Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


Forums › LAN (ethernet/Wifi/routers/Bluetooth) › problems with my bluetooth


1 post

Wannabe Geek


Topic # 14382 1-Jul-2007 01:56
Send private message

i have a problem with my acer bluetooth.well i bought the laptop because of the internal bluetooth facility.but after installing my windows xp service pack 2,and all the drivers, the widcomm drivers fails to acknowlege my bluetooth device and in the lower right corner of the laptop always displays this blue and red bluetooth icon.i desperately need help.

Create new topic
BDFL - Memuneh
62033 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 12645

Administrator
Trusted
Geekzone
Lifetime subscriber

  Reply # 76439 1-Jul-2007 07:03
Send private message

Did it work before you reinstalled the OS? Not all Acer laptops come with Bluetooth, even though "Bluetooth Ready" sounds like it.

If your laptop has an internal Bluetooth adapter then you must use Acer's own drivers (downloaded from their support site) and not the Widcomm drivers.




Backblaze cloud backup (personal and business) | Geekzone broadband switch | Amazon (Geekzone aff) | MightyApe (Geekzone aff) | 

 

My technology disclosure | Business Transformation | Enterprise Content Management | Customer Relationship Management | Sharesies investment fund

Create new topic



Twitter »

Follow us to receive Twitter updates when new discussions are posted in our forums:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when news items and blogs are posted in our frontpage:



Follow us to receive Twitter updates when tech item prices are listed in our price comparison site:



Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.


Geekzone Live »

Our community of supporters help make Geekzone possible. Click the button below to join them.

Support Geezone on PressPatron


Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.

Alternatively, you can receive a daily email with Geekzone updates.