There have been several posts which mention the welcome.exe app which runs when you first start your xdaII, and some have eluded to some connection between running this app and 'resetting' Pocket Internet Explorer (IE) if it's having issues.
What isn't written however is that if for some reason your web browsing via the ActiveSync Passthrough connection was working yesterday, but suddenly isn't today, this little app seems to reset all your connection settings (not delete them, just restore them to a firm working condition).
I found that where the active connection used to say 'The Internet PC Connection' when you'd tap on the connection icon next to the speaker and clock whilst cradled, suddenly it said to tap connections to connect to work or the internet.
I messed about with my connections on the XDAII/i-Mate, AND ActiveSync (Passthrough) for ages until I tried welcome.exe, and what-a-ya know - now I'm typing this on my iMate whilst sitting on the couch watching TV!
Apparently IE thought this was such a great post it did it twice!
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Before I flashed over to the XDA developers ROM (which I'm very happy with in every way - thanks chaps!) when my XDA was in its cradle I could get Internet Explorer to browse the web using ActiveSync as a pass-through.
Now when I tap 'Internet' the XDA drops the ActiveSync connection and tries to open a new GPRS connection.
This is problem since I'm trying to work on PDA web pages on my local network so my web server isn't visible to the Internet, but would be visible via ActiveSync as an intranet.
Anyone know how I can stop this and keep the ActiveSync pass through?
I had this problem, it turned out that when I first synced the new ROM it needed to set up a proxy for internet connection. I changed this and now it works fine.
When I changed a ROM another time and synced the XDA at work, instead of at home it seemed to find a proxy itself and worked fine straight away.
This isn't the first stupid thing I've done, or the first stupid question I've asked, and it won't be the last, but my question turns out to be b*ll*cks.
One of the 'features' found since I flashed the Developers' ROM was an O2 menu bar on the today screen, with an item labelled INTERNET.
I thought this was a simple shortcut to IE, but no. It does more than that - like dropping the ActiveSync connection and firing up a GPRS one. If I use the regular shortcut to IE in the Start-Programs menu it fires up IE and uses the ActiveSync connection no problem.
Forgive my stupidity - and thanks for the response.
There have been several posts which mention the welcome.exe app which runs when you first start your xdaII, and some have eluded to some connection between running this app and 'resetting' Pocket Internet Explorer (IE) if it's having issues.
What isn't written however is that if for some reason your web browsing via the ActiveSync Passthrough connection was working yesterday, but suddenly isn't today, this little app seems to reset all your connection settings (not delete them, just restore them to a firm working condition).
I found that where the active connection used to say 'The Internet PC Connection' when you'd tap on the connection icon next to the speaker and clock whilst cradled, suddenly it said to tap connections to connect to work or the internet.
I messed about with my connections on the XDAII/i-Mate, AND ActiveSync (Passthrough) for ages until I tried welcome.exe, and what-a-ya know - now I'm typing this on my iMate whilst sitting on the couch watching TV!
Sometimes IE and Messenger connect to the net without a problem through ActiveSync.
Sometimes they don't.
I checked the usual stuff. PC ActiveSync alows connections to the Internet, fresh soft reset, latest ROM, etc. etc.
It simply refuses to. Next day I sync and bang. It works!
Today it's a non working day. BUT OPERA surfs with no problems!!! What the heck? Some back door just for Opera?
I noticed that sometimes my connection is set up with a proxy (from office) and IE refuses to connect at home. It's just a matter of removing the proxy access.. (BTW anybody knows how to automate this?)
I hate these unpredictabilities!!!!
What am I missing here?
Might be a firewall issue between your computer and your usb connection.
I don't think it's a problem with a firewall, have you tryed to select "Work Office" or "The Internet" in Activesync on the desktop?
I used to have an internet connection through the usb cable, and now I don't after making an unknown change. I can connect to wifi, but wanted to still have usb internet connections as some hotels I stay in do not have wifi. I've been messing around with the setting>connections, but no luck. I am also wondering if any of you Cingular customers have been able to connect with Edge even though you have the WIX blocked for the number. Mines connected and I was wondering if I will be charged.
Not sure how it will be called in an english ROM since I am running O2 GERMANY but you should be able to get this activated under START -> PROGRAMS ... look for an icon what indicates something like INTERNET SHARING. Click on that icon and activate Internet via USB again.
INTERNET SHARING, i just found that today now i am using my desktop thru the 8525.
Actually I am trying to go the other way. I would like the internet from the laptop.
when connected to activesync you automaticly have the laptops network on your pda unless you turned it off
All I get is "Cannot connect with current connection settings." I've tried all the different setting and still can't get an internet connection. Funny thing is that the HTC Home weather updates while connected, but not the internet. The wifi has no problems, but again a hotel might not have wifi.
Hi
I have the same problem, IE will not find any web site either via usb or wifi (ok via 3G) HTC home weather works fine. I then installed Mozilla minimo and I can surf with out problams. I think there must a be a hidden IE setting/registry problem that I don't know how to access
Howdy,
I bought an HTC Touch a month ago to replace my iPaq 2490. Everything about it works great except for the desktop passthrough feature that lets me connect to the internet when cradled to my PC.
With my iPaq, I could plug it into the cradle, open up IE, and surf to any website with the desktop passthrough feature. I also had an application that would download RSS feeds to my device when connected. Both of these features no longer work. The error I get when trying to use IE to connect is this: "The page cannot be displayed or downloaded because the connection was lost. Check the connection and try again".
The funny thing about this is while connected to the cradle with the HTC, I can check my POP3 email accounts without any problem. It also connects and updates my weather plugin, so there is an active connection, it just doesn't seem to work through Internet Explorer. Anything that uses IE to connect to the internet fails.
I've downloaded the Opera Mobile browser and I am able to connect to any website when cradled. Unfortunately all the RSS programs I know of use IE and therefore still cannot connect to update my feeds.
I don't believe it's Activesync related because if I plug in my old iPaq, the desktop passthrough works perfectly. I don't know if there's some place on my HTC to tell IE to use my desktop passthrough connection or not... I can't find it anywhere.
I've done everything I've read from various posts on the net, such as:
- Changed connection type from "Automatic" to "Work Network"
- Added the AllowLSP registry setting recommended to fix a similar problem
- Tried it on Windows Vista with WMDC without any success.
- Tried it at home without any firewall
- Unchecked "Enable advanced network functionality" in the USB to PC setting on the device.
- Uninstalled Activesync 4.5 and reinstalled from scratch
- Done a hard reset of my device twice.
If I connect via GPRS or Wifi, I can use IE without any problems.
You guys are a lot smarter than I on these things so I thought I'd give it a shot and post to see if you've got any helpful advice.
Thanks,
-J