Today I want to talk with you about one common problem. It's no secret that many owners of desktop computers purchase a Bluetooth peripheral for themselves. They also acquire laptop users who do not have this feature initially. This is due to the fact that nowadays almost all devices such as laptop, netbook, mobile phone, smartphone, tablet, digital camera, wireless keyboard and mouse use this technology.
Of course, this method of communicating with each other is very convenient and practical. When the Windows XP operating system was popular, there were no problems with the drivers. However, many have now switched to the more modern Seven. And here, when connecting this equipment, the user sees a message stating that there is no driver for a Bluetooth peripheral device. Moreover, it cannot be said that such cases are isolated.
And this is due to the fact that the Bluetooth peripheral device, released before the advent of Windows 7, does not have the corresponding drivers in the kit. It will be fair to say that the equipment that is being sold now already has drivers that support the Seven. But for those that were produced earlier, software is unlikely to appear.
How to make such Bluetooth peripherals work? There are several solutions. One of them is installing a special update from Microsoft. With it, a device center called Windows Mobile will be installed on your computer. It contains the necessary software.
In order for your Bluetooth peripheral device to become available for work in the "Seven", install this update, and then go to the "Device Manager". There, find Bluetooth, open the context menu and select the driver update function. You will be offered an automatic installation, which you will need to refuse. In this case, it is recommended to select a manual installation.
Now, find the item called “Radio Modules” in the list of installed drivers and select the one that is needed for your device. Click on the “Next” button, after which “Seven” should warn you that the installation of the software will now begin. You confirm this and begin to install. When this process is completed, go back to the "Device Manager", where you can see if the device is installed or not.
If everything went fine, you will see a corresponding icon. The second way is to launch drivers for XP in compatibility mode with Seven. In this case, most likely, the installation will not be completed until the end, but there is a chance that the device will work. Thus, one of these methods should work. This has been tested in practice by many users more than once.
That is all I wanted to tell you. Hopefully after you try both, one of the suggestions will make your Bluetooth peripheral function. Have a good job.