XP SP2 Bluetooth conflict

[unclenelli]

At home I have a bluetooth print server (plug it in to the printers USB socket instead of the USB cable from the printer)

With XP SP1 it worked fine as you had the option to skip pairing (there is no default pairing code with the print server)

The problem with SP2 is that ALL devices must be paired and by not inputting a pairing code, the printer is rejected!

The print server is made by NEWlink:-
NLBTPRUSB-NEWLINK USB BLUETOOTH PRINT SERVER

[Naples Air Center, Inc.]

unclenelli,

Here is the list of Bluetooth Device Drivers included in SP2:

List of Bluetooth radio drivers that are included in Windows XP SP2

Try the following these steps:

• Click Start, click Run, type bthprops.cpl, and then click OK.
  
• Click the Devices tab.
  
• Click the Bluetooth printer entry.
  
• Click Remove, click Apply, and then click OK.

To add a Bluetooth printer to Printers and Faxes, follow these steps:

• Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
  
• Click Add a printer.
  
• Click Next.
  
• Click A Bluetooth printer.
  
• Click Next, and then follow the steps to install the printer driver.
  
• Click Finish.

Take Care,

Richard

[BEagle]

I recently installed an Anycom USB printer module with SP2. Took a bit of a fight and I had to uninstall all the original printer driver stuff, then install the driver from Windows when the Anycom install wizard asked. Then later re-install the Epson disk stuff and use it as the non-default pinter assigned to USB with the default assigned to Bluetooth.

Plug and play it most certainly was not. It took an afternoon's frustration to sort it out!

But it's great now that it all works!