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Install Windows from Phone?

I am not sure the correct section to put this into, but here goes.
I have heard ways to install Windows from a USB stick. I was wondering since I do not have a USB stick big enough and also a blank DVD on hand if I could place the image onto my Android SD card and install/reformat my computer that way.
Thanks!
PS. Please move to correct section if need be.

I don't think you could because the computer hardware doesn't recognize the sd card as a mass storage device, the software does, if you get what I mean.

I don't think it's possible to write a Windows live disk to the SD card and use it to format the Windows installation.

This in theory could be done. The one issue you might have is your computer might not recognize the SD card as a bootable option. If you can boot to USB device it might work. Also it isn't as simple as copying a windows install disk to the USB there is work that needs to be done to get it to read correctly and install. If you google linux pen drive I think it has a option to copy the windows cd to the drive boot to linux and install windows.

Yes you can do it. Sd card readers are on a usb connection to the motherboard of a pc. You have to make the sd card a bootable disk though the same way you would for a flash drive.

Never done it with the epic but I used to run puppy linux off my winmo samsung blackjack 2 on a thin client wyse computer. It had a micro sd card in it too. You would need to use a linux distro to be able to properly create a windows installation on another form of media though. Good luck
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Can't transfer large files to ExFat microSD

My MicroSD card is exFat formatted 100%.
When using Kies or connecting via USB to PC it won't transfer my files over 4gb.
The MicroSD is not fat, fat32, if that's what you're thinking is causing the problem.
I can however transfers large files over 4gb to my MicroSD if its directly put it into my PC SD slot. Using this method works and I now have huge 12gb movies on my MicroSD.
So here is my problem.....What's up with Kies and MTP protocol not allowing these large files to transfer?
Any help or knowledge on this would be great!

Try using AirDroid!:angel:

wonsanim said:
Try using AirDroid!:angel:
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Its not about airdroid, I don't think airdroid can find extenal sd anyways. Its about MTP and Kies not transferring larger files.

This could be an issue with JB. I had the same problem on my GS3. On ICS, I can copy HD movies larger than 4 GB to my microSD card (64 GB). But when I flashed one of the JB leaks, this didn't work anymore so I quickly went back to ICS.
Big disappointment that the Note II doesn't support UMS mode. MTP is pure garbage. If I was the developer of it, I'd just drag the whole project to the trash can - no hesitation - before anyone found out what crap I'd written!

abubasim said:
Big disappointment that the Note II doesn't support UMS mode. MTP is pure garbage. If I was the developer of it, I'd just drag the whole project to the trash can - no hesitation - before anyone found out what crap I'd written!
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THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! YOU JUST SAVED ME FROM BUYING THIS! I fretted and worried that Samsung would f*ck this up like they did with the S3 and sure enough my fears have been confirmed.
Thank you!

rosedog said:
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! YOU JUST SAVED ME FROM BUYING THIS! I fretted and worried that Samsung would f*ck this up like they did with the S3 and sure enough my fears have been confirmed.
Thank you!
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You can have a try on this, it works for me~
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009

justinlee1230 said:
You can have a try on this, it works for me~
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009
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Thanks, I do know of this already as I've already had the misfortune of buying the SGS3. I'm a firm believer that my phone should work for me from the get go and not against me. Combine that with the need of rooting and needing scripts - I feel it would be best if I bided my time waiting to see what HTC and LG come out with.

You're welcome!
At least this thread answered one question I had about the Note II: does it support ExFAT? So it does, and I will probably trade my SGS3 for it.

ciscostud said:
My MicroSD card is exFat formatted 100%.
When using Kies or connecting via USB to PC it won't transfer my files over 4gb.
The MicroSD is not fat, fat32, if that's what you're thinking is causing the problem.
I can however transfers large files over 4gb to my MicroSD if its directly put it into my PC SD slot. Using this method works and I now have huge 12gb movies on my MicroSD.
So here is my problem.....What's up with Kies and MTP protocol not allowing these large files to transfer?
Any help or knowledge on this would be great!
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I shared a 8GB file within my network. I accessed the folder (well, a shared network harddrive to be exact in my case) with File Expert and copied the file without issues to the external MicroSD (exFat). No need to pull out the MicroSD.

