::Bulletproof Guide [Almost!] to ActiveSync and Bluetooth:: |
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 May 5 2005, 09:49
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I don't believe so, .cpl files should all show in the Control panel unless you have deliberatly selected not to show them (which IIRC you need a tweaks program to do). is it in the same directory as all your othe .cpl files? (s/be Windows\system32)
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May 5 2005, 10:03
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 Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 116 Joined: 29th November 2003 From: UK Member No.: 22,708 Device(s): MPX220, qtec 8500, HTC Touch |
QUOTE(Confucious @ May 5 2005, 09:49) I don't believe so, .cpl files should all show in the Control panel unless you have deliberatly selected not to show them (which IIRC you need a tweaks program to do). is it in the same directory as all your othe .cpl files? (s/be Windows\system32)  Yes - its in the Win\system32 folder. Liz -------------------- Keep trying – you’ll get there, one day – honestly! :)
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May 5 2005, 10:07
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
Having just re-read your original post I realise that you are looking at your control panel in the categoryview (sorry, the first thing I do is change it to "clasic" view).
Try changing to Clasic view and all the icons are in alphabetical order. One other thing I've just thought of - you do have a BT adaptor on the PC you are trying to connect to, don't you? -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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May 5 2005, 10:22
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 116 Joined: 29th November 2003 From: UK Member No.: 22,708 Device(s): MPX220, qtec 8500, HTC Touch |
QUOTE(Confucious @ May 5 2005, 10:07) Having just re-read your original post I realise that you are looking at your control panel in the categoryview (sorry, the first thing I do is change it to "clasic" view). Try changing to Clasic view and all the icons are in alphabetical order. One other thing I've just thought of - you do have a BT adaptor on the PC you are trying to connect to, don't you? Hi No - I’m in classic view… Oh…. Errrmmm….what’s a BT adaptor?????? :oops: and how do I get one? Liz -------------------- Keep trying – you’ll get there, one day – honestly! :)
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May 5 2005, 10:27
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
QUOTE(Liz @ May 5 2005, 10:22) Hi No - I’m in classic view… Oh…. Errrmmm….what’s a BT adaptor?????? :oops: and how do I get one? Liz PC's don't come with Built in BT as a rule (some laptops do). If you can't see BT anywhere on your PC chances are it's because your PC doesn't have BT so you will need to buy a BT dongle (something like this http://www.scancom.co.uk/product.php/56/9/...1ee4167ef760857 ) HTH -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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May 5 2005, 10:30
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 116 Joined: 29th November 2003 From: UK Member No.: 22,708 Device(s): MPX220, qtec 8500, HTC Touch |
QUOTE(Confucious @ May 5 2005, 10:27) PC's don't come with Built in BT as a rule (some laptops do). If you can't see BT anywhere on your PC chances are it's because your PC doesn't have BT so you will need to buy a BT dongle (something like this http://www.scancom.co.uk/product.php/56/9/...1ee4167ef760857 ) HTH I feel Sooooo stupid :oops: :oops: :oops: ……….. Many Thanks  Liz (laughing at idiot self!) -------------------- Keep trying – you’ll get there, one day – honestly! :)
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May 5 2005, 10:38
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
Don't feel stupid, everything's simple when you know the answer! Check out my sig for my views on the subject. I often ask questions which other people might think are obvious and I don't think I'm any more stupid than most
 Good luck. -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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May 5 2005, 11:08
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 116 Joined: 29th November 2003 From: UK Member No.: 22,708 Device(s): MPX220, qtec 8500, HTC Touch |
QUOTE(Confucious @ May 5 2005, 10:38) Don't feel stupid, everything's simple when you know the answer! Check out my sig for my views on the subject. I often ask questions which other people might think are obvious and I don't think I'm any more stupid than most Good luck. Thanks Confucious  I'm still giggling at the days and days I've spent loooking round the computer, windows KB and help forums trying to find out why I had no BT icon :roll: and the answer was sooo simple. Now I'll go looking to find out the differences - have searched and found prices vary from just a few £ to £20/30 - must be a difference?I'll check the forum - prob'ly a topic on it someware. More Thanks Liz -------------------- Keep trying – you’ll get there, one day – honestly! :)
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May 5 2005, 11:35
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
QUOTE(Liz @ May 5 2005, 11:08) Thanks Confucious I'm still giggling at the days and days I've spent loooking round the computer, windows KB and help forums trying to find out why I had no BT icon :roll: and the answer was sooo simple. Now I'll go looking to find out the differences - have searched and found prices vary from just a few £ to £20/30 - must be a difference?I'll check the forum - prob'ly a topic on it someware. More Thanks Liz The phone only suports 10m range (not 100m) so a cheap one will do fine (I just bought the cheapest I could find). The link I gave you would be fine unless you can find cheaper elsewhere. Have fun
