im SO totally positive you've heard this already from countless other helpless individuals, but i cant find an answer.
WAITING FOR PHONE....
i installed the drivers just after unzipping the folder to my c drive. made sure to enable debugging, mtp, and unknown sources (dont know if that helps).
forced ap fastboot countless times, reset my computer and phone. uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers. switched from mtp, to camera while it was 'waiting for phone' and back again. plugged it in and made sure my computer recognized it before i ran the utility. plugged it in while the utility was running, and even unplugged it and plugged it back in while the utility was 'waiting for phone'. if i had hair i would have pulled it all out by now lol. i do not want to factory reset my phone. its not rooted so (juvenile though it may be) i'll lose all my progress in my games! and then what if it STILL doesnt work O.O.
please help.
thank you for bearing me.
UPDATE... i ran as administrator. it found my device. adb is not recognized as an in or ext command, operable program, batch file, family member, childhood friend, ordained priest, or messiah. i get that a million and 74 times in the blink of an eye as the utility attempts to reboot my device multiple times, be persistant, clean up, and tell me to have a great day. lolz. gonna check the help thread now.