Re: USB plug-n-play fails on Bluetooth dongle upgrade

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From: Jason Tsang (jason-onlineDEL_at_ETEmvps.org)
Date: 09/17/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:56:23 -0400

The Linksys USBBT100 works perfectly with the SP2 BT drivers (I have this
very same dongle).

Show all your hidden devices and remove them before attempting to install
the Linksys BT dongle. 

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"Dan Caputi" <dcaputi@optonline.net> wrote in message 
news:fb14d331.0409152021.436508d6@posting.google.com...
>I uninstalled (from Add/Remove SW) a Kensington bluetooth (class 2)
> USB adapter (model 33085) and later tried to install a bluetooth
> (Class 1) LinkSys USB adapter (model USBBT100). The new adapter does
> not install properly because the "Found New Hardware Wizard" does not
> run. Tech support for Linksys says I need to clean the registry and
> completely remove all remnants of the drivers and support files before
> installing the new device.
>
> Thanks for nothing Linksys! There's dozens of entries with "bluetooth"
> in the registry and many of them can't be deleted (are they locked or
> what?).
>
> Does this have something to do with the fact that both the old and new
> adapters probably use the same internal chipset and a similar (same
> vendor) driver set?
>
> - Dan C.

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