How many times I have trusted a few great brands in computers & ordered their Best Product only to find the whole purpose is lost because they have delivered me the product with ANCIENT drivers installed.
I wonder if people here, before trying to connect their devices, update their Computers/Laptops first to the latest Drivers & Firmwares, maybe many problems will be sorted out.
I just hope someone here finds out this was the case & reports here.
My two cents here if it helps.
Why not just build your computer? It'll be cheaper and you'll have the latest hardware and drivers.
Not to mention you'll have a better understanding of how your pc works and what's gone into it.
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Why not just build your computer? It'll be cheaper and you'll have the latest hardware and drivers.
Not to mention you'll have a better understanding of how your pc works and what's gone into it.
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Exactly, I have been building my own computers for last 11 years. Nowadays it isn't that cheaper, earlier it was.
It's cheaper if you're buying a decent mid-range/high-end desktop. At the low end, it's cheaper to buy pre-built.
Besides, you can always wipe, reinstall Windows, install the latest drivers and avoid the bloatware they throw on
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It's cheaper if you're buying a decent mid-range/high-end desktop. At the low end, it's cheaper to buy pre-built.
Besides, you can always wipe, reinstall Windows, install the latest drivers and avoid the bloatware they throw on
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My point is the drivers/firmware part. NOT the cost. LOOK AT MY first post people.
which drivers whould you blame for this? usb drivers are generic and every os (at least that is used here) can connect to usb devices. the device drivers for the phone come with kies and everything else has nothing to do with phone updates. only thing could be the chipset drivers causing instability on the overall system and that normally works with generic drivers as well.
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which drivers whould you blame for this? usb drivers are generic and every os (at least that is used here) can connect to usb devices. the device drivers for the phone come with kies and everything else has nothing to do with phone updates. only thing could be the chipset drivers causing instability on the overall system and that normally works with generic drivers as well.
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IF the usb drivers were SOO generic, Why cant some people connect? Why do we have to install x64 drivers separately? If usb drivers were generic, why would I have had to try 32 times to connect my i9000?
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IF the usb drivers were SOO generic, Why cant some people connect? Why do we have to install x64 drivers separately? If usb drivers were generic, why would I have had to try 32 times to connect my i9000?
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Mate, you are missing the point.
There are different drivers.
There are normal usb drivers that make usb ports on computer work. For windows the last update was like in 2006 with vista - they dont need to be updated. There are such "drivers" for everything in your PC.
There are drivers that make device (phone) work with usb ports in our PC/laptops. They are samsung drivers and not in any way related to microsoft, acer, dell, hp, intel etc.
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Team,
For those of you having trouble finding drivers here are some links.
64bit:
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-S-USB-Driver-for-Windows-x64.shtml
32bit:
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-S-USB-Driver-for-Windows-x86.shtml
For Linux and Mac the Android SDK drivers should work fine.
I don't know if it is a conflict with my AV or something else, but when I use the x86 drivers linked, my phone will shut off completely when attaching with "PC Internet" option in the USB settings.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
they have been on there for some time now
designgears said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
they have been on there for some time now
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yes they have... This feels redundant. also add in that if you're a nub just install kies and it will auto dl the correct drivers you need.
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yes they have... This feels redundant. also add in that if you're a nub just install kies and it will auto dl the correct drivers you need.
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Also on a mac you do not need the sdk. You do need to be in debugging mode though.
Also, you could just go to the Captivate webpage on Samsung's site and get the Captivate drivers, not the generic Galaxy S drivers linked in the OP.
thanks was looking for these!
In Windows 7 I'm not having an easy time getting the phone to be recognized. If I click Start > Devices and Printers it shows up as Samsung_Android but even Kies won't recognize the phone so something is wrong. I also can no longer mount my external SD card and have it show up in Windows. I tried to uninstall all the drivers and reinstall but it keeps telling me there are already drivers installed...soo..... *shrugs*
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In Windows 7 I'm not having an easy time getting the phone to be recognized. If I click Start > Devices and Printers it shows up as Samsung_Android but even Kies won't recognize the phone so something is wrong. I also can no longer mount my external SD card and have it show up in Windows. I tried to uninstall all the drivers and reinstall but it keeps telling me there are already drivers installed...soo..... *shrugs*
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I had this problem on my desktop as well. I was using a front USB port on my computer and when I plugged it into one of the back ports, it worked. I also found the USB cable that came with the phone to work better than a cable I had lying around. Try different ports and if all else fails, try a different cable.