I can confirm that the SGS3 with the official JB ROM has the same problem. I can no longer copy large HD movies (+4GB) to my 64GB SDXC exFAT memory card.

abubasim said:
I can confirm that the SGS3 with the official JB ROM has the same problem. I can no longer copy large HD movies (+4GB) to my 64GB SDXC exFAT memory card.
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What methods have you tried? File Explorer with shared hard drives, put up a own ftp server or any some other variants it offers should work. Not all software seem to be able to copy big file according to reports made by users here and on other forums.
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swejuggalo said:
What methods have you tried? File Explorer with shared hard drives, put up a own ftp server or any some other variants it offers should work. Not all software seem to be able to copy big file according to reports made by users here and on other forums.
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I am having the exact same dilemma with Note 3. Anybody find a solution?

Get an external card reader... (I recommend something like this http://www.transcend-info.com/products/Catlist.asp?modno=396&cat_no=208 ).
Then you can transfer your large 4GB+ movies/files over.

Transferring files to SD Card (External) - error messages?

Hi,
For some reason I've been unable transfer files to my (external) SD Card while it's installed in my S3 and connected via USB. I always get an error message (on Windows).
I always have to pull the Micro-SD card out and connect it via a card reader on my PC.
Anyone else encounter the same issue.
I'm using Windows 7.
I could post screen-caps of the error messages later if needed.

Are you able to transfer files to and from the internal storage of the S3?

Sianspheric said:
Hi,
For some reason I've been unable transfer files to my (external) SD Card while it's installed in my S3 and connected via USB. I always get an error message (on Windows).
I always have to pull the Micro-SD card out and connect it via a card reader on my PC.
Anyone else encounter the same issue.
I'm using Windows 7.
I could post screen-caps of the error messages later if needed.
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When you are attempting to transfer files are you dragging the file to the phone storage or external? When you drag the file over your phone it should auto open a dropdown that has phone and then SD card or external card. Also are you on a bootcamped Mac running Windows 7? Mac will throw those errors unless you copy the file from your Mac partition to your Windows partition.
Just to knock the easy ones out of the way... USB debugging enabled, drivers installed for MTP?
Can you post the error message please?
And no the irony isn't lost on me that I own a macbook pro and have a member ID poking fun at Apple. I'm a full Android convert. I love my macbook though...

[Q] Copy files from Windows

This is a brand new 16GB Wifi Galaxy Tab 10.1 2014 Edition. All I've done is let it update firmware and the multitude of apps that came installed on it. Hardware upgrade consisted of adding a 64GB microSD card. I removed it once I found out I couldn't copy files to it.
I'm trying to copy files to the tab. I'm using the usb cable that came with it. When I connect the tablet to a PC it installs the drivers without error. I go to Windows Explorer and I can see the file system on the tablet. I try to create a folder, (EG in Downloads) on the tablet from windows explorer and I get an error after a minute or so -> "The new folder could not be created in this location. The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected." This error occurs with and without the sdcard installed when writing to internal or external memory.
The tablet is set up so USB is connected as a media device.
I also tried Kies 3 but results were similar, except that the error in kies was less informative.
Same errors/problems occur from 2 different PCs - a Win 7 Pro x64 and a Win 7 Ult x32.
I'm pretty frustrated now. I've spent a couplke hours messing with this thing. One of the reasons I bought it over a ipad was so I could easily transfer files. It's turning out it worse that Apple & their itunes junk.

I found one way to get files over. Pull the microSD, put it in a USB card reader, attach to my PC, transfer the files to the card and replace the card in the tablet.
SNEAKERNET LIVES!

