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    Possible to use Microsft Wireless Mouse 8000's Bluetooth dongle for file transfer?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by thomask, May 18, 2008.

  1. thomask

    thomask Notebook Guru

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    I recently purchased a Microsoft Wireless Mouse 8000. It uses Bluetooth technology to communicate with the mouse but my laptop already has bluetooth built in so I don't use the little dongle it came with. Is it possible to use the dongle on another PC for Bluetooth file transfer? I plugged it in but it seems that I need special sofware to make it function as a file transfer device. Any advice?

    Thanks is advance!
     
    thomask, May 18, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Yes its possible but you might need different drivers. It might use the drivers that will only allow the dongle to work with the mouse
     
    flipfire, May 18, 2008
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    thomask Notebook Guru

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    do you know where i can get different drivers?
     
    thomask, May 19, 2008
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