So here's something bizarre. I've been using my PC (Win 7 64bit) for weeks now with my Captivate and no issues. Had originally had woes when I got it, but it started working. Anyway, today I plug it in and ... it doesn't recognize it. Have installed / changed NOTHING -- only M$ patches have been applied. Tried to roll back prior and get the lovely BSOD probably because I have 4 SATA Raptors RAID-0'd and M$ doesn't know how to use that, but has anyone else seen this behavior before?
And to add to this. I rebooted my phone and now it works again. Very odd but problem solved.
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ive been trying for weeks and trying all three, generic Galaxy S, AT&T captivate drivers and Kies and can't get anything working in USB Mass storage mode or Kies mode...
This is on Windows 7 64bit. Driving me crazy. USB mode wont install the Mass storage drivers and Kies wont recognize
My issue is that when I connect the phone on Windows 7 32bit the phone and the internal SD card will connect but one I try to click on anything inside the phone or card the phone will immediately disconnect and then reconnect. When I try to click again it will repeat the disconnection. After that, I don't even have to click on the phone or card directories, it will disconnect then reconnect about 6 more times. Eventually it will be stable and not disconnect. This is extremely annoying. Anyone else with this issue.
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drivers from softpedia are OLD
drivers are updated!
v1.3.2250.0 (dated 8 march 2011)
download here
<PLEASE READ WELL>
So,i have a galaxy s GT-i9000T and it seems there is no way of updating it! i can only put it on download mode trough ADB(dont know if that has to do with anything,just pointing it out since a lot of people cant use 3 button combo) and ive installed samsung drivers,kies,android sdk,java sdk and when i connect the phone to my pc in download mode it displays ''unrecognized device'' odin doesnt detect it and kies gets stuck at 0% while in download mode im supposing neither of my <<two different computers with 3 usb ports each>> seem to recognize it im on echlair 2.1 update 1 and i am very frustrated.
any help is apreciated!
PS:sorry for long post!1!!!
Check your drivers mate.
Sounds like a driver issue. Unless your phone's USB port or something is broken.
uninstalled kies and installed HTC and samsung driver for mobile phones and still no luck,i can transfer data/files from my phone to my computer so i dont think the usb is the problem :/
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uninstalled kies and installed HTC and samsung driver for mobile phones and still no luck,i can transfer data/files from my phone to my computer so i dont think the usb is the problem :/
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So when you go to windows' device manager everything looks good?
No devices with question marks?
when i plug it it says ''unrecognized usb device''
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when i plug it it says ''unrecognized usb device''
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Have you tried manually installing drivers in device manager?
How do i do that? im on windows xp sp2
redXIII009 said:
How do i do that? im on windows xp sp2
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First try a normal installation of this package:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
(pick the one for your OS, 32bit or 64bit - I don't know which one you got )
If that fails too, go into device manager, find the "unrecognized device", right click on it and click "Update driver software.." or something like that.
Then choose that you have driver files for this device and point to the folder where you extracted the package and let it search for the proper file.
i already had it installed...no luck! FML ):
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i already had it installed...no luck! FML ):
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did u try the manual way?
yes,it said:no drivers found or something :/
but yeah,,thanks for taking a bit of your time to help me ill just take it to my carrier and see what they can do..
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yes,it said:no drivers found or something :/
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Well, I don't know..
Can't think of anything else without actually seeing what's going on..
Maybe I could try helping you using some remote administration software, like teamviewer, but that requires that you trust me so.. ehh.
I also read on another topic that this could also be some usb malfunction (hardware issue).
