Which BT USB dongle works with Win98 First Ed?

Posted: 09-01-2003, 10:02 AM
A BT software supplier replied to a query of mine to say that Windows
98 First Edition doesn't support Bluetooth at all.

Is that really the case? Does anyone here have a Win98FE platform
successfully running a BT USB dongle? (I'm interested in using my
Ericsson T39 as a GPRS modem, amongst another things.) If so, which
dongle & software do you use?

TIA.

Stu C
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Re: Which BT USB dongle works with Win98 First Ed?
Posted: 09-01-2003, 12:04 PM
I'm using a Acer BT500 dongle with Windows 98SE.
That doesn't give any problems.
I'm not sure if it also works with Windows98FE.
Why don't you upgrade tot SE ?

About the software. I'm using the software supplied with my Siemens S55.
No problems so far.

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Juju


"Stuart Cormie" <stuart.cormie@orange.net> schreef in bericht
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> A BT software supplier replied to a query of mine to say that Windows
> 98 First Edition doesn't support Bluetooth at all.
>
> Is that really the case? Does anyone here have a Win98FE platform
> successfully running a BT USB dongle? (I'm interested in using my
> Ericsson T39 as a GPRS modem, amongst another things.) If so, which
> dongle & software do you use?
>
> TIA.
>
> Stu C
>



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Re: Which BT USB dongle works with Win98 First Ed?
Posted: 09-01-2003, 08:55 PM
As Far as I know Windows 98v1 does not support Bluetooth.. I guess if you
can get round this, either by upgrading to Win 98 SE (or later) or getting a
more expensive (and slow) serial dongle.. but correct me if im wrong..

HTH

AListair

"Stuart Cormie" <stuart.cormie@orange.net> wrote in message
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> A BT software supplier replied to a query of mine to say that Windows
> 98 First Edition doesn't support Bluetooth at all.
>
> Is that really the case? Does anyone here have a Win98FE platform
> successfully running a BT USB dongle? (I'm interested in using my
> Ericsson T39 as a GPRS modem, amongst another things.) If so, which
> dongle & software do you use?
>
> TIA.
>
> Stu C



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Re: Which BT USB dongle works with Win98 First Ed?
Posted: 09-02-2003, 12:13 PM
Thanks for the responses so far.

It does look as though my best bet is to bite the bullet and move to
Win98SE -- but I was trying to avoid that on cost grounds! (Since
Win98 is quite satisfactory for everything else I do.)

Guess I'm also a little peeved that the box for the BTD-2403 did
actually refer to 'Windows 98' rather than Windows 98SE.

Stu C
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Re: Which BT USB dongle works with Win98 First Ed?
Posted: 09-03-2003, 08:10 PM
There's a fews OS's that can manage it :
Windows XP SP2 (by the end 2004), MacOS X and Linux 2.4... (the
brand new kernel)


"^mad^ @infinitefunk.co.uk>" <mad<nospam> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> As Far as I know Windows 98v1 does not support Bluetooth.. I guess if you
> can get round this, either by upgrading to Win 98 SE (or later) or getting

a
> more expensive (and slow) serial dongle.. but correct me if im wrong..
>
> HTH
>
> AListair
>
> "Stuart Cormie" <stuart.cormie@orange.net> wrote in message
> news:c1cb16bb.0309010102.34b5d122@posting.google.c om...
> > A BT software supplier replied to a query of mine to say that Windows
> > 98 First Edition doesn't support Bluetooth at all.
> >
> > Is that really the case? Does anyone here have a Win98FE platform
> > successfully running a BT USB dongle? (I'm interested in using my
> > Ericsson T39 as a GPRS modem, amongst another things.) If so, which
> > dongle & software do you use?
> >
> > TIA.
> >
> > Stu C

>
>



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Re: Which BT USB dongle works with Win98 First Ed?
Posted: 09-04-2003, 02:29 AM
Moin,

Am 1 Sep 2003 02:02:08 -0700 schrieb Stuart Cormie:

> A BT software supplier replied to a query of mine to say that Windows
> 98 First Edition doesn't support Bluetooth at all.
>
> Is that really the case? Does anyone here have a Win98FE platform
> successfully running a BT USB dongle?


I got the Wireless Transceiver that accompanies Microsofts Wireless
IntelliMouse Explorer for Bluetooth running under Windows 98 (I guess
it is First Edition as it doesn't say "Second Edition" anywhere) without
a problem using the instructions from
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/show...&postid=448430

f'up to alt.cellular.bluetooth because this is not about Ericsson
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Re: Which BT USB dongle works with Win98 First Ed?
Posted: 09-08-2003, 08:22 AM
XP Supports Bluetooth now. There isn't native Microsoft support if that's
what you mean but that's no big deal.

TC

"GreuuH" <nospam@slaporte.cjb.net> wrote in message
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> There's a fews OS's that can manage it :
> Windows XP SP2 (by the end 2004), MacOS X and Linux 2.4... (the
> brand new kernel)
>
>
> "^mad^ @infinitefunk.co.uk>" <mad<nospam> a écrit dans le message de news:
> 3f53a40b$0$255$fa0fcedb@lovejoy.zen.co.uk...
> > As Far as I know Windows 98v1 does not support Bluetooth.. I guess if

you
> > can get round this, either by upgrading to Win 98 SE (or later) or

getting
> a
> > more expensive (and slow) serial dongle.. but correct me if im wrong..
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > AListair
> >
> > "Stuart Cormie" <stuart.cormie@orange.net> wrote in message
> > news:c1cb16bb.0309010102.34b5d122@posting.google.c om...
> > > A BT software supplier replied to a query of mine to say that Windows
> > > 98 First Edition doesn't support Bluetooth at all.
> > >
> > > Is that really the case? Does anyone here have a Win98FE platform
> > > successfully running a BT USB dongle? (I'm interested in using my
> > > Ericsson T39 as a GPRS modem, amongst another things.) If so, which
> > > dongle & software do you use?
> > >
> > > TIA.
> > >
> > > Stu C

> >
> >

>
>



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