03-26-2004, 04:00 PM
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Windows XP SP2 Bluetooth Improvements
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:
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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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.
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<br />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. 
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03-26-2004, 04:25 PM
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Too bad it will probably break the Widcomm software, and doesn't have as many features. :(
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03-26-2004, 04:29 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Soooo this mean Bluetooth is dead? I thought we were told that bluetooth was dead.. :lol: Good times......Good times :!:
Now all we need is Dell to start bundling Bluetooth with new computers and let the house calls begin. Mo Money!!! Mo Money!!!
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03-26-2004, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Adamz
Too bad it will probably break the Widcomm software, and doesn't have as many features.  |
Hey, it's a start.  Hopefully it'll be modular so that we can plug in new profiles.
--janak
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03-26-2004, 04:55 PM
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As I've said in a number of posts here, I have the MS Bluetooth keyboard & mouse, and spoke to an MS support representative for that hardware almsot a year ago who told me then I would really like WinXP SP2 (as I was asking to Activesync back then). Its great to see this *finally* happening.
The PAN is great as my WM2003 uypgraded iPaq 5455 doesn't support WPA yet (why??? :bad-words: ), so I haven't taken my home network to WPA, but with this, I'll switch my AP to WPA, and get my wireless access on my PDA over bluetooth, saving battery life to boot.
The only questions is when oh when??? :drool:
-Brian
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03-26-2004, 05:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Would I still need the widcomm software if I'm using xp sp2?
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03-26-2004, 05:37 PM
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Thinker
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Originally Posted by badbob001
Would I still need the widcomm software if I'm using xp sp2?
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Depends what you want to do. The SP2 Bluetooth won't let you do PIM syncing, you won't be able to beam PIM items from Outlook, and Headsets won't work. But you can set up a COM port and connect to Activesync for as long as Activesync decides to maintain the connection.
I wouldn't recommend using the WIDCOMM software with SP2, however... unless a WIDCOMM update is released that's compatible with SP2.
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03-26-2004, 06:26 PM
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Does anyone know when SP2 is scheduled to be released??
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03-26-2004, 06:49 PM
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Will BT ever get to the point where it can sit there in passive mode and when it detects your PC BT connection it will automatically turn on your Pocket PC, connect up, and sync your data?
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03-26-2004, 08:23 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Can anyone make a recommendation for a USB Bluetooth adapter for my laptop? I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 running Windows XP pro, an iPAQ 2215, and a Haicom Bluetooth slipper with a 303MMF receiver. I want to make sure that I am compatible with XP SP2.
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