Option 1: Can be used computer program Zune to connect your computer to your phone via USB cable or wireless network.
With the Zune software, you can:
Download media content such as music, videos, movies, and podcasts from the Zune Marketplace to your computer. Synchronize media content between your computer and phone. Content includes music, photos, videos, movies, and podcasts on your computer that you can copy to your phone. Refresh software phone and create backup content.
Install wireless connection sync between your phone and the Zune software to sync music, videos, photos, and podcasts over the air. To download and install the Zune software, or to learn more about the Zune, visit xbox.com/live/zune.
After installing the Zune software, your phone must be connected with a compatible USB cable to your computer for the first sync. On your computer, open the Zune software and follow the instructions on the screen.
Option 2:
Install latest version drivers
1. We connect the smart to a laptop or PC, then go to the device manager section and find the phone you connected in the portable devices line Nokia Lumia... If yellow is displayed next to the device icon Exclamation point, it means that the drivers are not installed correctly. 2. Next, right-click on the device, in the context menu, go to the properties section and remove the driver. We go back to the device manager, again select your device, open the properties and click on the driver updates. 3. A few simple steps: click to update the driver, then select to search on the computer and specify the path to the drivers like this C: \ Windows \ Inf \, after which we install the driver. 4. Everything is ready, we restart the computer, if the smartphone is connected correctly - well, if not, then we will proceed to consider another way to fix this problem: Upload and install the drivers ourselves
Manual installation of drivers for Nokia Lumia Lumia is perhaps the most correct and easy way to correctly solve this problem. 1. Remove the old unsuitable driver, then open the browser (better Internet Explorer) and follow the link. In the search box, type the following winusb windows phone. In the search results, you will see a page with the driver, but in order to download it, you first need to add it to the basket, and then from the basket itself transfer it to your computer, hmm. Due to numerous requests from our readers, the driver package is now available via a direct link, which you can download from our website: 2. Next, we proceed according to the old scheme, go to the device manager, select our device connected by cable, right-click, select properties and after, update the driver. We indicate the path to the folder (previously unzipped) with the files that you downloaded from the office. site. After installing the driver and restarting the computer, you will see that the smartphone is connected to the PC.
If, when connecting Nokia Lumia, the computer does not see the smartphone, or the process ends with an error, and the synchronization program does not open, then Microsoft recommends that you take several steps to fix the problems. Which ones we will show using the example of the popular Nokia Lumia 520 smartphone with rm914 firmware.
Install a fresh driver via device manager
If you have already spent a little time, but the driver for lumia 520 or any other Nokia model on Windows Phone did not get up correctly, then you need to remove and install it again, following our instructions, which have already helped many.
- First step
Connect your smartphone to a Windows computer or laptop, go to the "Device Manager" section and look for Lumia there in "portable devices". If there is a problem with the driver, there will be a yellow exclamation mark next to it.
- Second step
Choose a smartphone from the list of portable devices and go to "Properties". Uninstall the driver and return to Device Manager. Again, select your smartphone from the list, open properties and update the driver.
- Step three
Several very simple actions: update the driver → search on the computer → point to the C: \ Windows \ Inf \ folder and install the new driver.
- Step four
Reboot your computer. Working? If not, then move on to the next method.
Download and install the driver yourself
This method will most likely solve the problem. Recently, the author of these lines reinstalled the driver for the lumia 920, downloading and installing "pens" turned out to be an excellent solution to the problem.
- Step 1
Delete old driver, after which you open Internet Explorer (it is much easier with it) and follow the link http://catalog.update.microsoft.com, agreeing along the way with the installation of the add-on for the browser. In the search box, type windows phone winusb. You will see a page with a driver, which must first be added to the cart, and then downloaded to your computer from there. That’s also a convenience.
- Step 2
Go to the "Device Manager", select your smartphone, and in the "Properties" update the driver, specifying the path to the downloaded and unpacked driver. Reboot your computer - it works.
Installing a driver for Nokia Lumia is really easy!
Ask questions in the comments. The diagram is suitable if you need to install a driver for Lumia 620, driver for lumia 820 or any other smartphone on Windows Phone.
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for the first time could disappoint everyone who recently purchased this mobile device, while it is not even needed here.The Nokia Lumia phone can be classified as a new generation of smartphones. Its happy owner will surely immediately appreciate the attractive design and versatility. this device.
However, should the user try to connect a smartphone to a computer and a laptop for the very first time, he most often encounters a small problem that is well known to everyone iPhone owners: The PC does not recognize the Nokia Lumia as a USB storage device. As a result, it becomes possible to synchronize all data only after installing special software, and this procedure takes a sufficient amount of time.
However, there is one way that can save you precious minutes, especially when it comes to uploading a single video or photo to your computer.
How to speed up connection of Nokia Lumia to PC?
There is a very simple way for a computer or laptop to recognize a mobile device as a USB storage device.
First of all, you should make sure that the PC has a working operating system where all the relevant drivers are found. Only a correctly working OS is able to recognize various flash drives and drives.
In addition, the USB cable must also be in good condition. The same goes for mobile device.
Instructions for connecting Nokia Lumia as USB storage
Nokia connection Lumia as a USB drive necessarily includes a free pre-download from the official website and installation of the Zune software.
Such software will help the user to organize his collection of images, music and videos. In addition, he will be able to select exactly those files that need to be synchronized and download media from the store.
So, first of all, you should download and install the Zune program, and then restart your PC.
