Use custom bluetooth stack instead of SP2 stack?

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deadmonkey

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#2229 12-Sep-2004 05:08

How can I remove the awful Microsoft Bluetooth stack that comes with SP2? I hate it and want to go back to the Widcomm based stack that came with my Dell TrueMobile 300 BT adapter.

I have tried disabling the Microsoft Bluetooth Service but it just re-enables itself and installs the adapter again, then when I install the Dell/Widcomm software it says the device is turned off, which it isn't so I assume that it is Microsoft stack stopping anyone else accessing it :(

deadmonkey

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#8453 12-Sep-2004 06:28

I managed to get my old Widcomm based Dell drivers installed :)

What I did was...

* Extracted the Dell (Widcomm) drivers to my desktop
* Load Device manager
* Right Click on "Dell TrueMobile Bluetooth Module" (not the Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator)
* Select Update Driver...
* Select 'No, not this time' to the Windows Update driver check
* Select 'Install from a list of specific location (Advanced)'
* Select 'Don't search. I will choose the driver to install'
* Select 'Have Disk' and point it towards the inf file from the extracted Dell drivers and it updates everything and disables the Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator.

Then...

* Open a command prompt
* Type 'set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1'
* Type 'devmgmt.msc' to load the Device Manager
* Select 'View' show 'Show hidden devices'
* Delete the Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
* Delete all the Bluetooth COM ports
* Reboot
* Run the installer for the Dell Bluetooth Drivers and everything will (should) install just fine!

This should work for any third party Bluetooth drivers but I can't promise it will. I have had no issues though :)

Hope this helps someone, perhaps you could make it a sticky or something as I have seen a few people ask about how to remove the Microsoft Stack.

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#8457 12-Sep-2004 09:41

Use the driver update routine. The Device Manager can be opened by right clicking on the “My Computer” icon and selecting the “Properties” menu option. When the Properties dialog appears select the “Hardware” tab and then click the “Device Manager” button.

When Microsoft stack is in control then the Bluetooth Radios category is present in the Device Manager as shown below, Figure 1. There will be 2/3 devices under that category, depending
on the implementation, these are:

• Bluetooth Printing Support
• Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator
• The “Actual device”.

Highlight the “Actual Device”. Select “Action -> Properties” menu option. Select Driver tab. Verify that the provider is Microsoft. Click the “Update Driver” button.

When the Hardware Update Wizard appears, we are now ready to install the WIDCOMM Bluetooth driver. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” radio button and click on the “Next” button to continue.

In the following screen select "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install" checkbox and click on the “Next” button to continue.

The next dialog provides the selection between Microsoft and Widcomm provided drivers. Select the last device (USB Bluetooth Radio) in the list and click on “Next” button to continue.