Bluetooth Works!

[Harry Krause]

With some trepidation, I installed the software I use to control my cell
phone. I don't have a computer cable for it, but I do have a little USB
Bluetooth device I used on my previous XP setup.

Dang if Vista didn't find that Bluetooth device and install it properly
the first time out. I was able to get my cell phone and the software to
recognize each other.

So far, I've had only very minor annoyances with VISTA. I am upset that
the maker of my scanner (EPSON) is apparently NOT going to offer a
driver upgrade for its 1650 "Perfection" series, but that's not VISTA's
fault.

To date, VISTA has been a far smaller pain in the ass than all the other
MS WINDOWS operating systems I have installed, and I go back to the
first ones in BETA, when MS would ship me about 24 diskettes to install
an upgrade that would bomb out, usually, on the 19th diskette.

I have the Oxford English Dictionary on CD, version 3.1. It doesn't work
with VISTA, but its publisher is sending me an updated set of CDs that will.

So far, I like VISTA. Works smoothly for me.

 

[mikeyhsd]

what dongle do you use that is recognized out of the box.
so many others have ones that are not.

(e-mail address removed)@sport.rr.com

With some trepidation, I installed the software I use to control my cell
phone. I don't have a computer cable for it, but I do have a little USB
Bluetooth device I used on my previous XP setup.

Dang if Vista didn't find that Bluetooth device and install it properly
the first time out. I was able to get my cell phone and the software to
recognize each other.

So far, I've had only very minor annoyances with VISTA. I am upset that
the maker of my scanner (EPSON) is apparently NOT going to offer a
driver upgrade for its 1650 "Perfection" series, but that's not VISTA's
fault.

To date, VISTA has been a far smaller pain in the ass than all the other
MS WINDOWS operating systems I have installed, and I go back to the
first ones in BETA, when MS would ship me about 24 diskettes to install
an upgrade that would bomb out, usually, on the 19th diskette.

I have the Oxford English Dictionary on CD, version 3.1. It doesn't work
with VISTA, but its publisher is sending me an updated set of CDs that will.

So far, I like VISTA. Works smoothly for me.

 

[Harry Krause]

what dongle do you use that is recognized out of the box.
so many others have ones that are not.


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"Harry Krause" <[email protected]
With some trepidation, I installed the software I use to control my
cell
phone. I don't have a computer cable for it, but I do have a little USB
Bluetooth device I used on my previous XP setup.

Dang if Vista didn't find that Bluetooth device and install it properly
the first time out. I was able to get my cell phone and the software to
recognize each other.

So far, I've had only very minor annoyances with VISTA. I am upset that
the maker of my scanner (EPSON) is apparently NOT going to offer a
driver upgrade for its 1650 "Perfection" series, but that's not VISTA's
fault.

To date, VISTA has been a far smaller pain in the ass than all the
other
MS WINDOWS operating systems I have installed, and I go back to the
first ones in BETA, when MS would ship me about 24 diskettes to install
an upgrade that would bomb out, usually, on the 19th diskette.

I have the Oxford English Dictionary on CD, version 3.1. It doesn't
work
with VISTA, but its publisher is sending me an updated set of CDs
that will.

So far, I like VISTA. Works smoothly for me.

It's a D-Link DBT-120. Had it for about a year or so. Cheap.

 

[mikeyhsd]

thanx.

(e-mail address removed)@sport.rr.com

what dongle do you use that is recognized out of the box.
so many others have ones that are not.


(e-mail address removed) <mailto:[email protected]>

(e-mail address removed) <mailto:[email protected]>

"Harry Krause" <[email protected]
With some trepidation, I installed the software I use to control my
cell
phone. I don't have a computer cable for it, but I do have a little USB
Bluetooth device I used on my previous XP setup.

Dang if Vista didn't find that Bluetooth device and install it properly
the first time out. I was able to get my cell phone and the software to
recognize each other.

So far, I've had only very minor annoyances with VISTA. I am upset that
the maker of my scanner (EPSON) is apparently NOT going to offer a
driver upgrade for its 1650 "Perfection" series, but that's not VISTA's
fault.

To date, VISTA has been a far smaller pain in the ass than all the
other
MS WINDOWS operating systems I have installed, and I go back to the
first ones in BETA, when MS would ship me about 24 diskettes to install
an upgrade that would bomb out, usually, on the 19th diskette.

I have the Oxford English Dictionary on CD, version 3.1. It doesn't
work
with VISTA, but its publisher is sending me an updated set of CDs
that will.

So far, I like VISTA. Works smoothly for me.

It's a D-Link DBT-120. Had it for about a year or so. Cheap.

 

[CrimLiar]

With some trepidation, I installed the software I use to control my cell
phone. I don't have a computer cable for it, but I do have a little USB
Bluetooth device I used on my previous XP setup.

Dang if Vista didn't find that Bluetooth device and install it properly
the first time out. I was able to get my cell phone and the software to
recognize each other.

Just a quick note... If anyone has a Bluetooth dongle based on the Widcomm
(Broadcom) chip, they have taken pit on all us Vista users (even X64) and
released a working driver for us all! You can find it at
http://www.broadcom.com/products/bluetooth_update.php

Crimliar

 

[mikeyhsd]

thanx for the heads up.

(e-mail address removed)@sport.rr.com

With some trepidation, I installed the software I use to control my cell
phone. I don't have a computer cable for it, but I do have a little USB
Bluetooth device I used on my previous XP setup.

Dang if Vista didn't find that Bluetooth device and install it properly
the first time out. I was able to get my cell phone and the software to
recognize each other.

Just a quick note... If anyone has a Bluetooth dongle based on the Widcomm
(Broadcom) chip, they have taken pit on all us Vista users (even X64) and
released a working driver for us all! You can find it at
http://www.broadcom.com/products/bluetooth_update.php

Crimliar

 

[Peter]

I was just told by Motorola whose PC850 dongle I'm having problems with (in
Vista only) that the dongle will never be compatible and a new one is being
issued in Q2.
So would there be any sense in my trying this Widcomm driver?

 

[Peter]

Forget it...the driver wont install on this device.