Can't Connect to Kies

Tried some stuff to get this thing resolved and got a bit further than last time i think...

1. uninstal all the stuff from Samsung at "programs and features" in windows. This probably means "Kies" & "Samsung USB drivers for mobile phones". This way you get a clean install of all the stuff from samsung.
2. Restart computer. While your waiting for this, get your phone and go to Settings > about phone > USB settings and set it to Ask when connecting (or something like that).
Install Kies (I had version 1.5.1.10071_32).
(if you have a 64-bit system you should install this before kies
http://www.2shared.com/file/y_XR2tT9/usb_drivers_GalaxyS_x64.html
By clicking at Save File to PC at bottom of the sreen.
I have a 32-bit Vista system so this drivers doesnt help me but might help others.
3. After Kies (and the 64-bit driver) is installed dont start it and restart your computer.
4. While waiting for your system to restart get your phone and unmount your internal SD card in Android @ Settings > SD and memory (or some sorts). You can skip the rest of this step if this is your first time unmounting internal sd card in android. If problem keeps acting up (with me it did) format it. Won't do much harm. Will delete some cache files unless you put something on there. In which case this will be deleted as well. I just backed up my background image that was on there.
5. After that remount your sd card and restart your phone. (this should resolve the flickering issue when trying to connect to kies)
6. When your computer has restarted open up kies and check for an update (probably won't be any.
7. When your phone is done rebooting connect it to your computer with Kies opened. Choose "mass storage" on your phone and let Windows install some drivers and stuff. Dont forget to slide down your android task bar and really connect your phone by clicking on the USB connected and mount the stuff. (this way you can at least acces your files in windows like an USB stick.
8. Disconnect your phone and put it in USB debugging mode by going to Settings > applications > Development or something and check the USB debugging box.
9. Reconnect your phone. You dont get the options to choose a connection mode because of the USB debugging so dont panic.
10. Disconnect phone and turn of USB debugging mode.
11. Reconnect phone and choose Kies this time. Some drivers will be installed. If "MTP device" driver fails to install keep your phone connected and let Kies have a go. You should see Kies still trying to find the driver so wait for it. It just might make the stuff to work.

People with 64-bit systems that installed the driver should have full acces to kies now with your Galaxy S. At least that's what the feedback was from most people on another forum with this solution.

People with 32-bit systems (like me) might get it working. For me it didn't. I still cant get the "MTP device" driver to work properly. At least i don't have the flickering issue anymore and my phone does say it's connected although Kies doesn't show it is. Hopefully the driver will work fine some time soon but i guess i'll have to wait on a big update from samsung of some kind. Any way hope this helps some people.

UPDATE: With the formatting of the internal sd i got my Galaxy S working on my folks' XP 32-bit computer again. Now they only have to put the firmware updates on there. I know there are some (just check http://samsung-firmware.webs.com/).

UPDATE 2: IT WORKS. found the 32bit driver. Install this and everything should work ^^.
I'm so happy i could cry 5 days it took me. The problem is that the newest "samsung USB driver for mobile" doesnt work with the phone. These are the older drivers and they do work. If there comes an update for kies and suddenly your phone doesnt connect again you probably should just reinstall these drivers and it'll work again i gues...
Anyway here's the link.
http://www.2shared.com/file/SLHEW_j8/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_.html

Geez, I actually figured it out! Back in 2008, I followed a workaround to fix a bad security hole in Windows, as described in this Microsoft Security Bulletin:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-078.mspx

So I unregistered OLEDB32.DLL - and this is the component that Kies relies upon to manage the devices it supports. After re-registering this DLL, Kies is now finally working in my Windows XP!

OKerrin,

After reading your post it's time that I finally chime in.  I've had my Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000) for almost 10 days now, and that's about how long it took for me to get it all set up the way I liked it.  During that time I have rooted the phone, flashed it 3 times to different firmware builds, and have run a few "hacks" to get it just right.  Now that it is set up, I have to tell you IT IS THE BEST HANDSET I HAVE HAD TO DATE!  I'm coming from a BlackBerry so it's like coming from a Ford Pinto to a Ferrari.  I totally agree with you that when you spend this much money on a device it should just work right out of the box.  It doesn't matter what manufacturer you go to, they're all going to be flawed in one way or the other.  Hang in there and work through this because when you do, you're going to be very happy.  I even have iPhone zombies looking at my Galaxy S with wide eyes saying, "What phone is that!?"  No screen out there can compare to this thing, and the apps are ridiculous.

