Deploy to Windows Phone 7

Question

New to Windows Phone 7 development.

I am using Windows 7 32 bit pro I am using VS2010.

I connect my WP7 mobile. I can see the files in Windows Explorer.

I create a New W7 project. I select deploy to device. I get this error:

"Zune software is not launched. Retry after making sure that Zune software is launched"

Zune is installed. It seems to be running?

It still does not deploy.

I Google around.

All the answers are to select the Emulator instead.

I don't want the emulator. I want to use the device.

What else can I check?

Answer 1

I found that on Google: http://dhakshinamoorthy.wordpress.com/2012/02/27/getting-almost-started-with-windows-phone-7-1-development/

Αt some point says:

" Now build the project, if everything goes right you will get an error. “Zune software is not launched. Retry after making sure that Zune software is launched.”, and please do so. Also make sure, you don’t have any keypad lock on your phone device. Also make sure the phone is not pin locked."

So in my opinion the problem is that your phone is locked and Zune can't access your device.