Connecting it to my PC through Samsung Kies software is a total pain. A quick google of the issues reveals that I am not the only one. I'm using 64 bit Vista (x64) but I suspect the method I used to get connected may work with 32bit (x86) too. People on message boards seem to be universally complaining about the same thing. At this point I would like to say, this may not help you.
There are a number of different versions of the same phone out there, with different versions of android and thousands if not more pc, mac and other computer setups. 1. upgrading to the latest version of Kies. 2. upgrading your version of .net (an MS Windows component) to the latest from the Microsoft website.
3. trying a different usb port. The SGS seems very sensitive to voltage and different usb ports around your computer supply fractionally different voltages. In short, when I first connected the phone to my PC, I plugged in the Phone to the PC USB port and after twiddling thumbs for a while the PC tells me that the MTP device driver has failed. I assumed this was just going to be a quick issue, updated Kies to the latest version and tried again. Same result. Next I tried connecting the Phone in USB debugging mode.
Kies. Not only that but there appeared to be no sign of the phone in Windows either. In debugging mode, you usually see some signs the phone has been connected, even if you can't access the storage. The next step was to open device manager on the PC. There was the MTP device, sure enough displaying an error.
The usual step here is to right click and hit update drivers. This I did and was rewarded by a big fat nothing. It checked but then told me I was using the latest drivers already. Clearly not, because they weren't working! This got me a zip file which I scanned with an AV (don't forget to do this!) and then unzipped to a folder I knew the location of (make sure its easy to find). The x86 link gets you an exe file.
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You've made my day! No problem Joe, though I'm amazed this is still an issue for these phones! Recently got i9300 - kies sync between phone and outlook on my pc only brings approx 30% of calendar entries across from my pc. I don't have any experience with your specific problem but there are a few things you could try.
Just a guess and could be wrong, but I take it the browser is Internet Explorer (IE), If so, try a second browser, Firefox, Chrome and Opera are the three main other browsers. If the problem persists, try running a browser in add-on restricted/off mode, you may have to search for a 'how to' on this. Thinking here is that some add-ons to browsers are unstable with certain scenarios and this could be one of them.
I couldn't tell you. My SGS2 plugged straight in no problems to every USB port on my computer. I assumed the problem had been largely sorted. It can't hurt to give out a go. Does this suggested workaround also solve the same problem on samsung galaxy sII, Yeah, I've tried them all.. Nothing seems to be helping, the only thing that got me hoping was that driver that made my phone visible in explorer, but that's not really what I was aiming for..
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