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Problem with Bluetooth (Home Prem X64)
I have a Winstar Bluetooth dongle that I bought about 3 yrs back. I installed it on a computer with winxp 32 bit using BlueSoleil and worked perfectly. At least I could connect to cell phone though I was never able to connect to Sony Ericson BT earphone. I have a new computer (Acer E5621A) with Vista Home Prem X64. I tried to set up the dongle using BlueSoleil for X64 (latest ver.). It installed perfectly but never connected to my cell phone. I ran the IVT Hardware Check before installing BlueSoleil and it showed that it was compatible. All the connections in BlueSoleil shows "Idle", like COM3, COM5, ....... I removed BlueSoleil, uninstalled driver, restarted computer, reinstalled but the result is still the same. Search for Devices don't show anything. The LED in dongle keeps blinking indicating that it's working. I also tried WIDCOMM but it said that the dongle is imcompatible. I would appreciate it very much if someone could advise me on that. Thanks! -- indijones |
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Problem with Bluetooth (Home Prem X64)
If you have a Nokia phone you need BlueSoleil 5.0.5. The latest version
of that is 5.0.5.178 and you will need to find a download e.g. http://w14.easy-share.com/6087941.html. See http://europe.nokia.com/A4678152 for the required Bluetooth stacks/software for Nokia PC Suite 7.1. If you have another phone brand, check the supported BlueSoleil version. On 20/04/2009 22:18, indijones wrote: I have a Winstar Bluetooth dongle that I bought about 3 yrs back. I installed it on a computer with winxp 32 bit using BlueSoleil and worked perfectly. At least I could connect to cell phone though I was never able to connect to Sony Ericson BT earphone. I have a new computer (Acer E5621A) with Vista Home Prem X64. I tried to set up the dongle using BlueSoleil for X64 (latest ver.). It installed perfectly but never connected to my cell phone. I ran the IVT Hardware Check before installing BlueSoleil and it showed that it was compatible. All the connections in BlueSoleil shows "Idle", like COM3, COM5, ....... I removed BlueSoleil, uninstalled driver, restarted computer, reinstalled but the result is still the same. Search for Devices don't show anything. The LED in dongle keeps blinking indicating that it's working. I also tried WIDCOMM but it said that the dongle is imcompatible. I would appreciate it very much if someone could advise me on that. Thanks! |
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Problem with Bluetooth (Home Prem X64)
It has nothing to do with the cell phone cause I'm using the same phone (Sharp 903SH) and the same dongle. The problem is that the dongle doesn't communicate with the cell under vista x64 even though the dongle is installed properly. I guess it's one of those vista annoyances. Dominic Payer;1024554 Wrote: If you have a Nokia phone you need BlueSoleil 5.0.5. The latest version of that is 5.0.5.178 and you will need to find a download e.g. 'Download BlueSoleil.v5.0.5.b178.rar, upload your files and earn money.' (http://w14.easy-share.com/6087941.html). See 'Nokia Europe - Nokia PC Suite - Support' (http://europe.nokia.com/A4678152) for the required Bluetooth stacks/software for Nokia PC Suite 7.1. If you have another phone brand, check the supported BlueSoleil version. On 20/04/2009 22:18, indijones wrote: I have a Winstar Bluetooth dongle that I bought about 3 yrs back. I installed it on a computer with winxp 32 bit using BlueSoleil and worked perfectly. At least I could connect to cell phone though I was never able to connect to Sony Ericson BT earphone. I have a new computer (Acer E5621A) with Vista Home Prem X64. I tried to set up the dongle using BlueSoleil for X64 (latest ver.). It installed perfectly but never connected to my cell phone. I ran the IVT Hardware Check before installing BlueSoleil and it showed that it was compatible. All the connections in BlueSoleil shows "Idle", like COM3, COM5, ....... I removed BlueSoleil, uninstalled driver, restarted computer, reinstalled but the result is still the same. Search for Devices don't show anything. The LED in dongle keeps blinking indicating that it's working. I also tried WIDCOMM but it said that the dongle is imcompatible. I would appreciate it very much if someone could advise me on that. Thanks! -- indijones |
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Problem with Bluetooth (Home Prem X64)
You need to find the x64 BlueSoleil version your phone is happy with, or
find a dongle which works with the Microsoft or some other Bluetooth stack. Unfortunately, dongle sellers rarely say which Bluetooth stack the dongle is designed for or will work with. This is not a Vista x64 problem, it is a BlueSoleil driver compatibility problem. Latest drivers are not usually the answer for older hardwa you need the x64 edition, if there is one, of whichever BlueSoleil version you were using before. On 23/04/2009 06:10, indijones wrote: It has nothing to do with the cell phone cause I'm using the same phone (Sharp 903SH) and the same dongle. The problem is that the dongle doesn't communicate with the cell under vista x64 even though the dongle is installed properly. I guess it's one of those vista annoyances. Dominic Payer;1024554 Wrote: If you have a Nokia phone you need BlueSoleil 5.0.5. The latest version of that is 5.0.5.178 and you will need to find a download e.g. 'Download BlueSoleil.v5.0.5.b178.rar, upload your files and earn money.' (http://w14.easy-share.com/6087941.html). See 'Nokia Europe - Nokia PC Suite - Support' (http://europe.nokia.com/A4678152) for the required Bluetooth stacks/software for Nokia PC Suite 7.1. If you have another phone brand, check the supported BlueSoleil version. On 20/04/2009 22:18, indijones wrote: I have a Winstar Bluetooth dongle that I bought about 3 yrs back. I installed it on a computer with winxp 32 bit using BlueSoleil and worked perfectly. At least I could connect to cell phone though I was never able to connect to Sony Ericson BT earphone. I have a new computer (Acer E5621A) with Vista Home Prem X64. I tried to set up the dongle using BlueSoleil for X64 (latest ver.). It installed perfectly but never connected to my cell phone. I ran the IVT Hardware Check before installing BlueSoleil and it showed that it was compatible. All the connections in BlueSoleil shows "Idle", like COM3, COM5, ....... I removed BlueSoleil, uninstalled driver, restarted computer, reinstalled but the result is still the same. Search for Devices don't show anything. The LED in dongle keeps blinking indicating that it's working. I also tried WIDCOMM but it said that the dongle is imcompatible. I would appreciate it very much if someone could advise me on that. Thanks! |