S2 Skypephone with Win 7

I've just bought a new laptop running Win 7 Professional (32 bit), and am
trying to get my S2 working with it.

The internet connection bit looks ok - with the expected applet appearing
(though I haven't actually tried to connect yet)

But there's a problem with the PC Suite - even after downloading the latest
version from the '3' site rather than using the CD which came with the
phone. The application opens ok, and displays icons for My Stuff, Contacts,
Text Message, etc. However, when I click on any of the icons, instead of the
expected dialogue box opening, a Windows Explorer box opens - and
immediately crashes!!

I've tried running it in both XP and Vista compatibility modes, but to no
avail.

Anyone come across this, and found a fix?

TIA.
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"Roger Mills" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've just bought a new laptop running Win 7 Professional (32 bit), and am
> trying to get my S2 working with it.
>
> The internet connection bit looks ok - with the expected applet appearing
> (though I haven't actually tried to connect yet)
>
> But there's a problem with the PC Suite - even after downloading the
> latest version from the '3' site rather than using the CD which came with
> the phone. The application opens ok, and displays icons for My Stuff,
> Contacts, Text Message, etc. However, when I click on any of the icons,
> instead of the expected dialogue box opening, a Windows Explorer box
> opens - and immediately crashes!!
>
> I've tried running it in both XP and Vista compatibility modes, but to no
> avail.
>
> Anyone come across this, and found a fix?
> TIA.
> Cheers,
> Roger
>
>
All i can think of is dualboot your PC with XP
and wait and hope they release a Win7 version of S2 PCsuite

Probably won't happen as the S3 is due out soon

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In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Steve Terry
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> "Roger Mills" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I've just bought a new laptop running Win 7 Professional (32 bit),
>> and am trying to get my S2 working with it.
>>
>> The internet connection bit looks ok - with the expected applet
>> appearing (though I haven't actually tried to connect yet)
>>
>> But there's a problem with the PC Suite - even after downloading the
>> latest version from the '3' site rather than using the CD which came
>> with the phone. The application opens ok, and displays icons for My
>> Stuff, Contacts, Text Message, etc. However, when I click on any of
>> the icons, instead of the expected dialogue box opening, a Windows
>> Explorer box opens - and immediately crashes!!
>>
>> I've tried running it in both XP and Vista compatibility modes, but
>> to no avail.
>>
>> Anyone come across this, and found a fix?
>> TIA.
>> Cheers,
>> Roger
>>
>>
> All i can think of is dualboot your PC with XP
> and wait and hope they release a Win7 version of S2 PCsuite
>
> Probably won't happen as the S3 is due out soon
>
> Steve Terry

You're probably right - almost.

Rather than dual booting, I've spent several happy hours today creating a
virtual XP machine inside Win 7 - and the PC Suite runs fine in that. The
modem bit is still on the Win 7 side so I can't run the modem and the PC
Suite at the same time[1], but I can live with that.

[1] For the PC Suite to connect, the S2 has to be attached to the virtual
machine - but has to be released for the modem to work
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