the device and the laptop. No joy. I did not perform > a hard reset of the device, presumably wiping out all data. > > > > As for the device operating system. Windows Mobile 5. Cingular did invite > me to upgrade the device to WM6. I did download WM6 but as their > documentation for that upgrade indicated that it was a "one-way" trip from > WM5 to WM6 and that not all devices would work with WM6, I elected not to > perform the upgrade. As I use this device as my primary phone for my IT > business, their notes did not give me warm fuzzies on the success of the > upgrade. At the time, as now, the device is working fine and syncing fine > with my XP desktop. This is not a mandatory change for continued > functionality. My Cingular (AT&T) contract is in the last 3 or 4 months so I > would be eligible for device upgrade with contract renewal almost anytime. > However, I like the device well enough that I would be willing to not spend > the money to upgrade a device if I don't need to. > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On mine it did not work but I would have hoped that Len had tried that > already. There is a note of what OS versions will and will not work in the > documentation I was referring to. Our device was too old to and did not > have all the necessary software to make it work it was a 5+ year old PDA. > It was also not upgradable. You are right though Len never implied that he > had tried a reset of both my bad. > > Jon > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have you tried resetting the device itself? That helps sometimes. > > *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1:40 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: smart phone sync with Vista > > I have found that it depends a lot on what OS the mobile device is running > if you will get a connection or not. I am not the brightest bulb but I > ended up having to replace the mobile device because of that issue. Some > OS's just plain will not connect. The Mobile device center also needed a > download from Microsoft just to get it to work as well but that is > documented on the Vista site some place. > > Jon > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Len Hammond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Afternoon All, > > Recently I replaced my XP laptop with a Vista laptop. I have been syncing > my Cingular (HTC) 8525 with both my dek computer and my XP laptop for a > couple of years. Only have the occasional time when the connections is not > made. usually fixed by rebooting both devices. > > Anyway, the real question is how do I get this same phone to talk with > Vista. I have the Windows Mobile Device Center for Vista installed. The > device makes contact with the laptop and charges and says that it installs > the software but remains "unidentified" as a device. WMDC also makes no > connection with the 8525. > > So far the googling I have done has not yielded an answer; just more > questions. 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