Hi, here is an easy way to only install the drivers from the HTCSync package.
Double clic on setup_3.0.5579.exe (dwnld from HTC support site)
Choose the language and clic next (stop when it list the things to install: air,...)
Go to c:/user/yourname/AppData/Local/Temp
Order the files by date and choose the last folder created (so the temp folder were the files were extracted for the full package install)
Delete all *.prq except the ones for the drivers (3 files, 2 if you choose between x86 and x64)
Clic next in the HTCSync install box.
All deleted prq will be 'installed' but in fact no
Check... only drivers are installed
nb: do this if you don't have a sense ROM and don't need HTCSync of course.
Hope this will help
Just install the whole thing, then uninstall only htc sync (not drivers) from control panel. Dead easy.
Why do it simply, when you can do it complicated, huh? Sheesh...
After drivers installation, cancel instalation of Sync. Done.
Why this 'complicate' way? Because I only know 2 way to install the driver: via HTCSync install or via the Android SDK + Android driver install.
I only have a small SSD, so I want to avoid as much as possible to write files I don't want on the drive.
1 - Any install + uninstall process leaves 'unneeded' files, so I want to avoid it.
2 - HTCSync installs few things before the drivers and HTCSync (C++, Adobe AIR, don't remember exactly...),
3 - I don't need the full Android SDK install, and this is needed to download and install the google driver.
These were my main reasons.
I found questions of people who tryed to install only the ADB driver, so I thought this easy (for me) way could be helpfull for someone... sorry if I was wrong
And best of all I posted in the wrong thread
(I don't have a Desire...)
What are you talking about?
I just try to explain why I wanted to install ONLY the driver for my DHD.
I answer the questions.
That's cool, but you are still doing it the complicated way.
Yep... My initial idea was to extract the driver from the HTC package but I didn't know how to get it.
I tryed to open the exe to get the driver (with 7zip) but It fails.
Then I tryed to open the prq I had when launching the exe but before any file install... It fails again.
If you know how to extract just the drivers files from the HTC exe package I'm interested. But I don't want the install/uninstall process for the reasons I gave previously.
It could look complicate but this was the only way I found to install ONLY the drivers without anything else. Please share a better solution if you have it (and I'm quite sure there is one).
Thx! It was really helpful!
Works a treat on the latest HTC Sync v3
help
hi ! I AM GOING TO root my Pico. can I use only HTC drivers instead of HTC sync during flashing recovery ?
of course android SDK and SDK platform tools will be installed.
htc desire c drivers
hi i need htc desire c drivers my cell phone is dead but attached no pic drivers on win 7 pleez help me how can isolve my problem pleas give me any solution thanx in advance
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Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but a forum search revealed nothing...
How do I install .NET 3.5 on my Touch HD?
I have installed Advanced Congif , and it tells me i need to install .NET in order for it to work.
I downloaded the .net redistributable file from the MS website (filename is NETCFSetupv35.msi), but when I try to run it on my HD as I would with a .cab file, it tells me there's no associated program to run it.
I guess it has to be installed some other way (through ActiveSync maybe?), but I don't know.
Any helpful soul out there care to put me out of my misery?
Cheers in advance
Pete
Yes it has to be done through Activesync.
run it on your pc, and it will install on your device (or next time you connect if you're not connected when you run it)
It says on the microsoft download page...:
This package uses ActiveSync 4.0 to update the device. Before running NETCFSetupv35.msi, connect your device to your PC. If your device is not connected, ActiveSync will store the CAB file and will not install the package until you connect. If you are not using ActiveSync, run the CAB files on the device that correspond to the device–specific CAB files found in the install folder.
and
Instructions
Click the Download button on this page to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Change.
Do one of the following:
To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.
...
Use a CAB
myearwood173 said:
Yes it has to be done through Activesync.
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I did not use ActiveSync to install it. I can't remember where I found it, but it has some kind of "Microsofts digital signature", so I think it's the right one...
Link:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/1/1983933/Microsoft_.NET_CF_3.5.CAB
Thanks!
Thanks guys,
sorted, using the .cab (couldn't work out how to do it with Activesync).
Can't install :-(
Nooo! I have a problem...
I had some trouble with .NET CF 3.5, and then I wanted to reinstall it, but when I uninstalled it, and then tried to install it again, it didn't work.
