No way to downgrade WP8.1 DP to WP8

[krox1105]

I have been trying to fix this problem since a long time, but alas! I haven't found a solution.

I want to downgrade my Lumia 1020 running WP8.1 developer preview to Windows phone 8.0.
I have the Nokia software recovery tool on a Windows 8.1 laptop, a good enough connection to download the large files required by software recovery tool.

Now, HERE'S THE PROBLEM: I CAN NOT CONNECT MY PHONE TO MY LAPTOP.

The phone doesn't show up in device manager, doesn't show up for installing drivers in the taskbar, and doesn't even get recognized by the software recovery tool. Once when it did show up in the device manager, I tried reinstalling the drivers. Even that didn't help.

I have tried connecting the phone to different USB ports with different USB cables, as well as to another Windows 7 computer. I have also tried the USB setting in Cortana: Still no luck.

The phone just starts charging, when connected to a PC. Even a hard reset doesn't help.

So here I am stuck on Windows phone 8.1 DP with terrible battery life (which WAS NOT fixed by multiple hard resets, btw) with no way to revert to Windows phone 8.

Does anyone know a solution to this problem? Shouldn't Microsoft release a developer preview update to address this issue? I have seen multiple people on the forum having this issue. But instead of fixing this issue, Microsoft have suspended the developer preview program due to a problem which affects a fraction of users. It is really annoying.

I really need help over here, if someone has found a solution.
Also, I request you to read the complete post before suggesting something, as I have nearly tried every possible fix.

Thanks.

 

[maclancer]

Use Nokia Software Updater for Retail version 4.21... Not problem on my 1520 going from 8.1 DP to 8.0... Give a try. Make sure you uninstall all previous Nokia applications, them restart and install the Nokia Software Updater for Retail. http://nds2.fds-fire.nokia.com/fds_fire/1405/1213/7361995544/NokiaSoftwareUpdaterForRetail_4.2.1.exe

 

[krox1105]

Use Nokia Software Updater for Retail version 4.21... Not problem on my 1520 going from 8.1 DP to 8.0... Give a try. Make sure you uninstall all previous Nokia applications, them restart and install the Nokia Software Updater for Retail. http://nds2.fds-fire.nokia.com/fds_fire/1405/1213/7361995544/NokiaSoftwareUpdaterForRetail_4.2.1.exe

Okay I'll try this tomorrow, it is around midnight here right now.
Let me just ask one thing, were you able to connect your phone to a computer while your were on WP8.1 developer preview?

 

[Ashish Gupta888]

Disable lockscreen and try connecting it. Not sure, if you have tried that but this could be of some help, I guess!

 

[maclancer]

Okay I'll try this tomorrow, it is around midnight here right now.
Let me just ask one thing, were you able to connect your phone to a computer while your were on WP8.1 developer preview?

Yes and not problem, unlock the screen first before plugin the USB connection.

 

[peter14f]

I have the same problem on my lumia 920 running 8.1DP - phone does not get recognized by computer. Thanks for confirming that a 'hard reset' does not help.

 

[MDK22]

Posted before about this ... it might be the cable, just because it charges, doesn't mean it'll carry data. If you have access to another cable, try that.

 

[krox1105]

Use Nokia Software Updater for Retail version 4.21... Not problem on my 1520 going from 8.1 DP to 8.0... Give a try. Make sure you uninstall all previous Nokia applications, them restart and install the Nokia Software Updater for Retail. http://nds2.fds-fire.nokia.com/fds_fire/1405/1213/7361995544/NokiaSoftwareUpdaterForRetail_4.2.1.exe

I am using the same version of Nokia software update, but sadly, still no luck.

 

[krox1105]

Disable lockscreen and try connecting it. Not sure, if you have tried that but this could be of some help, I guess!

Still no luck :/

 

[krox1105]

Posted before about this ... it might be the cable, just because it charges, doesn't mean it'll carry data. If you have access to another cable, try that.

As I said in my post, I have already tried multiple cables, including the one that came with the phone. None of them fix this.

 

[Vyenkatesh]

I have used Nokia Software Recovery Tool yesterday to revert from 8.1 to 8.0 yesterday. Everything went successful without any problem and I am on 8.0 again.

 

[krox1105]

I have used Nokia Software Recovery Tool yesterday to revert from 8.1 to 8.0 yesterday. Everything went successful without any problem and I am on 8.0 again.

I am not questioning if the Nokia software updater works or not, I know it does. The problem I am facing is that my phone doesn't connect to the PC. It doesn't show up in the device manager either, so I have no way to reinstall the drivers. Whenever I connect the device, it just starts charging.

 

[colinkiama]

I am not questioning if the Nokia software updater works or not, I know it does. The problem I am facing is that my phone doesn't connect to the PC. It doesn't show up in the device manager either, so I have no way to reinstall the drivers. Whenever I connect the device, it just starts charging.

Bing search usb, check your usb settings. If there are still problems then try installing the drivers manually from the internet.

 

[krox1105]

Bing search usb, check your usb settings. If there are still problems then try installing the drivers manually from the internet.

For the USB settings, as i said in the original post, i have already tried that, without any success.
As for the drivers, my phone doesn't show up in the device manager. So i can not update the drivers. I have tried downloading and installing the Windows Phone 8 drivers, but even those don't help.

 

[ame phirinyane]

check if your cable is dual for data and charging.it happened to me only to find that my cable was messed up.so only phone was charging when I connected to pc.

 

[loofmodnar]

Do other devices connect and work using the same setup?

 

[krox1105]

Do other devices connect and work using the same setup?

Yes, I have a Lumia 630 which connects perfectly to the laptop using the same USB cable. The same is true for a 520 too.

 

[Shantanu Doiphode]

hey bro can u help me. i hav nokia lumia 1320 whc is swtich off cnt get on .... so how cn i downgrade

 

[loofmodnar]

Yes, I have a Lumia 630 which connects perfectly to the laptop using the same USB cable. The same is true for a 520 too.

Sounds like a hardware issue, I'd contact Nokia support.

 

[krox1105]

Sounds like a hardware issue, I'd contact Nokia support.

That's where i went, and they said they couldn't help me as I was running the Developer Preview. Customer Support here in India is freakin ugly.