My XP Pro laptop comes with a built-in Broadcom BT device and driver.
To be able to synch my Blackberry, I need to use the Windows driver instead.
i have two problems:
1) I cannot remove the Broadcom - it is not listed under add/remove software
and when I try to do it in device manager, only one of the two Broadcom BT
items listed under BT have a remove option AND when I remove the one that I
can remove, the Scand For Hardware Changes option automatically reinstalls
the Broadcom software.
2) I cannot find a download for the Windows BT driver.
Very annoying!

Re: Bluetooth Problem by mikeyhsd

mikeyhsd
Wed May 07 05:36:13 PDT 2008

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you probably need to DISABLE the device instead of uninstalling it.



mikeyhsd@sprintpcs.com



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Re: Bluetooth Problem by nojo901

nojo901
Wed May 07 06:06:01 PDT 2008

Thank you mikey.
Sadly, there does not seem to be a DISABLE option listed under Actions?

"mikeyhsd" wrote:

> you probably need to DISABLE the device instead of uninstalling it.
>
>
>
> mikeyhsd@sprintpcs.com
>
>
>
> "nojo901" <nojo901@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:975208BF-48CE-424C-8622-7EF3DD312F60@microsoft.com...
> My XP Pro laptop comes with a built-in Broadcom BT device and driver.
> To be able to synch my Blackberry, I need to use the Windows driver instead.
> i have two problems:
> 1) I cannot remove the Broadcom - it is not listed under add/remove software
> and when I try to do it in device manager, only one of the two Broadcom BT
> items listed under BT have a remove option AND when I remove the one that I
> can remove, the Scand For Hardware Changes option automatically reinstalls
> the Broadcom software.
> 2) I cannot find a download for the Windows BT driver.
> Very annoying!
>

Re: Bluetooth Problem by smlunatick

smlunatick
Mon May 12 13:42:25 PDT 2008

On May 7, 9:06=A0am, nojo901 <nojo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Thank you mikey.
> Sadly, there does not seem to be a DISABLE option listed under Actions?
>
>
>
> "mikeyhsd" wrote:
> > you probably need to DISABLE the device instead of uninstalling it.
>
> > mikey...@sprintpcs.com
>
> > =A0 "nojo901" <nojo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messagenews:9=
75208BF-48CE-424C-8622-7EF3DD312F60@microsoft.com...
> > =A0 My XP Pro laptop comes with a built-in Broadcom BT device and driver=
.
> > =A0 To be able to synch my Blackberry, I need to use the Windows driver =
instead.
> > =A0 i have two problems:
> > =A0 1) I cannot remove the Broadcom - it is not listed under add/remove =
software
> > =A0 and when I try to do it in device manager, only one of the two Broad=
com BT
> > =A0 items listed under BT have a remove option AND when I remove the one=
that I
> > =A0 can remove, the Scand For Hardware Changes option automatically rein=
stalls
> > =A0 the Broadcom software.
> > =A0 2) I cannot find a download for the Windows BT driver.
> > =A0 Very annoying!- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Microsoft's Bluetooth protocol is not a separate download. These are
normally part of Service Pack 2 (SP2.) However, your laptop is
delivered with Widcomm / Broadcom version so you need to consult with
the laptop's tech support web site.