Running on G1 in Vista, URL note

First, in footnote 6 on page 21, the correct page for Google’s help on device drivers is now here:
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/d…

(Right? Certainly the USB driver instructions are there.)

Second – and this is actually a correction for Google, though this might help – it appears there may be an issue with the directions there for installing device drivers on 32-bit Windows Vista.

For me, at least, when I connect my G1 via USB, Vista automatically installs USB drivers for the USB Storage Mode stuff. So I don’t get an option, as under XP’s wizard, to manually choose my own driver. I tried going into the Device Manager and manually updating drivers to point at the ones that ship with the SDK. But at least for the Device Manager entries I see - Portable Devices > Android Phone and the entries under Disk Drives - even if I point it at the correct directory, it says the existing drivers (the USB Device Class ones) are the preferred drivers.

Am I missing something? Is there a way to force the use of those ADB drivers that come with the SDK?

Google has moved the links but most of the old links are forwarded to the new location. Looks like you found one that wasn’t. Either of these works:

http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/d…
http://d.android.com/guide/developing/device.html

On your other question, from the Home screen open the menu, select Settings > Applications > Development and turn on the USB debugging option.

Vista should pop up a “Found New Hardware” dialog. Select “Locate and install driver Software”, then “Don’t search online”, then “Show me other options”, then “Browse my computer for driver software”. Then browse to the x86 or amd64 directory and click OK. If you get a security warning select “Install this driver software anyway” and follow the directions.

To test a successful install, run the “adb devices” command and you’ll see your new device there.