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Huawei E160 on Windows 7 64bit By C1 28 October 2009 at 11:43 am and have 2
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II you didn`t think that was possible, you were wrong.
Till now you shouldn`t attempt to install Orange`s soItware in Windows 7 x64. By that I mean that you should not install the
Internet Everywhere I***d up application which comes on the internal memory oI the USB Modem, you should not install the
drivers which also come with the USB Modem even iI you ran them in compatibility mode as admin (trust me, they will never
work).
Firmware issue: I bought the modem in August 2009 and the Iirmware version provided on the modem was the latest. I don`t
know iI this magic trick will work on older Iirmware versions.
I tried and succeeded this mod in Windows 7 64 bit build 7100 RC.
Step one
Go to Huawei website and download the appropriate driver Ior your Huawei E160 USB Modem. You`ll see that Huawei
included in this package quite a lot oI utilities unlike Orange. Unrar the Ireshly downloaded archive and run 'AutoRun.exe.
This will install the Mobile Connect soItware and the 64bit drivers Ior Huawei E160.
II you don`t want to waste time searching Ior the drivers and app here`s an internal link.
`This operation should be done with the USB Modem not plugged in.
Step two (optional)
Plug in the modem Ior Windows to recognize the device and associate its drivers.
Step three
Open Mobile Connect and set up a connection.
Go to Settings -~ Network Connection Settings -~ choose NEW.
In 'Authentification input the 'Number: *99#.
InAPN and additional settings: choose 'Static and input the 'APN: 'internet (without quotes) hit Save and that`s it.
Step four
Don`t try to connect via Mobile Connect because it will not work, yet.
To make it work you should do this magic trick
Hit windows key R key (or Start-~Run). Type 'regedit and hit Enter (or press OK). You will receive a warning Irom
Windows, choose YES.
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In the Registry Editor window navigate to:
'+.(<B/2&$/B0$&+,1(6<67(0&XUUHQW&RQWURO6HW6HUYLFHV5DV0DQ. Here (right pane) you should look Ior
'DependOnService. Open it by double clicking it and delete ONLY the 'Sstpsrv'string. '2127GHOHWHWKH7DSLVUYVWULQJ.
Hit OK and reboot your PC.
Open Mobile Connect (assuming that you already plugged in the modem); notice that the original application (that`s Huawei`s
Mobile Connect) recognizes the network; press Connect.
You are now connected to the Internet via Huawei E160 on Windows 7 64bit.
I removed the SstpSrv (Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service) string Irom RasMan (Remote Access Connection Manger)
Dependencies. BeIore this. user intervention` whenever I tried to connect using the bloody Huawei modem, I kept receiving
an error stating that the Remote Access Connection Manager could not be started and its dependencies could not be started
either or it has been marked to be deleted.
My bloody Remote Access Connection Manager service was (still is) set on Automatic, but beIore the 'magic trick I could not
start it.
*AIter this mod the service starts automatically just as it should do.
Why scratch my head Ior this? Well, I am not in the branded soItware stuII especially when the branding continues to drivers,
Iirmware. In Iact I hate the corporate guy who thinks that by branding existent soItware and drivers will make him somehow
better, thus more commercial. No! It will only insult some oI the end users (which had the eyes to see and the will to change, oI
course).
I had some issues with Orange soItware beIore (it took me a week to unlock my SPV C500!!!), but I thought that the Orange has
become a little sweeter.
And to capitalize, the original soItware: Internet Everywhere (by orange) is the crap-iest soItware I ever encountered. Why?
Simply because:
In 6 hours oI Internet usage you`ll be disconnected Ior at least two times, just because. it cans.
One oI 4 startups oI 'THE Internet Everywhere is. a waste oI time. It cannot assign its network even though it already
Iound it. ThereIore, in order to use the modem a re-plug is required.
One oI 6 times 'THE Internet Everywhere application cannot load its CoreCom.exe service. ThereIore, in order to
connect to the Internet a reboot is required.
This outstanding application called Internet Everywhere can Iunction properly in Win2K SP4, WinXP SP2 SP3 32bit
(SP3 is available Irom version 8.0.5), WinVista SP1 (32bit). 64bit WinVista OS is supported aIter you upgrade your
Iirmware. This particular aspect bugs me a lot because Huawei provides the 64bit drivers (where available) with no
conditioning, but why can`t orange do that (MFs).
The rebranded driver calls this modem, Huawei E160e to be exact, a 3G modem. This modem will never be a 3G
(7.2Mbps) modem, period. It`s a 3G modem capable oI 3.6Mbps speeds, iI the network is not busy enough to limit your
traIIic. On orange`s webpage this modem is a 3G capable modem, but on Huawei`s webpage this modem is 3G capable.
How can it be? Could Orange somehow put a NOS bottle inside the hood (maybe in that 2Gb microSD card which comes
with it).
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In 12 years oI PC usage I did not bumped into a bloody soItware that has such a limited (I think restricted should be more
appropriate) OSes area. Windows XP with Service Pack2. II you try to use the app on SP3 XP`s you will only get a headache
(this happened beIore 8.0.5 version). Same thing Ior Vista. For Windows 7 users I don`t even want to start explaining.
By the way iI you want to upgrade your Iirmware please note that the procedure should be done in one oI the supported OSes (I
did it in WinXP SP2, which proved to be Ior nothing, cause I already had the latest version). And since we are at the Iirmware
upgrade stuII I should warn you about one little detail which you`ll not Iind it on Orange`s support webpage (orange.ro
website). When upgrading your Huawei USB Modem Iirmware your SIM card should not be present in the modem! For some
people this inIormation might be as simple as -Good Day`, but Ior others (including me) is/was a pain in the a**.
Now Orange RO has Windows 7 drivers available Ior download on its website. Anyway, I don`t know iI they included them on
E160.
Hope that I was useIul,
CJ
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GHOPRUSKD : 15 May 2011 at 3:58 pm
CJ, you are a legend. I grabbed one oI these god awIul things out oI a box oI random dongles at work to borrow` Ior
home usage. I guess it was karma or something that it was such a SOAB to get drivers and install. In my umpteen years oI
being the go to guy with computers, it hasnt been seen Windows ME and a OIIice Space` style printer incident that I`ve
come across something such a rage inducing device. Thanks again!!
2. 2
0RWLRQ: 23 May 2011 at 4:11 pm
Using Win7 X86 but hope these instructions will help. Thanks.
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