Set default action to "do nothing" when connect iPhone to Windows PC

I have an iPhone 3GS and an XP machine at work. I want to charge my phone using the computer's USB connection, but I don't want iTunes to launch or any dialog box to pop up asking me what I want to do when I plug in the phone. Can I set it up just to charge and do nothing else?

I lost patience with this same problem this morning and found a URL which works on the Apple site.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1857?viewlocale=en_US
Good luck.
Mark.

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Troubleshoot when connecting iPhone to Windows XP

Hey guys,
can anyone give me some advice what to do... I'm having problem connecting my iPhone to my PC. Every time I plug it in, Windows shut down like I restarted them.
I even reinstall original Windows XP, made all updates to all software on PC and still have this problem...
When I reinstalled Windows I started adding programs one by one and checking does iPhone work. And it did... everything was fine until I installed Windows Live Messenger. Then I uninstalled it and it's every component and it did not make any change... again when I plug Iphone it shuts down.
I know you all work mostly with Macs, but if anyone can give me some advice what to do I would be grateful.

hello zergling38!
have a look at the windows device manager.
(right click "my computer" -> manage -> device manager -> imaging devices)
check every imaging device for a driver-file similar to "LVUSBSta.sys". (in my case it was an acer notebook build-in camera driver which forced the bsod) probably this file has an old version and needs to be updated. ask your workstation, notebook or imaging-device manufacturer for the latest driver version.
attention: the sys-file which i mean is not an apple or microsoft file (eg. "usbscan.sys"). the sys-file you have to lock for has to be from logitech or any similar vendor.
to check which files belong to a device driver:
"+name of imaging-device+" -> properties -> tab "driver" -> driver details
if you don't see any imaging-device, it's maybe because they're hidden.
in this case you first have to activate visibility for hidden or non present devices under windows 2000, 2003 and xp:
right click "my computer" -> properties -> advanced -> environment variables -> section "system variables" -> new -> dialog-box "new system variable" ->
variable name: DEVMGRSHOW_NONPRESENTDEVICES
variable value: 1
ok -> ok -> ok
open the device manager and activate the "hidden view":
device manager -> view -> show hidden devices
you may also search for this file inside "c:\windows\system32\drivers".
if you find "LVUSBSta.sys", rename this file into "lvusbsta.sys.old" and copy a newer version of this file into the drivers-directory.
reboot your pc, connect your iphone and see what happens...
additionally take a look at my more detailed solution (includes download-links):
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2162105
hope, this helps!

Because I want to check my location after they said Actions will take effect when this iphone connects to the internet I dont understand what happen

because I want to check my location after they said Actions will take effect when this iphone connects to the internet I dont understand what happen

One post is enough, no need to create 3 threads on the same subject.

HT1595 My apple tv stuck at setting date and time. Also when connecting yo network doesn't ask for network password

My apple tv stuck at setting date and time. Also when connecting yo network doesn't ask for network password

I just went through this last night. (Aug 15, 2013)
What I did to get back up and running. This is not the first time I have lost the network connection with my Apple TV 3
Products effected: Apple TV 3 and Home Sharing (My Apple TV 1 was not effected)
Power down (unplug) the Apple TV and power down your router ( in my case, it is a FIOS router, flipping the on/off works fine).
Power both items back up.
At this point, I usually can reenter my Apple ID and PW. and reconnect Home Sharing. But for some reason I was unable to reconnect last night but was able to get it reconnected in the morning. I was jut to tired to deal with it last night.
A new issue that is was able to fix after a good nights sleep.
I did figure out, (after trying to reenter my ID and PW many times and having it tell me that my ID and PW was wrong), that when using the Apple TV on screen keypad to type in the user ID. DO NOT use the ".com" keypad button. Instead type out each character for .com. ( or what ever ending you use for your ID account.)
Once I typed out my full ID and PW. everything is back to 100%

ACTIONS WILL TAKE EFFECT WHEN THIS IPHONE CONNECTS TO THE INTERNET.

when i tryed to locate my iphone from icluod website , it saied "ACTIONS WILL TAKE EFFECT WHEN THIS IPHONE CONNECTS TO THE INTERNET."
1- i have the same id apple
2- find my iphone is on on icloud and location services
3- i've tryed all troubleshooting
4- my iphone is connected to the internet
my iphone is on ios 5.1.1
do i need to upgrade it ti 6 so i can locate my iphone ???
please need help as fast as it possible !
thankyou.

im using it ...
it appers my iphone offline and says that
ACTIONS WILL TAKE EFFECT WHEN THIS IPHONE CONNECTS TO THE INTERNET.

