RE: Bluetooth

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You need a bluetooth USB dongle and the drivers.


"EJD" wrote:

According to "Help & Support", Windows XP Pro is supposed to have a
"Bluetooth" Icon within its "Control Panel". It doesn't show at all. I have
two laptops/two desktops, and none is indicating a Bluetooth Icon.

What am I doing wrong?

I just purchased a Sprint cellphone with Bluetooth capabilities, and want to
download photos from the cell to my wireless network. Below is the "Help"
message.

Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

Ernie

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To install a Bluetooth mobile phone
If your mobile phone can also communicate with your computer over a
Bluetooth wireless network to perform tasks such as contact synchronization
or file transfer, then use Bluetooth Devices in Control Panel to install your
mobile phone.

Attach or turn on the Bluetooth radio adapter for your Windows XP computer.
Set up your mobile phone so that Windows XP can find it. Setting up your
phone includes:
Turning it on
Making it discoverable (or visible)
Giving it a name (optional)
If you are not sure how to set up your phone to make it discoverable, read
the documentation for the phone.

Open Bluetooth Devices in Control Panel.
On the Devices tab, click Add.
Follow the steps in the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard.
Notes

To open Bluetooth Devices, click Start, click Control Panel, and then
double-click Bluetooth Devices.
The passkey and encryption features help to secure your data. However, these
and other security measures can be compromised or fail, and, if that happens,
your data could be visible to or accessible by other devices or computers
within range. Therefore, Bluetooth wireless technology should not be
considered completely secure.
To install your Bluetooth device, refer to the instructions that came with
the device.
.

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