Hi,

First of all I am using Win2k, not XP!

The step that fails is the pairing. Sometimes the USB adapter finds the
HS810 sometimes it doesn't. When it does, it fails after I enter the
passkey.

-GB

<dold@26.usenet.us.com> wrote in message news:eorlui$9e6$2@blue.rahul.net...
> Computerguy <computerguy394-news@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have a Moto HS810 bluetooth headset which works fine with my
cellphone. I
> > am trying to use it with VoIP (Skype) on my PC but have been unable to
get
> > it to pair it with any of the various USB Bluetooth PC adapters that I
have
> 
> What step is failing?
> 
> The default Windows XP-SP2 USB-Bluetooth drivers will load, even if you
> have already loaded some other driver.
> 
> I use a DLink DBT-120 USB Bluetooth adapter and a Motorola HS820 headset
> with Skype.
> 
> The DLink came with a Widcom driver.  The stock WinXP driver won't work,
> and it will be installed, because ... it will.  Follow the instructions
> that come with the Bluetooth adapter very carefully to make sure you
> install the drivers that will work.
> 
> There are a few workarounds.  One is to disable the WinXP driver before
> installing your driver.  The other is to delete the MS devices after
> installing your device.
> 
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;840635
> "Cannot install a Bluetooth device after you install Windows XP Service
> Pack 2"
> 
> For my DLink DBT-120, I loaded the drivers from the CDROM, and then had to
> make some adjustments to get the automatically-installed WinXP-SP2 out of
> the way.  http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=2146
> 
> Does "Bluetooth Audio" show up as one of the options under Skype Audio
> Devices?  What about Windows Control Panel - sound and audio devices?
> 
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> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA  GPS: 38.8,-122.5
>