Mac OS X 10.4: Error -36 alert displays when connecting to a Windows server

Mac OS X 10.4: Error -36 alert displays when connecting to a Windows server
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301580
A user meet the above problem connecting to Windows 2003 server but have no this error if connected to Windows 2000 Server.
According to the above solution, will you configure Windows 2003 server or just configure user's Macintosh platform?

EL2006 wrote:
Actually, win2003 server's default security options are shown as follows.
1. MS network client: Digitally sign communications (always) - Disabled
2. MS network client: Digitally sign communications (if server agrees) - Enabled
3. MS network server: Digitally sign communications (always) - Disabled
4. MS network server: Digitally sign communications (if client agrees) - Disabled
We could both be right on this one; it depends on your setup. By default, if you're running a domain then the Domain Controller is:
*Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (always) Policy Setting: not defined*
That defaults to the Group Policy setting, which is enabled.
The local computer group policy for Windows Server 2003 is:
*Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (always) Security Setting: disabled*
I'm referencing this KB article on Microsoft's website: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887429>.
This does not take into consideration that you may have upgraded from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003.
Regardless, you seem to have already eliminated this as a possibility as you mention below.
In my case, user can connect to win2003 server without problem in the same LAN 192.168.8.x. If connect it from remote lan 192.168.10.x (e.g. smb://192.168.8.250/artwork) error -36 will appear. Since remote lan is connected to local lan by secured VPN, all traffic or any ports are allowed to passe through VPN.
Rather than a server or client problem I would speculate your VPN connection is the problem. Do you have port TCP 445 open or blocked at your VPN concentrator? I believe this needs to be open.
Hope this helps!
bill

My iphone 4s was stolen i have locked and set it up to erase content when the iphone is turned on, it has 'find my iphone' on it will i still be able to track it if it turns on?

My iphone 4s was stolen i have locked and set it up to erase content when the iphone is turned on, it has 'find my iphone' on it will i still be able to track it if it turns on? PLEASE HELP really want to find it

You're welcome.
Once again, the Find My iPhone app has no effect on this.
Find My iPhone must be enabled with your iCloud account settings on the iPhone.
Location Services must be enabled.
The iPhone must be connected to the internet via an available wi-fi network or via the carrier's cellular network.
If the iPhone is powered off, none of the Find My iPhone features can work, and the same if the thief or whoever has access to the iPhone has restored the iPhone with iTunes as a new iPhone on another computer.

Error -36 alert displays when connecting to a Windows server

Hi All
I am getting error -36 when I tried to copy any file or folder from windows server
"Error -36 alert displays when connecting to a Windows server"
Even the file info is zero KB, while from other MAC machine it is right size.

You shouldn't get the same error when you are doing it from Terminal. The error should be a little different. I just did a test. Is this a Microsoft 2003 server, 2000 or NT4 you are connecting to? Your post isn't specific. Make sure the System Preferences:Network:Advanced:WINS tab is filled in with the domain you are connecting to next to the "Workgroup" name. The WINS server should already be filled in. Open the connect window with command K. Type domainname\username for the login and then the password. If you don't want to enter the domain each time you will need to add the domain in the Applications:Utilities:Directory Uitility application.
If you are trying to connect to a Windows XP client box, the machine will automatically try to authenticate with the guest account not the username and password you are using even when "registered user" is ticked. You have to edit the registry to change this default. If the username from the Windows PC is the same as the user logon then this is why the PC is able to connect and the mac is not.

ITunes freezes and doesn't respond when connecting iPhone 4

Well yesterday I had the two of the most common problems that a lot of people seem to be having with iTunes after the latest update- opening iTunes and not getting my iPhone 4 to be recognized. I solved the iTunes problem last night and iPhone is now being recognized on my computer but when I connect it to my computer iTunes automatically freezes and stops responding. When I disconnect it and restart iTunes it responds again and runs smoothly like nothing happened.
When it freezes beside "iTunes Store" it says "iPhone" and it seems like it freezes while it's trying to sync my phone. I've tried restarting my computer, leaving it connected before starting iTunes, waiting until iTunes comes up to connect it, but whatever I do iTunes just won't work with my iPhone connected. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Hello cn12,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3219
Best of luck,
Mario

When connecting iphone to computer iphoto always loads

When connecting iphone to my computer iphotos always loads on top. how do I stop iphotos from loading

