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    W7 Bluetooth

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by grbac, Feb 13, 2010.

  1. grbac

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    Does BT icon in taskbar turns green when a device is connected? I know it did in previous Windows versions... I'm using MS BT 5000 mouse and it's connected, it just doesn't show that.
     
    grbac, Feb 13, 2010
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    UserofFZ21Z Notebook Consultant

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    Mine has never changed color to indicate a connection, blue and white means it's on, blue and red means it's off.
     
    UserofFZ21Z, Feb 13, 2010
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    My icon is always blue even while active.
     
    Saisei, Feb 13, 2010
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    The icon has never turned green under Vista or XP.
     
    surfasb, Feb 13, 2010
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    Same here on mine. :p
     
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  6. grbac

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    What I wanted to say is that the white sign(inside the blue) turned green when device was connected to it, that was the case in XP. So as UserofFZ21Z said blue and white means it's on, blue and red means it's off and blue and green means a device is connected.

    Now it's not so I was wondering if that is normal or it's my drivers.
     
    grbac, Feb 14, 2010
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    I believe it may depend on the stack you are using. IIRC the Toshiba bluetooth stack did what you are describing. OTOH the Widcomm device that I have to use now does not (stays blue regardless and only changes color to white when it is turned off).
     
    TabbedOut, Feb 14, 2010
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  8. grbac

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    Well I have Widcomm and on XP it was turning green, now on W7 it doesn't. Same notebook.
     
    grbac, Feb 14, 2010
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    Well, all I know is that with my Dell-provided Widcomm BT stacks, the icon stays white. Whether or not that's a bug I don't know. I was happy enough to get the darn thing working halfway decent, and getting the BT item in my Control Panel...
     
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    Alright, thanks, not that it's so important as long as it's working, I was just wondering...
     
    grbac, Feb 15, 2010
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