Bluetooth pc dongle help

[accymel]

I've installed my dongle software plugged me dongle in & it keeps coming up with starting device then says insert bluetooth device. Ive gone into my device manager & driver is installed to hub but i can access anything...

.......help any suggestions please

TIA

 

[Mick]

Make sure you have a bluetooth device like a phone or printer already on for the search to find

 

[accymel]

The prob is my dongle > pc isn't reconising dongle

 

[Mick]

Delete all the software and start again install the software BEFORE you put the dongle in its usb always install software before pluging usb devices in or it has problems finding it

 

[accymel]

Yup done that it still the program is saying please insert bluetooth device i've checked windows device manager & driver is working even uninstalled & retried to no luck ........... looks like i got lumbered with a naffy or there is something im seriously missing

 

[Mick]

well if you pick us up i have another one we can try
let us know how you get on

 

[accymel]

Will let ya know ta mick

I feel like raging into a toyah song ...its a mystery pmsl

 

[AnthonyS]

Try a different USB port maybe?

 

[jimmi5bellies]

Alec ashed for a DANGLE for christmas, i presumed he meant a DONGLE .... Cause thats what i got him

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

rofl he sounds like someone I know who has been known to refer to his 'dingle-dangle-wotsit'

Did you ever sort your problem out Mel? I've found that if I plug mine in on the desk through an extension from one of the back ports it's happier than when I plug it directly into one of the front ports and yet other things work perfectly well through the front so I can't fathom that one out. I just plug it in where it wants to be and leave it to its own devices. (ouch! - sorry, couldn't help myself)

 

[magpie]

I just got one from a cheap phone shop ( only cost a tenner) however when I have tried to load the disk ( its says this is not a microsoft product) and loading this can harm your computer...

so its going back to the shop today: I know you get what you pay for:

Maybe your one is like the I have just got

 

[Mick]

I have a Belkin bluetooth dongle and the software loaded with no problem it covers 100m too
By the way accymel has sorted hers out ta

 

[accymel]

Yep my dongle works fine now

 

[entwisi]

I just got one from a cheap phone shop ( only cost a tenner) however when I have tried to load the disk ( its says this is not a microsoft product) and loading this can harm your computer...

so its going back to the shop today: I know you get what you pay for:

Maybe your one is like the I have just got

This is normally due to Microsoft wanting an horrendous amount of money to 'license' teh drivers. I've never found anything that breaks it. IMHO install it, you will be fine.