Off-topic and will be closed unless it connects to the desktop/laptop. Mobile operating system, successor to the Windows Mobile platform.
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Old deleted messsages (SMS) reappear on phone restart and even after factory reset [closed]
I have an HTC HD2 with Windows Phone 6 or maybe 6.5. Over time, it has developed some hardware quirks possibly because it gets exposed to moisture a lot (particularly steam). Don't ask why.
Recently, ...
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How to Sync photos from SkyDrive to iPhoto
I'm running OSX (Lion) as my home computer, and use iPhoto ('11) for photo management.
Windows Phone 7.5 automatically uploads photos to SkyDrive when taken - and I'd like to automatically sync these ...
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How do I change the Windows Phone reserved space and other content?
I have bought a Windows Phone and I love it. It reserves some space for other content. When I saw it the first time. It was just a few hundred MB. And it was for documents and other stuffs. Now it's ...
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Google Calendar and Windows Phone Calendar synchronize
I have one called "Family calender". I can add and access them on
"Desktop Computer"
"Windows Phone 1"
"Windows Phone 2"
But even if I have synchronized all items, on Windows Phone 7 the meetings ...
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Windows 7, Nokia Lumia 800 - DLNA - how to play media from PC on my Nokia?
Its my first time with DLNA - i have no DLNA TV, no NAS devices with DLNA.
I turned on "Home network" and configured "Home group" to share music.
I configured Windows Media Player:
Automatically ...
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Where are Nokia Music playlists stored in WP8? [closed]
I have a bit of a mystery to solve. I just bought a Nokia Lumia 820 and set it up. I installed Nokia Music and connected my Windows Live account and Gmail to the phone. When I launched Nokia Music it ...
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Best approach to managing change of Windows Phone and Owner in shared Zune instance
I've got an HTC HD7 Win7 phone, which I sync with my home laptop (Win7), using Zune.
I've just got a new HTC Windows 8S which I want to do the same thing with - but as you can probably guess I want ...
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Move Windows Phone contacts from phone to Outlook
I've managed to get contacts from my old phone to a new Windows Phone (I know, it's a work phone) via Bluetooth.
Now I can see the contacts under "People", but I want to move them to Outlook, so they ...
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Synchronize Outlook RSS feeds and a Windows phone
I use Outlook desktop for reading my feeds. I would like to sync these feeds in order to check them on my windows phone, Nokia lumia 620.
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How to log out from skype app windows phone 8 [closed]
I have a mobile with windows 8 and I have downloaded the skype app. But I can't find the sign out button and switch to another account.
So how do I do that?
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How can I create a wifi network around my windows 7 laptop so my windows phone can connect to it?
I have a wired connection to my laptop but no wifi. I have tried creating a wifi network in the manner suggested here http://lifehacker.com/5369381/turn-your-windows-7-pc-into-a-wireless-hotspot but - ...
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Can't enable SLAT and VMX options in locked BIOS
I know when you want to activate the emulator in Visual Studio 2012 for Windows Phone 8 you need to activate in the BIOS SLAT and VMX, but my laptop (Lenovo z370, Core i5, supports SLAT) has a ...
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What font is used on Windows 8 or Windows Phone 7?
What font is used for the interface in Windows Phone 7 and Windows 8 Dev Preview?
Is this font free to use?
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Windows 7 Phone Mockup Tools?
Does anyone know of any free tools that I can use to mockup some designs in windows phone 7? I would think there would be some free viso templates or something but I can't find anything.
The only ...
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No Google Maps app for Windows phone [closed]
How can i get an official Google Maps app for my Windows Phone?
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What are the repercussions of changing the password on a Microsoft Account?
I sign into Windows 8 with the same account as on my Windows Phone. I read the warnings that if I renamed my account to an outlook.com one, that I would have to do a hard reset on my phone and set it ...
