Des said:
I have used your link
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&cc=uk&...
I have got my PC apearing on my phone as a bluetooth device
I have using the link you provided got my mobile phone in Devices and
printers
But the Proberties say The drivers for this device are not installed
(Code 28)
My phone is an old (5 years) phone and the USB bluetooth and CD stated
bluesoil v1.6
Is this too old?
First off, I don't own a cell phone, and have no first hand experience
pairing over Bluetooth.
When you get that Code 28, you could look in Device Manager. The thing
is, these devices use protocols, and at several levels.
Even if you resolve the Code 28, it still might not do anything useful.
Some phones, the connections they make, emulate a serial port. The
software that runs against the serial port, is a form of "synchronizing"
software. It networks between the computer and phone, making copies
of a contact list or other forms of media. It runs on top of what it
thinks is a serial port. The serial port can be in the form of a Bluetooth
connection, or in the form of a wired connection via an adapter
cable that comes with the phone. All that using the wired connection
(adapter cable) would do, is avoid the "Bluetooth steps" you've done so far.
Some phones, they come with a software package, that provides synchronization
and the other features you would expect.
If the phone has some other protocol, other than a virtual serial (COM)
port, then it might use another protocol, such as MTP (media transfer
protocol).
I can't tell you from this distance, what is required to get it to work.
You need to know something about the phone itself, and whether the
phone had any separate software packages to support things like
syncing or image transfer.
There is likely more to it, than just getting the Bluetooth layer working.
In some cases, the software package is not even mentioned in the phone
documentation that comes with the phone. Googling the phone model
number, may uncover a company-provided package that does that function.
In the past, I've had trouble getting even minimal tech info about
these phones, to conclude what it might support or what it might need.
Googling the model number is your best bet. Some phone support squat
in terms of functions, and were never intended to work with a computer.
If the phone has a camera, the way to get the image off is via messaging
over the phone network. I've read of phones, where that is the only
option that works.
So it's all up to you, and your research skills.
Even if you tell us the make and model of phone, we still might not
be able to find an adequate answer.
Paul