When there are photos in your iPhone's Camera Roll, your iPhone is also detected as a digital camera when connected to your computer. Although photos in your iPhone's Camera Roll are included with your iPhone's backup, which is updated by iTunes as the first step during the iTunes sync process, photos in your iPhone's Camera Roll should be imported by your computer as with any other digital camera. Not a good idea to depend on your iPhone's backup alone for these photos, and deleting the photos from the Camera Roll after the import process is complete will improve your iPhone's backup time. If you want any of the imported photos available on your iPhone for viewing, you can add the photos to an existing iPhoto album already selected to be transferred to your iPhone followed by a sync, or create a new iPhone album for the recently imported photos, select the new iPhoto album under the Photos tab for your iPhone sync preferences followed by a sync.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3603

HT1665 I face an error message Oxe800012 when connecting iphone 4s to the computer, any help please ?????

I face an error message Oxe800012 when connecting iphone 4s to the computer, any help please ?????

See this support article: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3221

Itunes crashes when connecting iphone

Hi all, I have an iPhone 5 running ios 7.0.2 and iTunes lastest version installed on Windows 8. The problem is, every time I try to connect my iPhone to my computer, iTunes crashes. This started occuring recently (since I upgraded iTunes to the latest version). So is it possible to get some help to fix it ?

Hey Ares-Nkm,
Thanks for the question. I understand you are experiencing issues with iTunes when connecting your iPhone 5. The following article addresses the exact symptoms you described:
iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3219
Additionally, the following articles provide helpful information:
iTunes for Windows Vista or Windows 7: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1717
iTunes for Windows XP: Troubleshooting unexpected quits, freezes, or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1421
Thanks,
Matt M.

When connecting iphone to itunes its displaying (ex8000003)

when connecting iphone to itunes its displaying (ex8000003) how do i deal with this error

O god...so i am not the only one who is facing this problem. I dont know what they had done with the 2.0 or latest version. Even when i try to download updates for all my application it gives me the similar error. And i know, its not internet problem because i am able to open itunes store and able to see items there. I am trying to figure out this and will post as soon as i resolve this. Please update if you got something.

ITunes freezes up when connect iPhone 6

iTunes 11.4 freezes up in y MacBook Pro when connect iPhone 6. I need to synchronize my info. Tks

I am running iTunes v12.1.1.14 on Windows 7 and I was experiencing the same problem. I found out that the issue started when uninstalling "iCloud". I do not want to use iCloud, but once I reinstalled it I could perfectly synchronize again. I hope this works out for some of you.

Itunes 12.1.2 freezes when detecting iPhone in windows 7

Hello!
I've just reformatted my laptop and installed windows 7 home.
did all the windows update, downloaded the latest iTunes 12.1.2 from Apple site.
installed successfully. and is able to launch and play music. i've added in only one song to the library to just test.
Here's the problem i'm facing now.
- iTunes freezes if i tried to going to preferences via Edit > Preferences.
- iTunes freezes when my iPhone 6 (iOS 8.1) is plugged in. the iPhone appears under my computer, but iTunes is unable to detect/freezes.
tried these methods
- iTunes: May become unresponsive when connecting iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
- re-installing iTunes multiple times, restarted my iPhone multiple times
- running iTunes on safe mode, but i doubt this will make any difference since there are no plugins installed.
- phone does not have any podcasts/videos
- tried running iTunes in compatibility mode
- cable used is original apple cable
- created another windows user account, same problem persist.
- tried all 3 USB ports
- uninstalling apple device drivers and installing
- tried to revert back to iTunes 11.4 or older iTunes 12 version, but encounter installation errors with Apple Mobile Device.
findings
- iTunes 12.1.2 is able to detect my phone on windows8.1 (office machine)
- able to access iPhone under my computer to retrieve images/videos
- able to charge iPhone via USB
- running iTunes diagnosis states that iTunes is unable to detect any iPod/iPhone/iPad when my iPhone 6 is plugged in
- using iTunes with iPhone had been no issue before the windows re-installation with iTunes 11.4 (if i never remembered the version wrongly, it's the red icon iTunes)
- Apple mobile device is working fine when i've checked under services.
- Under device manager, the apple mobile device is shown up in the USB list
would be grateful for any help! been trying to get this fixed to do a backup and sync my other stuffs.
thanks in advance!

See Fix unexpected quits or launch issues in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support.
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Set default action to "do nothing" when connect iPhone to Windows PC

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