IrDA

[Daniel]

Hi

I am having a problem with my laptop not seeing IR devices. I am told I need
to turn on the IrDA in Control Panel but there is no entry for it.
How do I get an IR section in Control Panel?

thanks

Daniel

 

[Guest]

Check the BIOS to see 1) If there's an IrDa on/off
function, and 2) Make sure it's turned on . . .

 

[Daniel]

There is no mention of IR in my BIOS, in fact there is not
much coice at all, I am running a Compaq N800v Laptop.

Daniel

 

[Guest]

Does your laptop have a inbuilt Infrared port or do you use a IrDA/USB
adaptor instead? In your control panel do you have an icon in there called
"Wireless Link" ?

 

[Daniel]

An inbuilt Port and no Wireless Link entry.

Daniel

 

[Guest]

Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32 and look for the file irprops.cpl
If there right click it and select "open with control panel"

 

[Daniel]

Thanks

I have found the file but cannot find Control Panel in the "Open With"
Dialogue box.

Can you help me with that please

thanks

Daniel

 

[Daniel]

Okay, I worked it out but the file is not opening.
Any ideas why?

regards

Daniel

 

[Guest]

Try right clicking that file again and choose "open with" a box should pop up
and under recommended programs "Windows Shell Common Dll" should be mentioned
if so tick the box "Always use the selected program to open this kind of
file" and OK that.

 

[Daniel]

I have tried both but nothing opens this file, any ideas?

Daniel

 

[Guest]

Is all well with infrared devices in Device Manager? Other than removing
Infrared from the device manager rebooting and letting Windows re-install
everything I'm all out of suggestions. Hopefully one of the experts in this
group will pick up where I left off with other suggestions. Good luck

 

[Daniel]

No worries, your help got me someway to working out what is wrong, at least
I know about the irprops file and how to open a Control Panel file.
I suspect the irprops.cpl file is corrupt, I will run a sfc/scannow and see
what happens.

thanks for your help

Daniel

 

[Guest]

Hallo,

did you find something? I have similar problem, Evo N800v as well.
Behavior summary:
- IR enabled in BIOS
- The newest SP2 & hotfixes, all files are available and they are
in right directories, the newest BIOS F.23 and all Compaq SoftPacks
- Services for IrDA are working, EventLog for IrDa is empty
- Without third-party software for IrDA, communication or firewall
- Standard modem over IR works (mobile phone with IR)!!!!!

Another IR device near laptop and…
- svchost won’t start IrMon.dll
- In Contol Panel link for Wireless Link is missing
- irprops.cpl / irftp.exe won’t start – without error/warning, nothing happens
- In TaskBar there is no icon for IR connection
- Connection with second laptop via IR doesn’t work
- Printing via IR doesn’t work (but printer is recognized)

Best regards,
Tomasz

 

[Guest]

having similar problem with my hp compaq nc6000
Ir is installed, seen in device manager, windows Wireless Link in Control
Panel was non responsive until i logged in as Administrator. Now i do get a
dialoge box for configuring the Wireless Link when logged into my normal
Admin User Account. BUT... its sees nothing!!!
My Sony Ericson phone can not start the conection, all proper messures have
been taken to make it connect....
This is a problem after reinstalling Win. Xp Pro SP2 Slipstream.
Have all updates and hotfixes and required drivers, bios setting set properly.

Wireless Ir Link worked fine before reformating and installation.

WE NEED HELP PLEASE!!!!
thank you