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Use Windows Phone 8 internet connection on desktop trough USB or Bluetooth
I would like to use Windows Phone 8 internet connection on my desktop computer, it doesn't have wireless network card so I can't use phone's wireles access point.
So only other options are Bluetooth ...
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Internet connection issues after installing Windows Phone 8 SDK
first of all I must admit, that I'm not good in all this network stuff.
I am using Windows 8 OS.
On my laptop (Lenovo G570) I have installed Windows Phone 8 SDK and shortly after this I started ...
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Running Hyper-V and VMWare together
I have two virtualization software on one of my laptops which is dedicated to Windows 8 development.
A VMWare for generic virtualization and the Windows 8 like Hyper-V for the WP8 SDK.
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Algorithm [closed]
I was wondering anyone would be aware of an OCR algorithm that I could use to develop an application for Windows Phone that doesn't call on services from the cloud (eg. Microsoft's Project Hawaii).
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Unable to sync the Zune software with my HTC HD7
I have a brand new HTC HD7 with Windows Phone 7, with no Software installed.
I am running on Windows 7 64 bit. Whenever I try to sync my Mobile Device with Zune- I get this message:
Can't connect ...
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Can Windows 8 applications run on Windows Phone 8 [closed]
The windows 8 app development tecnology sugessted is very similar to WP7 development. They both based on the Silverlight technology. So the question is from now can we use a single application for ...
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Metro or Modern UI? [closed]
In the previews of Windows 8 everyone was talking about Metro and since a few weeks ago it's called Modern UI.
Why the change and should I stop using the term Metro?
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A way to take screenshot of the WP7 app I develop
I want to take a screenshot of the WP7 app I'm developing. Is there a way to take a panorama full view of the app?
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How to upgrade to WDDM 1.1 on Intel-R--82945G-Express-Chipset-Family--Microsoft-Corporation
My Desktop PC is having Intel-R--82945G-Express-Chipset-Family--Microsoft-Corporation with WDDM 1.0 Ii need to upgrade it to WDDM 1.1 for Windows Phone 7 emulator to work.
With the present WDDM 1.0, ...
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Windows Phone Emulator not listed as testing device
I have just installed Windows Phone Developer Tools on this machine which had Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate already installed. As soon as the installation completed and I created a new project, I ...
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Adding a Microsoft Exchange 2010 account to my Windows Phone 7.5 mobile (Nokia Lumia 800) without trusted certificate
I have problems in creating an account on my Nokia Lumia 800 (OS version: 7.10.8773.98, of course with Windows Phone 7.1 mounted with all updates) to one of my company's Microsoft Exchange 2010 ...
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Syncing Windows Phone 7 and Computer
For unknown reasons, my phone will not sync via Zune. I have asked on Microsoft Answers and the response is slow and useless!
All software (phone and Zune) are up to date.
I plug my phone into my ...
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BSOD Error When Running Windows Phone Emulator
I am getting a BSOD Error when Running Windows Phone 7.1 Emulator on Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit, Each time I run the Emulator, it Results in Blue Screen. This is a Fresh Install, This Error also ...
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Can you wirelessly sync a Windows 7 phone (HTC Trophy) without leaving it plugged in to charge for 15 mins?
The only way I know of to sync my HTC Trophy wirelessly is to plug it in to the wall to charge, after which it will automatically sync after X number of minutes. However, most of the time I want to ...
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Is there a way to tell windows phone upload Camera Roll pictures to SkyDrive via wifi only?
I'm a newbie on Windows Phone, I spent time on iOS and Android before and use the instant upload feature as well.
I found that on the Windows Phone, there's an option to upload Camera Roll pictures ...
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Why do most of my MP3s show up as “unknown artist/album” in the Zune Software?
Just got myself a Windows Phone 7 (WP7) and am trying to sync my MP3s from my computer to my WP7 (via the Zune) feature. So I downloaded the Zune software and pointed it to my MP3 folder and it found ...