Plus you said you used 2 PC's and many USB ports so.. don't know.
odin recognizes my phone while on with usb debugging on...
so it has to be drivers issue.
but I can't really help without seeing.
try playing around with the manual way again, pick some other options etc.
i'm off to bed. good luck
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I am using W7 64bit pro. I can install Kies with no problems, but when I connect the phone (sgs II) I get an error message that The driver did not install correctly. Of course I cannot connect to Kies, thoug I can browse the internal and external card content. No advice worked, tryed to reinstall, use virtual XP 32b, etc...
It works on my desktop 32b but I cannot read the phone numbers, but I need it on my laptop which is running W7 64b pro. Any ideas?
Install Drivers
Open kies and then in the menu bar on top of kies select tools and install drivers.
Tryed this. Does not work.
If the above does not work for you try this.
Run Kies as administrator.
When installing Kies did you follow the instructions to the letter?
Reason I ask Im running Win 7 64 and have no issues with KIES.
Go to Samsung.com and download the Kies from there to your PC.
Uninstall the current one from PC along with any drivers reboot PC.
Now install new KIES without fone connected and follow the instructions.
WHen asked to connect fone do so and not before.
Kies requires motherboard USB port and does not like Laptops .
jje
JJEgan said:
Kies requires motherboard USB port and does not like Laptops .
jje
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Does not like laptops? Works fine on all the laptops/ netbooks that we use and thats a mixture of brands at that.
Does not like laptops in that a majority of Kies not working posts are for Laptops .
Works on my x64 laptop .
jje
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Does not like laptops? Works fine on all the laptops/ netbooks that we use and thats a mixture of brands at that.
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Agreed....
But Kies is rubbish anyway, just aquaint yourself with Odin and use that my friend
JD
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Kies requires motherboard USB port and does not like Laptops .
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Rubbish, running on my win 7 pro 64bit toshiba lappy.
i guess this is not about flashing, so odin wouldn't help much, especially, since odin needs the working drivers as well.
i read somewhere on here, that the driver installation fails, if there is an external sd card inserted in the sgs2, when first connected (afterwards, there will be no problem on this point).
i agree with the others on other points though, kies really sucks to some extend. the only good feature i used, was media syncing. but for syncing of any kind (not only music and photos, but also savegames and other data) i use microsoft synctoy now, with the galaxy connected in mass storage mode. flashing with odin and syncing with 3rd party apps really makes kies redundant.
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i guess this is not about flashing, so odin wouldn't help much, especially, since odin needs the working drivers as well.
i read somewhere on here, that the driver installation fails, if there is an external sd card inserted in the sgs2, when first connected (afterwards, there will be no problem on this point).
i agree with the others on other points though, kies really sucks to some extend. the only good feature i used, was media syncing. but for syncing of any kind (not only music and photos, but also savegames and other data) i use microsoft synctoy now, with the galaxy connected in mass storage mode. flashing with odin and syncing with 3rd party apps really makes kies redundant.
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Tried to disconnect the SD card, I receive the same error: "SAMSUNG Mobile USB Modem Failed". Tried to reinstall drivers from Kies tools, of course did not work. Ran out of ideas.
Install the drivers manually from the Kies' "escape" folder. Use the Windows Device manager.
Already done this. DOES NOT WORK.
Do you have any others accessories connected to usb, like mobile broadband? I've got similar problem and when I've uninstalled drivers and disconnected modem everything started to work again
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have you tinkered between usb debugging on and off
Read somehwere the first time you you use kies...have kies running, put phone off usb debugging. then plug it in
I had same problem with my desktop. i went into device manager. there should be an explanation mark next to phone. uninstall driver then reinstall telling it to get driver from the web. then start up kies. ps make sure kies isnt running when u install. hope this works took alit of messing around for it to work for me but eventually did.
I have W7 with 64 bit and fortunatelly KIes works on mine. I live in US and I downloaded Kies from Samsung UK site just in case because the phone was bought from Expansys and is coming also from UK. Maybe try to check on this solution. Also I vaguely believe that I had to disable firewall or Eset during the installation, but I may be wrong on this. That sucks that yours doesn't work. Wish you luck...
