More than 1 bluetooth stack ok?

I have a Microsoft bluetooth keyboard/mouse using these:

Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
Microsoft Wireless Transceiver for Bluetooth 2.0.

Can a Widcomm based wireless headset run ok with this bluetooth
keyboard set? I mean can I also add the bluetooth software that comes
with the new device so that both the keyboard and new bluetooth device
will cooperate?

Paul
Wed May 21 05:06:45 PDT 2008

Nick Mirro wrote:
> I have a Microsoft bluetooth keyboard/mouse using these:
>
> Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
> Microsoft Wireless Transceiver for Bluetooth 2.0.
>
> Can a Widcomm based wireless headset run ok with this bluetooth
> keyboard set? I mean can I also add the bluetooth software that comes
> with the new device so that both the keyboard and new bluetooth device
> will cooperate?

This article bears some similarities to what you're trying to do,
but it isn't clear whether the author of this article had other
Bluetooth devices operating or not.

http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/07/05/bluetooth.html?page=1

I suppose it might depend, on whether any Microsoft software that
comes with the keyboard, attempts to override the Bluetooth layer
or not. Maybe it'll mean installing the Widcomm drivers afterwards
or something. If you didn't need the features of the Microsoft
software, it is possible the keyboard might "just work" with the
stack you're already using.

There is mention here, of using two stacks, but applies to a case
where you have two radios available. That sounds pretty tricky.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_stack

Paul

smlunatick
Wed May 21 07:56:25 PDT 2008

On May 20, 10:39=A0pm, Nick Mirro <nickmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a Microsoft bluetooth keyboard/mouse using these:
>
> Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
> Microsoft Wireless Transceiver for Bluetooth 2.0.
>
> Can a Widcomm based wireless headset run ok with this bluetooth
> keyboard set? =A0I mean can I also add the bluetooth software that comes
> with the new device so that both the keyboard and new bluetooth device
> will cooperate?

NO. The Microsoft Bluetooth stack will not let the Widcomm stack
work. You will need to uninstall the Microsoft drviers and rename the
BTH.INF file. Then, you could install the Widcomm drivers.

PLEASE NOTE: The Widcomm Bluetooth is not just a protocol stack.
These are a complete driver system and you need to know if the
Bluetooth transceiver is compatible. If not, then the keyboard /
mouse will not work with the WidComm drivers.

Nick
Thu May 22 14:02:12 PDT 2008

On May 21, 9:56=A0am, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 20, 10:39=A0pm, Nick Mirro <nickmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a Microsoft bluetooth keyboard/mouse using these:
>
> > Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
> > Microsoft Wireless Transceiver for Bluetooth 2.0.
>
> > Can a Widcomm based wireless headset run ok with this bluetooth
> > keyboard set? =A0I mean can I also add the bluetooth software that comes=

> > with the new device so that both the keyboard and new bluetooth device
> > will cooperate?
>
> NO. =A0The Microsoft Bluetooth stack will not let the Widcomm stack
> work. =A0You will need to uninstall the Microsoft drviers and rename the
> BTH.INF file. =A0Then, you could install the Widcomm drivers.
>
> PLEASE NOTE: =A0The Widcomm Bluetooth is not just a protocol stack.
> These are a complete driver system and you need to know if the
> Bluetooth transceiver is compatible. =A0If not, then the keyboard /
> mouse will not work with the WidComm drivers.

Thanks for helping with this. The microsoft keyboard has lots of
shortcuts programmed for the keys so I need to use MS software, if not
the drivers/bluetooth protocol.

- Won't Microsoft's keyboard hotkey utility work as long as the
keyboard is connected somehow? Does it specifically require the MS
bluetooth software?

- Any way to find out whether Microsoft's bluetooth hardware will work
under widcomm, that is before I spend $200 on the new bluetooth
dictation headset.

- What do I need to rename the BTH.INF file to?

Pavel
Sun May 25 14:04:43 PDT 2008

IIRC, the MS bluetooth mice & kbd kits that contain their own BT dongle,
don't use the BT driver stack at all. The dongle has it's own driver,
independent of whatever is installed for the "main" BT adapter.

Regards,
--PA


"Nick Mirro" <nickmirro@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:8e1a4531-8151-44f1-bd0e-78b031f515be@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> On May 21, 9:56 am, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On May 20, 10:39 pm, Nick Mirro <nickmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I have a Microsoft bluetooth keyboard/mouse using these:
>>
>> > Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
>> > Microsoft Wireless Transceiver for Bluetooth 2.0.
>>
>> > Can a Widcomm based wireless headset run ok with this bluetooth
>> > keyboard set? I mean can I also add the bluetooth software that comes
>> > with the new device so that both the keyboard and new bluetooth device
>> > will cooperate?
>>
>> NO. The Microsoft Bluetooth stack will not let the Widcomm stack
>> work. You will need to uninstall the Microsoft drviers and rename the
>> BTH.INF file. Then, you could install the Widcomm drivers.
>>
>> PLEASE NOTE: The Widcomm Bluetooth is not just a protocol stack.
>> These are a complete driver system and you need to know if the
>> Bluetooth transceiver is compatible. If not, then the keyboard /
>> mouse will not work with the WidComm drivers.
>
> Thanks for helping with this. The microsoft keyboard has lots of
> shortcuts programmed for the keys so I need to use MS software, if not
> the drivers/bluetooth protocol.
>
> - Won't Microsoft's keyboard hotkey utility work as long as the
> keyboard is connected somehow? Does it specifically require the MS
> bluetooth software?
>
> - Any way to find out whether Microsoft's bluetooth hardware will work
> under widcomm, that is before I spend $200 on the new bluetooth
> dictation headset.
>
> - What do I need to rename the BTH.INF file to?