Just plugged my new 64gb Galaxy Note 10.1 into my Windows 8.1 laptop, waited about a minute to "install software" whatever that means - drivers? Under "This PC - Devices and Drives" is SM-P600. Both the tablet and micro-sd cards are there and I had no trouble creating a new folder and copying files to it for either one. So, no problems there. How is the card formatted? NTFS,FAT32, etc

EasyOne said:
Just plugged my new 64gb Galaxy Note 10.1 into my Windows 8.1 laptop, waited about a minute to "install software" whatever that means - drivers? Under "This PC - Devices and Drives" is SM-P600. Both the tablet and micro-sd cards are there and I had no trouble creating a new folder and copying files to it for either one. So, no problems there. How is the card formatted? NTFS,FAT32, etc
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I did the copy at work and now I'm home. I insert the microSD and all the files are there. Only ths file names are gibberish. This card was initialized in the tablet.
I leave tomorrow am early for a 2 week vacation. This tablet was bought specifically so I could do some reading while on vacation.
This POS is going back. I should have bought an ipad. At least I would have something usable.

Your 64GB MIcroSD card is a SDXC -- you may want to check your card reader to make sure that it is SDXC capable and not just SDHC. If you're using a SD card reader built-in to a PC, chances are pretty good that it's not SDXC.
I just bought a Samsung 64GB UHS-I card for my 16GB Note 10.1 2014 and even though I have four different card readers (one of them just a couple months old), none of them can read or write to a SDXC card. So I plugged in my tablet to my USB port on my PC, and even though I know I have the latest Samsung drivers on it, it didn't recognize it as a storage device. I switched it to being a "camera" in the settings of the tablet and my desktop found both the internal 16GB card and the external 64GB card and I was able to copy all of my data from my other tablet's 32GB SDHC card over to the 64GB card that way.
Just FYI, I'm the only one in my family of six who has an Android tablet -- my wife and four children all have iPads, and I've had to setup/configure each one. I would rather slam my own head in a car door 25 times than configure even just one more frickin' iPad. Each one I encountered something completely different, there's little to no help on the internet (can't tell you how many times I was told, "You'll probably have to take it in to your local Apple Store's Genius Bar" for EVERY...SINGLE....ISSUE....I....ENCOUNTERED. And I'm not even USING these iPads -- I'm just trying to set them up, get them synced with long-time iTunes accounts, etc. If you want an iPad, go for it. Good luck!

I have no issues copying to my 32 GB SD card or the internal memory in the tablet itself. I should mention my 32 GB card is formatted as exFAT. Also, make sure your tablet is unlocked when you initially connect it. I found out with my galaxy note 2 that if I have a passcode on it and the device is locked, my pc will not recognize the storage present on the device until I unlock it.

It's b/c the file you're trying to copy over is corrupt.

I use ES File Explorer. There is a place to open shared folder in the network

You can also use Samsung Link so you don't have to use a USB connection. It provides root-level access on the mobile devices and PCs it's installed on.

Go to settings then General then "about device" tap on the build number 10 times and you will see Developer options appear. in developer options click USB debugging.
Hopefully this will allow you to see your sd card and you can then move files freely between your computer and the tablet.

ElAguila said:
I use ES File Explorer. There is a place to open shared folder in the network
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This. Why are people doing things the hard way? I've been using ES for years to copy files from smb shares. Works perfect.

ElAguila said:
I use ES File Explorer. There is a place to open shared folder in the network
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Not to steal the thread but this brings up a question. I used to use ES but it started popping up after every install or update. I deleted it. Is there a way to stop that from happening?
Thanks....

jonling said:
Not to steal the thread but this brings up a question. I used to use ES but it started popping up after every install or update. I deleted it. Is there a way to stop that from happening?
Thanks....
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That was a bug. Lasted a few weeks and the dev fixed it.

It was a corrupt file... Guaranteed...
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Pb with accessing sdcard on USB

Hi,
Since recently I can't access the Galaxy Note II SD card when connected on USB. I'm on Osx and I'm using Android File Transfert.
It was works like a charm. Now I can plug the phone have acces to the internal storage, but when I try to access the SD card the message telling that the device may be lock or unplugged is displayed.
I'm on Android 4.3 Stock. I search on internet but found nothing conclusive.
Thanks.
Regards,