Here, since the built-in driver has the name Belkin Bluetooth Adapter, the right one would be Belkin Bluetooth Device. Right click on the adapter and select Update Driver.Ĭhoose the option Install from a list or specific location, then Don't search.Ī list of available driver is shown. One of them is the Bluetooth adapter ( Belkin Bluetooth Adapter in this case), the other is Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator. Open Device Manager ( Start -> Right click on My Computer -> Manage -> Device Manager). Notice the Bluetooth icon on the left hand side. In the end, the icon in the system tray will show that no Bluetooth devices are found. It does not matter if you connect the Bluetooth adapter before or after installing the software. In this guide, I am using a Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter, model F8T001. What needs to be done is to tell Windows to use the driver provided with Widcomm software. This is a problem for those who are installing from a Windows XP CD with SP2 already integrated.

Unless the Widcomm software is installed prior to installing SP2, Windows will default to the built-in drivers.

Problem arises when SP2 already contains driver for the Bluetooth dongle. Considering that most Pocket PC also uses Widcomm Bluetooth stack, it is only natural that user would like to retain Widcomm's software on the desktop to gain maximum functionality. Unfortunately the included Bluetooth stack from Microsoft contained very little profiles compared to that of, for example, Widcomm's. Windows XP Service Pack 2 includes native support for Bluetooth.

Microsoft bluetooth stack