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WP7 Contact sync with live does not work without “touching” the contact
I connected my WP7 with my Live account, in order to Sync the contacts. By the way these contacts comes from a GMail account, but I don't think it is strictly a problem. Apparently none of the ...
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Windows Phone 7 Emulator is very long to load
I have the Windows Phone 7.1 SDK on my computer with Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate.
I have developped an application but when I want to start it in emulator, it takes about 2 hours to load it, and it's ...
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Windows Phone 7 - How to download SMS (text) messages to disk
I need to download some text messages (including date and time and sender information) on my WP7 phone, on to my desktop computer.
Is there defined way?
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Can a PC connect to more than one Windows Phone 7 device simultaneously?
Can a PC connect to more than one Windows Phone 7 device simultaneously? If so, how?
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Zune software not recognizing attached WP7
When Zune software is already started and I attach my phone, Zune never recognizes that I've attached it. However, when I close Zune software and attach my phone, it launches Zune automatically and it ...
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Installing Windows Phone SDK 7.1 in Windows 8 Developer Preview
Is it possible to install the Windows Phone SDK 7.1 on Windows 8 Developer Preview?
I am planning to test Windows 8 on my main machine.
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How to get photos out of a windows phone 7 device as a Mac user?
I just got a new Nokia Lumia 800 with wp7 mango. Overall the device and os look and feel pretty good but there is one major problem: I can't transfer the pictures I've taken with it to my mac.
I've ...
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Zune Software crash when connecting Windows Phone 7 after regedit changes
When I connect my LG Optimus 7 to my PC with the Zune software, it show me this error:
In My PC, I cannot see my device.
The only change that I remember in registry editor (with MFC App) are USB ...
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How to download music in Zune
I want to buy music in the Zune Marketplace . But when searching, I never get results regarding music only video.
Any idea how to find something?
I've tried "Goldengel Ambient" to search and I can ...
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How do I sync purchased apps from the Zune client to my phone?
I have just finished setting up a Samsung Omnia 7 with the Zune client on Windows 7. The phone works great, and I can sync music, videos and pictures from my PC to the phone using the Zune client.
I ...
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Syncing a Windows Phone 7 locally or on your own webspace
I'm looking for a "simple" solution to manage my contacts/appointments without having them to upload to Windows Live / Google, as this doesn't works out of the box for Windows Phone 7 devices.
After ...
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Windows phone not recognized
I upgraded my Dell Venue Pro on someone else's computer and since then I'm unable to get it to be recognized by my own computer.
Its a T-mobile version operator-unlocked developer-unlocked device and ...
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Zune software and Podcast management
Is there anyone out there that has played enough with Zune software to know how it manages podcasts? In particular, how do get the Zune software to delete podcasts that have been listened to?
What ...
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Synchronizing personal contacts in Outlook/WP6
I have a Windows Phone 6.5 device (HTC HD2) and I wanted to synchronize it with my PC's Outlook 2010 via WMDC.
The "problem" is that my Outlook, more than having a lcal list of personal contacts, ...
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Upgrade of WP7 with Zune on Windows 7N raises error 80072FA
whenever I try to update my Windows phone 7 on Windows 7N with Zune the error 80072fa8 is raised.
I tried restarting the System Event Notification Service but avail. It doesn't work.
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What media formats do I have to use to prevent Zune from having to convert media for Windows Phone?
Zune is able to accept pretty much every media format under the sun, or at least can once someone's installed something like the KLite Codec Pack. However, it does do conversion on your behalf to a ...
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Change billing country Windows Live / Zune
When I registered my Live account, I had the country set to US - primarily because at the time I was going to explore getting a Zune pass. I never ended up getting it and now want to change my account ...
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Does Windows Phone provide Enterprise Administration like Apple?
As Apple provided Mobile Device Management for enterprise device management, does Windows provide the similar functionality as we all know Windows Phone 7 provides more security features than Apple ...
