I needed to install Nokia PC Suite to my laptop (Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard), because I couldn’t get my mobile phone to work as a modem. I downloaded the latest version of PC Suite from Nokia and tried to install it, but as I kind of expected, the operating system was not supported. PC Suite supports Vista and Windows Server 2008 is quite near Vista.

UPDATE: Shiguan Wang commented about much easier method: Just right click on the installer and click properties->compatibility. Choose compatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 2. Start the installation and it works :)

I have left the more harder, but technically more satisfying method here for version history :)

I found help from forum that’s specialized for making Windows Server 2008 a working workstation OS. Site admin with the alias of Arris had a solution like this:

  1. Download PC Suite from Nokia (I downloaded Nokia_PC_Suite_7_1_18_0_fin_web)
  2. Download and install 7-Zip
  3. Extract the PC Suite package with 7-Zip (right click on the package => 7-Zip => Extract to…)
  4. Browse to the extracted folder and to packages-folder and install these packages:
    • CCD/setup/Nokia_Connectivity_Cable_driver.msi (If you need to use USB)
    • PCSS/setup/PCCS.msi (PC Connectivity Solution)
    • Nokia_PC_Suite\setup\Nokia_PC_Suite.msi
  5. The installation is done and you can run the Nokia PC Suite

I tested this with my Nokia E51 and it worked perfectly. I still have to get the software updater to work, but that’s another story :)

Thank you Arris for the help!