With all of that being said (and keeping with the title of the post of not being able to connect to Kies), I had problems connecting to Kies myself in the beginning.  Once I was able to do so, I was totally disappointed.  As you already know it doesn't sync all four of the essential elements from Outlook.  And when it does it chops off a lot of your information.  I found that spending all of the time trying to get it to connect to Kies, was a waste of time.  I ended up going with Google Apps to do an OTA sync from Outlook (Contacts and Calendar) to the Google "cloud", and then I sync my Notes and Tasks via USB through Companion Link 4.0 (USB).  It turned out to be the best way to get 95% of the information that is stored in Outlook to the Samsung.  It seems convoluted but it really isn't.  As I make changes to contacts or calendar entries in Outlook, the moment you hit save, it automatically sends the change to the Google servers.  No hitting a sync button or anything, just updates in real-time.  In turn your phone hits the Google server and grabs that info.  So it's a trip, you make the change in Outlook and within 30-60 seconds its on your phone.  Doing the sync with with Companion Link is easy too.  It's always running in the background so you just plug in your phone and hit the sync button on the phone, it takes about 10 seconds to sync just notes and tasks.  I have about 400 files between the two.

If you still want to connect to Kies I'm going to ask that you give me some information about your configuration.  (Everyone should be doing this by the way in this post, post up all of your specs so it helps us and everyone else.)  Here's an example of how I would post my specs.

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit (In your case this could be Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3, etc.)
PIM: Outlook 2007 (In your case this could be Lotus Notes, Address Book, etc.)

Kies version: Kies_1.5.1.10071_32

Samsung Galaxy S build information:

Firmware: 2.1update1
Baseband version: I9000XXJE6
Kernel version: 2.6.29 umts_scm@S1-BUILD05 #2
Build number: ECLAIR

Everyone should post their specs and configuration so we all can compare notes so to speak, and be able to help one another out.

Okay, so you see my specs, this is what I did to be able to connect to Kies.  (And I have been able to connect with all kinds of different set ups, but I'll post this one.)  Get to a clean slate first.  Uninstall any and everything you have that is "Samsung" related on the machine.  I use a program called "Your Uninstaller 2008" because it goes in and cleans out the registry also.  After you uninstall everything (all the drivers included), do a restart of your machine.  Now since I have a Windows 7 64 bit I had to download and install the Samsung drivers specific to the OS.  I found the download online, and it was the biggest pain to download it.  I'm sure it's here on the forum somewhere.  (See reply #51 in this thread.)  I installed the Samsung 64 bit drivers, and didn't even have to do a restart.  On the Galaxy S I went into Settings/About phone/USB settings, and I selected Kies at the very top.  After that I started up Kies.  Once it was started up I plugged in the USB cable and waited for Windows to recognize it and install the drivers.  After it installs all of the drivers.  You'll see "Connecting..." inside of the Kies window.  Within a few seconds you should see your phone in the top right hand corner, with options to sync media or sync to Outlook.  If for some reason it doesn't recognize your phone, while still in the Kies window, just unplug your phone, wait a couple of seconds, and then plug it back in.  Sometimes it takes a few times.  After that you should be connected.

By the way, the version of Kies that I have (1.5.1.10071_32), my understanding is this is the latest version.

So I hope that helps for now.  Clean slate, install your drivers (or in the case of not having a 64 bit machine, just install the latest version of Kies_1.5.1.10071_32. or see reply #51 in this post where you can get the 32 bit drivers and do the install first), and then open up the program, make sure your USB settings are to Kies in the phone, and then plug it in.

At some point I'm going to post in another section about how frickin' tight this phone is!

Even better!  Thanks robert_s!

If you just want to transfer files, I would suggest connect with just "Mass Storage". It will shows as removable disc like any other flash drive. I have also switch off "Start Kies automatically when device is connected", so I can totally by pass kies as I found it annoyed when it pops up everytime when i connect the phone.

Once you choose connect using "Mass Storage", you will also need to mount the disk before your computer can detect it. This can be done by pulling down the notification bar > USB connected > mount.

Thanks a lot stealth2k, I followed your solution and now I'm able to sync my contacts to Galaxy S right from the PC. Nevertheless, the Samsung Apps is still not functional, I think because Android phone is not yet supported. On the other hand, firmware upgrade/Tethering is now enabled so it's definitely a great leap forward.

Thanks!

http://www.samsungapps.com/about/onPc.as
has
Kies_1.5.1.10071_32.exe

so i'm going to try that.

firmware: 2.1-update1
baseband ver: i9000XXJF3
kernel: 2.6.29umts_scm@51-BUILD05 #2
(vodafone)

I've tried deleting the CLSID  named folder
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers, even cleaning up in between wit DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES environment variable.

i've removed and reinstalled a few versions of kies now (staying with 1.5.1.10071_32

I've hunted about for a _64 build assuming the suffix was for x86 systems (no luck)

I have not yet tried formatting my internal SD card. What exactly will I lose if I do this (mp3 collection is obvious, what else?)

This really is infuriating as just 3 days ago it was working fine and nothing had changed, I was occasionally checking for firmware updates in the vein hope of froyo turning up sooner rather than later.

Sometimes the CDC Abstract Control Module (ADM) will install, sometimes it wont
the MTP USB Device never works (MTP app flickers on and off on the device, just like everyone else)