markagain1
03-04-2006, 04:09 PM
I am having problems installing/pairing Bluethooth devices with my laptop. Some devices pair with no problem, some won't complete the pairing process at all.
First, I have updated my BIOS to the latest version 3309.
I bought Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite, keyboard and mouse. The mouse paired with no problems. The keyboard won't pair. It shows up in the Bluetooth Neighborhood. I double-click, it asks me if I want to connect the Human Interface Device. I say yes, it opens another window that says pair now, it tells me to key the security code that is displays, I type it in on the new wireless keyboard, it works and types *'s over the existing numbers (this is all good so far), then I press enter like it says. This is where it goes down hill. Nothing happens. I just wait and eventually it times out and I get an error message, Error in pairing with the device, "Microsoft Keyboard".
I have tried this multiple times and always the same thing. I know the keyboard works wirelessly, because it allows me to key in the security code, but it seems like something is failing in the final stages.
I had kind of the same problem the other day trying to pair my Motorola Sliver phone with Motorola Phone Tools. I could get the phone to pair manually but when I tried to pair the phone though the software, it hung right after I keyed in the passcode. Almost the same as the keyboard. Something is going wrong??
I played around and searched the internet, but cannot find anything.
Something I found in my playing around, which if someone could test out and see if they are getting the same error would be great.
Go into Control Panel, Bluetooth Devices. Click the Options tab. Click the checkbox, “Turn Discovery on”. Click Apply. When I do this I get the following error:
An error occurred while windows was saving your settings. The following settings were not saved:
Discoverability settings
Connection settings
Does anybody else get this? I am thinking maybe a registry problem? Maybe it can’t keep the settings it is trying to store? I am logged in as Admin. Seems to relate to the first problem, where it can’t complete the pairing.
Also, on the Devices tab, if I click Add, it will open the Device Wizard. If I check the "my device is set up and ready to be found" box, then press next, it never finds my device?? This is actually how the instructions of the keyboard told me to do it. But since it never found it (and yes, I pressed the button on the keyboard to put it in find mode) I tried the Bluetooth Neighborhood method. It at least finds it there but it will not complete the pairing process.
Sorry for all the rambling, but this is very frustrating. I also checked for any drivers on FTP site, but didn’t see any Bluetooth drivers that were relevant.
Anybody have any ideas, and can you also try and see if you get the same error as I do, as stated above?
Thanks
First, I have updated my BIOS to the latest version 3309.
I bought Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite, keyboard and mouse. The mouse paired with no problems. The keyboard won't pair. It shows up in the Bluetooth Neighborhood. I double-click, it asks me if I want to connect the Human Interface Device. I say yes, it opens another window that says pair now, it tells me to key the security code that is displays, I type it in on the new wireless keyboard, it works and types *'s over the existing numbers (this is all good so far), then I press enter like it says. This is where it goes down hill. Nothing happens. I just wait and eventually it times out and I get an error message, Error in pairing with the device, "Microsoft Keyboard".
I have tried this multiple times and always the same thing. I know the keyboard works wirelessly, because it allows me to key in the security code, but it seems like something is failing in the final stages.
I had kind of the same problem the other day trying to pair my Motorola Sliver phone with Motorola Phone Tools. I could get the phone to pair manually but when I tried to pair the phone though the software, it hung right after I keyed in the passcode. Almost the same as the keyboard. Something is going wrong??
I played around and searched the internet, but cannot find anything.
Something I found in my playing around, which if someone could test out and see if they are getting the same error would be great.
Go into Control Panel, Bluetooth Devices. Click the Options tab. Click the checkbox, “Turn Discovery on”. Click Apply. When I do this I get the following error:
An error occurred while windows was saving your settings. The following settings were not saved:
Discoverability settings
Connection settings
Does anybody else get this? I am thinking maybe a registry problem? Maybe it can’t keep the settings it is trying to store? I am logged in as Admin. Seems to relate to the first problem, where it can’t complete the pairing.
Also, on the Devices tab, if I click Add, it will open the Device Wizard. If I check the "my device is set up and ready to be found" box, then press next, it never finds my device?? This is actually how the instructions of the keyboard told me to do it. But since it never found it (and yes, I pressed the button on the keyboard to put it in find mode) I tried the Bluetooth Neighborhood method. It at least finds it there but it will not complete the pairing process.
Sorry for all the rambling, but this is very frustrating. I also checked for any drivers on FTP site, but didn’t see any Bluetooth drivers that were relevant.
Anybody have any ideas, and can you also try and see if you get the same error as I do, as stated above?
Thanks