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Warranty replacement handset will not install on Windows

colornshape

Android Enthusiast
Nov 19, 2009
317
9
Minneapolis
I searched this forum for an hour and couldn't find an answer.

I've had my like new warranty replacement phone for two days and it seems to be perfect in every way. No dead pixels, even. The OTA went on as soon as I activated it. I have the 50% bug, of course.

My first phone easily and automatically installed on Windows XP SP3 as both a storage device and something like an ''Android USB Composite Device''.

This new one will not. Works fine as removable storage, but not the other. Both PDANet and Easy Tether seem to require that.

My computer recognizes it only as ''ADB'' and will not install any drivers.

I assume I must remove the old phone to install this one, but I can't find it in the device manager or anywhere else.

CAn and will anybody help me?

MAtt
 

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