Force updating your Windows Phone to OS build 8107 -- a WPCentral Tutorial

Force Update

With the latest info from AT&T regarding the 8107 update (specifically that they don't have plans to offer it) and news that the HTC Titan and Samsung Focus S are reportedly going to be discontinued soon, the issue most force-updating the Bone has been brought up as an alternative.

Indeed, there is a relatively piece of cake manner to force any Windows Phone to 8107 in near 15 minutes (subsequently you go all the correct files in identify) and in fact, nosotros only did it to our Samsung Focus Due south, mostly considering nosotros have a crap-ton of Windows Phones here and can accept risks.

We're going to presume you don't have extra phones and therefore nosotros can't really endorse this because:

You may "Walsh" your phone, meaning you'll bugger your chances for future updates (if they e'er happen, ahem)
It is a fleck stressful
You actually shouldn't have to do this, amirite?

Having said that, if y'all notwithstanding want to go downwardly this path we can say it does work and if you follow the directions to the letter, you'll have 8107 on your Windows Telephone (you just won't have whatsoever "tweaked" OEM firmware to go with it).

Once again, nosotros must stress that we're not endorsing this method and we would much rather run across AT&T but evangelize an update. Should you screw up your telephone, this is all on you.

Then against our improve judgement (and Rafael's ire), we're going to post our tutorial on the discipline. Read on, if you cartel...

Force Update

What you will need

[ We should note: this tutorial assumes you're on Os build 7720 ] First matter you lot'll want to practice is download the necessary files, those are the following:

WP7 Update Cab Sender
7740 update CAB file
8107 update CAB file
Language packs (see below)
Optional: WPSupport tool X86 or x64 (For those with COM bug or errors)

You lot'll also need a PC, the latest Zune Desktop and your micro USB cable.

What we are doing is using an official Microsoft tool to back upwardly the phone then ship the OS updates (in the class of CAB files) directly to the device. The language packs are 100% necessary and vary from device type to device blazon.

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We can't stress this enough: getting the languages correct is key to this procedure -- you volition have problems if you take likewise many or too few language packs (see the earlier issues with this method) On our Focus Southward, we had to install all 22 linguistic communication packs, which yes, was a hurting namely because we had to download those all individually. If you have more than 22 language packs on your telephone, do NOT practice this update and end here.

Update: The AT&T HTC TITAN only has English (United states) installed, and so that is the only language pack needed. The AT&T Samsung Focus South needs all 22.

For your convenience, you lot tin can download all the to a higher place files (except languages) in one single Nothing. Y'all tin take hold of that file here.

Q: How do you know what languages to use?

Verify your Language Packs

Languages

On your Windows Phone, go to Settings --> Region + Linguistic communication and look under Brandish language. At that place you should see all the language packs installed on your phone. Equally nosotros mentioned higher up, on our Focus S we take all 22 installed. You demand to get through and check.

And by bank check we mean write downwardly those languages. Alternatively, you can apply the included "Version and Language by Heathcliff74.xap" (y'all'll need a dev unlocked phone to install) and it will list all the language packs and codes. If yous only have v languages on your device, so y'all should have those 5 language packs fix. If you accept 22 linguistic communication packs, then apply all 22.

Hither are the individual languages that you need to download to the same directory every bit the Os install files from above:

English (US) language pack, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), High german, Czech, French, English language – United kingdom, Spanish, Danish, Greek, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Smooth, Portuguese – (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Portuguese – (Portugal)

If you need all 22 in ane shot, just download this file. Practice NOT install extra languages.

Setting upwardly

Download the ZIP file here (same as in a higher place in beginning section) and unzip all the contents to a new folder. Add your necessary linguistic communication packs. Your file directory should look similar the epitome below (which assumes 22 languages are needed; AT&T Titan users need simply 1 language pack here). Bank check and double check this.

Files

For those with the AT&T HTC Titan or Sprint Go far, your setup should look like this:

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Ready to install

Make sure your phone is charged to at least fifty%
Plug your phone via USB into your computer and close Zune Desktop (yeah, close information technology)
On your computer, navigate to where yous extracted the Os update: Cab Sender --> Tools --> x86/x64 (Choose one based off your system compages)
Run UpdateWP.exe (Note: you should see a DOS screen flash and disappear)
Dorsum out to your primary directory and run WP7 Update Cab Sender.bat
Choose 'B' (This will support your device to Zune, and so install the updates)
Pray to your called God or the Flying Spaghetti Monster

You should now see a screen like to the one beneath with device details and the proceeding fill-in of your phone. Next, it will install Bone 7740 and OS 8107 (it needs to exercise both) forth with the necessary linguistic communication packs.

Installing

Time of install will vary, just it should exist about 15 minutes (backup will be the big differentiator hither). Later on that, your phone should restart and yous'll be on 8107 with all your apps, files, photos, messages, etc. fully intact i.e. this does not wipe your device.

And that'southward it.

Update ii: For those with COM errors, go back to the top and download the WP Support Tool for yous figurer and install. That should fix information technology.

Final

Take any questions? Navigate to our assist forum where you tin discuss and get tips on this tutorial.

Source & More info: XDA Forums, Robert McLaws Blog

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