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May 5 2005, 11:45
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 116 Joined: 29th November 2003 From: UK Member No.: 22,708 Device(s): MPX220, qtec 8500, HTC Touch |
QUOTE(Confucious @ May 5 2005, 11:35) The phone only suports 10m range (not 100m) so a cheap one will do fine (I just bought the cheapest I could find). The link I gave you would be fine unless you can find cheaper elsewhere. Have fun Geesh....just clicked on a Belkin F8T001 Bluetooth USB Adaptor to buy it - lucky I checked your last post first! Its a 100m one - I thought that would be better! Yet-More-Thanks! you just saved me £30! Will go get the one you suggested...Liz -------------------- Keep trying – you’ll get there, one day – honestly! :)
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May 5 2005, 11:52
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
QUOTE(Liz @ May 5 2005, 11:45) Geesh....just clicked on a Belkin F8T001 Bluetooth USB Adaptor to buy it - lucky I checked your last post first! Its a 100m one - I thought that would be better! Yet-More-Thanks! you just saved me £30! Will go get the one you suggested...Liz And I just saved you from buying a Belkin product - Bargepoles always spring to mind when I see that name
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May 8 2005, 08:12
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Dammed if I could get it to work, phoned Orange they said even they couldn't get it to work, so hoping next rom update will do the job
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May 8 2005, 10:28
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
QUOTE(drevil @ May 8 2005, 08:12) Dammed if I could get it to work, phoned Orange they said even they couldn't get it to work, so hoping next rom update will do the job The new ROM will make no difference AFAIK. If you follow this guide it should work. What happens when you try? -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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May 8 2005, 11:10
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 Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 339 Joined: 29th October 2004 From: Essex Member No.: 62,665 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
I am trying to follow Garth guide but am not getting very far at all.
The window he shows popping up with the devices tab does not show on mine. I click on the BT icon in the system tray and it just takes me to "My Bluetooth places" This does not give any of the headings in the guide. How can I find windows BT manager? Can anyone help me with this one? Thanks Chiz This post has been edited by Chiz: May 8 2005, 11:11 |
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May 8 2005, 12:27
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
Start>Control panel>BT Devices is where you should be looking, not the BT icon in the system tray.
HTH -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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May 8 2005, 12:33
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 339 Joined: 29th October 2004 From: Essex Member No.: 62,665 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
QUOTE(Confucious @ May 8 2005, 12:27) Start>Control panel>BT Devices is where you should be looking, not the BT icon in the system tray. HTH Thanks Confucious, but I don't have a BT Devices icon to select. Are there any others it could be within? |
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May 8 2005, 13:33
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
Are you in Category view? (Sorry, I always use "classic view") in which case it's Start>Control panel>Network and Internet connections>BT Devices
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May 8 2005, 13:42
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 339 Joined: 29th October 2004 From: Essex Member No.: 62,665 Device(s): MDA Vario III |
QUOTE(Confucious @ May 8 2005, 13:33) Are you in Category view? (Sorry, I always use "classic view") in which case it's Start>Control panel>Network and Internet connections>BT Devices Thanks again and sorry to be a pain but in both views I can see BT devices. I am 99% sure I have SP2, could that cause the problem? Is there any other way to get to the correct arrear to start using the BT Activesync quide? |
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May 8 2005, 15:45
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Peanut Brain Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 5,620 Joined: 10th September 2004 From: Surrey, England Member No.: 56,072 Device(s): Athena, Qtek 8500 |
QUOTE(Chiz @ May 8 2005, 13:42) Thanks again and sorry to be a pain but in both views I can see BT devices. I am 99% sure I have SP2, could that cause the problem? Is there any other way to get to the correct arrear to start using the BT Activesync quide? Do you mean you CAN'T see BT Devices? This guide is for SP2, things are different if you haven't got it. Right cick on "My Computer" and select properties, this will tell you if you have SP2. If you dn't have SP2 then you need to install the drivers that came with your BT dongle. What make is your dongle? -------------------- He who asks a question looks foolish for 5 minutes. He who doesn't ask a question remains foolish forever.
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May 8 2005, 17:17
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 10 Joined: 10th November 2004 Member No.: 64,467 Device(s): SPV C500 |
QUOTE(Confucious @ May 8 2005, 10:28) The new ROM will make no difference AFAIK. If you follow this guide it should work. What happens when you try? I never seem to get the "Bluetooth" option under the connection type, USB and the modem speeds appear but never Bluetooth....... |
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