It doesn't work through ActiveSync AND the cab. Do anyone know whats wrong here, or do I need to start a new thread?
Is your ActiveSyns up to date? And did you download the file from the mircosoftsite? I reïnstalled the file yesterday..
hanjoster said:
Is your ActiveSyns up to date? And did you download the file from the mircosoftsite? I reïnstalled the file yesterday..
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My ActiveSync is okay, and the cab is from the microsoft site...
EDIT:I think something is wrong with my phone, but I don't want to do a Hard reset.
Installed no problem if you use your PC to get the CAB just pop in onto the memory card, bung it in your phone and using file explorer locate file and install onto your device. Easeeee
Even easier would be to use PIE and visit this site/thread and follow the link to download directly onto phone then do above in File Explorer
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/7/...NET_CF_3.5.CAB
Thanks clb92
clb92 said:
I did not use ActiveSync to install it. I can't remember where I found it, but it has some kind of "Microsofts digital signature", so I think it's the right one...
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Thank you! Worked like a charm!
.NET 3.5 cab
bro,
.NET 3.5 is available as cab for direct installation on to your phone. Copy in to your phone / storage card and install in phone memory. I have installed on my HD stock rom and works fine. Here it is .... hope this will help, this is my first response to a mail and hope what i do is right. thanks Dr Shaheed
Ok, here's the deal:
I don't like installing software on my computer that I don't need, and as far as I can tell, HTC sync is primarily aimed at synchronizing contacts and calendar to your computer, none of which I want or need. It also offers installation of apps to the phone, but for that I would prefer using either the adb tool from the sdk or just putting the apk files on the memory card and installing via a file manager on the phone.
First question:
I realize that I need the adb driver for my phone, and this driver is installed alongside/by HTC sync, so it is clearly packaged inside the HTC sync setup file. Does anyone know if it is possible to extract just the driver from the setup file? I know there is a zip floating around with the adb driver (I've downloaded that), but if it can be extracted from the setup file that's even better, since it would be an easy way to obtain the latest version.
Second question:
At some point in the future I expect there will be ROM updates to the phone. These are self contained exe-files, but according to the HTC support pages you need to have HTC sync installed to install them. Is this really true, or is it sufficient to have the adb driver installed?
Third question:
If I want to use the phone for USB tethering to give the computer internet access, which driver is needed for that? The ADB driver? Or must I have the full HTC sync installed for that to work?
Any answers appreciated!
Best regards
-Øyvind
Here are my answers to the best of my knowledge:
#1 - I have not found the driver available on it's on yet. However, I'm sure Mircosoft is soon to be adding it to it's list of drivers.
#2 - Most updates to the phones are done OTA ( Over the air), so you need not worry about about the HTC sync doing updates.
#3 - You will need the driver to tether your phone, but not the HTC desktop app.
For my setup I ran the setup file than uninstalled the HTC Sync but left the driver and everything seems to be ok.
Hope this helps
Thanks. Regarding #1, as I mentioned in the OP, a reportedly working ADB driver can be found in this post, but if it can be extracted from the HTC sync setup that would be even better. I've looked at it, but none of the files inside the setup file looked very promising (no inf-file to be found).
I know about OTA updates, but for older HTC phones (the Hero, for instance) there are downloadable rom updates. Are the exact same updates usually also sent out as OTAs?
As for #3, I know a driver is required, I just wanted to know which driver it was, and if it can be found separately.
Your tip on installing HTC sync to get the driver and then unistalling has been noted. Thanks.
+1 on installing and then uninstalling.
HTC sync installs two items, the second one, HTC Driver Installer, contains the ADB driver and the Tethering driver.
This was really helpful!
I tried installing HTC sync in a virtual machine to avoid cluttering my real machine, and during the install I chose "Custom". There I deselected the option for "Sync Manager" and installed only the "Application Installer" item.
I also monitored the install with a utility uninstaller, and it turns out that there is actually a "HTC Driver Installer" lurking inside the setup file. This file is temporarily extracted during the install, and I was able to manually make a copy of it before it was removed. The file name is HTCDriver.msi, and it contains all the driver files (both 32 and 64 bit). It can be used for a standalone install of just the drivers.