After that, the user should type the following combination on the keyboard: the "Windows" key + "R", or press the "Start" → "Run" button. A line will open in which the command "regedit" is entered.
Then the Registry Editor window will appear where the user finds "Hkey Local Machine" and clicks this option. Then it moves as follows: “System” → “Current Control Set” → “Enum” → “USB”.
It is on the subsection "USB" that you need to stop. Here the user presses the combination Ctrl + F and enters "Zune Driver" → Enter (or "Find") into the search box.
A folder named "Device Parameters" should appear in the explorer on the left side. After clicking on it, a lot of files appear, which, however, should not be temporarily paid attention to.
Further in the column by right side you need to find the "Enable Legacy Support" option. Right-click on it and select "Change". Change the digital value from "0" to "1". The same must be done with the "Show In Shell" option, and before that, change "1" to "0" in the "Portable Device Name Space Exclude From Shell" file.
The next step is to disconnect and reconnect the mobile device. Now the smartphone should be recognized by the computer as a regular USB flash drive, and even possible.
Attention! This method only suitable for copying videos and photos to a PC. Ripping music will require consistent work with the Zune sync program.
How to set up Internet on Nokia Lumia 520
If you are a user Nokia phone Lumia 520 powered by Windows system Phone and have difficulties with accessing the Internet, then this material is especially for you.
The most common problem is crashing automatic detection operator access points. This problem it will not be difficult to solve. To do this, you just need to enter all the required data manually. But before starting manual configuration, you need to make sure that your tariff plan there is a connection service. Also check the balance on your account, if there is a debt, the connection will not work.
Below is suggested short instruction on manual setting Internet connections on Nokia smartphone Lumia 520.
First you need to go to the settings menu. There we find the category "data transmission" and put a punson next to the item, thereby activating it.
Then we will create a new access point in the same item "data transfer". You need to create a new account only when it is not in the list that opens. If it is, then it is enough just to activate it. If it does not exist, then we will enter special data in the "add access point" tab.
This data will vary depending on the operator you use. You can find out specific information on your service provider on the official websites or.
Usually the lines are filled in the line "APN", "login" and "password". All other items can be left blank. In the event that you entered everything correctly, the Internet connection is activated, and you can immediately use the browser and applications.
If the connection is not immediately activated, you can reboot the device. But before that, make sure once again whether the item "data transfer" is activated on your device. If the connection did not occur, then, perhaps, you made a mistake when entering data in the fields. Recheck everything you entered and correct the error, if any.
Smartphones Nokia Lumia is a new generation of phones with stylish design and a wide range of features. Gadget owners always strive to fill it with different useful information... When there is no way to go online and you need to copy files from your computer. Today, there are many programs on the Internet that allow you to manage files on your phone through your computer. How to connect them, and what is required for this, we will analyze below.
To connect a gadget to a PC, you must first install the driver. For Lumiya, when you turn on the phone via the USB cable, the Zune software is automatically installed on your computer. If the driver failed to install in automatic mode, then go to the official Xbox website, download this program there, after downloading, install it on your computer.
The Zune software allows its users to do the following:
- Using your smartphone's memory card as a storage device.
- Synchronization of data from computer to phone.
- Manage multimedia files on the gadget.
- Use of paid and free apps on the Zune Marketplace.
The program is easy to use. Even a beginner can easily figure it out.
We found out what software we need. Now it remains to figure out how to properly connect a smartphone and get started.
Connecting Nokia Lumia to PC
To connect a smartphone, we need a USB cable that comes with the kit. Before connecting the device, we need to configure the program so that the phone can connect to the device (this is done only if it was not possible to install the driver automatically).
Algorithm of actions:
- Press two keys on the keyboard: Windows icon+ R.
- The screen should display search bar, enter regedit into it.
- We have a folder with files, select "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", then go to "SYSTEM - USB".
- After the transition, press two keys on the keyboard: CTRL + F.
- A search box appears, on which we indicate ZuneDriver and press the search key.
- We save the specified parameters.
After the steps taken, you can safely connect the gadget. After pairing the smartphone and computer, open the program. A window with folders will appear on the monitor. All files on the device will be visible there.
After finishing work, you need to close the program and click "Safely Remove Hardware" on the bottom panel of the screen.
USB cable connection
If you were unable to install a special program, but you still need to connect the phone. This can be done using a USB cable. This does not require special program... On Windows 7 and 8, the driver is installed automatically.
Algorithm of actions:
- We insert one end of the cable into the gadget, the other into the computer connector.
- The driver starts automatically.
- In the window that appears, specify the name of the phone and make the necessary standard settings.
- We go to the "Collection" section.
- The folder with all the files is highlighted, then we select what needs to be done (copy, transfer, delete files).
Wireless sync
It is not always convenient and possible to constantly connect a smartphone to a PC via a cord. Therefore, if you have WiFi, you can do synchronization, which will save a lot of time. For this you need:
- We connect the phone to the PC via a cable.
- We go into the Zune and open the settings.
- We find the item "Phone" on "Wireless synchronization".
- We choose how often the operation should be performed.
- We confirm the action.
After confirming all actions, you do not need to repeat them. This operation is useful for those users who do not want to deal with a USB cable and the Zune program. You can connect your smartphone to any operating system.
However, for synchronization to work, the owner must have an account on Windows Live... Only in this case the operation is possible.
If you can't create an account then just use the cable. You can transfer files via a USB cable to a computer without account... The main thing is that the software is installed and working.
