Newbie question about Bluetooth Services ???

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If you have the "Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth", then the
transceiver should be sufficient to connect to almost any other Bluetooth
device/service. However, the Bluetooth software that comes with the
"Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop for Bluetooth" is pretty limited in the
number of Bluetooth services (profiles) that it supports. In order to do
more with your Bluetooth transceiver, you'll want to either install Service
Packs 2 for Windows XP or acquire a non-Microsoft Bluetooth software package
such as WIDCOMM.

When you hear people talking about "My Bluetooth Places", they are referring
to the WIDCOMM software. Service Pack 2 for Windows XP will give you a new
icon in your Control Panel which is called "Bluetooth Devices". This will
provide the same features that are currently available from the "Bluetooth"
tab in your "Wireless Link" control panel applet, but will support a wider
variety of Bluetooth services (profiles).

--

Patrick Sears
Bluetooth PAN
Windows Networking

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<george345@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I want to connect my IPAQ Pocket PC to the internet via my WinXP desktop
> which is connected to a LAN. I can get both devices to "see" each other
and
> establish a pairing. My problem is that there are no bluetooth Services
> listed for the Pocket PC in the Wireless Link part of control panel on the
> desktop.
>
> For the bluetooth connection I'm using the USB bluetooth transceiver that
> was included with my Microsoft Wireless Desktop (keyboard and mouse). I've
> read the transciever can handle up to 5 additional bluetooth devices.
>
> I assume the Wireless Desktop software only loaded drivers for the
> mouse/keyboard. Are there other drivers I need to install? Where do I find
> them? Or do I need to replace the transceiver with a bluetooth "adapter".
> Also- there are no "My Bluetooth Places" (or something to that effect) on
my
> desktop and that I've seen in other help areas.
>
> Thanks!
>
>