Windows xp no bluetooth

Not an IT pro? Resources for IT Professionals. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. In this situation, any Bluetooth software that the OEM provides must be re-installed and all devices must be re-paired.

If users upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8. However, a simpler device such as a keyboard or a mouse does not require re-pairing. Therefore, pairing information is preserved if users upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8. This ensures that customers are not required to use a wired keyboard and mouse to upgrade their Windows version. They can use their Bluetooth keyboard and mouse for the entire procedure.

Windows 8. Windows 7 introduced new Ex versions of previous APIs to provide enhanced functionality. For example, the BluetoothAuthenticateDeviceEx function lets out-of-band data be passed into the function call for the device that is being authenticated.

Similarly, the BluetoothRegisterForAuthenticationEx function includes pin request and numeric comparison functionality. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Vinod N. Hi, 1. I would suggest you to follow the steps provided below and check if it helps.

Double-click the Bluetooth Support service. If the Bluetooth Support service is stopped, click Start. WM details Windows PowerShell 1. SP3 KBV2 details Click here to see all available Microsoft security hotfixes for this computer. Processor clock speed is measured at computer start-up, and on laptops may be impacted by power option settings. Data may be transferred on the bus at one, two, or four times the Bus Clock rate. Memory slot contents may not add up to Installed Memory if some memory is not recognized by Windows.

Memory slot contents is reported by the motherboard BIOS. Contact system vendor if slot contents are wrong. This is the manufacturer's factory installed product key rather than yours. Copyright , Belarc, Inc. All rights reserved. Legal notice. Patents , and Patents pending. When I click the executable for the broadcom driver installation it hangs on the second step called verification. When I manually try to install it through device manager the broadcom file is not showing only the folder it is located in.

Shouldn't I see something like "Bluetooth Radio" or some bluetooth item in device manager? Since XP sp3 is supposed to have built in bluetooth drivers, I may have nuked them when I installed a different "Blue Soleil" dongle then uninstalled it when it would only work one way from my android phone to pc but not the other way.

Any other ideas? Debugging Windows and bluetooth BTH drivers brings back such memories!! If found, uninstall all found from there. Then insert BTH dongle and see if the hardware device installs.