I am running Windows 7 in 64bit and everything works perfectly. Except I dont like Kies and used it only once.... to check what its all about.
I do not remember the installation process, but usually hardware must not be plugged in until the driver is actually installed. So just uninstall everything, install it again and THEN when everything is done plug in the phone. It should be then be recognized and working.
However if you want it just to put music on it or copy files in general, better ditch Kies and make your device be recognized by your computer like an USB-Drive.
Go to Settings > Applications > Development (Translated it from German, might be off)
There you check the USB-Debugging option and have no need for Kies anymore.
What USB port are you using? Experience from the cappy forum and personal experience shows that using a USB port right off the MB is best. Not sure if it's a power problem or what. My cappy would always charge and be hit/miss on recognization using the front USB port on my computer. Using a rear port produces connection everytime. I'm on a cappy right now, just waiting for the US release date to get GS II.
None ot the above worked. Giving up. Tx anyway.
I have no idea in which section to write this, so General seams like the best choice.
I have a Galaxy Y testing device with a broken boot.img. I am trying to get Odin working in Windows 7 in order to flash a new boot.img to this device, but I can't get the Samsung USB drivers to work and my Windows knowledge is now that great as I mostly work on Linux computers, but no fastboot on Samsung devices.
There are two drivers listed in the Device Manager. The Regular Samsung USB drivers, and something called Samsung USB CDC. It's the CDC I seam to have issues with. It just shows an error message that states "The device could not start (Code: 10)". I have already talked to Samsungs online support, but there is not much support to find there. They know nothing about Windows or how to get anything working on it. And google's search engine, which usually is the best friend for something like this, did not come up with much either.
I should mention that I run Windows in VirtualBox. However, I already have HTC Sync Manager fully working with an older HTC device, so this is not a VBox issue. Also, Windows do find the device just fine, it just can't start one of the drivers.
I have tried installing Kies. I have also tried installing other separate driver versions. Nothing is working.
Search the forums for Naked Drivers, its a complete driver package for a lot of android devices.
Give em a try.
I would post a link but my post count is as such that I cannot at this time.
WooHooGuy said:
Search the forums for Naked Drivers, its a complete driver package for a lot of android devices.
Give em a try.
I would post a link but my post count is as such that I cannot at this time.
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I love the idea of a multi driver for all devices, much like on my linux boxes, so thanks for that. However, I get the same issue and same error message. I will try to reinstall windows and see if that will work. It has been many many years since I ran windows as my daily OS, but I do remember that formatting was the best way of fixing issues with it. If this is still no go, I will try to put windows directly on my netbook to see if this could be a Virtual problem anyways, but I don't think so. USB stuff is working fine on the Virtual OSX.
Will report back later
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Nothing is working. All I have installed, is the naked driver. When I plug-in my HTC Desire or HTC Wildfire S, the driver is working fine. But when I plug-in the Galaxy S3 or the Galaxy Y, I get the "The device cannot start (Code: 10)".
So HTC devices are working, but Samsung is not. The same problem I had with separate HTC and Samsung drivers.
try the one from my link,its latest usb driver exe from kies,worx on win8 64bit too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927769
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try the one from my link,its latest usb driver exe from kies,worx on win8 64bit too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927769
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Thanks, but I have tried that version, and the one newer (1.5.23). I did manage, efter some reinstalls, to get 1.5.18 (I think is was) to work on the real installation. So maybe my issue is with virtualbox, I just can't see what. I have disabled everything in linux that could block something, I have disabled firewall and such on the virtual windows, I have tried checking and changing perms on the linux device nodes, and tried running VB as root.
At least I got the Galaxy Y running again, but I don't like having unresolved issues so VB is going down
Apologies if this is really, REALLY dumb, but I rarely use windows. I bought this little windows laptop for the sole purpose of rooting my Note 3/Note 4 using odin -- no problem! I am trying to root my S7 Edge and when I try to just connect the S7 Edge to the PC without Odin running I get the "Found New Hardware Wizard" . In all the videos I've seen the phone should just pop up like a removable drive. I installed the Samsung Drivers, and I can't think of what else it could be other than that this ancient computer doesn't play well with Samsung. Any Ideas?
