Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Geekzone's Guide To XP SP2 Bluetooth Activesync
Posted by Janak Parekh in "SITES & RESOURCES" @ 12:30 PM
"If you haven't had your head in the sand lately, you'll know that Microsoft release Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP to manufacturing recently...There are big changes in XP Service Pack 2 with regards to Bluetooth. If you are already using Bluetooth for synchronizing your Windows Mobile device, you'll need to be smart about the upgrade process, because if you don't do it right, you won't be able to Bluetooth ActiveSync after the upgrade. This is a quick start guide to take you quickly through the steps to get Bluetooth ActiveSync working after the upgrade."
Yet another useful Bluetooth article from Geekzone. I'd use this, except neither of my Bluetooth cards aren't supported by Microsoft's native Bluetooth stack yet (I have a Portege 3505 with integrated Bluetooth and a TDK PC card at home). You can check the list of out-of-the-box supported devices here, and here's a Microsoft KB article giving a useful overview of the Bluetooth support built into SP2. If your BT device isn't supported, just install SP2 and it should leave your existing BT stack alone.
Yet another useful Bluetooth article from Geekzone. I'd use this, except neither of my Bluetooth cards aren't supported by Microsoft's native Bluetooth stack yet (I have a Portege 3505 with integrated Bluetooth and a TDK PC card at home). You can check the list of out-of-the-box supported devices here, and here's a Microsoft KB article giving a useful overview of the Bluetooth support built into SP2. If your BT device isn't supported, just install SP2 and it should leave your existing BT stack alone.
