Sorry, my advice is only for getting a Bluetooth connection to Windows
Mobile Device Center, I don't have experience with doing Bluetooth file
transfer.
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"Sean from the Sunshine Coast" <Sean from the Sunshine
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>
> Hi Gary,
>
> Thanks for that advice.
>
> I can send files by blue tooth from my PC to other devices, however, my PC
> won't accept them and the sending devices report something along the lines
> that message send failed. This is so despite the fact that the PC
> successfully establishes pairings with the devices.
>
> Does your advice here apply to my situation? If so, as my technical
> literacy
> is extremely poor, I would need more detailed instructions ie. how does
> one
> change te "SerialPort" to "COM1" or "COM2"? What are the step by step
> instructions?
>
> Alternatively, if this is not the solution, would you be able to provide
> the
> step-by-step instructions?
>
> PC: IBM Z61T
> Platform: Windows XP Professional
> Main Paired Device: HP iPAQ rw6828
> Other paired devices attempted: Sony PDA (Symbian), Motorola
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Sean
>
>
>
> "Gary Waliczek [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Doing Bluetooth on your device requires putting together 2 of my pervious
>> posts:
>>
>> HP and Motorola use the Broadcom Bluetooth
>> stack which has not yet added support for the sync UUID so it cannot find
>> the WMDC sync service. Because of this, devices with this version of the
>> Bluetooth stack on them need to have Bluetooth set up as a COM port on
>> the
>> desktop and then you'll need a registry hack to get WMDC to connect to
>> them.
>> We're working to make this easier in future versions of WMDC.
>>
>> and
>>
>> While serial is not officially supported, you can change the registry
>> value
>> for "SerialPort" to "COM1" or "COM2" etc. Then reboot the PC and don't
>> touch the connection settings page after that. You should be able to
>> connect and browse files.
>> Its in "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services"
>>
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>> "mseiler" <> wrote in message
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>> >I can connect my ipaq rx4240 via usb but I want to use bluetooth. I have
>> >set up everything according to documentation. But cannot get active sync
>> >to
>> >connect or detect the device.
>> > Going through bluetooth control panel I can discover the ipaq enter a
>> > passkey both ends and it appears to sync except the active sync icon
>> > remains gray and I can't explore the mobile device from my pc and vice
>> > versa. I've selected the com port for incoming in connection settings
>> > But
>> > the device isn't detected ever. Very frustrating.
>> > I turned firewall off to eliminate that as an isssue even though active
>> > sync was checked to allow access.
>> > Discovery is turned on and bluetooth is on the device. The blue led
>> > flashes.
>> > If I can connect another bluetooth device to the pc through the dongle
>> > I
>> > have it has to be an issue with the ipaq, wm5 or active sync itself?
>> > Vpn has nothing to do with it I hope because That's about the only area
>> > I
>> > haven't explored. Has anyone else had fun with connecting via
>> > bluetooth?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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