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    possible to dongle-free a bluetooth mouse?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by useroflaptops, Jun 24, 2009.

  1. useroflaptops

    useroflaptops Notebook Evangelist

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    i have a microsoft optical blue tooth mouse. i wish to dongle free this thing. is it possible? my laptop has bluetooth.
     
    useroflaptops, Jun 24, 2009
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    you should be able to pair the bluetooth mouse to the laptop and use it...
     
    paper_wastage, Jun 24, 2009
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  3. useroflaptops

    useroflaptops Notebook Evangelist

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    how so

    I tried.

    I tried making it recieve talk to devices but to no avail. I also lost all supporting cds and what not for the mouse but its plug and play so it always worked. Im sure I can download it but I duno if the software supports it tho if its dongle free. with mobile phones they actively send out signals to the bluetooth. With the mouse I dont seem to 'see' the mouse.
     
    useroflaptops, Jun 25, 2009
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    i dont think u can since they use different frequencies
     
    brunoroc, Jun 25, 2009
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    That should be straightforward. Set the mouse to discoverable mode (little button on the bottom; may need a pen to push it, though), and on your laptop search for devices. The mouse should show up, you connect, and you should be all set.
     
    Pirx, Jun 25, 2009
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    Just about any built in bluetooth should work on a mouse, but if you aboly cant figure it out try new bluetooth drivers, see if your laptop manufacturer has new ones, and if not try a 3rd party one like bluesoleil.

    Your thinking RF, bluetooth is just one frequency and its universal. At the same time I think for some reason the OP also talking about a RF mouse and is trying to use it with bluetooth.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jun 25, 2009
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    you shouldn't need to use the dongle if you already have BT internally.
     
    whizzo, Jun 26, 2009
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    There should be no problems if you have internal bluetooth. What OS are you using? I am using Vista and all i had to do the first time was associate the mouse with the laptop by pressing the little button under the mouse. After this first time, I never have to do that again. When the machine is rebooted, i just mouse the mouse and after a split second delay, the mouse and computer re associate again. I also did not install any software that came with the mouse, just used the default windows drivers. I have tried 2 different bluetooth mice from 2 different manufacturers and they both worked fine.
     
    The Fire Snake, Jun 26, 2009
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    I also have a BT mouse, just picked up a Microsoft notebook 8000 presenter mouse. I was able to pair it to my Dell SXPS 16 without installing any MS software. All I did was press the button on the bottom of the mouse to make it discoverable and then did a search for BT devices on the SXPS. Once I saw the mouse I just followed the steps and it worked. I think if you want to program the buttons different that default though you'll need to install the MS software.
     
    wlepse, Jul 1, 2009
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