Flashing with Vista?

Anthrax79 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 02:20 PM

I have been avoiding Vista for as long as possible, but more and more of my customers are using it and I just have to learn it. So this weekend I backed up my laptop and started the process of Format/Reinstall.

Now that I have most of what I use back, I realized that somewhere I read about a problem with flashing the ROM with Vista.

So, what do I do? Can I run XP in VMWare or VirtualBox to achieve the flash, or do I need to try to make my laptop dual boot?

**Adrynalyne** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 02:21 PM

Vista shouldn't have issues flashing i910 roms.

Omega Ra · #3 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 02:44 PM

yeah I flash with vista on my laptop with no problem. Just make sure in Windows Mobile Device Center you uncheck the usb connections box and you'll be good to go.

mad_jester · #4 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Omega Ra

yeah I flash with vista on my laptop with no problem. Just make sure in Windows Mobile Device Center you uncheck the usb connections box and you'll be good to go.

I second that. I'm running Vista and have flashed my 2 different Omnias a total of 5 times. Haven't had a single issue yet. And I'm even flashing through a USB 1.1 hub. Ha ha! I'm almost daring it to brick my phone.

brandogg · #5 (**permalink**) 05-21-2009, 03:53 PM

Vista > XP. I don't understand why people are so scared of Vista, I've been using it for 3 years. Windows is Windows is Windows. Anyway, only flashed once, but it was in Vista 64, and it went perfectly.

Anthrax79 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-22-2009, 06:54 PM

Thanks for the feedback from everyone!! I was only worried about vista because of previous threads that I thought had read somewhere.... Then again I could just be imagining that memory

Now on to Adrynalyne's latest ROM.

bgill55 · #7 (**permalink**) 05-22-2009, 07:00 PM

i cant flash with vista fyi

Omega Ra · #8 (**permalink**) 05-22-2009, 07:05 PM

oh and one more thing... under settings>connections>usbtopc make sure the box is UNchecked

JonV · #9 (**permalink**) 05-22-2009, 07:15 PM

I've been flashing with Vista with no problem. First the leaked ROM then Adrynalyne's ROM multiple times. In fact, I think in his thread somewhere he recommends it as it's what he uses as he cooks so everything he does is Vista-based.

**blazingwolf** · #10 (**permalink**) 05-22-2009, 07:25 PM

I've been using Windows 7 RC to do all of my cooking and flashing.

Just so you know it will work in the future.