Thanks again! I think I'm fully sorted now!
Hi any chance of uploading the msi?
s4vva said:
Hi any chance of uploading the msi?
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The file is ~14 MB, so it is too big to attach here. Any preferred site where I could upload it? The msi has been extracted from HTC sync version 2.0.33, btw.
Edit: I found out that 7zip actually could compress the file a lot more, so I have attached it. Please be aware that even though it has a .zip extension, it is really a 7z-file. Had to rename it to zip to get it to upload. The mods could perhaps allow 7z-files in addition to .zip?
MegaUpload or SendSpace personally
EddyOS said:
MegaUpload or SendSpace personally
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I've edited my post. I found a way to attach it after my initial posting.
The wonders of 7-Zip!!
Thanks a lot!! I use HTC Sync but this is handy
Thanks, just what I needed.
mroek said:
This was really helpful!
I tried installing HTC sync in a virtual machine to avoid cluttering my real machine, and during the install I chose "Custom". There I deselected the option for "Sync Manager" and installed only the "Application Installer" item.
I also monitored the install with a utility uninstaller, and it turns out that there is actually a "HTC Driver Installer" lurking inside the setup file. This file is temporarily extracted during the install, and I was able to manually make a copy of it before it was removed. The file name is HTCDriver.msi, and it contains all the driver files (both 32 and 64 bit). It can be used for a standalone install of just the drivers.
Thanks again! I think I'm fully sorted now!
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Hi,
Can you please share the HTCDriver.msi OR can the procedure or extracting the same from the setup exe?
Many thanks!
Vivek
This file seems useless to my windows 10 laptop....
Hey guys
I specialy registered to this forum for my next question/problem.
First of all, I'm using Wildfire s, 2.3.7, CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC1-marvel.KANG + i'm using Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
I was trying to install
"[Tool] Android Screencast 0.4 (open-source)"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=557717
But when i connect my htc to pc with usb debugging it fails to install the driver. I've downloaded many usb_drivers from all over internet and tried to install them manually using device manager but it doesn't seem to work.
Finly i found the "HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe and it worked on other computer (Win7). when i tried to install it in win 8 it gives an error telling that Driver installer in not supported for this OS. tried to run in capatibility mod but no luck.
Also tried to modify the usb_driver files "android_winusb" my adding lines in end etc.. still didn't work.
usually i don't ask help from any forum rather i google things and read other ppl posts. which worked.... until now So now i'm asking for help at this topic, i've been through almost every post in xda telling about Device not found, without any luck there eith.
If needed it's possible to remote controll my pc with teamviewer.
Help is really appreciated.
ps. device manager shows that yellow attention mark.
TEMP FILES / Extract .msi~
I got it work myself after all.
If you need help to install the device, mail me.
[email protected]
why not just post the answer?
had trouble getting drivers for windows 8 64 to work when trying to flash ruu update. could not find drivers online or a thread on xda, eventually downloaded the google drivers from sdk, and they worked perfectly after manually installing them for the android phone and then again for the android 1.0 device when it boots to hboot.
Tested on Windows 7:
- start installing HTC Sync, the software which comes with your phone (and can also be downloaded from HTC web site).
- it begins with telling you it needs to install Adobe AIR, something else, and the drivers... let it continue at that stage.
- once the previous step is done and installer asks if you want to start installation of HTC Sync software -- select [Cancel]
This way the drivers needed for adb and fastboot get installed while the rest of the (not so useful) HTC software is not installed at all.
You realize that everyone on this forum knows that, don't you?
qktb said:
Tested on Windows 7:
- start installing HTC Sync, the software which comes with your phone (and can also be downloaded from HTC web site).
- it begins with telling you it needs to install Adobe AIR, something else, and the drivers... let it continue at that stage.
- once the previous step is done and installer asks if you want to start installation of HTC Sync software -- select [Cancel]
This way the drivers needed for adb and fastboot get installed while the rest of the (not so useful) HTC software is not installed at all.
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actually ur wrong, u need different drivers for fastboot
ADB & Fastboot Guide
abaaaabbbb63 said:
You realize that everyone on this forum knows that, don't you?
