Installing bluetooth mouse.

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Subject Author Date Installing bluetooth mouse. Mike G 06-18-2008  Re: Installing bluetooth mouse. tc 06-18-2008  Re: Installing bluetooth mouse. GG Willikers 06-17-2008  Re: Installing bluetooth mouse. Mike G 06-18-2008  Re: Installing bluetooth mouse. Mike G 06-18-2008

Posted by Mike G on June 18, 2008, 9:19 pm Please log in for more thread options Sony Vaio VGN-A117S. XP Home SP2 Aquired a s/h Sony bluetooth mouse VGP-BMS30. Just the mouse. No s/ware or instructions if there are any. Anyway switched it on. Laptop doesn't find it using the bluetooth connection app in 'control panel'. Pressed the 'connect' button on the mouse, still no joy. My question is, is there a particular installation procedure, or should I be looking elsewhere for the problem? Could the mouse be at fault, if so how can I check it? Tried googling for answers without any joy. TIA. Mike. Posted by tc on June 18, 2008, 9:59 pm Please log in for more thread options The Bluetooth mice I've dealt with turn on a light when they are in discovery mode(press the connect button). You do that first and then have your computer Bluetooth application search for it. Once found, it is automatic after that. Are the batteries in the mouse ok? Terry show/hide quoted text > Sony Vaio VGN-A117S. XP Home SP2 > Aquired a s/h Sony bluetooth mouse VGP-BMS30. Just the mouse. No s/ware or > instructions if there are any. > Anyway switched it on. Laptop doesn't find it using the bluetooth > connection app in 'control panel'. Pressed the 'connect' button on the > mouse, still no joy. > My question is, is there a particular installation procedure, or should I > be looking elsewhere for the problem? > Could the mouse be at fault, if so how can I check it? > Tried googling for answers without any joy. > TIA. > Mike. > Posted by GG Willikers on June 17, 2008, 10:59 pm Please log in for more thread options tc wrote: show/hide quoted text > The Bluetooth mice I've dealt with turn on a light when they are in > discovery mode(press the connect button). You do that first and then have > your computer Bluetooth application search for it. Once found, it is > automatic after that. > Are the batteries in the mouse ok? > Terry > >> Sony Vaio VGN-A117S. XP Home SP2 >> Aquired a s/h Sony bluetooth mouse VGP-BMS30. Just the mouse. No s/ware or >> instructions if there are any. >> Anyway switched it on. Laptop doesn't find it using the bluetooth >> connection app in 'control panel'. Pressed the 'connect' button on the >> mouse, still no joy. >> My question is, is there a particular installation procedure, or should I >> be looking elsewhere for the problem? >> Could the mouse be at fault, if so how can I check it? >> Tried googling for answers without any joy. >> TIA. >> Mike. > > Is your onboard bluetooth active? that is not switched off by a hotkey or button. Is bluetooth enabled in BIOS? Posted by Mike G on June 18, 2008, 11:49 pm Please log in for more thread options show/hide quoted text >>> Sony Vaio VGN-A117S. XP Home SP2 >>> Aquired a s/h Sony bluetooth mouse VGP-BMS30. Just the mouse. >>> No s/ware or instructions if there are any. >>> Anyway switched it on. Laptop doesn't find it using the >>> bluetooth connection app in 'control panel'. Pressed the >>> 'connect' button on the mouse, still no joy. >>> My question is, is there a particular installation procedure, >>> or should I be looking elsewhere for the problem? >>> Could the mouse be at fault, if so how can I check it? >>> Tried googling for answers without any joy. >>> TIA. >>> Mike. > Is your onboard bluetooth active? According to the indicator light on the laptop it is, but it does look like that whatever wrong, it's not the mouse. The laptop also doesn't 'see' my bluetooth phone, whereas my PC does. show/hide quoted text > that is not switched off by a hotkey or button. > Is bluetooth enabled in BIOS? That I haven't checked. I'll check that tomorrow. Thanks. Mike. Posted by Mike G on June 18, 2008, 11:41 pm Please log in for more thread options show/hide quoted text > The Bluetooth mice I've dealt with turn on a light when they > are in discovery mode(press the connect button). You do that > first and then have your computer Bluetooth application search > for it. Once found, it is automatic after that. > Are the batteries in the mouse ok? New batteries, and it still fails to get found after pressing the 'connect' button. Thanks for the interest. Mike. Similar Threads Posted Bluetooth with BT mouse? April 25, 2007, 9:53 pm Bluetooth mouse again. June 20, 2008, 9:22 am Bluetooth keyboard and mouse September 22, 2005, 1:00 pm installing a bluetooth truemobile 300 cf on an inspiron 5150? May 22, 2006, 11:45 am Lenovo/IBM T43p and Logitech V270 Bluetooth mouse February 2, 2007, 3:57 am Mouse wheel doesnt work when mouse connected through ps2 March 7, 2005, 4:20 am Use a mouse pad with an optical mouse? December 24, 2006, 11:48 am Have bluetooth September 10, 2009, 12:25 am Bluetooth adapter....usb? December 22, 2004, 10:56 am Bluetooth PCMXIA September 19, 2005, 6:04 am