Here are the specs that I could find:
Microsoft Windows XP
Version 2002
Service Pack 3
Pentium 4 CPU 2.0GHZ
the computer is fine there is an issue with the samsung drivers. They maybe out of date.
does the new hardware wizard finish or stops and gives you an error message.
Pop shows if the drivers are correctly installed on your computer.
Cosmic Blue said:
the computer is fine there is an issue with the samsung drivers. They maybe out of date.
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I would think the opposite, that the drivers are too new to be compatible with XP.
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the computer is fine there is an issue with the samsung drivers. They maybe out of date.
does the new hardware wizard finish or stops and gives you an error message.
Pop shows if the drivers are correctly installed on your computer.
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I would think the opposite, that the drivers are too new to be compatible with XP.
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Thanks Guys!
It says that it is v1.5.14.0 which apparently I got on 12/22/2013. Do you think I should download a newer version?
Regarding the Hardware Wizard it asks me to connect to the internet, and when I choose not to that's it. Also, what do you mean by "Pop", Cosmic Blue?
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Thanks Guys!
It says that it is v1.5.14.0 which apparently I got on 12/22/2013. Do you think I should download a newer version?
Regarding the Hardware Wizard it asks me to connect to the internet, and when I choose not to that's it. Also, what do you mean by "Pop", Cosmic Blue?
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if you choose not connect with the internet it cannot download the proper samsung drivers for your phone.
yes you need a newer driver as the samsung 7edge has some newer features older samsung drivers cannot read.
pop means pop up but i was typing too fast.
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if you choose not connect with the internet it cannot download the proper samsung drivers for your phone.
yes you need a newer driver as the samsung 7edge has some newer features older samsung drivers cannot read.
pop means pop up but i was typing too fast.
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Updated to the latest drivers, and now nothing happens. I hear a couple of sounds and that's it.
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Updated to the latest drivers, and now nothing happens. I hear a couple of sounds and that's it.
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that is encouraging it means that the computer is trying to connect to your phone.
did you enable mtp on your phone. check to see if a pop up is on your phone asking for permission to allow the computer access.
try with other computers and change cables.
try to update your driver with last smart switch (uninstall current driver before)
if pb persist, try to connect usb driver (flash disk) to your device with OTG cable, if flash device can't be reconized on your phone, your phone connector is the pb. I hope this is'nt the case
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try with other computers and change cables.
try to update your driver with last smart switch (uninstall current driver before)
if pb persist, try to connect usb driver (flash disk) to your device with OTG cable, if flash device can't be reconized on your phone, your phone connector is the pb. I hope this is'nt the case
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Thanks for the reply! I have an OTG cable, and I am looking for a usb driver right now. I have got that to work in the past quite well.
What do you mean by "update my driver with last smart switch"?
Windows XP was fine until windows 10 arrived. Now most drivers and software demand newer libraries that doesn't exist or support in XP. So your phone being 15years newer could have problems with its parent(ie windows xp). Try upgrading to Vista(if hardware is too old) or Win7/10(if newer hardware). I suggest you to stay away from 8/8.1
ps. since its a pentium 4 processor, i'm not sure newer OS support it. Windows vista could run though(provided you have atleast 512mb of RAM)
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Thanks for the reply! I have an OTG cable, and I am looking for a usb driver right now. I have got that to work in the past quite well.
What do you mean by "update my driver with last smart switch"?
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Windows XP was fine until windows 10 arrived. Now most drivers and software demand newer libraries that doesn't exist or support in XP. So your phone being 15years newer could have problems with its parent(ie windows xp). Try upgrading to Vista(if hardware is too old) or Win7/10(if newer hardware). I suggest you to stay away from 8/8.1
ps. since its a pentium 4 processor, i'm not sure newer OS support it. Windows vista could run though(provided you have atleast 512mb of RAM)
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Ahhh Thank you! Looks like I have my answer