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1. There is a lot of info distributed among lots of guides, signatures, stickies, etc. Probably everything has been discussed and described somewhere some time ago. Maybe I'm slow, but it took me a while to find and figure out what is needed for what. I find short posts with quick and specific answers to specific problems/challenges quite useful.
2. Keep in mind that there are people using Google search who view xda forums in the middle of some long thread with lots of comments, trouble reports, etc. Not registered users. Maybe a short brief description will help someone?
3. I knew about stand-alone driver sets or "install/uninstall HTC Sync" way of installing the drivers, but someone may save some time knowing that it is enough just to cancel the installation after pre-requisites are installed.
Still if you think this thread is useless I will not cry and have no hard feelings if it is deleted.
jmcclue said:
actually ur wrong, u need different drivers for fastboot
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For me both adb and fastboot work fine with the method described. There was nothing HTC-related installed earlier on the PC, it is a new laptop.
Edit: actually you are right and I am right (I guess): different drivers are needed and used for fastboot operation, but all of them are installed with the process described, no further action is needed when using fastboot later on. Windows just says "Installing drivers..." on the first use.
Just wanted to try and put together something helpful for those who are unlocking their devices who might be doing this for the first time or just are having issues.
THIS GUIDE ONLY WORKS FOR WINDOWS FOLK, SORRY! IF YOU HAPPEN TO BREAK YOUR DEVICE OR DO ANYTHING TO IT THAT PREVENTS YOU FROM USING, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE, CAVETE LIBERUM OPUS.
ADB
Download ADB from here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Make sure you install it where ever you are comfortable with, I tend to keep mine in my main installation (C: )
HTC Sync
Download HTC Sync here - http://www.htc.com/www/software/htc-sync-manager/
Why download HTC Sync? For the drivers. After the installation is complete you can remove HTC Sync, just not the drivers.
Appropriate Drivers
In your Program Files (x86) folder, there should be an HTC Folder, with the drivers in it.
What you are going to need to do is make sure that your device has the HTC drivers installed.
You'll need to open Control Panel ----> Hardware and Sound ----> Device Manager
Your HTC One should be under portable device or android phone, or something similar to that. If it is telling you the current drivers are up to date, you may need to disable driver signature enforcement, and that method is different between Windows 7 and 8.
You'll want to update the driver software by right clicking ----> Update Driver Software ----> Browse my computer for driver software ----> Browse...; then select the HTC Driver folder from within the HTC folder (you'll have to navigate to it)
If you need to disable driver signature:
Windows 7 - http://bit.ly/1bE0jZT
Windows 8 - http://bit.ly/1bE0mF7
Trouble Shooting ADB and Rumrunner
I am, in no way, saying that I am an expert in running rumrunner. If you can use irc and contact beaups please do. However, just in general, here are tips I think might work -
Go to "System and Security" from Control Panel and click "Allow an app through Windows Firewall." Click "Change Settings" at the top and then click "Allow another app...". Navigate to your extracted rumrunner file and select the soju.exe to be allowed through. Why do this? Because I personally rather not take down my entire firewall to allow this program to run. No offense to beaups, just doesn't seem terribly practical to me.
In your ADB installation folder, go into SDK -----> platform tools ----> Hold down left shift and right click -----> Open command window here
type in adb devices; if you are not seeing
List of devices attached
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX device (read the X's as a string of numbers which are your device)
then it isn't ready to be use rumrunner. You'll have to go into Settings -----> About Phone -----> Software Information -----> Then click 7 times on Build Number to unlock developer options. Go into "Developer Options" and enable USB Debugging.
As mentioned in Rumrunner, please run soju.exe AS ADMINISTRATOR, to avoid permission issues on computer-side.
OEM Cables are also ideal in this situation. Also make sure you downloaded the right file (.8 version versus .10)
Last but not least, IT TAKES A WHILE FOR SOJU TO RUN. BE PATIENT Your phone will reboot A LOT during the entire process. It'll take awhile, but if you run into the (.........) problems or an error because your drivers aren't installed correctly be patient.
The guide isn't perfect, but hopefully it helps. I'll add advice if it comes in.
Great guide!
Make sure to remember to do a fastboot devices check too. that is my problem adb works great fastboot is another story
Sent from my HTC6500LVW using xda app-developers app
It also hates USB3
It also hates USB 3.0, had to use my fiances laptop todo it, but very straightforward.