PLEASE HELP!!! nokia 5800 usb drivers

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#36519 26-Jun-2009 20:40

Hi I have been trying to install my nokia 5800 usb drivers on my laptop running vista home premium. I keep getting "nokia 5800 phone parent is missing" I have reinstalled countless times and run nokia pc suite cleaner too. happens on ovi suite 1.1 and nokia pc suite 7.1. I have tried removing the wdfo1000 file from system32/driver. as suggested when googling this but to no avail still same problem. phone connects fine via bluetooth but that is too slow and you cant use programe to full potetial. ( i am connecting in pc suite mode). please help this is driving me NUTS. thanks

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#228672 26-Jun-2009 21:10

I have installed one on these on a Vista machine without issue. Can't help any further, other than to say it should work, so guessing something is up with your system.

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#228678 26-Jun-2009 21:21

Have you tried reseting your phone?

firstin

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#228680 26-Jun-2009 21:36

i have done a factory reset but that only resets settings. is that what you mean?

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#228696 26-Jun-2009 23:04

Sounds like an odd issue. As with the others I've used the 5800 on my Vista machine (and others) with no problems.

Try uninstalling the software and cable drivers and starting again.

Ovi Suite 2.0 is available now so I'd forget using 1.1 (http://betalabs.nokia.com/betas/view/nokia-ovi-suite-20)
Also make sure you install either PC Suite or Ovi Suite, not both.

firstin

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#228698 26-Jun-2009 23:11

ok thanks will download it and try again will let you know how i go

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#228717 27-Jun-2009 07:02

unfortunatly it didnt work. still same problem. I installed HellOX on my phone just wondering if that might be causing it altho i think it was doing it before i installed it. this so fustrating.

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#228736 27-Jun-2009 09:50

It may do, again try deleting HellOx then start again.

Otherwise you may need to get it serviced.

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#228747 27-Jun-2009 10:34

if i do a hard reset will it return my phone to the state that i brought it? is it safe to do?
do ypu think its a phone or computer issue?

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#228778 27-Jun-2009 14:47

That is correct. It will wipe it to factory standard.

I'm not sure which end could be causing the issue to be honest.

The usual steps I would follow would be:

Try a different USB port
Hard reset the device
Delete PC Suite and all associated cable drivers and re install
Try a USB different cable

If the phone still doesn't connect from a factory standard setup then you could try a different Nokia handset to determine whether it is your computer or handset, if the different handset works then its your 5800 thats the issue, if it doesn't then it could well be your computer.

firstin

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#228864 27-Jun-2009 23:32

i installed it fine on mates computer running xp! so it is definantly my computer.

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#229314 29-Jun-2009 19:31

ive tried uninstalling programmes that run off the usb. an then run a reg cleaner. but still not connecting dont realy won't to do reinstall windows. any one got any other suggestions.