Friday, March 26, 2004
Windows XP SP2 Bluetooth Improvements
Posted by Janak Parekh in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 08:00 AM
Microsoft has published a lengthy article on the improvements implemented in the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. PPCT Review Team Member Philip Colmer noticed this comment about Bluetooth support:
This is good news for everyone. For Microsoft Bluetooth Transceiver customers (those who bought the Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard/mouse), you'll finally have official driver support to do BT ActiveSync with your MS BT transceiver via the virtual COM ports. Second, by having in-OS support, we'll hopefully start to see increasingly polished Bluetooth support across-the-market. :D
Quote: Support for Bluetooth wireless technology is included in Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. This support was not previously available directly from Microsoft. It is included now because customers requested that this technology be added to the core Windows operating system.
Some of the features that are included in this release are support for PAN (personal area networking using Internet Protocol over Bluetooth), Hard Copy Replacement Profile (HCRP) for printing, dial-up networking, Host Interface Device (HID), object push, and virtual COM ports. Support for selective suspend and boot-mode keyboards (based on specifically configured hardware) is also included.
If no Bluetooth transceiver is present on the system, there is no change to the system's behavior. When a Bluetooth device that is approved by the Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) is present, Bluetooth support is enabled. When Bluetooth support is enabled, you can find changes in the Network Connections section in Control Panel.
Some of the features that are included in this release are support for PAN (personal area networking using Internet Protocol over Bluetooth), Hard Copy Replacement Profile (HCRP) for printing, dial-up networking, Host Interface Device (HID), object push, and virtual COM ports. Support for selective suspend and boot-mode keyboards (based on specifically configured hardware) is also included.
If no Bluetooth transceiver is present on the system, there is no change to the system's behavior. When a Bluetooth device that is approved by the Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) is present, Bluetooth support is enabled. When Bluetooth support is enabled, you can find changes in the Network Connections section in Control Panel.
This is good news for everyone. For Microsoft Bluetooth Transceiver customers (those who bought the Microsoft Bluetooth keyboard/mouse), you'll finally have official driver support to do BT ActiveSync with your MS BT transceiver via the virtual COM ports. Second, by having in-OS support, we'll hopefully start to see increasingly polished Bluetooth support across-the-market. :D
