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I recently switched from Linux to Windows 8 consumer preview. I have installed the latest android SDK including the Google USB driver. I connect my Nexus S to the laptop, the phone goes into USB debugging mode. But Eclipse doesn't detect it. if I do >adb devices, the phone doesn't show up. Please help!

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I don't know that this will be feasibly answerable. Windows 8 is, as the name says, a preview version. It could simply be that Eclipse won't work, or that the adb driver is broken (I have no idea if drivers of that nature would be affected by changes from Win7->Win8). – eldarerathis♦ Mar 2 '12 at 14:45
what do you mean it goes in to "usb debgging mode"? This is a setting that you have to turn on in settings->applications->developemnt. ADB will not see the device until this is set to true. – Ryan Conrad Mar 2 '12 at 14:47
Eclipse works fine on windows 8. The devices gets detected in the files transfer mode. Also, the emulator works fine. – Ayush Mar 2 '12 at 14:48
@RyanConrad I have enabled the setting on my phone. As soon as I connect my phone to my laptop, the phone automatically enters into USB debugging mode, just like it did under Linux. – Ayush Mar 2 '12 at 14:50
What your suggestions be if I facing the exact same problem under windows 7? – Ayush Mar 2 '12 at 14:50
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Try this: find the .android folder in your home directory, and replace the adb_usb.ini file with this one. this tells your computer to let adb work with a load of different usb devices. You may need to restart ADB via the command line:

adb kill-server
adb start-server

and now adb should show you your device

adb devices
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