Browsing files stored on card from PC

[ofird]

Everytime I browse the files that are in my memory card of my pocketPC phone the windows explorer behavior is odd.

For example - when i click on a picture (locatsed on my card) i don't see it, it just shows a property screen insted.

Another example is when i copy files from pocket-pc to pc i dont see the files on my pc (the other way around works)

anyone know why is that?

 

[dgaud007]

This is the default behavior if you're browsing files in the PPC with Activesync. Use WM5Storage to turn your PPC into a flash drive and then browsing will be normal.

 

[ofird]

thanks for the prompt reply - unfortunately it doesn;'t work on my i780.

the PC seemed to recognize it but i don't get a new drive to browse the files on My Computer (running windows xp)

 

[evojulz]

Under Settings | Connections make sure you have 'Enable advanced network fuctionality' unchecked.

 

[ofird]

it was unchecked.

Now after playing with th program- i cannot even hot sync...blah, nothing works.

under activeSync-->Connection i have only blanks.

Isn't this app the same as enabling USB Mass storage under the USB Connection shortcut?

 

[dgaud007]

it was unchecked.

Now after playing with th program- i cannot even hot sync...blah, nothing works.

under activeSync-->Connection i have only blanks.

Isn't this app the same as enabling USB Mass storage under the USB Connection shortcut?

Yes. In that case uninstall WM5Storage and us that option to turn your PPC into a flash drive for PC. By the way, using WM5Storage you can switch between Activesync connection and USB Storage , the same as with that option provided in your ROM. The point is your PPC can eoither be flash drive or a PPC (Activesync, etc.) but not both at the same time.
Another thing you might want to check is that Windows sometimes doesn't assign a drive letter to a new flash, so you must go into CONTROL PANEL-ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS-COMPUTER MANAGEMENT-DISK MANAGEMENT and manually assign an unused letter to that flash drive. This happens to me often.

 

[ofird]

thanks - i will give it a shot

 

[ofird]

Guys - bad news.

Now i can see my card as Mass Storage (after slected in USB Connection) but I cannot do activesync via the cable (only via bluetooth)

Anyone has a clue how do you restore my connection back - wm5storage have removed it from "activeSync-->Connection".

:-(

 

[dgaud007]

Guys - bad news.

Now i can see my card as Mass Storage (after slected in USB Connection) but I cannot do activesync via the cable (only via bluetooth)

Anyone has a clue how do you restore my connection back - wm5storage have removed it from "activeSync-->Connection".

:-(

This is they way is supposed to happen. If you use your phone as a Mass Storage card reader, you CAN'T do Activesync and viceversa. I don't have that USB2PC setting, but I imagine if you un-select it you'll get back your normal Activesync function.