vista+bluetooth driver for device

Hi All,

I have a dv9000t running vista,. and I also have a Motorola slvrl7 Cell phone, I have it connected via bluetooth, but vista is asking me for a driver for my bluetooth device which I do not have so in device manager it is showing up a unknown bluetooth preferial now I tried to install the Motorola phone works v4 but it errors cause it is not vista capable,. I can still transfer files between the laptop and the phone,. it just keeps asking for a driver which i dont have, anyone else having this problem or know where i can obtain this elusive driver,. thanks all Tryton

ps sorry for the lack or punctuation,. im on my kids desktop and they gumed up the keyboard so the comma and period stick together ,.,.,.,. lol

 

First, uninstall the Motorola software. It's not Vists compatible, and you shouldn't need it.

Then, download the HP Bluetooth package, either from their website, or from the direct link in the stickied Vista drivers thread. Installing that package should provide the driver you need to avoid the annoying prompts.

 

thanks,. its not asking me for the bluetooth drivers,. that is fine,. its asking me for a driver for my phone, so far i have it so i don't see the message but its still in the device manager,. thanks

 

Well I installed the phone itself in the blue-tooth devices box, and now its not asking me for a driver anymore yea! BUT I cant transfer any files or ring tones via blue-tooth so what I need is a blue-tooth driver from Motorola that is vista compatible. But I must say I LOVE THIS LAPTOP and VISTA!

anyone know where I can get that driver for a SLVR l7???

Thanks all Tryton

 

You shouldn't need a phone specific driver. Once I installed the drivers provided by HP, my Motorolla phone connects flawlessly with Vista... to use as a modem and to transfer files back and forth.

The HP Bluetooth driver isn't really a "Bluetooth" driver, it's an additional software package of protocols and such that work with Bluetooth. It's hard to explain, but it should work.


Edit: Specifically, it should install profiles for "standard modem over bluetooth" to use your phone for internet access, and an enhanced "OBEX push profile" to transfer data between the devices.

 

ok, i didnt see it, can you give me a link to it please? and you know what is funny, even though it is asking for a driver, I can still transfer files back and fourth and such.. wierd

 

Well I found the link and installed the software... IT WORKED!!!! Thanks so much.. for some reason i didnt find that software on the drivers page.. you rock!!!

 

No problem. Glad it worked for you. I don't know why Microsoft left out the needed profiles from their Vista driver package, but it's causing a lot of people headaches as they try to figure out why they need another "driver" for something that Windows already installed a driver for. At least HP released a software pack. Not everyone has bothered.

 

Funny, it connected with my RAZR without any issue. I just ordered my wife a SLVR and expect it tomorrow... I hope I don't run into the same issues you were having.

 

I have the same problem. I have a samsung A900.

 

try ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp34001-34500/sp34275.exe

that is what helped me

 

Well, i just got the SLVR today, and I tried to load it through the Bluetooth module, without success. I tried all the GSM L7 offerings to no avail. I had it listed as a profile name "SLVR". Well, after several unsuccessful attempts I tried to run it hard wired, and guess what? It didn't connect!!! So I realized, I keep trying to recognize it through the same profile name, without deleting the profile name each time. I went ahead and deleted the profile altogether. Then I reinstalled the profile name and it connected with the cable (not the first L7 driver I selected previously, but the second of the GSM L7 selections, and it connected. So I went ahead and deleted the profile, and restarted it from scratch using the driver on the list that functioned with the wired connection, but I connected via Bluetooth. And Viola'! It connected.

So if it doesn't function when you establish the first profile from a list of drivers, completely delete the profile you chose and try each new driver from the list with a brand new profile, don't try to recycle a failed connection profile.

I transfered a few pictures and did some other tweeking, and it works great with the bluetooth!